GTA: Step Into The Arena!
Posted 2010-01-04 16:45:25 by Vyndrian
Another week another achievement
Hey gang, Vyndrian here. Another Monday, another GTA. Every week I look back upon previous GTAs and I try to make sure I keep everything well-rounded. Some Professions, some Dungeons & Raids, some Player vs. Player, etc. I've done a good job so far! But this week, I'm going to be nasty. I'm going to assign something that nobody ever wants to do.
Step Into The Arena. In the GTA game that I host on the WoW Achievement forums (almost up to 350 pages now!), I let players ask not to be assigned certain areas. For instance, "Nothing too grindy please," or "nothing from rep tab plz." Far and away the most unrequested area is arena. I get it. People who don't PvP never arena, and even those who do BGs tend to shy away from arena. If you're into arena, you're generally VERY into it.
But I say what gives? Sure, arena games are the greatest source of frustration for me in WoW. I have never sworn in my life like I do after three or four matches. The only other time I've physically thrown my keyboard across the room was during the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza.
However, as the sole inventor and creator of Get That Achievement, I can say with authority that the whole point of the game (aside from having fun), is to stretch your boundaries in the game and try to attain goals even you wouldn't have set for yourself. If it weren't for GTA, thousands of players wouldn't be trying crazy achievements that thousands of other players had challenged them to do.
So I'm doing just that. I challenge you all. Win a single arena game. I know you can do it. Grab a friend (or four, if you're feeling adventurous), charge headlong into the fray and cause some mayhem. If you're feeling like you need a dose of an extra challenge, get World Wide Winner. And of course, for the hardcore, one of the 1550 achievements will be yours by the end of the week. Who cares if the arena season ends in a week or so?
Hey gang, Vyndrian here. Another Monday, another GTA. Every week I look back upon previous GTAs and I try to make sure I keep everything well-rounded. Some Professions, some Dungeons & Raids, some Player vs. Player, etc. I've done a good job so far! But this week, I'm going to be nasty. I'm going to assign something that nobody ever wants to do.
Step Into The Arena. In the GTA game that I host on the WoW Achievement forums (almost up to 350 pages now!), I let players ask not to be assigned certain areas. For instance, "Nothing too grindy please," or "nothing from rep tab plz." Far and away the most unrequested area is arena. I get it. People who don't PvP never arena, and even those who do BGs tend to shy away from arena. If you're into arena, you're generally VERY into it.
But I say what gives? Sure, arena games are the greatest source of frustration for me in WoW. I have never sworn in my life like I do after three or four matches. The only other time I've physically thrown my keyboard across the room was during the Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza.
However, as the sole inventor and creator of Get That Achievement, I can say with authority that the whole point of the game (aside from having fun), is to stretch your boundaries in the game and try to attain goals even you wouldn't have set for yourself. If it weren't for GTA, thousands of players wouldn't be trying crazy achievements that thousands of other players had challenged them to do.
So I'm doing just that. I challenge you all. Win a single arena game. I know you can do it. Grab a friend (or four, if you're feeling adventurous), charge headlong into the fray and cause some mayhem. If you're feeling like you need a dose of an extra challenge, get World Wide Winner. And of course, for the hardcore, one of the 1550 achievements will be yours by the end of the week. Who cares if the arena season ends in a week or so?
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