Mount Parade

Re-skinning an old model and calling it "armored" feels like a slap in the face after all the time put into getting 200 mounts. The mount collector rewards really should be unique after all the work and dedication the collectors put in to get so many mounts

o.k. So I thought I'd post this as it may be helpful to others.. I went to the armory to do a comparison between my Horde main and my Alliance main to see what mounts I was missing.. Begin a game plan to getting this achieve. First thing I noticed was that I'd never gotten the two Worgen faction mounts.. So, I made a Worgen dk; ground through the quest chain to get it out of the starting area; and went off to purchase the two mounts.

Lo and behold, no change in the running total of mounts towards the achieve. I was still stuck at 171. So, I put in a ticket. Here's the gist of the explanation. And in retrospect, it makes perfect sense:

Faction mounts cancel each other out between Horde and Alliance as far as mount achieves are concerned. i.e. Since I already had the two Goblin mounts, getting the Worgen mounts did not count as extra mounts towards the achievement.

My next step was a long, slow grind of Argent Tournament for those more expensive mounts (100 Champion's Seals), etc.. So I asked the GM about that. He/she confirmed that these also, as far as mount achievements are concerned, count in the same way. So I only need to focus on one side or the other (Horde, or Alliance). Purchasing mounts from both sides will be a waste of time for the achievement.

I hope this posting will save a few of you from wasting precious time on mounts you're only grinding specifically for the achievement.

This achievement awards an [item=98259] for the Alliance.

Horde versions rewards [item=98104].