PATCH 3.2 - THE END IS NEAR? (EU VERSION)
Patch 3.2 is LIVE. And while we all rejoice in getting Epic Mounts at 40 - this patch casts a dark shadow over the entire 40-49 pvp experience. Players are now awarded Experience for completing objectives and actions that yield honor in Battlegrounds. As a life raft, Blizzard has given twinks a method to TURN OFF EXPERIENCE GAIN in the game for that character. But once you flip that switch, you will now ONLY compete against others who have turned their XP off (other 49 twinks) in Battlegrounds.
But what does this really mean? It means that in ALL EU Battlegroups - the 40-49 twink bracket is in danger of suffering a massive decrease in the number of games that pop for us each day. Do not have any illusions about the impact of this. 49 is historically a less populated twink bracket than the 3 beneath us - and without non-twink players to fill in the missing spots to get WSG and AB games popping ... even the more twink-saturated Battlegroups are suffering from this.
A NEW HOME
To guarantee survival - we must consolidate. Group up onto a single playing field where our numbers will nurish ONE EU Battlegroup with our optimal activity. And that one EU Battlegroup is Blackout. At present time, Blackout is without a doubt the most populated 49 twink Battlegroup in all of EU WoW. Transfers have already started pouring into Blackout throught the organized efforts of many people who want the EU 40-49 twink bracket to SURVIVE. I encourage everyone who enjoyed pvp at level 49 to deeply consider transferring their twink to a Blackout server or rerolling on one so that we can ensure our survival and continue to flourish as a community.
For more information about this, we encourage you to visit the WoW EU Blackout Battlegroup Forums and ask any questions you might have about this consolidation. They're doing a great job of maintaining a directory of all active guilds on the Battlegroup and can help find a great fit for you or your guild. Also, below is that same list - which we will try to keep updated as well as we can. Also, we advise you contact the guilds directly to get information on their recruitment policies and recruitment status.
| GUILD | TWINKS | SERVER | GUILD | TWINKS |
| <Twinkz in Pyjamaz> | 3 | AGAMAGGAN | ----- | ----- |
| <GO BAKE ME A PIE SCRUB> | 5 | AGGRAMAR | <Forty Nine Pwnage> | 19 |
| ----- | ----- | AL'AKIR | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | ----- | ARATHOR | ----- | ----- |
| <Knights of Vengence> | 2 | ASZUNE | ----- | ----- |
| <SLM> | 1 | AZJOL-NERUB | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | ----- | BLADEFIST | ----- | ----- |
| <Take a chill pill> | 8 | BLOODHOOF | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | ----- | BLOODSCALP | ----- | ----- |
| <Twinkez> | 5 | BURNING BLADE | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | ----- | DOOMHAMMER | <bites> | 2 |
| <Dress Like Us> | 7 | DRAENOR | <Emerald Twinks> | 63 |
| ----- | ----- | DRAGONBLIGHT | ----- | ----- |
| <Fellowship of the Keg> | 2 | EMERALD DREAM | ----- | ----- |
| ----- | ----- | SUNSTRIDER | <The Outlaws> | 2 |
| <Glow is just for Show> | 21 | TWILIGHT'S HAMMER | <Reformatory> | 21 |
| <The Misery Never Ended> | 8 | TWILIGHT'S HAMMER | <Murloc Squad> | 4 |
| ----- | ----- | ZENEDAR | ----- | ----- |
| TOTAL ACTIVE TWINKS | 59 | TOTAL ACTIVE TWINKS | 112 |