Twinking, HC, SC...my thoughts

[the Langolier]

Putting a full Sigon's set on a level 25 character is definitely twinking, imo

But finding the full set doesn't happen overnight. Personally, by the time I have found the entire set on any of my characters, I would have leveled up that character to 50. To 80. Hell, even to 99, considering I have never completed Sigon's set.

This does bring up a good point though (considering if you already had the full set - or even a full set of elite items). Duping a full set of elite uniques on even a character in Act 5 hell would give that character an enormous advantage. But it would'nt really feel like twinking if you happen to find an item that will be well used on another character and transfer it. One time I found the Spineripper with my sorceress. I transferred it to my necromancer who was in act 5 nightmare and got great use out of it. It didn't significantly alter gameplay and make my character way overpowered. It was just a decent item that I saw use for aside from selling it to the vendors. So, was that a twink? What happens if I find another decent item? And another? At what point does it become twinking? What if you level up a sorceress and necro both from level 80 to 85, and you find the Oculus (with your necro) and Homunculus (with your sorceress). Does it count as twinking when you transfer them to the class best suited for them?

As you can see, "as to give the second character a play advantage" is a very subjective term. What one person considers a play advantage various greatly from player to player.