Achievements have ruined my gaming.

[Sennz0r]

I don't mind getting achievements and I think some are really great challenges, make you look at the different aspects of the game world or increase replay value (slightly).

Only thing I have a problem with is the *blipbloop*, followed by a stupid announcement that won't go away for 5 seconds. It ruined my immersion in quite some games. e.g. in Dead Space, wehere I was hastily cutting off limbs off of aliens so they wouldn't maul me, only to be pulled right out of my fantasy world by the announcement that I killed 50 enemies with the Ripper.

Or in Mirror's Edge, where I was - and I'm serious - having a super high pulse while avoiding bullets and running to my next objective while all of a sudden I learned that I did a series of moves that earned me an achievement.

 

[Ace of Spades]

I like achievements. I don't play games just for achievements, but it's nice to have a little box pop up and say congrats on finishing a challenge or killing someone in a ridiculous way.

 

[wordsmith]

If you made an achievement that required 1,000,000 bullets fired then you have a created a game where people will login just to unload full clips of bullets into the air.

Interesting you should say that actually- There is an achieve in TF2 for the heavy that is known as something like "spending spree". You have to fire $1,000,000,000 worth of ammunition without spinning down your barrel. Now, by your reckoning, the heavies would stand in a corner emptying clips. In reality, defensive heavies (known as "PT's" or "portable turrets") lurking near to a dispenser can easily reach this in 1-2 waves of an attack.

 

[I Am The Party]

While it's true that it's easy enough to ignore achievements; I find it enraging to find people who assume they're better gamers than others on xbox live merely because they sat at home, perfecting every game they own.

They add a kind of hierarchy to gaming and that is my reason for disliking them

 

[Lukeje]

Fail.

Errm... you may want to change that before somebody reports you...

 

[LewsTherin]

Sometimes they are just little things to do on the side for fun, ala squish every antlion grub in Episode 2, or extra challenges, Man vs Tank or cr0wned.

But, inevitably you play with that one achievement whore that will go out of the way for one, even if it will screw over the round for everybody.

 

[Jamash]

I think some achievements have ruing gaming.

For example, in Fable 2, I'm sure the achievements encouraged some people to blast through it as quick as they could, to get the 3 different ending achievements, therefore not experiencing the game & immersion the way it was intended.

These same people probably post stuff like "OMG Fable 2 is crap it's so short, I've got 950/1000g 2 days after I got it".

Personally if I was making a game, I wouldn't have any achievements for completing it, exept maybe a hidden negative achievement if a game is comlpleted a short time after the 1st achievemnt is awarded.

The Twat.
"You rushed through the game I've spent a years developing. Well done, you Twat." - 0g"

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I think some achievements have ruing gaming.

For example, in Fable 2, I'm sure the achievements encouraged some people to blast through it as quick as they could, to get the 3 different ending achievements, therefore not experiencing the game & immersion the way it was intended.

The Twat.
"You rushed through the game I've spent a years developing. Well done, you Twat." - 0g"

Metal Gear Solid series makes people think it's short because there is a reward for doing a SPEED RUN of the game.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. I can't even enjoy the game anymore, those damn achievements keep haunting me. I've only unlocked 1 out of the 12 so far, and compared to my repertoire of near complete games, it's a sore sight to behold.

 

[D_987]

If you don't like them, then ignore them. Games are about the experiance and havung fun - not gaining points.

 

[Doug]

]Some achievements suck. (Halo 3) Get 10 kills w/ Energy Sword or some crap like that.

Achievements that teach you how to play the game, on the other hand, are pretty cool (L4D has a few like that. Brain Salad!)

Left 4 Dead, and I'd argue Team Fortress 2 - or rather, it encourages you to try a different style of play.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

If you made an achievement that required 1,000,000 bullets fired then you have a created a game where people will login just to unload full clips of bullets into the air.

Interesting you should say that actually- There is an achieve in TF2 for the heavy that is known as something like "spending spree". You have to fire $1,000,000,000 worth of ammunition without spinning down your barrel. Now, by your reckoning, the heavies would stand in a corner emptying clips. In reality, defensive heavies (known as "PT's" or "portable turrets") lurking near to a dispenser can easily reach this in 1-2 waves of an attack.

Clearly the achievement isn't excessive and set within the limits of expected gameplay meaning that there would be no need for people to grind it out by firing ecessive rounds.

 

[linchowlewy]

only thing that bothers me are achievements for monotony such as completing a chapter in Gears of War. although i really love achievements when it feels like an achievement or is original. TF2 achievements are best fun, original and funny.

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

Hey everyone I'm an athlete.

I've just realized that competitiveness, determination, and winning medals and trophies ruins my enjoyment of the sport and therefore I will never play it again.

 

[brunt32]

Achiments have been added to Wow i spent all day completed 113 Quest so i could get the 1000 quest Achiment , Then i spent next day Going through the whole entire map, Then next farming 100g , and you can tell there quite Addicting.

 

[Meado]

Oh and why are we trolls for complaining? I don't get that either.

@Op - I can't stand the achievement thingies. I hate doing a quest or soemthing and then getting that retarded pop-up super-imposed on my screen. If I could I would turn them off.

You can turn the pop-up and bleep-bloop off. I've had mine off for about two years. Check your profile settings.

I personally like achievements. They lead you to do things in games that you wouldn't usually do, and if you're ever bored, you can load up an old game and go for one.

 

[stompy]

If you don't like achievements, ignore them. I personally find them a nice carrot on a string, getting me to do things I'd never of done before, or even thought of.

I suppose Microsoft would gain quite a bit if they allowed the achievement pop-ups to be disabled (you could still get achievements, but it wouldn't pop up in the middle of the game).

Edit:

You can turn the pop-up and bleep-bloop off. I've had mine off for about two years. Check your profile settings.

Whoops. Didn't know that. Thanks.

 

[stormcrow5]

i would say i dont care about achevements but my 20k gamerscore kinda proves me wrong

 

[Zersy]

ever thought of TROPIHES ?

 

[The Iron Ninja]

Through the course of just playing a lot of games I've managed to unlock way too many achievements, it's rather embarrassing, sort of a sign hanging over my head saying "hey look at this guy! He plays games way too much!". I wish they didn't exist.

But what would be useful is achievements for courteous and helpful online behaviour.

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