the point is that you shouldn't need a signal to be proud ofyourself in a game. You just killed 200 zombies, that's it's own achievement. You don't need the game to recognize it for you. You just did alot.mad benji89 said:
Wii don't want achievements
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I don't like them, they make everyone collectionist at some point. Even the best of us.
Maybe TF2 achievements are good because they reward you with in game items, so if the reward is sound, and not a hollow boast then go for it.
Maybe TF2 achievements are good because they reward you with in game items, so if the reward is sound, and not a hollow boast then go for it.
I think...there's no particular problem with Achievements, however I don't see them as necessary.
They are a hollow way to extend playtime in a game. Challenges have always existed, and I've had no problem with achieving certain goals in games, but when you get achievements for turning games on? I think an inherent problem lies within.
I don't think the Wii needs them.
They are a hollow way to extend playtime in a game. Challenges have always existed, and I've had no problem with achieving certain goals in games, but when you get achievements for turning games on? I think an inherent problem lies within.
I don't think the Wii needs them.
actaully i proberly would need the game to recognize it for me because i dont think i would be able to count how many i kill so if it wasnt for that i wouldnt have a clue lol and plus you proberly going to think am a boaster but i like to have somthing for my labour like just a made up random one in my head like the kill a boss only using ur fist that would be somthing being proud of but if u didnt have a achivment for it people might just think ur blagging lol so i like them to know what i done and if i done somthing cool i want to be able to have some prove of that lolbowserboy26578 said:
I don't care for achievements, I just play games for the fun of it. On too many occaisions though, people have bugged me to death about "Dude, why is your gamerscore so low? Don't you want all of the achievements on Halo 3?" No, No I don't.
I love achievements. They make me play games in ways I wouldn't normally play them.
Like the Orange Box for example. I never would of thought to try to beat Episode 1 while only firing one bullet, or beat Episode 2 with that stupid fucking gnome.
But still, I don't love them to the point where I feel like going to some achievement guide website just to get it.
Like the Orange Box for example. I never would of thought to try to beat Episode 1 while only firing one bullet, or beat Episode 2 with that stupid fucking gnome.
But still, I don't love them to the point where I feel like going to some achievement guide website just to get it.
you know alot of games record that anyway. They'll count certain things for you. LikeinnSuper Smash Bros. It count everthing for you.mad benji89 said:
I just don't understand whats wrong with them. It's a nice way to show your acomplishments (E.g. Mile high club), it makes the game longer as you can replay to get the achievements rather than just play a game once then never again (which i have done). I don't get the problem, i've never personally meet someone who seriously has gloated about their gamerscore, i have however got annoyed when others surpass me, and i feel like i should catch up and overtake them. I imagine that for one or two of you that might be the problem, lack of not winning a race with small numbers.
I said one or two of you... put the knifes away... please?
However the big thing for me achievement wise right now is that soon games will finally be having avatar unlockables so i feel my effort is much more rewarded and i might end up having more than one completed game (batman arkham for those that wondered)
I said one or two of you... put the knifes away... please?
However the big thing for me achievement wise right now is that soon games will finally be having avatar unlockables so i feel my effort is much more rewarded and i might end up having more than one completed game (batman arkham for those that wondered)
i love achievements/trophies they let people try games they might not have tried before and also they do extend playtime and make the player explore teh game mroe than what they would take prince of persia for instance collectign 1000 lightseeds i would never have ran around explorign such a really nice game if it wasnt for that and now i do it in all the games i play
THereis no wrong in opinions, just ideals. And you shouldn't need a pat on the back. If you think you've done well, that should be all the pat you need.Psychosocial said:
What how can you not like star wars! NERD RAGE!!!!! (sorry, I had to.)Chipperz said:Dammit, yeah, you win. You're in the lesser nerd-dom categories.SikOseph said:
For the record, if you read his post and are now disgusted that he thinks that about either... You're a massive nerd of the highest calibur
Achievements are a very petty victory. Gamers live for petty victories. That's why so many of them enjoy beating hard games and collecting all the collectibles, they are petty accomplishments. Achievements always just seemed like another collectible to me. Rather then collecting all the scattered flags, you have to kill 10 guards with a quick-kill without them noticing. Collectibles don't ruin games because nobody forces you to find them(except in bad games) and achievements don't ruin games because nobody is forcing you to get them, they are just another thing you can do.
The only bad part of this is sticking an arbitrary point value on them or placing them into multiplayer games. In multiplayer games trying to work with someone who is altering there play style to get achievements can be frustrating. The two players have different goals and mind as well be playing different games, one to win by normal means and the other to win by using only a certain weapon, killing at a certain time, etc. That is unfair to the player who is relying on his teammates because now he can't rely on them due to a gameplay feature and that is bad.
The arbitrary point value is bad idea due to the fact that gamers are also elitists and will find any tiny reason possible to rub people's noses in everything. Rubbing someone's nose in a gamerscore is just another means of this. Of course this is less a problem with gamers and more a problem with people and you can't fix people.
In regards to the Wii, I don't care if it has achievements or not but due to its lack of an online hub, achievements will be just a game local event. Stuff like that already exists(although its not called achievements) so I'm fine with it.
