Trying to get my girlfriend into wow with me but the game seems to be at a weird state and not sure where to begin or if its even worth it now or just wait till the new expac comes out thanks. Ps. I’m also behind a bit on the current content.
M+ and arenas?
Give it a swing if you’re eager to play, just don’t be surprised to look up guides. Late end game had a lot to wade through normally.
On the bright side though, late game introduces faster gearing opportunities too if that’s something your keen on achieving.
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Gut instinct says wait to next expansion.
But if both of you are newer, I’d say it wouldn’t hurt to learn about the world. There’s so much to do to learn about the universe. Shadowlands will make leveling nicer and easier, but no need to rush if you aren’t pushing current content, eh?
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When I, Donny Kawano, began my adventures, I was blown away by the concept of a truly living fantasy world. What character would I be? This wasn’t even WoW, but FFXI. Sitting on an hour long airship ride with others was incredibly cool to me…even if it was an hour of time killed. I wasn’t thinking about numbers, endgame, any of that…I actually never even hit max level in the game, but that’s another story.
In the opinion of Donny Kawano, your girlfriend needs exposure to the type of things that might blow her away. I imagine you know her pretty darn well if you’re trying to pull her into a new world (the very one Donny Kawano resides in).
What elements of WoW would she like? What has she never experienced elsewhere, before? IMO, don’t start with anything too competitive or repetitive. Show her the world that got us all hooked! A journey by foot instead of a portal. A zepplin ride instead…of a portal. Really, anything instead of a portal. No heirlooms unless she feels the pacing is slow–and not immediately.
Take her to which ever zones you loved the most visually/story wise. Show her battle pets–though don’t push pet battles unless she loves Pokemon-type games. Who doesn’t like cute collectibles? Don’t hook her up with a mount–show her what she could get. Help her get it (without handing it to her)!
I, Donny Kawano, do not know your girlfriend or what she likes. I do not think M+ is what will pull a new player in though. Unless she lives and dies for challenge mode–I, Donny Kawano, can relate to that.
Donny Kawano backflips into his basement to practice his martial arts. Multan’s girlfriend is welcome to train with him as Multan cooks them dinner upstairs.
The feint voice of Donny Kawano can be heard from below:
Perhaps Rhuor is correct. Perhaps Shadowlands is the best time for a new player to begin. But Shadowlands… I, Donny Kawano, believe that may be ways away.
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It’s hard because if you both come back when the new xpac launches, you won’t be able to play anything new with her right away. She’ll be leveling a character and you’ll either be leveling with her or playing a much higher level toon and running her through content to try and speed it up, which can backfire and overwhelm someone new to the game.
I think waiting until 3 months before Shadowlands drops so you have a peaceful window to level with her and are then both ready to play the new xpac would work out best.
The only reason to do it now is if she checks out the races and really wants to play an allied race. I’d give at least 6 months for a brand new player to level a non-allied race toon, get the rep required, and then level the race they actually want to play. If she would be happy playing a base race it will be waaaaay easier for her to get into the game.
I started playing at the very end of Cata. My friend who convinced me to play made sure I had a good time. I loved leveling (well, except for the part where I was on a pvp server that was horde heavy and I got ganked all the time), and enjoyed learning the storylines.
If you’re patient enough to follow your GFs lead on what she wants to do, and help out when needed, she might find it fun. However, if you push her towards something she might not enjoy, then she’ll find excuses not to play the game.
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If there’s not a burning desire to play RIGHT NOW, waiting for Shadowlands would be a better bet. The new player / leveling experience should be a lot more cohesive and less daunting with the changes they’re making.
Unless she’s played other MMOs and already knows she’s only really interested in the endgame, rushing it now before those changes go live just increase the chance she loses all interest very quickly.
I don’t know anything about your GF but here goes: Female gamers enjoy different aspects of the game compared to male gamers. If you want her to stick around I would recommend joining a social casual guild and treating the game as a social game.
Hang out on voice chat with frands while doing leveling dungeons together. Have fun. Laugh. Do retro runs. Transmog. Hell, roleplay.
if she is an avid gamer, then maybe not.
if she is a rather new or casual gamer, You have bootloads of content to do with her (might be boring for you)
better to get her into ff14
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Honestly the best time to start WoW is at the end of an xpac not at the beginning of a new xpac.
If you start at the beginning of a new xpac you still got to play through all the old content before you get to the new stuff. If you start now you can get your character up to speed and get a hang of the game before the new xpac releases and you will be up to speed to be able to enjoy the new content to its fullest.
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Grab a character that has the volduna rep, transfer it to a new account, give her a vulpera.
She’ll play 
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I wouldn’t introduce anyone dear to me to WoW, I wouldn’t subject them to this rat infested toxic sewer of garbage.
Introduce her to literally any other game if you care about her.
So you are the one potato chips use to base the flavor salt and vinegar on. It’s an honor to meet you.
As someone who has been introduced to WoW by a (now ex) boyfriend, I’d suggest you wait until the next xpac and I suggest you take it slow.
Let her pick a race and maybe, make a character with her, let her see the world while leveling, let her enjoy the feeling of the wide eyed newbie.
Well it’s the start of a raid so this is a good time. But probably don’t wait 2 months.
Try and get her into FFXIV.
If she likes clothes and dressing her characters, owning a home, or wants to marry you, she’ll love it.
I too am having problems getting my gf into wow. The problem is I don’t have a GF so I can’t get her into WoW 
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I could not think of a worse possible first impression than to start her on BFA.
Wait until SL, if it’s even good.
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Let me tell you from experience that it’s not always the best idea to turn your GF on to WoW. In the past I had gotten one of my GFs into wow after she moved in with me (I was in my late teens still living at home). It eventually consumed her. She wouldnt work, barely left the house, and our romantic life faded. I eventually had to kick her out because it got so bad.
My current woman hates playing most games and I love that. It’s my thing that I do by myself, and she has her shows that she binges.