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Yeah i did em all before the achievement was out i need to go back and do it now especially since u get a mount its not like would be rare or anything at least on our realm a TON have done it already even tho it fun to imagine what people think seeing like 80+horde running into their city :laugh:

They dont get past the gates on our server

any other mages out there? dont know if ive seen any posting in this thread...

any other achievement ######? haha i love em!

heres my armory link...

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...olde&n=Jesy

where are all the mages?

nice gear i am a lock

5705!

I really need to convience people from my guild to go for the Glory of the Raider achievements. Majority of 'em or so easy to do.

I haven't even finished Glory of the Hero. I really need to find a better guild so I can do stuff like that whenever the hell I want.

I haven't even finished Glory of the Hero. I really need to find a better guild so I can do stuff like that whenever the hell I want.

I still need 15 and the 15 I need got harder (spare Gotta Go) since they fixed 'em. Should have focused on that right away, but I didn't.

any other mages out there? dont know if ive seen any posting in this thread...

any other achievement ######? haha i love em!

heres my armory link...

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...olde&n=Jesy

where are all the mages?

I'm a mage, but not quite an achievement ######. I only have 3700 points :(

This is my armory:

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...p;n=Niray%C3%A1

However an officer in my guild does have over 7k worth of achievements:

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.x...re&n=Tivoli

For those who were interested a few pages back, I finally have some updated screenshots of my ui, which includes raid and party frames.

Raid/Party: (Raid on the left and Party on the right)

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Solo:

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Solo:

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Solo:

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Idiot Master Looters FTL (N)

I ran OS 25 earlier today, was a hell of a run too. And not only did 1, but 2 of my Tier 7.25 hand dropped. We rolled for the first, I didn't win, and then we rolled for the dragonhide bag... My character's name is Granak and the guy who won it is named Galnis or something (I already have one, so I didn't even roll). The master looter tried to give it to me thinking I won it, but obviously I couldn't take it, so he gave it to the next-highest roll... Even though Galnis should have won it. Then, when it came down to the second pair of gloves, he mistakenly thought he had screwed up on the other first pair of gloves, not the bag, and just gave it to some random guy trying to correct his "mistake." The worst part was, the guy who he gave it to wasn't even next-highest for rolls on the first pair of gloves, I was.

I was not happy.

Really? I swear I've seen it on Wowace.com before. :s

It's a very heavily customized version of a UI called Metz UI, the only similarities it shares with the original now is the bottom bar panel. I am currently waiting to hear back from him if i have permission to redistribute or while i decide whether to redo the bottom bar myself and make it fully custom.

Idiot Master Looters FTL (N)

I ran OS 25 earlier today, was a hell of a run too. And not only did 1, but 2 of my Tier 7.25 hand dropped. We rolled for the first, I didn't win, and then we rolled for the dragonhide bag... My character's name is Granak and the guy who won it is named Galnis or something (I already have one, so I didn't even roll). The master looter tried to give it to me thinking I won it, but obviously I couldn't take it, so he gave it to the next-highest roll... Even though Galnis should have won it. Then, when it came down to the second pair of gloves, he mistakenly thought he had screwed up on the other first pair of gloves, not the bag, and just gave it to some random guy trying to correct his "mistake." The worst part was, the guy who he gave it to wasn't even next-highest for rolls on the first pair of gloves, I was.

I was not happy.

That's happened to me quite a few times in pick up groups. The only time I go on pugs now is when I know the group leader/master looter.

You really need to get in a larger raiding guild for this not to happen as much.

That's happened to me quite a few times in pick up groups. The only time I go on pugs now is when I know the group leader/master looter.

You really need to get in a larger raiding guild for this not to happen as much.

What holy said. Get in a decent guild. There is too many brain dead moronic twats in pugs. On my realm the situation is so bad I haven't pugged since pre-christmas! :/

Idiot Master Looters FTL (N)

I ran OS 25 earlier today, was a hell of a run too. And not only did 1, but 2 of my Tier 7.25 hand dropped. We rolled for the first, I didn't win, and then we rolled for the dragonhide bag... My character's name is Granak and the guy who won it is named Galnis or something (I already have one, so I didn't even roll). The master looter tried to give it to me thinking I won it, but obviously I couldn't take it, so he gave it to the next-highest roll... Even though Galnis should have won it. Then, when it came down to the second pair of gloves, he mistakenly thought he had screwed up on the other first pair of gloves, not the bag, and just gave it to some random guy trying to correct his "mistake." The worst part was, the guy who he gave it to wasn't even next-highest for rolls on the first pair of gloves, I was.

I was not happy.

mistakes like this can be fixed by opening a ticket. the ticket needs to be opened by the person who received the item in error. they explain what happened and give the name of the person who should have got it and GMs will fix it.

mistakes like this can be fixed by opening a ticket. the ticket needs to be opened by the person who received the item in error. they explain what happened and give the name of the person who should have got it and GMs will fix it.

GMs on my server are absolute tw*ts. This happened to me aswell where we had brain dead ML in raid. GM said The ML had to open a ticket and also the person who the item should have gone to and additionally the person who recieved the incorrect item.

They are stupid and moronic, its a pug not a guild run so the other people may not always open tickets when you ask them too, especially MLs when they know they are in the wrong. Lost out on Deadly gladiator Gauntlets in VoA due to this. And the T7.5 Legs :(

GMs on my server are absolute tw*ts. This happened to me aswell where we had brain dead ML in raid. GM said The ML had to open a ticket and also the person who the item should have gone to and additionally the person who recieved the incorrect item.

They are stupid and moronic, its a pug not a guild run so the other people may not always open tickets when you ask them too, especially MLs when they know they are in the wrong. Lost out on Deadly gladiator Gauntlets in VoA due to this. And the T7.5 Legs :(

And you could happen to be a guy who didn't win the roll so instead you put in a ticket claiming NINJA! Reason why items will only be restored if the person who recieved the item puts in it. I've ML **** to wrong people before (guildies only) and they put in the ticket and it was resolved. I never had to. It's only happen a select few times and I admitted it, but meh guildies really don't care.

Don't be a ML when you're drunk or passing out.

Kussie - would love a link to help you test what you have so far, that is a simply amazing and clean UI, if I can get my hands on it, even if I can grab what you have allready and modify the bottom bar myself, it would be greatly appreciated :) If you don't want to give it out publically yet, I understand, but if youre willing to release what you have via pm, please do so :)

mistakes like this can be fixed by opening a ticket. the ticket needs to be opened by the person who received the item in error. they explain what happened and give the name of the person who should have got it and GMs will fix it.

I doubt this guy would have even if I'd asked. He could also use them (Druid) and it was a PuG. Oh well.

How horrible that people are quick to write off GM's as twats because they don't benefit for once.

The real morons are the ML's.

Once in a raid I was the only LW (or at least the only one that actually did it) and an epic pattern dropped, my friend stupidly thought that it's an armor piece and not just a pattern and said that he needed it. I also said I needed it, but because it's LW, well I was the only one in the whole raid that could use it.

Now.. I understand my friend got confused, especially with the way we played, one hand controlling the game and the other one controlling the flow of alcohol into our system..

But for TWO people to (even 3 if you count the GM who's responsible to oversee..stuff) have a brainfart this horrible is phenomenal.

Either way I got it from a GM after an hour or so.

So, if you think that you're much smarter than them.. and aren't as prone to mistakes like other ML's.. You do it.

If you can't be ML and it's nothing important (like a PuG), don't join, if you join a PuG you're part of it, you're just as stupid as the PuG is.

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