Why do you play? Is it for the achievements or for the fun?

Hello!

Well, why do you? I have noticed that gaming is not just about having fun anymore, it seems some people don't even game because they enjoy it. It just seems that achievements are all that matter now a days. How do you feel about achievements? Do you play for the fun, or the achievements? To answer my own question I play more for the fun. The first time I play a game, it is defiantly just for my enjoyment, the second time around I will start to look at the achievements, although I never forget to have fun while doing it.

I realize this has probably been done before, but I did not see any current ones and I am curious how other gamers feel about this topic.

I play for both, but some games I play for achievements over fun. No matter what though I always try to get all the achievements even if it's not fun to get some.

Why do the two have to be mutually exclusive? People have fun with games in different ways. Some people enjoy playing games for the achievements. Just becausesome peoplefeel you can't have fun when playing a game for achievements doesn't mean that everyone feels that way.

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I play for the fun, the achievements are just a bonus.

I play for the fun of it, if I get an achievement so be it. I don't like playing multiplayer games with people who want them though, it starts getting annoying after a while.

I play for the fun, the achievements are just a bonus.

travisstaggs

This.

Fun but you know achievements are a way to play the game even more it prolongs the gameplay :)

Games are made to have fun and thats why I play.

I think achievments are only okay after the first play through. Achievments have kind of ruined gaming for me because im always thinking I missed a skull or a flag around the last corner so I always back track the whole level to make sure I didnt miss it. This has taken away from the natural feeling of playing a game for fun for me.

What if earning achievements is fun? Who do you honestly think is going to say they play a game and don't think it's fun? The only time most people would ever go for achievements without the fun is for game where the achievements are easy, like avatar or free games like Aegis Wing and Dash of Destruction(although Aegis Wing was pretty fun).vashkey

I play for fun achievement's sometimes are part of the fun so both i guess:P

For fun. And for that matter, unlocking achievements are for fun.

I play for the fun of it, if I get an achievement so be it. I don't like playing multiplayer games with people who want them though, it starts getting annoying after a while.

ShuichiChamp24

Fun but you know achievements are a way to play the game even more it prolongs the gameplay :)

x2926014

i play for fun, it would be stupid to spend so much time playing if i didnt find it fun, but a lot of achievements are fun to get so both i guess

I play for fun. I have no interest in achievements at all. I'll play a game regardless of how easy/difficult the achievements are. I'll also stop playing a game when I feel like it. Achievements play no factor in my gaming style.

Depends if the game is good or not, If not then I play for achievements or until I start liking it, but If I find a game I really enjoy I'll keep coming back regardless of Achievements.

I play for both.

i play for the fun of it. its my way to relax and decompress from a long day at work and sitting in traffic. I could care less about achievements. I go back to the 2600 days and since day 1 its been about fun

I play for fun. I don't really care about achievements. They're a nice bonus but I don't chase them really. Only if they sound fun.

I play for both the achievements and the fun... my fun is the multiplayer and I usually just play single player for achievements.

It is always for fun first....then secondary for achievements

For fun. Anyone that plays games because of achievements lives a sad existence.

I play for both. I try to enjoy the game, and achievements add to the enjoyment and longevity of a game.

Hello!

Well, why do you? I have noticed that gaming is not just about having fun anymore, it seems some people don't even game because they enjoy it. It just seems that achievements are all that matter now a days. How do you feel about achievements? Do you play for the fun, or the achievements? To answer my own question I play more for the fun. The first time I play a game, it is defiantly just for my enjoyment, the second time around I will start to look at the achievements, although I never forget to have fun while doing it.

I realize this has probably been done before, but I did not see any current ones and I am curious how other gamers feel about this topic.

i play for both

I play purely for the fun. Don't care too much about the achievements but it's fun to see how much my gamerscore has increased after getting the achievement.

After owning all three systems and choosing the 360 as my main gaming device i would love to say it is just for the fun. However lately it has been for the achievements, not to say that i dont have fun getting them or while playing.

But lately i have been using my blockbuster game pass quite a bit to get games i dont want to buy and horde the achivement points.

Some of my rents on my list have actually turned into buys because of this however which i guess is a good thing and proves i was having some fun.

The thing in my sig is actually wrong i dont know why it says 34000 when i am almost at 37000 now the stupid thing wont update LOL

Fun.

I play usually for both. Just playing and acting stupid/annoying on games like COD and Halo can be alot of fun at times, while achievements are there to add that little bit of spice and challenge to the game.

Winning something as a reward for winning something is fun for me. You know, like when you get a scholarship for getting an "A" in school, or a trophy for winning a tennis championship, kinda like that with games (beat the game, get an achievement).

So, for me, achievements and fun are synonymous.

Hello!

Well, why do you? I have noticed that gaming is not just about having fun anymore, it seems some people don't even game because they enjoy it. It just seems that achievements are all that matter now a days. How do you feel about achievements? Do you play for the fun, or the achievements? To answer my own question I play more for the fun. The first time I play a game, it is defiantly just for my enjoyment, the second time around I will start to look at the achievements, although I never forget to have fun while doing it.

I realize this has probably been done before, but I did not see any current ones and I am curious how other gamers feel about this topic.

Vault_Monkey

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Hello!

Well, why do you? I have noticed that gaming is not just about having fun anymore, it seems some people don't even game because they enjoy it. It just seems that achievements are all that matter now a days. How do you feel about achievements? Do you play for the fun, or the achievements? To answer my own question I play more for the fun. The first time I play a game, it is defiantly just for my enjoyment, the second time around I will start to look at the achievements, although I never forget to have fun while doing it.

I realize this has probably been done before, but I did not see any current ones and I am curious how other gamers feel about this topic.

Eternal-Entity

This is not a problem. It is human nature. This is the fact why lawyers try to passionately win cases, by CEOs are so successful, why a janitor keeps his job for over 30 years. This is why I am a top student at UBC, on of the best Universities out there, especially for Law and Math, and Science.

I play for achievements but if I don't enjoy the game then I won't force myself to continue playing. If that's the case then I'll honestly just put in a different game and try to get those achievements.

I play for fun and thats it. Honestly I only look at the achievements if it has an interesting name when I unlock it otherwise I just play and when I hear that sound, I simply glance at it and continue playing.

fun but sometimes getting a achievment is fun. others are just frustrating.