You will regret it.
I would follow Justbe's advice and check to make sure the class is interesting to you more than just in theory.
This is not an exclusively Paladin problem mind you. I am expecting a lot of would-be Warlocks to reroll after getting partway through, though for entirely different reasons.
Justbe thanks for the solid advice; I did just that the last few weeks and Retribution Paladin is just what I want!
Good words to be had from above users.
I just wanted to posit my 4 requirements for picking a class in vanilla:
Can you level with it and not get tired of it? This is massively important. For some people, this is difficult w/ Paladin. I know a bunch of dude-bro's who wanted to level warriors on private servers to do big dps and own in PvP. And they burned out at level 25 and hated leveling a warrior. If you can't level it, then why worry about life at 60?
Do you understand what you can and cannot do well at level 60? Because these are realities you have to cope with. And life at 60 is deeply linked to what you provide to fellow players in group content.
Will you find your life at 60 to be boring/not fun? Similar to the leveling question. If you hate what you're doing at 60, then what's the point? You should also factor the above question into what you perceive life to be like at 60.
Will your playstyle impede the enjoyment/gameplay of your fellow players? The most important content in this game is group content. If you are holding your fellow players back, that's a problem. Especially in classic where your reputation on the server is a tremendous asset or a tremendous hindrance.
Ret is fine if you can clear all four of these. I'm not going to say, like others on here, that you definitely will regret it. You might not. You might love it. But just understand the realities of the game, what you can and cannot contribute to fellow players. Ret paladin is debatably one of the weakest PvE specs in the game. It can scale well with gear, so if you want to heal for a raid guild and pick up ret pieces on the side for later, then that might work. But just make sure that you're going to love it and that you know what you're signing up for.
That's the TL;DR of the three rules: make sure you know what you're signing up for. 50/50 chance I'm playing a bear druid for Classic. There are benefits and drawbacks of this decision. But I know what I'm signing up for.
@Justbe thanks for the solid advice; I did just that the last few weeks and Retribution Paladin is just what I want!
Then, by the light, a ret paladin you shall be!
Playing what you want to play is the only way to play. If others don't like it, who cares.
Playing what you want to play is the only way to play. If others don't like it, who cares.
Until you realize that interacting with others is pretty important in an MMO.
Apparently the Spelladin is a worthy and awesome way of build a ret paladin. I know as a guild leader on an RP-PvP server that I'd be happy to try a Spelladin Ret Pally out in my raid group - especially if they have the dedication to realize true heroic greatness on their holy path.
God some of you guys are ridiculous sometimes.
Play whatever your heart desires and when you are online always strive to learn and better your gameplay.
You can do whatever you want in this game and still complete the same content as everyone else.
Only nerds care about Min/maxing, ignore them. They for some reason think gate keeping a game gives them e-points.
Are you going to be on the same level plain as top guilds? Nah. But are you going to find a guild that'll eventually clear all content? Yes, so long you keep at it.
Are you going to be topping meters? Nope, but who gives a shit. Only nerds care. Don't listen to nerds. Just be friendly and helpful to others and have fun is my only advice. People will like you and be friends with you regardless of what you play. How do I know? Because i've had a really good friend who played a smite priest, a very memey spec and he was loved by the server (A small example)
I know a lot of ret paladins that have cleared to KT and have been given might of menethil, etc. You won't be treated like shit for what you play.
Put you and your enjoyment first (If your enjoyment is to be a dick then /shrug, a consequence of that is you won't make a lot of friends but you do you.) It's a game and always treat it like that.
I hope you get after it and have fun!
God some of you guys are ridiculous sometimes.
Play whatever your heart desires and when you are online always strive to learn and better your gameplay.
You can do whatever you want in this game and still complete the same content as everyone else.
Only nerds care about Min/maxing, ignore them. They for some reason think gate keeping a game gives them e-points.
Are you going to be on the same level plain as top guilds? Nah. But are you going to find a guild that'll eventually clear all content? Yes, so long you keep at it.
Are you going to be topping meters? Nope, but who gives a shit. Only nerds care. Don't listen to nerds. Just be friendly and helpful to others and have fun is my only advice. People will like you and be friends with you regardless of what you play. How do I know? Because i've had a really good friend who played a smite priest, a very memey spec and he was loved by the server (A small example)
I know a lot of ret paladins that have cleared to KT and have been given might of menethil, etc. You won't be treated like shit for what you play.
Put you and your enjoyment first (If your enjoyment is to be a dick then /shrug, a consequence of that is you won't make a lot of friends but you do you.) It's a game and always treat it like that.
I hope you get after it and have fun!
Thanks for the kind words Caspus . My expectations align just with that; I'll be able to do some ZG, AQ20 and MC, and that's just fine. My ambitions are small, compared to some of you lot, but it feels reasonable as a Ret. I really hate the meme culture, as posted by Relik, since that's what feeds the stigma, but those guys are probably not going to be going Zandalar Tribe anyway.
https://classic.wowhead.com/spell=3589/deafening-screech of the dragonling
By the https://classic.wowhead.com/spell=24388/brain-damage of https://classic.wowhead.com/quest=364/the-mindless-ones , I say ! This dragonling is also not what it seems !! Either its https://classic.wowhead.com/spell=24424/screech somehow.....makes sense, in a weird sort of way or that blasted https://classic.wowhead.com/npc=1697/keeg-gibn tricked me again with some poison !! I never knew there was Tome of Polymorph: Dragonkin !!!
Hey, if you change your mind and come on Hydraxian Waterlords we are planning on creating a guild for only paladin/priest... let me know if you need more informations :-)
Only nerds care about Min/maxing, ignore them. They for some reason think gate keeping a game gives them e-points.
Or maybe some people just enjoy min/maxing?
Kind of weird to make a post about how people should just play the game the way they want to, while at the same time childishly insulting anyone who happens to enjoy min/maxing.
I min/max, I'm a nerd. It's not a insult, it's a fact. You're a nerd if you min/max. It's a passion thing and im telling casuals to ignore us when people start telling others what you can and can't do regarding the game.