How it works
What I am proposing is a system of achievements and rewards for soloing legacy raids to be implemented for Legion (possibly 7.1/7.3). They will require players to solo all the raids from the three prior expansions (Cata, MoP and WoD). Here are some examples:
There will be one for each Cataclysm raid, leading to the meta achievement:Solo Firelands Raider (5 points)
Defeat all of the bosses in Firelands on 25 Heroic difficulty alone.
Solo Dragon Soul Raider (5 points)
Defeat all of the bosses in Dragon Soul on 25 Heroic difficulty alone.
Solo Mogu’shan Vaults Raider (5 points)
Defeat all of the bosses in Mogu’shan on 25 Normal difficulty alone.
Solo Throne of Thunder Raider (5 points)
Defeat all of the bosses in Throne of Thunder on 25 Normal difficulty alone.
Solo Highmaul Raider (5 points)
Defeat all of the bosses in Highmaul on Heroic Difficulty alone.
Now, there will also be a meta achievement for the other two legacy expansions, Pandaria and Draenor (as well as an individual one for each raid):(#1) Solo Cataclysm Raider (10 points)
Complete the following achievements:
-Solo Firelands Raider
-Solo Blackwing Descent Raider
-Solo Throne of the Four Winds Raider
-Solo Bastion of Twilight Raider
-Solo Dragon Soul Soul Raider
Reward: Green Flametalon Mount
http://www.warcraftmounts.com/mounts...flametalon.php
Solo all three expansions of raids (#1), (#2) and (#3), and you will complete the following Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievement, which rewards a nice reward (maybe a title?)(#2) Solo Pandaria Raider (10 points)
Complete the following achievements:
-Solo Mogu’shan Vaults Raider
-Solo Heart of Fear Raider
-Solo Terrace of Endless Springs Raider
-Solo Throne of Thunder Raider
-Solo Siege of Orgrimmar Raider
Reward: Reins of the Heavenly Jade Cloud Serpent Mount
http://www.warcraftmounts.com/mounts...oudserpent.php
(#3) Solo Draenor Raider (10 points)
Complete the following achievements:
-Solo Highmaul Raider
-Solo Blackrock Foundry Raider
-Solo Hellfire Citadel Raider
Reward: Red Yeti Mount
http://www.warcraftmounts.com/mounts/redyeti.php
Think you’re just going to take out your Blood Death Knight and be done? No! Once you’ve completed it on one toon, you will also have the opportunity to complete the following achievements which require you to solo those raids with 2, 5 and 8 different classes:(#4) Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (25 points)
Complete the following achievements
-Solo Cataclysm Raider (#1 above)
-Solo Pandaria Raider (#2 above)
-Solo Draenor Raider (#3 above)
Reward: __________________
Feats of Strength(#5) Super Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (25 points)
Complete the Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievements (#4 above) with 2 different classes.
Death Knight Demon Hunter Druid
Hunter Mage Monk
Paladin Priest Rogue
Shaman Warlock Warrior
Reward: ___________________
(#6) Mega Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (25 points)
Complete the Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievements (#4 above) with 5 different classes.
Death Knight Demon Hunter Druid
Hunter Mage Monk
Paladin Priest Rogue
Shaman Warlock Warrior
Reward: ___________________
(#7) Ultra Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (25 points)
Complete the Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievements (#4 above) with 8 different classes.
Death Knight Demon Hunter Druid
Hunter Mage Monk
Paladin Priest Rogue
Shaman Warlock Warrior
Reward: ___________________
In addition to those achievements there will also be two feats of strength:
FAQCutting Edge: Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (feat of strength)
Completed the Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievement before the end of the Legion expansion.
Master Legacy Solo Extraordinaire (feat of strength)
Completed the Legacy Solo Extraordinaire achievements with 12 different classes.
1. What about those mechanically impossible solo fights?
Blizzard would simply remove the mechanic that prevents players from soloing that particular boss like they have in the past. Galakras would only require 1 person to shoot the cannon, for example.
2. We won’t have enough gear to do it in Legion!
Once the mechanically impossible encounters are fixed, all the MoP ones should be fairly easy to do. The WoD ones should be more possible by the end of the Legion expansion, but they will all be doable by everyone eventually.
3. It’s so easy on my DK but not my mage!
That’s just the nature of solo content (see Brawler’s guild). There will be some classes that have inherent advantages over others, but it should be doable by all eventually. The achievements won’t be going anywhere. And the big achievements require it to be completed on many classes.
4. But X reward is crap!
Well I just made up the rewards on the spot as placeholders. I’m sure the community and Blizzard can come up with much better ideas. Probably the usual cosmetics like toys, pets, mounts, titles and xmog sets. If you have any good suggestions add them to this thread.
The Future
If there is enough interest for this, it could be expanded into other areas like solo'ing dungeons, timed runs, etc.
Would anybody be interested in a system like this? Or is it just a waste of time?