Battle grounds are, to my mind unfortunately, like professional strength based sports- in order to stay competitive you *must* take performance enhancing drugs.

In sports that's steroids, in BGs that's building a twink with a character to supply gold and friends to run instances for blue-drops.

I agree, I wish Blizzard could come up with a way that players who would like to enjoy BGs but don't wish to take the time and money to build a twink could play with like minded (and like-geared players)

Success in BGs is from experience resulting in good skills *and* from really good gear. When you are just stepping into a Battle Ground for the first time to get your feet wet, it doubtlessly will be wet from your own blood. Learning is a painful mess because, unlike any other sport or activity I can think of, you are tossed in with really experienced and over-geared players.

If you are persistent, you will learn and come back and do better each time. If you enjoy the game you will almost doubtlessly end up building a twink to stay competitive but, I can see how the skill/gear disparity could really turn off many people who might otherwise enjoy BGs because of the huge difference between normal gear and the advantages (largely Stamina) that twink gear provides.

A learning server which grouped players by experience and/or gear would be very welcomed. Not sure exactly how it could be managed but, I think it would be a nice alternative to those wishing it.

Good luck to you.

Bunion
Bladefist
Ghost Wolf Clan