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"There are things known, and there are things unknown, in between are the doors of perception" - Aldous Huxley
The idea of new age twinking being wildly different from what it was before the XP lock is not one most readers are unaccustomed too. This new way of twinking, one defined by competition, and community it is inherent in our culture and the systems we participate in.
Understanding why the competition is apart of the natural state of twinking is not hard;
Understanding why community is apart of the natural state of twinking requires a different way of thinking;
Community - Our community is one based largely on merit
These concepts are the overarching principles that have lead to what The XP-off Community is in this day and age. I only include things relevant to active brackets.
Activism-
Things like the Twink Cup, GG19 and other community assets would fall under this definition. The Twinkcup has brought twinking into the spot light in a way few would have thought possible two years ago. with GG19 feeding heavily on it's momentum, and community leaders such as Pizza with his insane levels of advertising, or Hunnybuns19 and youbeezy with their podcasts (grats again on the big 100 boys), the streamers, the spectators, the thread makers, the tweeters, even the every day posters - all of them are activists weather they realize it or not.
Pride -
Pride is a sensation that seems to be becoming more frequent within the XP-off Community for many reasons, People have pride in their community, and its achievements as well as their own. People have pride in their Twinks and their price tags, or Grandfathered items, people have pride in their Twinkinfo ranks, and in the respect the community gives them, from things like posts about Legendary Twinks, to polls about Top Twinks, people also have pride in their game play. The ways an individual can have pride in their twink and reputation is equivalent to the effort they put into their twinking experience.
Accomplishment -
We have achieved much and more in the past Two years, as a community we have done this. No single individual is responsible, Ideas and plans go no were without the support to keep them afloat. We all deserve perhaps a bit more than a simple pat on the back. I can't wait to see what our community comes out with next, and how it is received by the powers that be. We have a momentum going here, its up to us to keep it going.
The idea of new age twinking being wildly different from what it was before the XP lock is not one most readers are unaccustomed too. This new way of twinking, one defined by competition, and community it is inherent in our culture and the systems we participate in.
Understanding why the competition is apart of the natural state of twinking is not hard;
- We are all dressed in the same gear with the same enchants and only a few variations
- All our gear has the best possible stats for our level
- We only have few spells
- The damage and healing are high
- Positioning is the most important aspect of our meta by a significant margin as compared to casting using your ability appropriately (Mechanics) or making a good play (Intangibles).
- We have a level playing field
Understanding why community is apart of the natural state of twinking requires a different way of thinking;
- The Phenomena of mass migrations to servers is one that has occurred across all WoW playing styles, including Twinking - This has manifested itself on Bleeding Hollow and a few others to a lesser extent on US servers and Dreanor on EU servers.
- We are segregated by the PvP system from the normal stream of players
- You will see the same names over and over again throughout any form of built in PvP system that we have access too and throughout your time on any of these servers out in the open world or within a city.
- Our close-knit community discovers our meta
Community - Our community is one based largely on merit
- a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. (Twinkinfo, Bleeding Hollow)
- a group of people living together in one place, especially one practicing common ownership. (Twinkinfo forum users and social interaction systems in game)
- a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants. (Twinkinfo and Bleeding Hollow)
- a body of nations or states unified by common interests. (The guilds, and Cliques that register and self-identify on this website or on Bleeding Hollow)
- the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society. (Our community is almost entirely run by itself decisions only by content creators/activists)
These concepts are the overarching principles that have lead to what The XP-off Community is in this day and age. I only include things relevant to active brackets.
Activism-
- the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
Things like the Twink Cup, GG19 and other community assets would fall under this definition. The Twinkcup has brought twinking into the spot light in a way few would have thought possible two years ago. with GG19 feeding heavily on it's momentum, and community leaders such as Pizza with his insane levels of advertising, or Hunnybuns19 and youbeezy with their podcasts (grats again on the big 100 boys), the streamers, the spectators, the thread makers, the tweeters, even the every day posters - all of them are activists weather they realize it or not.
Pride -
- a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
Pride is a sensation that seems to be becoming more frequent within the XP-off Community for many reasons, People have pride in their community, and its achievements as well as their own. People have pride in their Twinks and their price tags, or Grandfathered items, people have pride in their Twinkinfo ranks, and in the respect the community gives them, from things like posts about Legendary Twinks, to polls about Top Twinks, people also have pride in their game play. The ways an individual can have pride in their twink and reputation is equivalent to the effort they put into their twinking experience.
Accomplishment -
We have achieved much and more in the past Two years, as a community we have done this. No single individual is responsible, Ideas and plans go no were without the support to keep them afloat. We all deserve perhaps a bit more than a simple pat on the back. I can't wait to see what our community comes out with next, and how it is received by the powers that be. We have a momentum going here, its up to us to keep it going.
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