Hello, I’ve encountered a technical frustration with the achievement process, and I’m hoping a Blizzard representative will be able to assist me with my quandary. Over the last ~3 years I’ve been gradually working toward The Loremaster achievement. I’ve been playing since the original release of WoW, so I’ve done my fair share of questing, and leveling alts. I’ll admit that I was taking my time, but I wanted the title Loremaster for one of my characters, so I was basically knocking out a different zone each time I leveled up an alt. I finally got to one zone left: Shadowmoon Valley. It was an ultra pain, but I eventually got around to completing it a couple nights ago. That got me Loremaster of Outland, and–should have–The Loremaster meta achievement. Curious what I was missing, I looked up the achievement and I discovered the worst possible scenario: The Shadowlands was added to the meta achievement. My heart sunk. After years of grinding and devotion, it was all. For. NOTHING.
So now I have decided to pour my heart out in an attempt for some grace and understanding from the developers. What can you guys do for me? Is it possible that I can receive credit for the achievement? Can I at least get the title & tabard? Literally, if I just did it three weeks ago then I would have all of it. That doesn’t seem right to me. It doesn’t seem ethical, and it doesn’t seem fair. Now if Shadowlands was actually released, I’d get the idea of “sorry, you didn’t do it in time, better luck next time!” but Shadowlands isn’t even out yet. It hasn’t released, and I couldn’t do those quests even if I wanted to. So I did, in fact, make the cut-off time (not that it was announced anywhere, btw). This normally wouldn’t be a big deal, but I’m not purchasing Shadowlands, so I’ll never have the chance to get this achievement/title/tabard again. I’ve been a committed subscriber for 16 years, and I have a statuette to prove it! I know it’s a long shot, but I’m hoping that my loyalty and my genuine right to these rewards will suffice. Before you dismiss me, consider this: There are people playing the game right now who have The Loremaster achievement, title, and tabard who have done nothing different from me. They have completed all of the same quests and done all of the same work I have, but they have been recognized for it, they have been rewarded. Please explain to me how that makes sense, that we have done the same, but I have nothing to show for it. I hope you can see my perspective here, and I hope you can right this wrong. Thank you for reading this post, and I look forward to receiving some communication.
Im pretty sure A GM wont be able grant you the loremaster title only because u didnt earn it before the SL achievements were added GM can only act on what can be proven but becasue u didnt earn it in time they more then likely wont be able to grant it.
Unfortunately, that is correct. They are unable to grant achievement credit. I don’t need the achievement itself, though. I just want the title & tabard. I already submit a ticket to no avail, as they recommended I take my issue here.
If you’re unable to get the title/items on your own, they’re not going to hand it to you because you want it done you felt like you want it done. With the pre-patch, which add in Shadowlands, means there’s no zones to quest in to get the loremaster title.
No, Shadowlands not fully being release doesn’t mean you’re entitled to it. More to the point, they’re not going to give a player something they didn’t get themselves because they want it. No amount of money or time you put into this game entitles someone bypass what’s requested not to get the achievement.
Tolna, I think that’s where the confusion lies. I have earned the achievement (it just wasn’t granted to me.) I have done everything exactly the same as everyone else who has earned the achievement. I’m not asking for handouts, or to receive free rewards without doing my part. I did my part, now I’m just asking for justice.
Darthwraith, so I philosophically agree. However, what’s wrong with doing it for everyone? If anyone meets the same criteria as I, they have fundamentally earned it, too. They should be appropriately rewarded. I’m not asking for special treatment.
THat’s the thing; with the pre-patch, it made Shadowlands part of the game now. It doesn’t matter if other people got the title and such, you didn’t meet everything needed to get such. Shadowlands is part of the game and with its zones to quest in and get their zones.
Other players whom did it before the pre-patch dropping doesn’t matter as you need to wait until Shadowlands gates open to do those zones. The GMs, nor the blues here, are unable to give such as they’re not in the habit of doing something because a player felt they felt entitled to it.
Your basicly asking blizzard to check millions of players accounts and retroactively reward players feesably thats not possible when there all working from home with limeted resources.
One thing that hasnt been touched on there no one on here that can do what you want this is a player to player support forum with blue moderation those that make this kinda decisions dont come here.
Tolna, I understand the technical aspects of my conundrum here. You say Shadowlands is part of the game, but it realistically isn’t—it only technically is. I say that because it’s not yet available. The content has been prepared, but it hasn’t been added, so to speak. I understand that it may be out of habit for representative to do such things, which is why I’m asking for something a little out of the ordinary, I’m asking them to break the habit. I also want to clarify that I don’t “feel entitled” to this reward. I earned this reward. I deserve it. There’s no false sense of entitlement here.
Darthwraith, you make a good point, but I don’t think it’s all that serious. I think if someone who is eligible for the achievement presented a case as I have, they should be seen and credited appropriately. That being said, if they did want to retroactively apply it to all accounts, all it would take is the temporary disabling of the meta achievement criteria until the game actually released.
EDIT: Darthwraith, thank you for making that clarification. Do you know where I could redirect this so something can be done?
Thank you Darthwraith! I’m not particularly hopeful, but I figured it’s worth a shot!
Jugend, I interpret “habit” and “company policy” as two very different things. I definitely wouldn’t expect them to break company policy, if it really comes down to that.
Yes it was. I ground out Loremaster before Cata as well. As to the OP, unfortunately, you did not earn the achievement before the requirements were changed. That isn’t Blizzard’s fault, and they will be unable to give you what you want due to the requirements not being completed on your end. Once the new content is opened with the release of the new expac, you can grind it the rest of the way out then.
Just wanted to chime in since I’ve seen this mentioned a couple of times, and it’s correct. Since the achievement was not completed before it was changed, you’ll need to wait until you can complete the additions to it before you can earn the rewards.
In response to your ticket, the Game Master likely provided directions for providing feedback or making suggestions to the game team. Not specifically to post and have someone from the forums provide what you’re asking for. Apologies if there was any confusion.
