Farming renown in World of Warcraft may not be for everyone – but it is for one person. He has his characters at renown level 80 – all 48 of them.
Currently, World of Warcraft is in the middle of quite a strong content drought, and many players simply have nothing to do – or at least nothing that brings them joy. However, some use the time to play the still current content so often that they are prepared for absolutely every eventuality. In the WoW subreddit, the user Cheatcho showcased an impressive achievement: He has managed to bring a substantial 48 characters to renown level 80.
Why so many characters? Cheatcho provides the reason in the thread. He simply wanted to have all classes at level 60 and then for each covenant a separate character of that class. That results in 12 classes multiplied by the 4 covenants – hence 48 characters.
What makes this so special? Some players find little enjoyment in the renown system in WoW: Shadowlands. For many, it is a significant hurdle to farm several days of renown with a new character to unlock the full potential of the hero at renown level 80.
Doing this with just three or four characters is already seen by some as a hardship – but repeating the process across a total of 48 characters leads to many incredulous reactions like these:
- “Are you okay?”
- “You alone carry the WoW playerbase.”
- “How can you kill what has no life?”
- “My condolences.”
In the subreddit, many players note that it is actually not necessary to get every class up to renown level 80 four times. After all, it’s now easy to switch covenants, allowing players to simply play their desired covenant without having to deal with any penalties. However, that didn’t seem to deter Cheatcho, as he explained in response to the question of why he “didn’t just do it 12 times”: “You can do it with 12 [characters], but it’s simply more fun with 48.”
Did he even have fun? Many users wonder whether Cheatcho actually enjoyed the whole experience. After all, many cannot imagine that the repetition brings much joy.
It’s a game that people mostly play for fun. After 17 years, it has become boring for me to farm new gear after every patch, raid, and expansion. Things like this, which almost no one else does, bring me more joy.
Additionally, Cheatcho is also engaged in a whole range of other activities. He owns over 1,000 battle pets, more than 400 mounts, has one character already at level 60 on the “Island of Exiles”, and a neutral pandaren at 60 – like the famous Doubleagent.
Could you imagine leveling up so many characters in World of Warcraft and grinding renown?
