But wait, we're not done yet!

After we hit 2k, we decided to stop and bask in our achievement (as well as buy the transmog gear that you can only purchase if you are higher than 2k). We tried to find a 3s partner but were unable to, so we goofed around in a 5v5 group and then my priest partner had to log for the night.

I wasn't quite ready for bed, so I tried to find a group to do Rated Battlegrounds with. I only needed 2 more wins to get to 75 total, which gives you the Vicious Wolf mount and the title, "Veteran of the Horde." I applied to 3 groups, 2 of which were using voice chat and 1 which was not. Of course the one that wasn't using chat invited me, and I admit that I was skeptical about our chances because of it.

The first map we had was Eye of the Storm - not one of my favorites. I have had really bad luck on this map and I thought this might be a one-and-done kind of group. Much to my surprise, we managed to wipe the opposing team in the middle and grab the flag (EotS has 4 bases around the perimeter and a flag in the middle; the amount of points you get for capping the flag is based on how many bases you control. If you're unsure of your ability to repeatedly wipe the opposing team in mid, one strategy is simply to hold the flag until the very end of the game and then cap it, giving you a close win). We capped it, wiped them again, and the game was essentially over. Nice!

It was at that point that I realized 4-5 of the members were from the same server. I'm not sure if they were on voice or not, but that probably helped. The next match was in Arathi Basin. This game was pretty one-sided, and at one point we even held all 5 of the bases (not for long, but still!)! 75 wins, a new title, and a new mount. Woohoo!

Vicious War Wolf

I decided to stick with the group because we had been playing so well. The next map was Warsong Gulch and ... wow. Just total domination. They didn't even get a single kill! At this point both team's MMR was up around 1800 so I was quite surprised how easily we won. This game also happened to get me to exalted with the Warsong faction, giving me a new title of Conqueror (exalted with Alterac Valley, Arathi Basin, and Warsong Gulch)!

No kills for you!

Unfortunately, the group broke up after this. Even more unfortunate is that I was trying to add the leader as a friend, but he left right before I clicked the button ... and now I can't remember his name. Ah well. I finished the week a tidy 7-0 in RBGs, bringing my rating up to 1734!

Editor's note: Wow, you know ... I wrote this before I had uploaded the images to imgur. I had forgotten his name, but then while proofreading this post before publishing it ... I realized it's in the screenshots I took!