Poll: Are you an achievement/trophy whore?

[Michael Hirst]

Achievements are a virtual pat on the back they are not part of the game really. Sometimes there's one I like the sound of and go for it for example Pacifist in Deus Ex Human Revolution.

Saying that you haven't completed a game because you haven't done the pre-set achievements is just wrong. I prefer self challenges anyway. Sometimes there isn't an achievement for the crazy shit I want to do.

For example Ace Combat games don't give me an achievement for completing tunnel runs upside down in the worst plane on Ace difficulty

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

Finally Achievements are *shudder* console things.

Yeah, like the pc mmorpg's aren't saturated with them

Not a while ago, no. There's been a recent explosion however, due to later success in the original xbox, and moreso on the 360 side.

Collectables? Yes. Achievements? No. You don't (or at least didn't, I'm not sure if Xbox has changed that) get any special "trophy" for collecting the hidden packages in GTA Vice City, only rewards, and that was originally a console game too.

I think it's mainly due to connecting the consoles up to the internet where you can track these things.

The sad thing for me though, is that there's less and less "making your own achievements" or doing amazing/stupid stuff to tell your friends about, because you have a more convenient achievement system.

 

[mikespoff]

I have certain classes of achievement for games that I will try and get, and I often find that trying to get an achievement teaches me a new way to play a game and I really enjoy it.

TF2, for instance, has a ridiculous number of achievements so I'm not trying to get them all, but there are achievments for doing certain things that I then incorporate as regular strategy.

 

[JochemDude]

What I think about achievement whoring?

 

[Mauso88]

I used to take a general interest in WoW achievements, picking them up whenever the mood took me.
Lately, however I've been hitting them pretty hard. So, I'm becoming one.

 

[Xaio30]

If you count loot as trophies, then YES, YES GIEF ME MOAR LOOTZ!

 

[Shirokurou]

To a certain degree.
There are some games to which I look at and go, damn I'd like to platinum that.
But others I go "That much pain and time for a trophy? Are you nuts? Not interested..."

So while I like to have 100% on the games that I like, I never buy/rent games for easy trophies or go to extreme lengths to get trophies.

 

[CannibalCorpses]

The sad thing for me though, is that there's less and less "making your own achievements" or doing amazing/stupid stuff to tell your friends about, because you have a more convenient achievement system.

*blinks* Do you even believe that crap?

By giving them something 'extra' to go for, people will play the game less than before? If people do something ridiculous in a game they aren't gonna tell people?

Yeah, achievements have destroyed human vanity and ego

 

[DaJoW]

Nope. I sometimes have a look at the achievements just to see what's there/stuff I may have missed, but other than that they just take up space on the screen. On the whole I'd prefer it if there were no achievements, but it's good for some stuff.

 

[kickyourass]

Sometimes, but usually only really go after (As in specifically persue) really hard or unique ones, like climbing to the very top of the Agency Tower and jumping off in Crackdown.

 

[kypsilon]

If the answer for you is no, I want to know why you don't see the point in getting 100% completion out of a game when you've paid for it.

Because I can enjoy a game without having to get all the achievements out of it. It's not that the game isn't 100% done if an achievement states something like "you must play this game 30 times" to get the "You Played This Game Too Much" achievement. It's not like I've lost money on the game itself for not grinding out the achievements.

Is it a psychological compulsion on your part to finish all the achievements in a game? It's my compulsion to enjoy what I play and play how I want to play, not have my experience dictated to by the mandatory Microsoft gamerscore system.

 

[Randomperson9999999]

yes but not on fps games

 

[Dfskelleton]

I don't play games just for achievements, but that doesn't mean I can't replay them for so. For example, Duke Nukem Forever. I wouldn't play that game a second time if the achievements weren't so amusing to get.
Of course, I don't bother doing boring things, but Duke Nukem Forever's achievement's are surprisingly fun to get.

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

The sad thing for me though, is that there's less and less "making your own achievements" or doing amazing/stupid stuff to tell your friends about, because you have a more convenient achievement system.

*blinks* Do you even believe that crap?

By giving them something 'extra' to go for, people will play the game less than before? If people do something ridiculous in a game they aren't gonna tell people?

Yeah, achievements have destroyed human vanity and ego

I'm not saying it's on top of mucking about and insane things, I'm saying it's (at least partially) replacing, because it's like having a set of mates that have already gone through the game and set the bar. It makes people less likely to look for, or do OTHER stuff (because they already have a rulebook for 'the extras').

I never said that they'll play the game any less, only that people are going to be more focused on the "reward" system, than what could potentially be fun/silly/other brag material.

People will stumble upon these things now and then, but without a video/achievement to "prove" it, it's just less of an ego boost, and let's face it: who videos their entire gaming history?

Achievements aren't "bad" in themselves, I'm just grouchy that the system is assumed flawless, and omnipotent in today's gaming.

By the way: for some strange reason, this thread/argument made me go redo mile high club.

PPS: The only achievement I haven't got in the multiplayer is the Invincible one - I always play hardcore.

 

[MuppeTeN]

First run always to have fun, don't care about achievemens, Second playthrough I try to get most of the achievements.

If the game start to get boring I leave it alone ( DMC4, never ever ever gonna even try to get S ranking on DMD difficulty).

But I try to get the most of achievements i find fun. Whatever takes me grinding for hours I won't do.

 

[AMMO Kid]

I generally go for the achievements that take effort but not extreme frustration. I usually get around 700-900 out of each game I buy.

 

[matsugawa]

What does 100% matter if I'm perfectly satisfied with my playthrough as is? I mean, my car has four seats, but I don't have all of them occupied when I drive. My voice recorder can store over 200 hours, but I don't work toward filling it up with my every thought and note. I paid for the game, and I'll play it how I want to play it, not how some beta tester with no life wants me to (or whoever else is responsible for setting up the trophies).

I've only ever actively tried for one trophy. It was for doing a barrel roll on a track in WipeoutHD. After a few failed attempts, I realized something important: I wasn't having fun. Playing the game suddenly became work, a mentality I've never understood (which I why I hate MMOs). In short, I play games to get away from people, not compete to meet their expectations. Hearing that little chime when I'm in the middle of something breaks that immersion.

 

[Quazimofo]

depends on the game. if its very fun, and the achievements give me an extra reason to play it, or make me feel like i did something hard that was unnecessary but appreciated (like deus ex, the arguments, which i only used the phermones sarif and taggart because i botched them and really didnt want to fight taggarts guards), it adds a level of satisfaction.

 

[Epicspoon]

I just want to play the stupid game, I have no interest in seeing how many enemies I can take out with a single grenade while doing a handstand on a segway or whatever the achievement is

my record is 7 enemies and the segway was on a moving roller coaster.

 

[Epicspoon]

I generally go for the achievements that take effort but not extreme frustration. I usually get around 700-900 out of each game I buy.

"Be the Knife" in RE5 is a pretty cool one. It definitely fits that description.