I have to agree with Praelor. I don't know *why* twinking bothers me. I
don't deny it is perhaps partial jealousy. Hell yes I would like level 40+
armor to start out with! I'm level 20 and I'd take it now!

But I think what really gets me is the unfair (And it is) advantage that the
twinkers get over a non-twinked same level person. Now perhaps that the
advantage is more of a psycological thing.. i.e. I *think* they have a
better chance than me. But I feel that if I'm standing beside a level 20
monk with high level gear and me with my low level gear, I feel like the
monk is going to be able to fight better and for longer without downtime
because of his ill gotten gear. I haven't seen any "studies" to back up my
feelings, but it just makes sense to me :)

And I don't want to open the "If you want better gear go get it" can of
worms. I get the best that me and my group can get. In a group of 10-12
people, we have to balance out quest items - it's only fair. So that is not
an option, so to speak.

Simple solution (And I like it no matter what anyone says) Make gear start
to have a level requirement. If that "Glowing Baseball cap of Might" comes
from a level 40 MoB, then only a level 35+ can wear it.

I think the thing that bothers me the most about EQ is the money situation.
The greed factor has almost turned it into a UO-type situation. I realize
this is a total tangent, but how many of you have actually had to turn OFF
the auction channel on a non-bazaar day? I hate it. I hate greed. I'm
level 20 and I have 15 pp to my name. But that's just me and I could be
stupid :)

Back to the twinking issue, I see one more factor: My over developed sense
of injustice. If I had to work so hard to get what I have, what gives Mr.
Twinkee the right to get everything handed to him? Actually, now that I
think about it, it is the sense of injustice. Jealousy is just a mitigating
factor :)