Easier way to get the achievement "Higher Learning"

[Frillie]

Hello! I searched for this but didn't find anything.

For those of you who do not know of the "Higher Learning" achievement, it is one where you must read 8 extremely rare books in Dalaran. Upon completing it, you get a super rare pet. Kirin Tor Familiar - Item - World of Warcraft

Anyways.. For those of you that have attempted it, it's pretty long and annoying.

But I've found a pretty easy way to do this! I haven't included screenshots, because there's really no reason for it. If you'd like a screenshot proving that I have the achievement completed than I can do that.

The trick is server resets and crashes.
Everytime the server resets, spawn locations pop up. Usually, you would have to wait around 3 hours for each book to respawn - and it might not even be the right one! But everytime the server resets, books pop up in all 8 locations. (Note: It may not be the correct one, as with usual respawns)

During the Wintergrasp bug out where the servers crashed every 20 minutes, I managed to grab all 8 books.

Probably the best and most reliable thing to use is every Tuesday, when the servers log off for bug fixes/patches, if you log on when they come back up all book locations will have spawned books.




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As for the spawn locations: (Better idea to look on wowwiki/thottbot/wowhead)

Introduction: Spawns in the Teleportation Crystal room, on the floor.
Divination: Spawns in Violet Citadel, near the port to Caverns of Time.
Necromancy: Spawns on top floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in a room with an empty bookshelf.
Conjuration: Spawns in the Violet Citadel, on the bottom floor bookshelf right of Rhonin.
Abjuration: Spawns in the Dalaran Visitor Center, next to the chair and bookshelves.
Transmutation: Spawns on the bottom floor of Ledgermain Lodge, in the empty bookshelf.
Enchantment: Spawns on the second story balcony of the store Threads of Fate.
Illusion: Spawns on a box next to the normal dungeon daily quest giver by Violet Hold.


Good luck and happy hunting!

[DDDevilz]

Thanks, but this is a tad old.

[michael93]

Common knowledge

[The-Eradicator]

Common knowledge

Common sense as well.

[!iMacroMage!]

lol my problem is that I am not usually on during/right after maintenance.

[aztyx]

common sence

[!iMacroMage!]

Yeah, but then again - some people lack it.

[1337php]

Not an exploit...

[A1m]

to complete the list: also a repost ^^

[Lunera68]

to complete the list: also a repost ^^

yep.. some people need to use the search button

[Pixotic]

If I get one more bloody joke book... >.<

Though pyroblast candy does sound good, reminds me of the Atomic Fireballs I used to have as a kid.

[sid1488]

common sense indeed...

[Frillie]

yep.. some people need to use the search button

I actually did use the search tool and nothing popped up, so to counter what you've said perhaps some people need to read.

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My apologies if you think this is 'common sense', but I have found that many people lack it and that it came in quite helpful to me. Another use would be to farm the Time-Lost Proto Drake with this aswell, but I suppose that's 'obvious' as well. Your flames are as unnecessary as they are rude, I don't need 8 people at once telling me that they don't find this helpful. As I said above, I'm sorry if you don't find this helpful... But this post was for the people that do. Good luck. :]

[Deamie]

This guy is only trying to share a fast way of getting the achievement, sharing his knowledge. I'm going to +rep, stop whining that its common sense.