Am I the only one who realizes achievements are worthless?
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Hope it's good mate. I've mainly done that as friendly online community competitions (dam American release date advantages) but if I had people about willing to do that I'd go for it. Also we found that some games need the rules tweaked (example in the Red Dead Redemption comp the highest multiplayer rank one was excluded as it would take too long/involve boosting)Chipperz said:That... Is genius. I might see about doing this with a bunch of mates after our next project - rent a brand new game and throw in a fiver, first to the Platinum gets the pot! Cheers for the idea, we've been looking for a way to waste a week playing gamesKukakkau said:
I disagree, OP. I know achievements are used as hollow bragging rights, but from my perspective achievements encourage me to get the most out of my game. For example collecting all of item A in a certain game, or completing this sidequest etc
I can look at my achievements and say "yes! I worked hard for that, and there's my proof!"
Not for bragging rights but for my own satisfaction. I think they're just a nice addition/incentive when playing games
I can look at my achievements and say "yes! I worked hard for that, and there's my proof!"
Not for bragging rights but for my own satisfaction. I think they're just a nice addition/incentive when playing games
If you're a completionist scrub like me and like to squeeze every ounce of playtime out of a game as you can, then achievements are a godsend. Of course they don't really earn you anything but they're far from pointless. The point is to give you more to do inside the game.
I don't see how it is a "devolution" of anything. You can either go for them or not, it's your choice.FieryTrainwreck said:
I will say this though, I think giving the achievements an arbitrary point value is stupid, especially because there is no way to standardize it. A developer could make a super hard achievement get you 20 points, but then another developer make it you you can get 1000 points in the first 2 minuets of the game with little or no effort on your part.
I prefer the way Steam does it, each achievement is just an image and a description and the value it has is entirely what you, the player, gives it. If it was an achievement you thought was super hard to get you will personally value it more then one that you thought was easy.
I wish you gamerscore actually had a purpose, like in-game goodies or something.
But sadly it doesn't.
But sadly it doesn't.
I enjoy them. They give you something fun to do after you've already beaten the game, and give you a (figurative) shiny medal for completing said challenge.
Sure, they may not do anything, but honestly, neither does playing the rest of the game. They both simply provide optional entertainment.
Sure, they may not do anything, but honestly, neither does playing the rest of the game. They both simply provide optional entertainment.
Well, like I said, I think the point thing is stupid but a large portion of the people who go for achievements don't care about the points.FieryTrainwreck said:
For a lot of people they go for achievements because it gives them a reason to try things in the game that they normally wouldn't care about (such as using a different weapon then they normally do or playing a game as an evil character as opposed to only playing as a good guy) and they only care about "thousand pointing a game" because it means they had done just about everything there is to do in the game. It gives you the sense that you truly "finished" the game.
I love achievements - trophies ensure that I keep gaming, and even if I'm dealing with a system where the achievements produce no benefit whatsoever, such as Steam, they're still fun little challenges to tackle.
They appeal to the uber-competitive people who MUST prove themselves the best. That's OK with me, it keeps them busy and offline, and out of my hair while I'm having, y'know FUN!, with my friends.
Back in my day ( in old man voice) we didn't have no fancy acheiver-mants. Nope, games just gave us cheats to make the game more fun once we finished it (Goldeneye is the best example)
I like it when you get them for doing something really wacky that has no actual point. I always feeling its like a high five from the developer going "yeah we thought that'd be pretty funny too".
That said I'm not too bothered bout the number crunching ones but they're milestones in their own right and I think people like to be patted on the back if they've done something particularly tricky multiple times (i.e. it wasn't just a fluke you managed to do it the first time).
That said I'm not too bothered bout the number crunching ones but they're milestones in their own right and I think people like to be patted on the back if they've done something particularly tricky multiple times (i.e. it wasn't just a fluke you managed to do it the first time).
When I first got my xbox and I started to get achievements, I asked my friend, "What do I do with these points?" He looked at me all funny and said "nothing." I wanted to redeem them for microsoft points but I guess they're a big part of instant gratification and keeping people happy on something. The Escapist gives bagdges for doing things, sorta like achievements.
but I guess they're a big part of instant gratification and keeping people happy on something. The Escapist gives bagdges for doing things, sorta like achievements.