Untouchable
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I know where is twinking for 19, 29, 39, 49, and 59. After that I hear that brackets like 70, 80, 90, 110 are the best there after. Why not 79 instead of 70, 89, instead of 80, and so ?
Question about 70, 80, 90, etc. brackets.
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70s have weekly raids @Blackberryy where 79s are excluded
80s have weekly Herald of the Titan runs, where 81+ are excluded
Lets you relive the old content with other twinks.
79s and 89s are chosen for ppl who are just interested in pvp. Superior levels gives you access to more spells (i.e. mastery)
70s have weekly raids @Blackberryy where 79s are excluded
80s have weekly Herald of the Titan runs, where 81+ are excluded
Lets you relive the old content with other twinks.
79s and 89s are chosen for ppl who are just interested in pvp. Superior levels gives you access to more spells (i.e. mastery)
hom
Grandfathered
There are many reasons why but a lot of it is because of the below:
1.
The 70 community is a great one to look at. Back before WoD you could gain rating in the arena brackets. I can't remember the full conditions but I believe that to be in a team and earn rating you all had to be level 70. This is a clear reason why people stopped at 70 and decked out their twinks.
Since WoD you can't gain rating but those characters that were played for years accumulating heaps of bis gear were reluctant to level up to 79, the top level for the battleground bracket. Many others were in the same position and kept their chars at level 70 enjoying themselves dueling, queuing for 2v2 w/o rating and queuing for bgs.
This is a very similar story for the rest of the brackets.
2.
There was a time from (may be wrong) Cata until late Legion where if you locked your xp bar you would be thrown into a different BG queue. These queue's were for Locked vs Locked only. All the levellers were put into a different BG queue as to not get stomped by over geared twinks.
This would often mean that groups queued up into each other in the 60, 70 and 80 brackets. A lot of this also comes down to sportsmanship too. Teams wouldn't take on a 74 or a 64 because it was just unfair. They enjoyed the level playing field that each had and it grew a good sense of competition between factions and battlegroups.
3.
Level locking was released in TBC. This doesn't have much to do with anything apart from the fact that 19 vanilla twinks were the best to go for as if you accidentally levelled then you wouldn't have to invest so much time into levelling a new one.
It's a big reason that 19 is so popular because it gives you the least levelling to gearing time spent ratio.
4.
I believe from Cata to start of legion the brackets were 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29 ect. This made the difference between a 60 and a 64 much smaller than the current 60 to 69. The 64's for example were few and so the 60 community didn't really concern itself with the drama much. This was the same for the 70-74 bracket and the 80-84 bracket. They weren't too different in other words.
Other points to note are style. It feels good to own a 60, 70 or 80 twink with the expansions best in slot raid gear. There's nostalgia that comes with it too. Grandfathered pieces that suit the character and it's level instead of levelling up 9 more levels with an item designed for level 70's.
Sportsmanship is another part. I understand that Twinking is all about maxing the character out for its bracket but others also enjoy the fair (**Sul'thrazLOLRamstiens**) competition between each other.
It's a game at the end of the day so roll whatever you fancy. I have characters at 60 because there's a large community there and I can log on and queue a BG with 4 other twinks whenever I like. I also have an 89 because I really enjoy the bracket & the fact there's 2 expansions between 80 and 89 make the decision harder.
- Pre-existing communities in certain brackets
- Level locked characters put into separate battleground queues
- Level locking was only released in TBC I believe
- level bracket changes
1.
The 70 community is a great one to look at. Back before WoD you could gain rating in the arena brackets. I can't remember the full conditions but I believe that to be in a team and earn rating you all had to be level 70. This is a clear reason why people stopped at 70 and decked out their twinks.
Since WoD you can't gain rating but those characters that were played for years accumulating heaps of bis gear were reluctant to level up to 79, the top level for the battleground bracket. Many others were in the same position and kept their chars at level 70 enjoying themselves dueling, queuing for 2v2 w/o rating and queuing for bgs.
This is a very similar story for the rest of the brackets.
2.
There was a time from (may be wrong) Cata until late Legion where if you locked your xp bar you would be thrown into a different BG queue. These queue's were for Locked vs Locked only. All the levellers were put into a different BG queue as to not get stomped by over geared twinks.
This would often mean that groups queued up into each other in the 60, 70 and 80 brackets. A lot of this also comes down to sportsmanship too. Teams wouldn't take on a 74 or a 64 because it was just unfair. They enjoyed the level playing field that each had and it grew a good sense of competition between factions and battlegroups.
3.
Level locking was released in TBC. This doesn't have much to do with anything apart from the fact that 19 vanilla twinks were the best to go for as if you accidentally levelled then you wouldn't have to invest so much time into levelling a new one.
It's a big reason that 19 is so popular because it gives you the least levelling to gearing time spent ratio.
4.
I believe from Cata to start of legion the brackets were 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29 ect. This made the difference between a 60 and a 64 much smaller than the current 60 to 69. The 64's for example were few and so the 60 community didn't really concern itself with the drama much. This was the same for the 70-74 bracket and the 80-84 bracket. They weren't too different in other words.
Other points to note are style. It feels good to own a 60, 70 or 80 twink with the expansions best in slot raid gear. There's nostalgia that comes with it too. Grandfathered pieces that suit the character and it's level instead of levelling up 9 more levels with an item designed for level 70's.
Sportsmanship is another part. I understand that Twinking is all about maxing the character out for its bracket but others also enjoy the fair (**Sul'thrazLOLRamstiens**) competition between each other.
It's a game at the end of the day so roll whatever you fancy. I have characters at 60 because there's a large community there and I can log on and queue a BG with 4 other twinks whenever I like. I also have an 89 because I really enjoy the bracket & the fact there's 2 expansions between 80 and 89 make the decision harder.
Blackberryy
TBC Classic
This question has been asked and answerd several times. Sponsors reply is the answer, but the search bar has tons of other threads answering this exact question. Good luck and have fun! 70s usually do other things including pve and farming which is what separates x0 from x9 at higher brackets, x9s are mainly pvp twinks
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Untouchable
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Thank you. I did search before but the replies were less detailed like HOM, Thank you HOM, and also you posted. Much appreciated...=)
[doublepost=1542388478,1542387836][/doublepost]I forgot to add a question based on the 70, 80 explanation... would the raiding gear be BIS for that bracket that ends @ 79? So for example a staff in the raid @ 70 be better than most acquired by a 79 in any dungeon? Also, with level scaling, wouldn't that gear scaled up to 79 with recent changes?
jwl
FC - Pagle
Twinks are collectibles. I cant say this enough.
When you level that BIS 70 rogue, with double warglaive & helmet enchant to 71, he instantly loses all of its value & may as well be deleted or taken to cap.
When you level that BIS 80 Death knight, with shadowmourne & herald of the titans to 81, he instantly loses all of its value & may as well be deleted or taken to cap.
Just my unpopular opinion as an old school player. Of course 79/89/99 & so fourth are viable options & potentially even stronger, but its just not my cup of tea. I'm much more intrigued & impressed by seeing someone twink at the appropriate level for their expansion.