WoW newbie looking for advice

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Yeah, Alt-itis is something that strikes all of us at one point. One problem you're finding though is NONE of the classes feel powerful before level 20. Druids are very weak until 20, but in the long run, feral druids with decent gear are able to solo many quests that the log calls "group" quests. I used to take Fazuul and solo all the elite quests that required 3 or more players, just because he could. My warlock solo'd many elite quests as well. My motto was always "If I can fear it, I can kill it". It may take me a long time, but I can.

While playing with all the different classes is a good idea to figure out what you enjoy, and what you like, bear in mind you really won't get a good feel for a class prior to level 20. They just don't have the skills yet. So I would recommend picking your toon you currently seem to enjoy the most, and stay with him for a week or so, and get him up to about 22 or 24 and see how he feels at that point.

Also, yes, Tauren FEEL slow, but they don't move any slower than any other class, it just feels that way. You get used to that. Also, feral druids in cat form almost always use the "Feline Swiftness" talent, which increases how fast you move outdoors while in cat form. Druids (with Travel Form) end up getting to move faster than all the other classes without a mount, with the exception of Ghost Wolf on a Shaman, but the feral druid's increased movement speed is there when fighting outdoors (in cat form), and Shaman don't fight in Ghost Wolf.

Druids do benefit from stats on their gear. Feral druids benefit from Strength, armor, Attack Power, Agility, Stamina a great deal. Naturally, restoration specced druids benefit from Intellect, Spirit, Mana Per 5, +healing power. For example, how much Strength a feral druid has will have a direct impact on how much damage he can do in cat form. High armor items provide more armor for bear form, which means you take less damage, which helps with survivability. However, how much DPS (damage per second) a weapon does has little impact on how much damage the cat druid will do when in cat form. Weapon speed is of little consequence to a cat druid as well. So druids will be looking at stats, as opposed to damage numbers in their weapons, while rogues and warriors are concerned with weapon speeds, how hard the weapon hits, etc.