I enjoy Twinking. What is twinking? In my favorite game of the moment, World of Warcraft, it means you have a character at the top of their level bracket (ie 19, 29, 39), in the best gear planning and money can get, with the best enchants and librams that level will be able to use. Some do it just to see what can be done, some gear up for battleground hijinks. I have a level 19 rogue, twinked pretty well, for my bank character. I also have a 19 hunter and priest, missing maybe one enchant each, that are fun for battlegrounds.
I have read about level 1 twinks, even level 10 twinks, but, for now, I like the 19 bracket. There are very few talent points to spend. Spells and abilities are fewer, making it easier for me, who doesn't enter Player Versus Player combat unless necessary, to enter battlegrounds and be effective. I even get pretty good sometimes! It's a taste of endgame, without the trouble of making the 70 level cap and raiding incessantly.
How do you plan for a good twink? I was told by a wise person once that you should always take your level one intended and walk them everywhere you plan on going with them. Why? Because it will keep you from the accidental experience gain of discovering an area. For a low level twink especially, this is crucial, as a lot of your gear requires endless dungeon runs, and if you are twinking without a level 60 or so to drag you through, these runs are going to be very expensive in terms of experience point gain. Every point you can possibly save for another chance at that bind on pickup drop is worth skipping starter zone quests and dying numerous times to mobs more than twice your level to avoid the future experience gain.
So where should a future 19 twink explore after birth? I recommend every major city possible, even Shattrath if you can find someone to whisk you there. Discover Ratchet, for the quest turn in there, and the ship that travels to Booty Bay. The Wailing Caverns and the oases surrounding it (if you have no sugar daddy, this is where you should level fishing, for Deviate Fish are worth more than their weight in gold) should be discovered, as there are some great items in there for leather and cloth wearers, and THE bow for the hunter twink. Wander the length of Ashenvale, discover the Zoram Strand and Blackfathom Deeps, for mail wearers, shield bearers, and the ultimate wand quest. Travel into Silverpine Forest, and chat with a bloke in the Sepulcher for a great ring quest, then find Shadowfang Keep, another great place for weaponry and some nice melee cloaks. While in that neck of the woods, if you aren't planning on taking engineering and have a buddy to help, Hordies should hit Tarren Mill for a quest that nets a nice cloth headpiece. Booty Bay and Grom'gol and all the land along the shores there should be travelled if you plan on trying for fishing gear. The Gurubashi Arena is a sight to see, and should be found if you have some high level buddies willing to help you gain the trinket from the event. For those brave Horde(who will also have to discover dreary Duskwood) or lucky Alliance, Westfall should be on your list of sights to see, as well as the Deadmines. Van Cleef has a leather chest piece any leather or mail wearer should have on their list of must haves, and some of his minions drop some nice weaponry and rings. For those of the Horde faction, the Ghostlands have some nice quest rewards and a very nice cloak you can purchase at high reputation levels with Tranquillien. There is a nice thrown weapon to be had from one of their vendors there,too, if you are quick about it! Your baby may level a few times while exploring, and die many times more, but it will be well worth it!
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