World of Warcraft at Ten Ton Hammer

Collecting pets and mounts has always been a pastime for a large number of World of Warcraft players. Once achievements were added to the game these collectors had something new to set their focus on. With Cataclysm coming ever closer what will change for these avid collectors, and what (if anything) will they have to look forward to? While nothing can be known for sure until Cataclysm is released we can make an educated guess on what is to come by looking at past expansions and minor clues given by Blizzard.

Without a doubt a large majority of World of Warcraft players find themselves drawn to the allure of collecting, sometimes for prestige, for money, or even just because they have nothing better to do on that particular day. At first only pets and mounts were available to sate the hunger of these collectors, however Blizzard (probably noticing how addicting collecting could be) later added in the achievement feature with rewards for completing certain achievements. These achievements not surprisingly appealed to those who already enjoyed collecting, and served to draw in those who had been uninterested in the pets and mounts game.

Join Mem this week as he speculates on what is in store for achievement seekers and collectors in Cataclysm.