Bracket Choice

Sorry for the lapse in updates folks, I was on vacation in Florida! No internet for me, and I can't say I missed it terribly.

Today's discussion topic is bracket choice. There are 3 PvP brackets available to trial players: 10-14, 15-19, and 20-24.

It may seem obvious that the last choice there is foolish, as most players would be above a twink in level. However, that range of levels does not provide any truly key abilities, and twinking is extremely rare in the 20's. The addition of mounts at that level makes the game feel more complete, and several gear/buff improvements can be obtained at level 20. If you want to feel like a paying WoW player, this may be the bracket for you. Likewise, if you want to pump your stats up as far as possible, a higher level will always provide an easier path.

10-14 is a new division, built to reduce the effectiveness of twinking in low BG's. The idea here is to pick a class that gains an extremely OP spell either from a talent specialization or early on from trainers. It can be used to assassinate and decimate unsuspecting players. Another benefit is that gearing up in this bracket is extremely uncommon, and if one wears even full uncommon armor, he or she will have enormous advantage over almost all players in battle. The flip side of that, is that gear is nearly impossible to grab at such a low level, without the use of the dungeon finder.

Lastly, the infamous 15-19 bracket. Really, it should be called the 19 bracket, because lower players are few and far between. This range is the original twink arena, and will certainly pose the most challenge to any twink. As this is the objective of twinking, this is my chosen bracket, and the others are for relaxing after blowing up the legitimate twinks. Not much needs to be said here, as almost all of the blog deals with play at level 19.

Please comment with any ideas on class/spec choice in any of the brackets, and I will attempt to answer any questions related to gear.