Choose the same play space
Agree on faction, ruleset and region before making characters. Voice chat cannot put characters from different play spaces into the same party. Check these choices first rather than relying on a later transfer.
Three useful ways to share jobs
Warrior and Priest suit a pair who want a front line and a partner switching between damage and support. Hunter and Druid offer a pet, ranged attacks and flexible help. Two damage classes can work too; focus targets, control and recovery become more important. These are play styles, not a ranking.
Plan an evening, not a marathon
Agree on a meeting point, finish time and one main objective, such as a cluster of quests in your current zone. Compare accepted quests before travelling. Avoid a long detour for something your partner cannot yet accept, and combine trainer visits and travel stops.
Check each player’s quest progress
Before handing in, ask “Have you got everything?” Fighting the same enemies does not guarantee matching items or prerequisites. Check each player’s counters, loot and follow-up quest. That avoids sending one person ahead while the other has to return.
Split professions around what you use
One player can gather for the other’s crafting when you agree on quantities and use. Herbalism with Alchemy is a practical supply plan; cloth can feed Tailoring. Do not keep everything indefinitely. Reserve materials for specific recipes and agree on how sales proceeds are shared.
When one player gets ahead
Reserve a character or particular quest nights for playing together if your schedules differ. Solo sessions can pursue other goals instead of constantly widening the gap. Before the next meeting, mention new levels and finished chains; you do not need to spend every minute together.
A practical plan for your next session
Meet in the same place and open both quest logs first. Pick a shared circuit with a return trip past a vendor or trainer. One player checks the route while the other watches for missing quest items. Compare your progress again before changing zones.
If one of you cannot accept a follow-up, stop and check the previous hand-in. Solve it now. Continuing only moves the lost time to a longer return journey.
Who handles the difficult moment?
With a warrior and priest, the warrior can engage the agreed target while the priest watches distance and health. That does not mean the priest must only heal throughout every fight. With a hunter and druid, also agree which target the pet holds and when to call it back.
Change responsibilities deliberately when you want to experiment. Opening two different enemy groups at once is usually an avoidable extra pull, not useful flexibility.
Share materials without arguing over gold
Set herbs aside once your alchemist actually knows the recipe you want. Agree whether bags are gifts, made at material cost or sold. Keep personal training and repairs separate from your shared supplies.
If one of you enjoys reading stories and the other wants to rush ahead, make room for different kinds of session. A different class pairing will not solve different preferred speeds.