Blizzard To Try To Kill Twinks? Or at Least Try?

[fall3n]

i think this is a great system blizzard plans on implementing. Most players are casual gamers and enjoy playing for fun for a couple hours a week, like myself. They don't have time to spend twinking out toons and all that. Blizzard designed this game with the specific intention for people not to have to invest all their spare time in to the game in order to get anywhere or have cool items, which is why it's become such a success. I say well done Blizzard.

As for the people saying your wasting your life, it's just like anything else you do. Many many people go outside and sip coffees while walking around looking for things to buy (aka shopping) and that's what they do in their free time. This could also be viewed as a waste of time as they aren't doing anything productive, however this is what they enjoy doing. As long as you enjoy what you are doing and your perfectly happy so be it. Why does it matter to YOU the critic? Why do you waste your time telling others that they are wasting their time? If time is so precious to you, then you just wasted your time and you didn't even have fun doing it! Let the individual decide whether they feel like they are wasting their time or not.

 

[sam700nf]

In general, to each his own. I don't want to come across saying anyone is wrong in how they play, but I am surprised that those who twink are so bothered by the fact that Blizzard might make them play against other twinks, instead of less- (or un-) equipped players. If you really enjoy watching your twink one-shot other toons, I am sure you will still find a way to do so no matter what Blizzard changes. My 7 year old loves to take a high level rogue into the earlier levels and one-shot mobs. To me, that gets a little tedious.

Personally, I am working hard to save money to build a twink, but only because I am tired of getting killed by them. If my toon were more evenly equipped, then I would at least know I am dying to a better player, not a better enchant.

Since it is baseball season I will use this example, and I think even those arguing in favor of twinking to one-shot others would agree (or not?). I don't think the MLB would be very successful if games were played with a major league team on one side and a 6-year old tee ball team on the other. Any guesses who would win? I mean, a surprise during the game might be a tee baller actually touching the ball. Less extreme example, we don't watch the major league playing the minor league? Why? Because we go to watch groups of the best play each other, not an over matched squad destroying a less skilled team. NOTE: Substitute baseball for basketball, football, soccer, whatever floats your boat.

My point is, I doubt you would make the "twinks killing unskilled players is great" argument or even believe it if you didn't take it so personal. I think twinks show a huge investment of time and devotion to the game. Some might knock that, but it is your choice. I spend too much time playing the game, too, but I admit it (the next day when I have to get up for work).

I also enjoy checking out the armory and seeing who is equipping what (honestly though, most of them are the same). And as stated, I am working on one (or more) myself, but only to compete with others similarly equipped. I just think it would be boring to kill toons over and over in one shot. If Blizzard is making some kind of equalizer, maybe gear based, maybe enchant based, I would support it. I look forward to watching your twink kill my twink the battleground, but at least it won't be in one shot. See you in the game.

 

[Rosman]

Actually you can still twink

You can buy BoA gear, for lets say my lvl 19 pally.
I bought the two handed axe, got crusader on it, then bought the BoA shoulders and chest got the best enchants i could get on them. Then went into the pvp hall in orgrimmar. Where the warrior trainer is and the pvp masters are to get que'd for a battle ground the old fashion way. On the left side of the the arena/fort of the pvp hall in the Valley of honor if i remember right, on the far right of org. There is a undead guy that is stealthed in the building on the left side. And you pay only 10gold to stop you're xp so you dont gain anymore xp from anything evven in the Battlegrounds. So you dont level and just kill noobs all day lol Its good fun

 

[TheAnswer]

Holy thread rez...did you use Goblin Jumper Cables XL or Gnomish Army Knife?

Also, when you turn off XP...you're only playing against others who have done the same. So you should be competing against other twinks/twinks-in-training and not just pwning n00bs.