Are any of the class/race under or overpowered?

Im instilling WOW as I type, and have a few questions. This will be my first MMO but Im very familiar with "Class" type games. I could talk all day about class set ups in Call of Duty, but Im a simpleton in regards to WOW. Are any of the classes or races over/underpowered? And are some races better for certain classes? Im pretty sure Im gonna select the worgen race.

If this had all ready been covered in a different thread, please just point me in that direction. Thanks.|||They all are and none of them are :)

Blizzard does an amazing job of balancing all the classes - you occasionally get one that's overpowered but they'll get nerfed pretty quickly.

Just pick whichever you feel like :)|||What Erinion said is true - today's over-powered flavour-of-the-month class will be the forum QQers of tomorrow :-)

Here's my humble suggestion: pick a race that appeals optically. You will spend quite a bit of time looking at it, so why make it hard on the eyes ...

Then, try out a few classes and see what you like. It doesn't take long to get to lvl 20 or so and by then, you should get a feel for how that class plays. If you like it, carry on. Otherwise, think about what it was that you didn't really like and see what other classes give an alternative.

Above all else, have fun !|||Every class goes through changes over time. As Waflob said, a class that gets a tweak that makes them overpowered may get another tweak that makes them underpowered, and then another that puts them in balance again. WoW isn't a static game -- things are always changing -- so just pick what you think appeals to you and stick with it. You can't really know if you like a class until you get to level 20 or so with it and have had some time to play with their abilities.

There are some racials that are arguably a tiny bit better than others for certain things, but honestly any race's special ability can help them out in some small way and in the long run, nobody's racial gives them a huge edge over anything. You're much more likely to stick with a character you find aesthetically appealing; the best racials in the world won't hold up if you can't stand the way a character looks, or runs, or sounds. For example, I love orcs, but a lot of people I know hate the way they look and thus would never stick to it. Some people hate how Taurens are so tall they can get stuck in the geometry, or hate the short races because it's comparatively harder to see what's going on, or hate humans because they are playing a fantasy game and don't want to play "themselves".

Racials should be a very minor concern. Personally I use them but pay no attention to them when I choose a race.

...Ren