Alright, coming in from last week you have 60 mounts (and also your very own Reins of the Albino Drake from the Leading the Cavalry achievement). While I previously told you that there were no reputations left with a good selection of mounts to look forward to, I may have mislead you a little. While there is no reputation, the Argent Tournament is ready and waiting for you with its selection of 14 mounts! While some of them will take over a week worth of daily quests, you have at least five available for 500g and only 5 champion seals when you become an exalted champion of each city. Yep, prepare to empty out your pocketbook as we look into the next round of acquirable mounts.
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April 11, 2010
April 6, 2010
Blue Dragonhawk Blues Part One: The First Sixty
Ah yes, the ultimate mount: the Blue Dragonhawk. This mount is the reward for Mountain o’ Mounts, the achievement awarded at 100 mounts. This is a huge achievement, so I’ll be breaking it up into parts. Also, ever since the introduction of the argent tournament this became much, much easier. There is no need to pick up Engineering or Tailoring unless you want to, though I will include class and profession-specific mounts in a later article.
For the first fifty mounts, you have it pretty easy. On a side note, if you are only after the Reins of the Albino Drake, this guide is enough to get you there. The first fifty mounts are pretty easy, it’s only once you start going after the last fifty that things get difficult. Your first step is to raise your reputation with the Alliance factions (Horde guide coming later): Stormwind, Gnomeregan Exiles, The Exodar, Darnassus, and Ironforge. This will pick you up the achievement Ambassador of the Alliance, making you Ambassador Kvn. Unless you’re not me, then you will become Ambassador [Your Name Here]. This first round of “Alliance” mounts will run you about 2,745g. While this is very pricey, most of the cost is from the Snowy Armored Gryphon mount. If you’re only going for the Reins of the Albino Drake, skip out on that one.
April 5, 2010
Noblegarden 2010
Ah yes, Noblegarden. A quick glance at the in-game calendar shows flowers and leaves decorationg April 4th to April 11th, denoting a holiday that just recently became a full-fledged event. Looking back two years shows you nothing but a few hours of egg-searching early Easter morning. Last year, however, the event was completely revamped including all sorts of fun items and yet another meta-achievement required for the Violet Proto-drake. Ready to dive in? I know I am!
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November 9, 2009
And so it begins!
After much resisting, I’ve finally created my first World of Warcraft set of writings. To give some perspective on how long the game has been out, it’s now in version 3.2.2 and 3.3 (Icecrown Citadel) is on the Public Test Realm. I’m one of those “casual hardcore” players Blizzard is always talking about, the ones who may or may not raid and who may or may not delve into the player-versus-player aspects of the game. Alright, well, let’s get started.
The first of much big news from the Public Test Realm is six new mounts — four armored Frostwyrms, Arthas’ vampire pony Invincible, and the Large Love Rocket. There has been some speculation that the Frostwyrms are actually vehicles to be used in Icecrown Citadel, which would make me sad were it true. Much the same way Netherdrakes were the iconic mounts of Burning Crusade, I’ve always viewed Frostwyrms as being the iconic, though unobtainable, mounts for Wrath of the Lich King. While the top 0.5% of Arena teams per battlegroup get their shiny new Frostwyrm mounts at the end of each season, most of us mere mortals have had to resign ourselves to the fact that Frostwyrms would not be joining our mount collections. I would happily take up raiding again if Icecrown Citadel had an option to acquire a Frostwyrm mount, even if the armored versions are significantly uglier than the naked versions.
Having spent a lot of time attempting to farm the Headless Horseman’s Charger, I’m not quite thrilled with the prospect of trying to farm a giant love rocket mount. Still, part of me is excited as more mounts are added to the game. Ever since the game began, mounts have been one of the biggest draws for me. I love the Winterspring Frostsaber (“Wintersaber”), and it’s one of the reasons I went with World of Warcraft instead of one of the competitors at the time like Final Fantasy Online. Something about a blue saber-toothed tiger is just too good to pass up.
