I completed all the reputations for “The Insane” in Cataclysm Classic, but Blizzard refuses to grant the achievement. Need help

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Hey everyone,

I’m playing Cataclysm Classic / MoP pre-patch and just finished farming all the reputations required for the Insane in the Membrane achievement. Here’s what I have so far:

  • Bloodsail Buccaneers – Honored
  • Booty Bay – Exalted
  • Everlook – Exalted
  • Gadgetzan – Exalted
  • Ratchet – Exalted
  • Darkmoon Faire – Exalted
  • Ravenholdt – Exalted

I have screenshot proof of this—happy to share if needed.

As many of you likely remember, Shen’dralar was removed as a required reputation for this achievement back in original Cataclysm. That change was widely documented in official patch notes and community sources. It was replaced with a Feat of Strength called “Agent of the Shen’dralar.”

Despite this, Blizzard Support keeps giving me conflicting info. Some GMs say the achievement was removed entirely (which is false), and others say I still need Shen’dralar (also false). I’ve submitted tickets and bug reports, but the replies keep referencing outdated info or guides for Classic Era or Retail.

Some relevant info that backs this up (for those who want to look it up):

  • The WoWHead article titled “Shen’dralar Reputation No Longer Required for Insane in the Membrane”
  • Blizzard’s official blog post about patch 4.0.3a, which confirms Shen’dralar is no longer required
  • Wowpedia’s page on “Shen’dralar” – explains how it was removed and turned into a Feat of Strength in Cataclysm

Even one of the Cataclysm Classic Wowhead news posts originally claimed the achievement was removed, but they later updated it to say it’s still obtainable (and Shen’dralar is not required).

Has anyone successfully completed “The Insane” in Cataclysm Classic recently?
Did it award correctly without Shen’dralar?

If you’ve also been blocked by support or had trouble getting the achievement to register, please chime in. Any visibility or shared experiences would help.

Thanks in advance — I just want the achievement I’ve clearly earned!

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Hey Bergatrollet,

i made the same experience. I reached the necessary rep with a single char and also at the same time and did not get the Feat of Strength “Insane in the membrane” + title.

Unfortunately the support only answers, that a failure in the achievement system is not known and that i should wait for the final MOP release. Hopefully it get’s fixed soon.

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Hey, thanks for the reply. It’s frustrating to hear you’ve had the same experience, but also kind of validating to know I’m not alone in this.

I agree that their responses so far have felt pretty dismissive. Saying “no known issue” doesn’t really hold up when multiple players are reporting the exact same thing. And telling us to wait for MoP’s full release just seems like a stall, especially since this achievement is tied to Cataclysm content that should already be functional.

Hopefully if enough of us speak up, it’ll get the attention it deserves. I’ve submitted bug reports and tickets already, but maybe with more people reporting it, they’ll finally take a real look.

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if you checked out the post where they removed the insane title, you would know :slight_smile:

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I completed The Insane on the 18th of july 2024. No issues.

This was announced at the start of Cata, but the achievement was not removed and I believe the message was redacted

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Hey Marfushka, thanks for your input, glad that you got it without issues.

Blizzard has confirmed that it’s a bug introduced with the MoP-prepatch that’s incorrectly checking for the Shen’dralar reputation.

— IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR EVERYONE —

I wanted to share some good news for anyone else running into this! Blizzard finally confirmed the following:

  • The “Insane in the Membrane” achievement IS earnable in Mists of Pandaria Classic.
  • There IS indeed a bug where the achievement is incorrectly still requiring Shen’dralar reputation, despite that requirement being officially removed in Cataclysm.
  • A fix is planned by the development team in a future patch to remove the Shen’dralar requirement. Once this fix is live, players should automatically receive the achievement upon logging in, provided all other criteria are met.

So, for anyone who’s been blocked, rest assured it’s a confirmed bug and a fix is on the way.

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Ilska thank you so much for sharing the information with us! I was afraid the many hours of my life would be wasted.