Issues with Mechagnome unlocking

[Kreivos-hyjal]

Originally posted in GD, will link the thread here.

Issues with unlocking Mechagnomes

So my Horde Mage has just about every Mechagon achievement, exalted rep probably ten times over, and every requirement for unlocking them done. Logged on to my 120 Alliance Rogue to find that he has all of the requirements except for Operation Mechagon - The Mechoriginator. Despite him just opening even the zone yesterday and having next to no rep, the banner at the Stormwind Embassy is tagged as having the exalted rep requirement met. So I’m not sure what is going on here.

[Aelandaluz-area-52]

Same as OP here. My Horde toon has all rep, and Mechagon achieve.
I get on Ally toon, and Operation Mechagon is grayed out (even tho the achievement shows complete)… lol.

[Darna-moon-guard]

I’m having the same issue. The Mechoriginator quest isn’t highlighted for me on my Alliance 120- so the rep I did on my Horde DH and completing the quests should work- but isn’t. I’m not sure what this means at all. I just really really want to play my mechagnomes

[Aelandaluz-area-52]

Just got a reply from a GM in game. They said the GM’s in game cant to anything, and to submit bug reports. (/sigh)

[Darna-moon-guard]

Same here.

[Kreivos-hyjal]

Least that part is done, hopefully they will respond soon.

[Merlina-bloodsail-buccaneers]

Same thing here. My horde hunter has exalted rep with rustbolt and the mechagon ach but when i switch to my ally mage who is 120 it is saying she doesn’t have the ach completed. I find that a bit odd when these quests don’t exactly matter which 120 does the unlocking. Rep is checked off though.

[Cordana-malfurion (Cordana)]

Can confirm the same problem. Hoping this is fixed soon.

[Darathor-arthas]

Same problem here.

[Aelandaluz-area-52]

Reposting here:
OK… THIS FIXED IT (for me at least).

1. (since I had everything listed as complete, except the dungeon achieve):
2. I went and que’d up for ‘The workshop’ (the 2nd dungeon)…
3. Just completed that (got the achievement again, on my ally toon).
4. Now I can get the quest on my ally toon.

Hope that helps

[Darna-moon-guard]

Gonna try this and hope for the best.

[Holycow-uldaman]

Just a heads-up, they did it on an Alliance toon that was already Revered.

@Aelandaluz-area-52

I que’d up for the dungeon, on an ally toon that was already at Rev.
(everything in the ally toons achieve was checked off except for the dungeon)
(even tho the achieve was showing completed)

[Kreivos-hyjal]

Yup. I’m about to test it on a toon that isn’t even Friendly yet.

[Darna-moon-guard]

Then what on earth is the point of ever getting rep with them on a horde toon… I’m testing with a neutral toon soon.

[Holycow-uldaman]

Then what on earth is the point of ever getting rep with them on a horde toon

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Darna-moon-guard]

Josh Augustine, a Blizzard employee said in a tweet that we can- yet we’re not able to. @Jaugustine on twitter, but why?

[Cordana-malfurion (Cordana)]

In response to my ingame ticket:

This actually left me scratching my head as well when I first came across this so I can totally understand where you’re coming from. >_<

From what I can gather, it looks like the Alliance version of the Mechagonian Threat achievement must be completed. As far as I can tell, this working by design: [form link]

If you’d like to see the criteria become cross-faction and account-wide, I suggest passing along your feedback to the devs: [Link]

I know this isn’t quite the solution you were hoping for but I do hope you have a great rest of your week.

So ummm… yeah. We’re supposed to grind this rep… AGAIN. They’re reneging on anything they said prior. I would have grinded rep on my alliance toon and not my horde had I known this was the case. Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, did it say I’d have to grind to revered and do Machagon on my Alliance character… in fact it was specifically stated on multiple websites that the rep on my horde character would suffice. REALLY not happy with this decision by Blizz and the amount of time I need to put in AGAIN.

GAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Logging for a while to put out these fumes.

[Valyntina-stormrage (Valyntina)]

Dang, that sucks
I wish they had said something sooner because literally everyone was saying Horde could get all the requirements and unlock mechagnomes.

[Holycow-uldaman]

Wowhead…

:T

https://www.wowhead.com/mechagnome-allied-race

The Mechagonian Threat and Rustbolt Resistance can be completed on any Alliance or Horde character, but the unlock scenario must be completed on a level 120 Alliance character.

And the unlock scenario refers to:

You must then complete a special questline which demonstrates the ingenuity of Gnomes and Mechagnomes working together.

[Darna-moon-guard]

Exactly. If I have to faction change, do the quest, then immediately refund the race change I’m not gonna be happy