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by Denise Shively 
Jan 24th 2011 at 8:00AM
I've always been something of an achievement junkie, but there are a few that I am exceptionally proud of. It seems silly, but the reputation achievements are often my favorites. The Diplomat was particularly frustrating, seeing as how I was experiencing constant lag throughout the entire grind with the Timbermaw and the Kurenai. The frustration, however, simply made that achievement something I am proud to brag about to this day -- and my warlock loves showing her title off to anyone who deigns to pay attention.
Of course, she does have ways of making people pay attention ... ah, but I digress!
Whether you tirelessly slaved away, grinding reputation for an obscure faction (or several of them); collected pet after pet in the hopes of obtaining Lil' Game Hunter; or worked endlessly to down the Lich King for the coveted Bane of the Fallen King, I want to hear about it your proudest achievement moment in WoW. It can be anything, from the random or trivial to something you actually had to put a lot of effort into to obtain.
So, fellow WoW friends -- which achievement are you most proud of?
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Reader Comments (Page 5 of 9)
anjeney Jan 24th 2011 9:55AM
I'm proud of every one of them I've earned. Will be prouder when I finally get loremaster.
On the other hand.. I am ashamed of Bloodsail Admiral. I was fresh 70 and had NO idea what it would do to the rep. I'm still trying to fix it.. but I think it's always going to be broken.
PsyWulf Jan 24th 2011 9:58AM
Light of dawn and even more so
Tribute to dedicated insanity
Purely for how rare it was
Parknet Jan 24th 2011 10:04AM
Guardian of Cenarius and spending nearly all gold on the Cenarion War Hippogryph which is still my mount of choice. (Except when I'm Uldum where I my flying carpet is just perfect.)
Amaxe Jan 24th 2011 10:06AM
I guess when it comes to titled achievements, I've got a fond memory for Ambassador. I had ground all the factions before 3.0 just to see "if anything happened." It was nice getting belated recognition. Other titles have come, but Ambassador is the title I still use on Amaxe.
jfofla Jan 24th 2011 10:11AM
Mountain-o-mounts.
Spent about 3 months and 80,000 gold to get it.
bldavis59 Jan 24th 2011 10:19AM
Easy, My Violet Protodrake
nothing else needs said.....
what? need to fill more of the page?
ok ...um......*looks up armory*
combination of leading the cavalry and lil game keeper
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Ryvers Jan 24th 2011 10:16AM
Gonna have to go with Warlord on this one. Was going to go for High Warlord back in vanilla, but my guild was shifting focus from PVP to raiding, and having just started BWL I figured I'd get better. Not too much later I got the Crossbow of Smiting off Chromaggus, so not a real loss. Unfortunately the title is on my hunter who I don't really play anymore.
Ryvers Jan 24th 2011 10:19AM
Oh yea, I also have a Rogue named Dorá with "The Explorer" title. She's got a few other titles too, but I keep The Explorer up. When running around town I also keep the explorer tabard on her as well. If only she were a hunter, she could have had Swiper for a pet!
RWZBomber Jan 24th 2011 10:20AM
Exalted Champion of the Horde for my Crusader title.
Jason Jan 24th 2011 10:20AM
40 Exalted Reputations, which I was able to get before ICC and the Ashen Verdict. :)
Rayel Jan 24th 2011 10:22AM
My favorite is "Crusader"... took me a long time to get it.
Prior to that... Ambassador was my first title, way before The Patient (which I detest).
matthew.heslin Jan 24th 2011 10:25AM
I leveled pretty slowly, so for the first year I didn't really try and do anything too complicated - particularly the holiday achievements. The PvP ones scared me and the "travel all over the world(s)" ones felt like they might be out of reach.
After I hit 80, I realized those excuses didn't really apply anymore, and I completed the Lunar Festival achievement. Got a title. Kept a bunch of those magic spotlight stones. It was fun.
After about four or five of those, I realized I was halfway through "What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been." I thought that would be a good long-term goal, and shortly afterward Blizz announced that the Violet Proto-Drake would include free 310% flying even after the Cataclysm patch. That's good incentive.
Got Merrymaker in the first week of Winter Veil last month, after 2-3 years of playing, completing the meta-achievement. I kept a copy of the letter from Alexzstrasza.
Hisrech Jan 24th 2011 10:28AM
My guild and I did "I choose you steelbreaker" back when ulduar was the hardest thing in the game. It was an awesome night and we were all pumped
dutchy Jan 24th 2011 10:36AM
Being one of the 10 allies on my server with Herald of the Titans
Hyacin Jan 24th 2011 10:42AM
Realm First! Illustrious Angler I think for sure, but Firefighter is a close second. That was VERY hard to get at the time.
Pools Jan 24th 2011 10:40AM
I love my Salty title....my characters name is Salty Lakes
Stardusted Jan 24th 2011 10:44AM
Salty and Battlemaster
Gimmlette Jan 24th 2011 10:49AM
Loremaster ranks right up there because I did it in July of 2009 and I didn't use Quest Helper. Finding those last quests was so hard. I hit it in Azshara, back when it was a place no one went to. But I do remember flying into Thorium Point in Searing Gorge about a month after getting the title and realizing that I never finished the quests available there.
I just got 100 mounts and 40 reputations which does brand me, in the guild, as an overachiever. I like 'the Seeker' because it means you're doing an awful lot of questing just because.
Right now, I am most proud of downing Yogg and getting "The Secrets of Ulduar". We struggled on that fight and had to not do it for a month so we could come in fresh. And, after we killed Yogg, we went to OS and did that with three drakes up to get that achievement for over half of the raid and for the guild. That's the title I currently wear.
For me, the achievements that represent doing something with my guild are the ones I'm most proud of, whether it's downing Onyxia or downing Arthas or downing Nefarian. 10 or 25 people working towards a common goal makes me feel really good about that bar that comes up on the screen when the boss dies.
zaababy Jan 24th 2011 10:51AM
My Blood Guard title from vanilla days; Getting loremaster and seeker before cataclysm came out; Champion of the Naaru; Long Strange Trip--I am so proud that I got it the very first year; Starcaller, Kingslayer; lil game hunter; Being keyed/attuned for everything--onyxia, blackwing lair, molten core, kara, have the ubrs key (or had, they took so much out of the game I haven't checked my bank). I am at 38/40 exalted reps and will be thrilled to finally get the exalted title. I do absolutely everything on my main, I've played her for 6 years. Which is why I have complete disinterest in doing all this on any of my zillions of other characters.
Bill Brasky Jan 24th 2011 10:51AM
Did somebody order a knuckle sandwich?
http://www.wowhead.com/achievement=16