Achievements, Trophies. Its all pointless BS.

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Already a thread on this... very recent too.

But who says it isn't fun getting achievements or trophies? Some people like a challenge and attempting to meet prerequisites set by the developers to earn something is a good time.

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Where did that image come from?

Would you people stop encouraging that lame pick that reflects the poster more then the people he is attempting to insult?

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]do I need to post this picture again? Nex_Rex

LMAO!!!!!...ROFL!!!!!!!!

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Bravo.

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Loving the satire.

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

So true. And nobody forces you to work for achievements--it just adds replay value and a little something to work for.

The three games I've been playing lately are TF2, Mass Effect and Super Smash Brothers Brawl - all of which have achievements that actually do things (unlock weapons, abilities, levels, etc.)...so I don't really have any complaints.

There's nothing wrong with achievements if they reward you with additional in-game content, and there's not really anything wrong with achievements that have no unlockables tied to them, since you don't have to do them.

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

Omnisystem

Doing some of these objectives are a challenge and people have fun doing them. Also GameSpot also have a leveling system, and I see you're a level 20. If you think accumulating points aren't fun try posting something that'll get your level down to where you started, see how fun that is.

Playing games is pointless. Why don't we just go out and do other things?

Anything can be labeled as pointless if you're going to have a negative few on it. I would rather games have trophies/achievements than forcing multiplayer into every game. Only MP game I liked was Halo 3, that's because it's gametypes weren't all similar and it had alot of other neat features. Almost every other game is just "play this/these guy(s)"

MP is going to ruin our games. There is no need for MGS4 or GTA4 to have multiplayer, yet nowadays everyone claims they need it for replay value. I wish it was like last gen, where you had your multiplayer games and you had your single player games.

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

Omnisystem

I couldn't care less for either. I'd be surprised if 1/4 of the people cared if the achievements weren't shared with others like on Live.

Oh come on.

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]do I need to post this picture again? Nex_Rex

LOL, where excactly does it come from?

I disagree, it adds fun because it encourages me to sometimes explore a bit more and do some of the side-quests I otherwise wouldn't have done.

I think casual achievement people are ok because it's like "oh I get an achievement for doing this sidequest? hmm... ok let's do that sidequest then!" then after you do it it's like "hey, that side-quest was really fun!" It kind of adds more objectives to a game. BUT I think that the "hardcore" achievement people are just... words can't even describe what I think of them. You know, the people beating Ninja Gaiden 2 like 9 times, just so they can get all of those achievements where they're worth 5 points for beating the game only using a certain weapon? Or the people who WON'T play GTA4 because the 100% completion achievement looks too difficult and they don't want a 900/1000 game on their profile? Those people disgust me. But casual fans of achievements are pretty fun. :D Don't you agree?

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]do I need to post this picture again? AAllxxjjnn

Where did that image come from?

I still have it :lol:

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[QUOTE="jack_russel"]do I need to post this picture again? AgentA-Mi6

Where did that image come from?

I still have it :lol:

Wait, it's not photoshopped? That's the original image?

Its adds replay value.

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But Everyone likes grindan for oints.. No matter what kind of points it is..

Its almost true..

While I don't particularly care for them, I'm not really opposed to them since I haven't seen anyone call anybody a 'noob' because their achievement score was low or anything.

If that starts, then yeah, I'll hate these damn things because I doubt I'll be THAT interested in getting them other than if I feel like having a little extra goal.

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

Omnisystem

IT'S ALSO VERY TRUE A GAME SERVES NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER EXCEPT TO ENTERTAIN, MUCH LIKE ACHIEVEMENTS ENTERTAIN ME.

It's a stupid argument, you claim there silly cause you should just play the game, what the hell is the achievement doing? It's playing the game, i get it cause i find it fun to collect them. You know how in super mario you go and collect every single star? Why? It's bloody pointless. But it's *fun*.

BooHoo people don't play their games the way you do, go cry over it instead of posting it here.

Its been going on since the first space invaders player tossed the first quarter in the machine in hopes of beating his or her high score.

In a generation where many high profile games lack a long single player campaign having the means to do something else of interest makes a lot of sense.

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[QUOTE="jack_russel"]do I need to post this picture again? Chutebox

Where did that image come from?

I still have it :lol:

Wait, it's not photoshopped? That's the original image?

Funny but true it is the original

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

Omnisystem

Dude, I could not agree more. I could care less about all that stuff. I just get online and play games with friends and others. Who has the time to worry about trophies and achievments? I only play for about 3-5 hours a week.

Think about this for a second. A gamer should game for fun and for gamings sake. Not so they can spend hours doing pointless things in a game so it shows that they "achieved" something or "earned" a trophy for doing something.

I understand these things are not mandatory for gamers to do but it is also true that THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE WHATSOEVER.

Ugh...

Omnisystem

Agreed.

do I need to post this picture again? jack_russel

Oh damn... I remember that pic. :lol::cry: