How do you feel about game achievements?
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my girlfriend is the biggest Achievement Whore in WoW.
She even got a Realm First exploration Feat of Strength achievement (basically an achievement that can't be gotten past a certain point, in most cases, it's for things that have already passed, like getting the collector's editions, or realm firsts)
she has the most achievement points in the guild by a huge margin.
She even got a Realm First exploration Feat of Strength achievement (basically an achievement that can't be gotten past a certain point, in most cases, it's for things that have already passed, like getting the collector's editions, or realm firsts)
she has the most achievement points in the guild by a huge margin.
of course, achievements will always cause people to compare, but i really think it ads replay value. though achivments should be in sync with playing, not something that causes you to go out of your way to get.
some games have perfected this, like TF2, some have not
some games have perfected this, like TF2, some have not
Well, most of my gamer friends are basically achievement whores, but it seems I'm pretty much the only person in the world who can't stand them.
Take Left 4 Dead, which is what we've been playing a lot lately, all they can talk about is this and that achievement and how awesome they are.
But really the only achievement I think is worth mentioning is the "play an entire campaign with only your pistols". Mainly because most people seem to think that the pistols are only a last resort, but in capable hands they can really be just as deadly as any other weapon.
Overall, when a developer adds achievements to a game, I can't help but feel that they weren't able to come up with anything else.
Basically they're trying to get people to play their game more, but not for the sake of playing.......or fun.
Take Left 4 Dead, which is what we've been playing a lot lately, all they can talk about is this and that achievement and how awesome they are.
But really the only achievement I think is worth mentioning is the "play an entire campaign with only your pistols". Mainly because most people seem to think that the pistols are only a last resort, but in capable hands they can really be just as deadly as any other weapon.
Overall, when a developer adds achievements to a game, I can't help but feel that they weren't able to come up with anything else.
Basically they're trying to get people to play their game more, but not for the sake of playing.......or fun.
They are a pretty good thing to have I guess. I only have about 5000 myself but it means you always have something to aim for after the storyline of a game and some obscure challenge to try. That being said though I only have all the acheivements in elder scrolls Oblivion but pretty low in most other games
Hear, hear!kanada514 said:
Im a total achievement whore, myself! Working on completing all 4 campaigns on Expert, just about 10 thousand kills away from Genocidist and soooo close last night to achievement "Safety first" Dang nabbit! The only friendly fire was from me!
Ok, Im done now..
I have so many games on my backlog that I don't need thinly veiled replay value. Couldn't care less about achievements myself, but I guess if you're so inclined to squeeze every cent of fun out of a game there's no harm. As for me, I'd rather try something new, thanks.
personaly I think achevments are a good thing It makes your gameplay more interseting when you strive for somthing more than just finishing a games story and sometimes theres shinanigans (the funny kind)that make it even more fun