I’m wanting to roll a melee dps class for raids and groups as well as for some bg pvp. My experience has always been ranged dps so opinions are welcomed.
Ret Paladin is both easy to play and completely busted right now.
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ret paladin is a great choice
What kind of play do you think you’d like? Maybe experiment with some class trials.
Rogue: Strategic
Warrior: Big Smashy
Pally: Build and Spend w/ mana for ez clap
Monk: Some weird unarmed rogue lite thing?
Sham: Super fast smack with magic infused maces
Druid: Similar to rogue with far more solo utility
Dark: Slow moving hard hitting corruption/icy undead melee user
Demon Hunter: Super mobile bouncy bouncy fun fun fun fun fun
There might be more. I don’t melee much but they’re all good in their own way.
Ret pally is the flavor of the month rightfully so.
I always recommend WW monk i think they are super fun super challenging in the pve aspect. They have the ability hit combo so to max out capabilities you can’t just spam your abilities which is something super different than other classes have to offer
Pvp they seem hard by comparison of other choices. But i don’t have much experience on pvp in WW monk.
Holy Power actually. Not mana.
Consideration against ret: there’s 5 billion of them so good luck getting into groups.
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Also true.
You build and spend holy power and also have mana for self healing and such to make the class ez clap. 
Really? This is interesting to hear. I’ve never maxed a WW monk because I got so bored with whirlwind kick. At least at lower levels they’re more of a one button wonder than arcane mages used to be.
Good to hear it improves later on.
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Unsure? Then play it safe.
Choose a class that has at least 2 MDPS specs. Sure, Ret is FOTM right now. But what happens when they get nerfed?
DK, Warrior and Rogue.
Warrior is your classic melee DPS character. High APM, lots of slashing and swirling. I don’t really have a lot to comment about it. Lots of people love Warriors in all game types. It’s just not my thing.
DK I absolutely love… in theory. In practice though, UH has so much bloat, so many GCDs. It is frustrating to play. But it does has depth, mechanics to manage and visually entertaining. Frost is satisfying but a bit dull. It is the melee equivalent of BM Hunter.
Rogue. I really enjoy Assassination. It’s really the only spec I know. If you like combo-points then you’ll like Rogue. Selling points to me is satisfying CDs, three melee specs, and each spec plays different. It is also not uncommon for two if not all three specs to be viable in different forms of content. The downside to Rogue? PVP is very CC focused.
I’d recommend Rogue, out of the three.
Ya whirlwind kick spam is definitely how it is leveled and how it was in SL
But thats cause of how the talent tree system worked.
I think youd be pleasantly surprised at max level in a dungeon for M+ by how it is utilized to the max.
There is an actual way to go about a Ww rotation when it didnt really use to have one
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keep playing ranged dps, it’s much more comfortable to play.
If you want something with no casts - then just play BM hunter
Ret is currently fotm, but I’d recommend a melee class that is consistently good for raids/keys/PvP and that would be rogue.
Of course playing a class/spec you enjoy is the most important if you have something like that in mind.
Want to blast everyone and have an easier way into content? Go Retribution.
Want to play something fun but dont care about being on top? Go Windwalker.
Want to blast but have a Karen within you sometimes? Havoc is waiting for you.
I enjoy my Fury Warrior. It sounds and looks great, it has an easy rotation and it’s consistent. I’ve been liking my Single Minded Fury build.