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sQish

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Hi all

I've recently started playing WoW again and recently noticed the new meta of twinks running around with Epic tier gear and high level transmogs. I'm not new to twinking and I have a couple of 29's myself however, I can't find any info regarding the aforementioned - epic gear and high level transmogs.

Could anyone possibly give me some more info regarding this OR DM the gist of it? Apologies for sounding like a scrub but I'd like to get my bebe's back on top again ;).

Regards,
sQish
 
Gear has a chance to proc to blue or epic if it's a quest reward or a mob specific drop. For the most part, a lot of these pieces are relatively overrated, they can be replaced by blues and you'll do fine.

We can tmog anything from vanilla as a level <58.

There are also old holiday epics that we've been able to get since before the epic patch even dropped (they are mostly inferior to even dungeon drops.) They consist of trinkets from Brewfest, necklaces from Love is in the Air, rings, a plate helm, and a 1h sword from Hallow's End, and a staff / cloaks from Midsummer.
 
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We'll start at the top

Xp-off and Xp-on ques are segregated. This means your 29s are shelved. RIP.

But you can make a 20 on an unpaid account and because you're level locked by account restrictions instead of by turnings your xp off, you'll into regular BG ques. This is what most of us do.

As for epic gear, all quest rewards and single source BOE* drops have a chance to upgrade from green to blue to purple. Good luck, you only get one shot. Dont worry though, with very rare exception epics are highly overrated and often worse than the gear you get from BG crate rewards.

*drops from inside instances do not upgrade
 
*drops from inside instances do not upgrade
Worth noting dungeon mob specific drops like Gloves of the Fang and Blackened Defias Leggings also do not upgrade. The mob specific item must be in open world.

Dungeon quest items however can upgrade.
 
Hi all

Thanks for the prompt responses!

Just to make sure I haven't misunderstood anyone, twinking nowadays you want to use F2P due to segregation of locked vs non-locked accounts due to the level cap imposed by F2P (20)? In doing so, I would essentially have to create a separate account and level it to 20 as well as farm all the BiS gear and pop enchants on them?

Lastly, epics these days are purely for a qualitative presence and not quantitative i.e. no stat impact?

I hope I haven't missed anything as I've been twinking since TBC (rogue 19 days) and I've always prided myself in having beast twinks. Will try give the aforementioned a go.

Regards,
sQish
 
Just to make sure I haven't misunderstood anyone, twinking nowadays you want to use F2P due to segregation of locked vs non-locked accounts due to the level cap imposed by F2P (20)? In doing so, I would essentially have to create a separate account and level it to 20 as well as farm all the BiS gear and pop enchants on them?
Correct.
Lastly, epics these days are purely for a qualitative presence and not quantitative i.e. no stat impact?
There are stat impacts but the difference between an insanely geared vet / f2p and an average geared vet / f2p is hilariously small. It's not worth the 800 rerolls for double epics.
I hope I haven't missed anything as I've been twinking since TBC (rogue 19 days) and I've always prided myself in having beast twinks. Will try give the aforementioned a go.
Luckily there is no super OP GFED gear at 20 atm. A lot of the fel forged gear from WoD (bar a couple pieces, even with those pieces there are obtainable items atm that have the same stats, titanforged chest comes to mind which has the same stats as 6/6 bg rare) has been replaced. The only 20s that have strong GFED gear are old 19s that have leveled to 20. Things like Inferno Robes come to mind (BiS for spellpower but most people wouldn't really use it over something like Xakxak's or a BG blue.)

Consider taking a look at this to start: https://xpoff.com/threads/veteran-quick-start-gearing-guide-bfa.82655/
 
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In doing so, I would essentially have to create a separate account and level it to 20 as well as farm all the BiS gear and pop enchants on them?
Probably the best way to set this up is create a second account with one month of game time and level/gear your twink while the account has active game time. lock your xp at twenty, accumulate your gear and enchants and consumables, stock up on enchant scrolls and the like and then

and this is fucking important.

Unlock your XP right before your game time expires
Unlock your XP right before your game time expires
Unlock your XP right before your game time expires
Unlock your XP right before your game time expires
Unlock your XP right before your game time expires
Unlock your XP right before your game time expires

Now you have a Vet account!

And the cool part is, you'll also never have to resub that account. You can build new twinks on your main account and xfer them to your 2nd account if you ever decide you want to play a different class. Its not the fastest way to a vet twink, but its the best way to set yourself up for long term vet twinking.
 

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