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There are basically 4 different play styles in WoW (correct me if I've forgotten one):

- Tank
- Ranged DPS
- Melee DPS
- Healer

Everything else is just variations of style on the same theme

 

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Picking a class can be tricky.

While every class is viable, this doesn't hold true for every role that the class can perform.
Well it depends on your definition of viable... My definition is not handicapped compared to others. For PvP you have a much narrower selection of viable class specs, with end game PvE you have a bit more of a selection but there is no guarantee that the class and role you choose will be viable in current end game without a little checking(and this is a moving target). Every class, spec and role is viable, if all you are interested in is questing.

So next I guess what we can tell you is pick the play style that you like. The closest you can get are the 4 roles mentioned above. If you are picking based on the class mechanics however there is no guarantee that they won't be changed completely in a future patch.

IMHO the best advice about choosing a class is don't. Level at least 2 that are of the playstyle you like and you should be fairly safe as far as one of them being viable at any given time.