Hi there, new player -- welcome to WoW and the WoW Insider family! WoW Rookie helps you get off to a great start with all sorts of crunchy bits and nuggets of wisdom. Here's our spin on all the nuts-and-boltsy tips you won't find in the box or in the game.

One note: If you've already begun your journey through Azeroth and run across something in game or in our resources below that makes you rethink your approach, don't be afraid to make a fresh start. Blizzard makes it easy for today's new players to zip through the early levels. It's much better to make adjustments early on, before you've invested significant time and effort in your character.

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• No wait times. I can come and go as I please.
• If guilds are your thing you have the option to start fresh and create a guild in a new home. Most of the first guilds created on a new server are the ones that stay the longest and are often the strongest. New players are being moved in every day and they're always looking to join a guild for raids, instances and leveling.
• Some basic items are selling for more on the AH. Until more players are moved in you have the chance to get in on the ground floor of the new economy. This can also be a con, see below for an example.
• A chance to earn some of the realm's first achievements.
• Blizzard's controlling the move of characters and right now the players are evenly balanced on both Alliance and Horde side.
• Did I say no wait times? I did? Ok, moving on...

• Instance and raid groups might be harder to locate while the realm's being populated.
• Some normally hard to get items can be even harder to locate
• The economy is constantly changing with each new player added into the mix. So to avoid problems I suggest Auctioneer or another such auction house addon to monitor the flux of things coming and going. Price accordingly but be aware that prices can change so some items might end up needing to be reposted.