Acheivements? Why do you get them?

[stompy]

Oh, I don't want to be off topic but I fail to find this in any other threads/sites/search engines.

Are there any achievements that have an in-game effect? Not achievements that are actually in the game (CoD4 challenges per-say) - but an achievement that you completed, and then because you completed that certain achievement, you got something more than just 10-100 points added to your score.

Yeh. In Mass Effect, getting a '<insertpower/weapon> Mastery' allows you to create a new character with that power/weapon as a free point slot. Eg. Say I get Assault Rifle Mastery. If I create a new Vanguard character, then I can give them the ability to use Assault Rifles.

Get it, or am I really bad at explaining things?

 

[Blayze]

I like getting 100% completion. Anything else is a bonus.

 

[shatnershaman]

I like them for proof because I only do the crazy hard ones (like beating ppl online in GH with a standard controller I mean that took so long!)

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Just shame they're not like the TF2 achievements, where for a certain number of achievements cleared, you get an option of a new gun, not necessarily BETTER, just different.

It means they're adding new content, without wildly unbalancing the playing field for new people.

Note the above is opinion not fact, now feel free to flame me about TF2 balancing issues and how the axetinguisher is SOO much better.

Wouldnt it be nice tho, if once you'd cleared say half the achievements in a 360 game, a new level opened up, or you got a new weapon to play with?

 

[Spleeni]

I only do the oddball ones, or ones that sound cool. Like, light 5 enemies on fire at once. Or kill 2 enemies with one attack. Stuff like that. I never do collectibles unless I absolutely have to.

 

[Anarchemitis]

This:

Usually because they're fun and it gives me different challenges in games I enjoy that I want to complete.

to prove to myself that I am capable of it.

and

Because they are shiny. And I like shiny things.

Yep.

 

[Copter400]

Normally? Because I'm just trying to play the damn game.

"Let's see, that's Steinman down..."

BOINK! ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED.

"Bwah, what the deuce?"

 

[Trogd0r]

I like the little "ba-doop!" sound it makes, and I use it to see what my friends accomplished in the game. The number total isn't that important to me.

I see them as challenges, take the "mile high club" achievement from COD4 for example.
I spent almost 2.5 hours on that one, but I did it, and it felt great.

I also really like the OP's idea that you should be able to use the achievement icon as your gamerpic, some achievements are rediculously hard to get, and you should be able to show them off like that.

 

[J'aen]

Because they're there.