"Leading the Cavalry" achievement lowered to 50 mounts

by Mike Schramm Sep 25th 2008 at 10:00PM

Looks like our little survey of mounts available for the Leading the Cavalry achievement found some ground at Blizzard -- they've lowered the number of necessary mounts from 75 to 50 in the latest beta build. Seventy-five mounts is a lot, and even though, yes, we didn't actually count any of the mounts coming in Wrath of the Lich King (surely there are plenty there), Tauren especially would have trouble coming up with that many things to ride around.

And as you can see, the prize for having way more mounts than you'd ever need is... another mount. You can nab an Albino Netherdrake (a few commenters say it's just a drake, but that model looks like a netherdrake to me) for completing the achievement. We can say this: it'll definitely stand out in a crowd. But the green and the white together? The skin may change before launch, but maybe we don't actually need to bother getting those 50 mounts after all...

Tags: 50, 75, achievement, albino-netherdrake, completion, earning, easier, leading-the-cavalry, mounts, tauren

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Blizzard, Mounts, Wrath of the Lich King, Achievements

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Zuldim Sep 25th 2008 10:06PM

Good. 75 is just a tad too many IMHO.

Reinard Sep 25th 2008 10:07PM

Albino drake, not netherdrake, just to throw it out there.

PimpyMicPimp Sep 25th 2008 10:21PM

About to say the same thing.

Todd Sep 25th 2008 10:13PM

Personally, I'm in favor of a Spectral Netherdrake.

infection Sep 26th 2008 3:15PM

no way i would want this mount, gross

Todd Sep 26th 2008 3:56PM

@infection

No? Don't think the Spectral Tiger looks cool, eh?

Nadrysta Sep 25th 2008 10:13PM

Got mine on the PTR today. It's very cool.

Unmei Sep 25th 2008 10:14PM

To correct you it's not a netherdrake. it's a regular drake. unless that's just a place holder... ?

skreeran Sep 25th 2008 10:29PM

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That Albino Drake is U.G.L.Y. and it ain't got no alibi. It's pretty damn ugly.

Schadenfreude Sep 25th 2008 10:58PM

Agreed. I was thinking about doing this one until I looked at the screenshot. NOT spending a few thousand gold to get a hold of that.

Lemons Sep 26th 2008 2:03AM

Yeah, it's not...albino enough. If it was a pure gleaming white, then I'd be keen on getting one. But instead it's dirty and off white, the kind of mount a hobo would ride (not really...but really).

Anybody else feel like they'll just keep their netherdrake at 80? That's what I'm thinking cause so far I haven't been impressed by most of these :\

skreeran Sep 26th 2008 2:40AM

Nah, I'm shooting for a proto drake, those things look badass...

Eh Sep 25th 2008 10:42PM

I like it.

Darleth Sep 25th 2008 10:49PM

Uhh, is it just me, or wasn't that change processed in the patch before this? Saw plenty of people floating around Shattrath on their albino drakes, and as 75 mounts was nigh-impossible pre-WotLK, well, maybe it isn't just me.

Chad Sep 25th 2008 11:06PM

Aren't Albino's supposed to be ugly anyway? So whats the problem?

Balius Sep 25th 2008 11:27PM

Wow...50 mounts is pretty not hard...I could have around 60 right now, based on rep. I was sort of excited about the challenge of getting those last 15.

By the way, I think the albino drake looks nice.

Ves Sep 25th 2008 11:51PM

Lowering the number to 50 just made it even worse. Every other race can pick up their Albino Drake when 3.0 hits, while Tauren will still be grinding it at 80. It's impossible to balance it properly when there are twenty skeletal horses/raptors/hawkstriders that Tauren are denied access to.

The Only Fix: Let Tauren ride everything. And while you're at it, let Tauren Druids ride everything while in Moonkin form too.

Balius Sep 25th 2008 11:57PM

And make gold fall from the sky, and let us all have shiny new weapons whenever we emote "/gimmee"

Or they could just make a second achievement that requires less mounts but requires that the player be Tauren. (I assume they can do that, since there are Tauren specific quests, so the game can clearly differentiate between races).