For you guys trying to decide which class to play by rolling a few different lvl 1s, stay the heck away from Hunter, unless you plan on playing one. They will completely ruin any other class you try to play from the get go. Going from instant Arcane Shot + simultaneous (ranged) auto attack + pet damage / taunt to standing still while Lightning Bolt.....Lightning Bolt.....Lightning Bolting a mob is soul crushing. Literally, it takes 3 casts of a 1.5 (or is it 2?) second cast time spell to kill a mob that is essentially one-shot by the hunter's combo. And of course, he never has to stop moving. Even Steady Shot, with its 2 second 'cast time', isn't interrupted by moving and also doesn't stop your auto attacks. In fact, I missed most of my Steady Shots because of the damage from auto attacking and the pet had killed the mob before the SS landed.
I'm saying nothing of course of later levels and grouping and raids and such. Just the initial "Let's dabble in some WoW, shall we?" experience.