Achievement System FAQ

Notable Achievement Information

• Achievement Titles
• WotLK PvP Achievements – Part 1
• WotLK PvP Achievements – Part 2
• New Mount Achievement – awards albino drake
• Leroy Jenkins Achievement
• Top 7 Kick Ass Achievements
• Explorer Achievement Title
• Best Blizzcon Achievements (humor)
• Tuskarrmagedon Achievement (humor)

Achievement System FAQ

Q: What is the achievement system?
A: The achievement system is a new feature in World of Warcraft (introduced in the Echoes of Doom patch) that allows players to track accomplishments and statistics of characters in all aspects of the game.

Q: How does the achievement system work?
A: You can browse all of the available achievements when you open the achievement window (the default key to do so is ‘Y’). Aside from Feats of Strength (see below), all achievements are visible, whether you have completed them or not. When you select an individual achievement, you will receive additional information on how to complete each one and how close you are to completing it. When you complete an achievement, a message will pop up on your screen specifying which achievement you earned. Players in the immediate vicinity and in your guild’s chat will also receive a message indicating what you’ve accomplished.

Q: Can I track how close I am to completing an achievement?
A: Yes. When you select an achievement, you will see a check box with the word “Track” in the lower left corner of the achievement description area. Check this box to display your progress in the quest tracker area.

Q: What are achievement points used for?
A: Achievement points are used to indicate how far a character has progressed into the achievement system.

Q: What are Feats of Strength? Why can’t I see a list of them?
A: Feats of Strength are special accomplishments that are either very challenging or no longer possible to complete in World of Warcraft. Some of these include old-world player-vs.-player ranks, certain rare mounts, and special titles. As such, we do not expect players to try to earn them, and they do not provide players with any achievement points.

Q: Why are certain dungeons not showing up as completed achievements when I know I did them but others are?
A: World of Warcraft was not originally designed with the achievement system in mind. While we were able to use specific items in a player’s inventory or completed quests to track and award some dungeon achievements retroactively, this was not always possible. As a result, some dungeons must be completed again to get the achievement.

Q: I play a lot of characters, so are there any achievements that will look at my whole account?
A: Not at this time, but we hope to add account-wide achievements in the future.

Q: Can I see my achievements on the Armory?
A: Not at this time, but we have plans to add these to the Armory in the future. We will provide more details when they become available.

Q: Will more achievements be added in the future?
A: Yes. We plan to build on this new feature and add more achievements in the future.

Q: What is the statistics tab in the achievements interface?
A: The statistics tab (located at the bottom of the achievement window) contains a wide variety of data on a character to help show the journey he or she has gone through in the game so far.

Source: blizzard

New WotLK Titles

With the new patch 3.0.2 build on the PTR we are getting a more comprehensive look at all the new titles. You should note that all of these titles are associated with some achievement. After you complete the objectives of the achievement you’ll receive the new title.

When I first heard about the achievements system I was fairly indifferent towards them. However, I really like the idea of providing additional novelty rewards for these achievements. It’s a minor point, and maybe it’s just me…but having these achievements gives the feeling that your character is worth more than just gear.

What do you think about new achievement system? Waste of time? Fun side accomplishment?

World Event Titles

• Elder - complete all lunar festival achievements (February)
• The Love Fool – complete all love is in the air achievements (valentines day event)
• Fame Warden / Flame Keeper - complete all midsummer fire festival achievements (last 2 weeks of June)
• Merrymaker – complete all winter veil festival achievements (December)
• Brewmaster - complete all brewfest achievements (September)
• The Hallowed - complete all hallows end achievements (October)
• Matron -complete the orphan event (female)
• Patron – complete the orphan event (male)

General Achievement Titles

• Champion of the Frozen Wastes – Kill all 12 final bosses on heroic mode in addition to the 3 raid bosses in 10 / 25 man instances.
• Seeker - Complete 3000 quests (for reference, I’ve been playing 4 years and I only have completed around 1500 quests)
• Loremaster - Alliance must complete 740 quests in Eastern Kingdoms, 765 in Kalimdor, 568 in Outlands and 760 in Northrend. Horde must complete 580 quests in Eastern Kingdoms, 715 quests in Kalimdor, 685 in Outlands, and 835 in Northrend.
• The Explorer - Explore 100% of all 3 continents.

Faction Achievement Titles

• Ambassador - reach exalted with all 5 capitals of your respective faction.
• The Exalted – reach exalted with 40 factions. There will be a grand total of 65 factions when WotLK is released (…holy money sink!)
• The Diplomat – reach exalted with Timbermaw Hold, the Sporeggar and the Kurenai / the Mag’har.
• Argent Champion – reach exalted with the argent down and the argent crusade.
  
• Guardian of Cenarius – reach exalted with Cenario Circle and Cenarion Expedition.
• Bloodsail Admiral - reach friendly with the Bloodsail Buccaneers and complete the pirate hat quest.

Profession Achievement Titles

• Chef - complete all cooking related achievements. Would it have hurt too think of something more original than chef, maybe like “Expediter.
• Salty - complete all fishing related achievements.

PvP Achievement Titles

• The Flawless Victor – win 10 arena matches in a row above 2000 rating.
• Of the Horde – 100,000 PvP HKs.
• Of the Alliance – 100,000 PvP HKs.
• Arena Master – complete all arena related achievements.
• Battlemaster - complete all PvP related achievements (includes arena achievements)