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2 1/2 Year Goal 9 Classes 499/500

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I have been working on this for years, and just wanted to share it with you guys! Since I started working towards the 500 win goal, there was always part of me that wanted to do them all at once. Around a year ago I got paladin and shaman to 490+, and affirmed this goal of mine (I have played a good amount of casual Shaman and Paladin since then >.< Also note how those are the two classes not at 60 since I got the wins on them the fastest).

Well I can now see the finish line. Having multiple classes sitting at 499 for the past few weeks now has been tough, but I've pushed through! I plan on playing my last 9 wins tonight and enjoying finally reaching my goal. It's been a great journey and I'm excited for when they finally make a new win goal down the line :)

Thanks for reading!

PS: For reference I'm http://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-guy-who-spent-3200-on-hearthstone-packs-in-one-night/. I currently have 90k dust waiting for the Karazhan expansion (Even those poor priest cards). This achievement will finally give all my decks the full bling they deserve.

Edit: In regard to the rank 20, I'll share some thoughts. I've tried laddering several times over the past two years. I'll play a lot one night and get anywhere from rank 12 to rank 7. What happens when I wake up the next morning though? I am literally unable to queue. The thought of queueing legitimately makes me feel sick it causes so much anxiety. I'll play casual for a few days at that point and then realize I'm once again not making any progress towards this goal. What's the logical thing to do at this point? Go back down to a rank that doesn't cause any anxiety. The anxiety is so bad it doesn't just ruin the gameplay, it makes me unable to play. Unfortunately playing ranked is the only way for these wins to count however.

I don't know what causes this anxiety. When I use to play high level pvp in WoW, my whole body would shake before a match started but I think I was able to push through because of my teammates. When it's only me, I can't bare myself to do it as it's not a "good" feeling. Now that my goal is finally complete, I can play in casual where my MMR will match me against other similar players.

So yes in an interview I did say I was "farming" rank 20s, but the reality is my personality (Anxiety) simply can't handle playing above rank 20. Maybe at that time I wasn't ready to admit that to myself yet.

From the others thanks for the congratulations! It was a long journey regardless :)

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