As we play through Draenor and start getting a closer look at things, we're able to better tell how the systems will play out. One of the more interesting, and new, dynamics in the game is the garrisons -- they're giving advancement paths that haven't existed in WoW before, and as with anything, the first release of these advancement paths tends to be a bit... bumpy.

Take, for instance, the level 3 Storehouse. For those of you who haven't looked into this building yet, it provides you with bank access and +5 work orders at tier 1, guild bank access at tier 2, and finally transmogrification and void storage access at tier 3. Quite the useful building to have in your town. Couple that with a close-by auction house that you can make and you've got yourself a very ideal place to wage your economic transactions.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 are purchasable, so it's not a big deal to get those. As with all tier 3 plans, however, you need to do something else. These particular plans are tied to the achievement Got Money on My Draenor Mind. You need to loot 10,000 gold in Draenor to get the achievement. And that looting means very strictly picking up the gold from dead monsters. Not from selling items, not from lucrative garrison missions, not from quests -- just picking up gold from dead monsters.

After having reached 100 and playing for 1 day and 21 hours at that level, I've amassed 351 gold from looted mobs. I reached level 100 after about 15 hours of actual play. At this average rate of 5.85g/hr, it's going to take me 1,710 hours to amass the gold. If I play for 15/hours a week, which to be honest is pushing it for me with the amount of real life I have to deal with, it will take me 114 weeks to get the achievement.

To put it in another way, I'll get the tier 3 of Storehouse on January 31, 2017.

Now, of course, there are those who are closer than I am, and there are those who probably don't see this much looted gold as a big deal. Truth be told, I don't see it as a big deal either -- but I do think it's something that could be easily changed. Make it a fun achievement, like spending 5,000g on transmogrification or something like that. Heck, make it 10,000g. Just anything other than the current loot 10,000g.

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