Top 7 Kick Ass WotLK Achievements

7. The Explorer

Tired of the generic pick up 5 of X, kill 10 of Y? Yeah…me too, which is why I’m pretty excited for the challenge of The Explorer! Those who think they are up to the challenge will become a regular Magellan as they sail the seas and explore every zone, every nook and cranny of all 4 continents. For accomplishing this feat you’ll be awarded with a new title, The Explorer.

6. Make Love, Not Warcraft

Even blizzard has a pretty good sense of humor every once and a while. All you have to do to complete this achievement is shoot off a quick /hug on a player you’ve just killed. Personally I think this will be one of the easiest achievements I’ll have to do, especially considering all the /gloat and /spit practice I’ve got in over the years.

5. Leading the Calvary

This achievement isn’t for the casual gamer, not by any stretch. To Lead the Calvary and ride above mere mortals on your Albino Drake you’ll have to acquire a staggering 50 mounts. That’s, right…50! Don’t worry though, you can use 60% ground mounts, 100% ground mounts, 60% flying mounts, and 100% flying mounts to reach that total. If you try to complete this in patch 3.0 you’ll be in for a tough grind, there’s only around 85 total mounts available for TBC, and this includes all rare / trading card mounts / arena drakes / other things you probably won’t have.

Once the Wrath of the Lich King is released there will be a host of new ground and flying mounts, making this achievement much easier.

4. Leroy Jenkins

What would this top list by without a mention of the legendary Leroy Jenkins. The video made popular shortly after WoW’s release and launched the legend of Leroy is now its own achievement! Succeed where Leroy failed and slay 50 dragon whelps in under 15 seconds in Upper Black Rock Spire.

If you haven’t seen the video make sure you check it out! Leroy Jenkins Video

3. Grand Caravan Mammoth

Nothing too complicated here…Obtain a Grand Caravan Mammoth from Mei Francis in Dalaran. No problem right? Or so you thought! Only professional Chinese farmers and Zuggy’s Gold Mastery Guide users will have any hope of completing this achievement (if they want to still have a life that is!).

The Grand Caravan Mammoth costs a mammoth…pun intended, 15,000g! Though it’s well worth the costs, you can carry up to 3 passengers on your mount, including vendors should you choose to invite them to hop on! I love this achievement because it’s the first true money sink that says nothing more than…

HEY LOOK AT ME! Anyone else ready for Mammoth trains in Orgrimmar?

2. Avast Ye, Admiral!

At long last all us bloodsail scallywags are getting our just deserves! This achievement isn’t one to be taken lightly, and for this reason it’s making my list. To complete this achievement and gain the title of Bloodsail Admiral you must get to friendly with the Bloodsail Buccaneers. Sounds easy enough, right? Not exactly, in order to get to friendly you’ll be killing thousands of booty bay goblins to increase your reputation, in doing so you’ll not only be tanking your booty bay reputation, but all Steamweedle Cartel factions. All the way to 0/36,000 hated with every faction of the Steamweedle Cartel.

This will prevent you from doing anything associated with goblins until you get your reputation back up. So, do ye think ye are up to thy challenge, matey!?

1. For the Horde! / For the Alliance!

Whether it’s raiding, battlegrounds or arena I love anything that brings people together for the purposes for domination, and domination is what these achievements are all about. In order to complete this achievement you must kill all 4 opposing faction leaders, a feat easier said than done. Most of these faction leaders will require a raid of at least 40 members.

Those who accept and complete this daunting challenge will be rewarded with a black war bear mount.

You’ve heard my top 7 now I want to hear yours! What achievements do you think should make the list?

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)