Starting a Twink

Tired of being pwned in battlegrounds? A little domination can do a lot to lift the mood. But, twinking is a bit more work than many people realize. Some tips might help.

Often, players will make several different toons when they first start playing World of Warcraft. Later, they think about a low level alt that they haven’t played for a while and decide, “Hmm, I’ll make a twink.”

The thing is you have to start early. There are dungeons to grind for gear, professions to level, and sometimes quest chains that need to be done to get gear or other items. All of the above result in XP. If you wait too long to get started, you may find yourself having to push to the next bracket, instead of topping off at 19. At that point, your gear, not to mention your effort, will be wasted.

Level 10 is generally a good starting point as that is the level your toon needs to be to get into Deadmines. Have a high level player run you through if possible. Not only is it quicker and easier, but having a high level toon beside you will also limit your XP. Ask them to pass on loot so you can collect those shiny new pieces.

It also pays to research talents, specs, the best gear for each slot, the enchants, the professions that provide the best self buffs, pots, elixirs, scrolls, buff food, and anything else you might need in order to actually kick some butt in Warsong Gulch.

If some of the higher level items do get nerfed, a lot of people won’t be happy. But, all is not lost. The best in slot gear that’s available is still way beyond that of the typical low level player. So, you can still use some of the same info to create a more powerful pvp toon and you can still have a lot of fun fighting for the flag.

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Twink Nerfage

Well, all the QQ over all the pew pew, may have made twinks as you know them a thing of the past. On the WoW PTR, some have said their HP has gone down by as much as 1k, as exploited enchants no longer work. It may not be a done deal yet, but if the nerfs do go into effect, there may not be much twinkage in the future.

What do you think? Should twinks be allowed or should they be nerfed?

Maybe, instead of level requirements, battlegrounds could be separated (roughly) by HP. This would actually make more sense in terms of “fairness” or that “level playing field” stuff anyway since newly dinged players or those still wearing lowbie gear can’t really compete with even somewhat geared players.

Trade chat seems to be filled with angry messages on this topic these days.

Is it worth investing the time, effort, and gold into a twink at this point? What about the investments people have already made? Soon to be worthless with the next patch?

Here's a thought... instead of making one group or the other sad, mad, and leaving them threatening to quit the game, Blizzard could possibly come to a compromise where twinks are concerned.

Twinks want to twink. Other people want a little BG action without being immediately slaughtered without a fighting chance at retaliation for the next 9 levels.

Well, why not have battlegrounds for levels 10-18, and leave the 19 bracket (and 29, 39, etc) for twinks instead of breaking out the nerf bat?

Any regular players who are level 19 should be able to compromise for a short time between 19-20, since if they are leveling their toons, they'll be out of that bracket quickly.

Sure, 9 levels worth is kinda a long time to be unceremoniously beat down... but one level, one that goes by quickly on the way to that first mount, should be do-able.

Is it possible to make everyone happy? Probably not, but something like this could make more people happy.

What are your thoughts?