So Blizz, you are always looking for new ways to keep players subbed and going back to finish older content. I have an idea. Some might like it, some will hate it. Some may even troll. But since I am tired of reading threads written by people who constantly have negative “feedback”, I wanted to pitch something new:
The Legacy Hunter
No, it is not about the class. It is about the action. A fair few of us have been subbed here for nearly 2 decades and have the achievements and collections to prove it. But, most of us still have gaps in certain things, and have potentially given up on other things simply because the drop rates were as abysmal today as they were 18 years ago. That’s the wind up, so here comes the pitch:
I would suggest a new meta achievement that matches the Warband Mentor Buff. Once you have 5 level capped characters, and the matching achievements for completing the Dungeons / Raids at whatever level, you get a Warband buff. For instance, If I have completed Normal and Heroic 10 and 25 Throne of Thunder on one character, and have my five level capped characters, I get a buff to that raid for drops and mounts. That buff can stack up to 5 times based on the age of the content.
Throne of Thunder was added May 6, 2014. It is now July 7, 2025. There have been 5 expansions since then. With this Meta achievement in place, the buff can grow each time a new DLC is launched. A base 2.5% drop rate increase which increases over time. Now that we are up to 11.2, this means the buff would be increased 6 fold. In more specific terms here is how it breaks down IF we meet the other criteria:
Dungeons / Raids
Classic: 25% buff
TBC: 22.5% buff
Wrath: 20% buff
Cata: 17.5% buff
MoP: 15% buff
WoD: 12.5% buff
Legion: 10% buff
BfA: 7.5% buff
Shadowlands: 5% buff
DragonFlight: 2.5% buff
TWW (Current): No buff
This means, as time marches on, and people either get bored and unsub, or feel deflated and have no urge to run the content, the buff (after earned in the Meta achievement) would give them a reason to go back and run old stuff for something they missed. It’s old, outdated, yesterday’s news, and has zero impact on the current content. PLUS, it could entice former and new players to log in, get subbed, and chase things they missed the first time.
It hurts no one (unless you count the egos of the folks who wanted to feel special), it makes old content relevant and tolerable, and gives players a reason to sub and go back to do everything they left behind because they were either moving forward, or simply discouraged. We would have to earn the Meta each expac by keeping at least 5 characters at level cap. Easy ask especially for the achievement hunters.
And there is the pitch. Love it, hate it, tweak it. But at least talk about it. If any of the Wrath Team was still around, the ones who drove change in this game, they would already steal the idea and call it their own. So if you wanna steal it, and delete the thread, be my guest. I just think this could drive player engagement and make the entrances to old raids and dungeons look as alive EVERYDAY moving forward as they do during this event.