Use a setting/addon like snowfallkeypress (uses skills on button press instead of release).
Do not clutter your UI, In classic simple is better, it is a fast action game so you will need to see the game.
Never back peddle in PvP, there are many better options to move backward instead of using S.
Make Pro Macros that work 100% of the time.
Source: Made it to Rank 2 in Vanilla.
Patience and perseverance.
You will murder others in the world. You will get murdered by others. understand when to engage. And especially when to disengage.
Learn what the top players of your class use in terms of their macros. This will improve and streamline your gameplay so you’re able to focus on the important things more. It can also indirectly teach you about mechanics and how abilities interact with each other, and from there you can extrapolate to tailor new macros or use your abilities in other creative ways.
Here’s a basic example. Back in vanilla, I used to have charge and hamstring on two different buttons. Then I learned about the Charge(Intercept) / Hamstring macro. WIth Hamstring also bound to the same key as Charge, that freed up a prime button for something else. (I had been clicking Heroic Strike because it is used infrequently in PvP, but with the new hotkey opened up, I was able to bind it comfortably, and increase my damage in situations where I needed to dump rage.) That information allowed me to make a bunch of other similar types of macros to save extra hotkeys so I could be more flexible and use more of my tertiary abilities more often in very specific PvP situations.
Step 1: git gud
Step 2: git gud while getting is gud
Step 2: repeat steps 1 and 2
In all seriousness, use key bindings as much as possible.
Keybind A and D keys to strafing instead of turning.
Keybind Q and E and other keys surrounding wasd to abilities.
Don’t back pettle.
Remember to cast juke to avoid interrupts.
As a druid in vanila, your hearthstone cast looks similar to other spells. Use that to avoid interrupts.
I believe that is called “quickcast” in other games
Potions. All kinds of potions.
Level Engineering!
My tip would be to know what your PvP goals are. I mean if you expect to win 1v1 and you’re maining warrior ask yourself if you have realistic expectations.
Laugh at the 15 alliance killing the 1 hordie
play with your head - you won’t make clear decisions if your emotions take over.
if your team is clearly going to struggle, take it as an opportunity to test your reactions/decision making under pressure.
these can be some of the most rewarding situations you ever encounter in a BG - especially as a healer.
if you’re having a bad run of results and you are getting annoyed, take a break.
nothing in a game is worth doing if you aren’t enjoying it.
Warriors can win a lot of 1v1 situations, it’s just most warriors aren’t gud.
Play on PVE.
The take away from this is (and something a lot of players will learn to do on their own) is to have multi-skill macro buttons with #Showtooltip
This will save you tons of realestate on your primary hotbars to make using skills easier, especially as melee/hunters or shamans who are usually pressed for space.
Staying behind your target = very good.
The engineering profession.
Attack anything attackable any time you possibly can. Become respected on your realm as a fearless berserker. A harbinger of death. A whirlwind of mayhem.
Enemy lvl 60? Charge!
Enemy lvl 3? Show’em what for!
Guard? Level the entire zone!
Squirrel? Give it the business!
School of Fish? Swat the water with your pole with the fervor of a star crossed lover spurned! For a fish.
As you can clearly see, anger is your #1 ally in Vanilla/Classic. Wield it like a sword, and let it guide you like a torch.
Knowledge is power.
Know your map/area:
Know your opponent:
Know yourself:
Realistic expectations.
I’d build on this a bit.
Potions, engi toys, bombs, and weird little on use items all have a place in vanilla pvp… You should learn how to use them effectively… That being said, you also need to learn how to function without them. You don’t want it as a crutch that you need to win, as much as secret weapon you can use to really put a smack down on some one.