Achievements

Categories

Below are the different types of Achievements & Statistics. Choose a category to see the specific Achievements currently available in Beta.

Summary

Here is a general overview of the Achievements System:

• The System will launch with over 500 Achievements.
• New Achievements will be added with each content patch.
• Achievements can be viewed upon inspection of another player or through the online Armory.
• Achievements can be tracked by shift-clicking the icon in the Achievement UI, similar to the existing Quest tracker.
• Every time a new Achievement is earned...
  • A special sound and animation will occur.
  • The Achievement will be announced to the player's guild chat and to everyone in the area. (Screenshot)
• Each Achievement earned will give the players a certain amount of Achievement Points.
  • No information is available on how these Points will be used.
• Some Achievements will also give rewards. These will be "purely cosmetic and just for fun." Examples include:
  • Vanity pets.
  • Titles.
  • Tabards. (Example: Tabard of the Achiever, reward from completing the collect 25 tabards achievement, pictured here.)
• Feats of Strength will be a sub-section of the Achievements system.
  • Feats celebrate accomplishments in old-world Azeroth, some of which are no longer available.
  • Feats give no Achievement Points.
  • Feats will be applied retroactively for those who have completed the requirements.
• The Achievement System will feature a unique, trackable UI. (See the Images tab for details.)

Source: Blizzard's official Achievements Preview.

A variety of new Titles have been discovered in the game files which are earned via Achievements. For some of them, exactly which specific Achievements is not yet know.

Achievement Titles

Information regarding the new titles attainable through the achievements system can be found on the Titles page.

Feats of Strength Titles

These titles are tied to Feats of Strength and therefore limited to only one person, or a very few people, for each realm.

• Twilight Vanquisher (PlayerName) - Participated in the realm first Sartharion the Onyx Guardian kill (25 player).
• (PlayerName) The Magic Seeker - Participated in the realm first Malygos kill (25 player).
• (PlayerName) Conqueror of Naxxramas - Participated in the realm first Kel’Thuzad kill (25 player).
• (PlayerName) Hero of Northrend - First player on the realm to gain exalted reputation with the Argent Crusade, Wyrmrest Accord, Kirin Tor and Knights of the Ebon Blade.

Here are some notes fromk developers posted on the Beta Achievements Forum pertaining to how the Achievements system will function and what changes to it are planned.

Retroactive Achievements

Some achievements outside of the Feats of Strength will be rewarded retroactively as well. Devs are still experimenting with ways to detect and reward these.

From Tigole on WotLK Forums Retro Dungeon & Raid Boss Kill Update.

"We did a pass and checked quests associated with dungeon boss kills. In an upcoming Beta build, you'll see that you'll get some dungeon/raid achievements granted retroactively. Not all dungeons and raids have quests associated with them so some players will still have to re-do the content. For example, there are no quests that validate the boss kills in Slave Pens or Blood Furnace.

Also, keep in mind that in cases such as Onyxia or Zul'jin, not every raid member got quest credit for the quest item drop.

We figured it was better to try to reward credit wherever possible."

Retrieving Destroyed Items

In order to help players complete the relevant achievements, Devs have plans to allow players to re-acquire Key, Tabard, and Vanity Pet items they may have destroyed in the past and have no other way to recover.

From Tigole on WotLK Forums Re: Unobtainable Achievements.

"We're making all of the old keys obtainable if you deleted them. Same goes for pets and tabards. For keys, talk to a Locksmith. For Pets, talk to a stable master. For tabards, go to the tabard vendor. It's important to note that this ONLY works for pets/tabards/keys that cannot be obtained again by the player. This means that if a pet was a rare drop and you deleted it, you'll need to farm for it again."

Achievement Ideas/Suggestions

Below are some of the posts where Devs have responded positively to player suggestions for Achievements. We may see these suggestions added into the system in future builds.

Achievement UI

Screenshots

From Blizzard's official Achievements preview.