Taiwanese man beats World of Warcraft

by Griffin McElroy on Dec 2nd 2009 3:30PM

They said it couldn't be done. Well, to be fair, it can't -- however, if one were to track the completion of Blizzard's super successful World of Warcraft by the number of achievements a player had unlocked, then a Taiwanese player has effectively solved that game tape. A character named "Little Gray" on the Wrathbringer server has completed all 986 of the game's 'cheevos, killing 390,895 creatures and finishing 5,906 quests along the way.

However, this triumph of human resolve has been diminished by one small caveat: one upcoming winter holiday–tied achievement, titled "BB King," remains locked, but due to a glitched PvP achievement that apparently unlocked twice, his statistics say he's batting a thousand. With the game's Winter Veil festivities approaching, we expect Little Gray will unlock that last feat soon, at which point the credits will roll, and his account will be permanently erased. Or the server will explode. Definitely one of those two.

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Tags: achievements, blizzard, mmo, mmorpg, taiwan, world-of-warcraft, wow

Reader Comments (98)

“So, what do we do now?”

“We play…”

Jesus, I didn't even know World of Warcraft could have been "beaten", lol.

I was always taught the only way to beat an MMO is quitting it. This guy surely has not beaten Warcraft.

Silence you fools. This guy gets more pussy than everyone here...combined.

That's like 2 girls a YEAR.

Im Jealous

"[Darth Bradwart] joined Nov 5th, 2009 and [has] 2058 Comments on Joystiq."

Whoa.

@ Tretton:
Whoa indeed. o_O

This is when you know you have too much time on your hands.

OMG NO HE DIDNT!

And taking the time to check every post so you can point that out is...

is... To much time on your hands?

what do i win?

The proper response Darth, would have been nothing. Nothing at all.

Come on Darth, you set yourself up for that one.

You guys follow each others comments that much?

*ignites saber*

You want some of this? Huh?

I think I'm gonna organize a defense force against you Darth.

You really need to stop commenting on every Joystiq post man.

Since I don't, your defense force will fail.

"Summons Demon's"

Bring it on.

Ok ok, all but 2.5, but common Darth, it's close enough.. it's close enough.

PS: Doing the whole lightsaber noise thing didn't help separate you from the other nerd you're making fun of for completing WoW. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Star Wars nerd... but at least I don't bash others for liking something equally as quirky.

"And when you comment on every Joystiq post."

Jeez tell me about it.

Just thought that I'd point this out Darth.

You joined Nov 5th, 2009 and have 2058 Comments on Joystiq.

I joined Oct 17th, 2008 and have 204 Comments on Joystiq.

That's like a 1 year 19 day and 1854 Comment difference! Making approximately 76.222222222222222222222222222222 comments a day!

Man, I say, that is an ASSLOAD.

*Begin Smash Bros. victory fanfare* This battles winner is................Math!!!!

This gives me an eery reminder of a poster called "cosworthkid" on carspyforums. I join 1 year or 2(can't remember as I seldom check in on the site anymore), and the guy now has, get this:

Posts: 12,880

I don't know what people do over there in Limassol - Cyprus, but how the hell do you have that many post in a little over 4 years is beyond me.

And let's not go into the part where he(and to lesser degree many others) keep discussing how a certain car should look like and what they think is better.....I DON'T F*CKIN CARE AHHH!!!

Hated wadding through pages upon pages just to see car pictures and not people posting about their opinions.

Having comments in an article where the article itself is at the top is fine(as is the case here), but that... Oy...

Long rant over..

Darth Bradwart, I, Captain Planet have granted you the following honorary Power...

Darth Bradwart [Honorary Planeteer | Power of the Superfluous Joystiq Poster]

Remember, the Power is YOURS!

"I think I'm gonna organize a defense force against you Darth."

Sort of like an offense force? I think it's about time we get some of those going.

Thanks, Captain. I always knew you were an OK guy.

Captain Planet is your co-pilot.

I guess it's time to roll a new character.

Now THAT'D be crazy, getting all of those acheivements twice. I can see the completionist in some people to do this once, but never again. Of course you would need some kind of time machine... aren't some of the so called "cheevos" time sensetive?

Some of the Feats aren't possible any more. Like War Bear, server firsts, or various festivals.

But all the achievements should still be doable.

Feats of Strength? As if I weren't already having a hard time waiting for Festivus.

Festivus, YES!
Bagels, NO!

I find tinsel... very distracting.

The tradition of Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you're gonna hear about it.

I'm curious as to what his /played is....

If you average out his quests per day count, it comes out to some near 400 days played

Somewhere near 400 days played*

WTB edit

So . . . this means that Blizzard's going to be putting out another expansion soon?

"This will not stand, Taiwanese Guy."

And my friends tell me that I have no life for playing MW2 for 7 hours every single day.

Apparently they don't know about this guy. Holy shit!

Still doesn't make 7 hours a day of MW2 any less sad. :-)

I agree with Ace. Wow, man.

Fuck, I play that game for an hour online and I feel like murdering someone cause of all the stupid bullshit/cheating that people do.

How the hell do you put up with 7 hours?

The fight must go on and sometimes 7 hours a day is not enough.

Lots and lots and lots of Redbull.....and cheetos.

Seriously, how do you have time for a job? How do you pay for food? How bad to you smell?!

Jealous?

Little bit.

Upon achieving this extraordinary goal, "Little Grey" unlocked a previously unknown Easter Egg in World of Warcraft--a special mission that becomes available only when you have completed the near-impossible task of beating the entire game. "Little Grey" expressed his excitement to reporters when first learning of the hidden level. Hours later, however, he emerged from his apartment glowing with a divine radiance.

"I never dreamed of an experience like this," commented "Little Grey." Observers noted that the soles of his feet no longer touched the earth. "I... can't talk about it. The transformation I have undergone cannot be expressed in words."

Reporters continued to bombard "Little Grey" with questions until the now-legendary gamer spread his arms and ascended to the heavens in a beam of light.

When asked to comment, a top source at Blizzard was quoted as saying: "Yeah, we honestly didn't know if anybody would unlock that True Enlightenment thing we put in there. I'm pretty psyched that he pulled it off. Now everybody's going to want to see it for themselves."

The Blizzard source then leaned back in his plush bejeweled throne and smiled over the rim of his solid gold coffee cup. "We just wanted to add a little more incentive to keep playing, folks."

Brilliant. More comments should be like this. Where is your site? I would like to subscribe to your newsletter, sir.

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