Re: CRAP Poll #Delta-Three: Achievements

On 1/13/2025 2:00 AM, JAB wrote:

On 10/01/2025 18:13, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

5 Gamer Points: I just play the game. I don't mind if I get
                 some achievements but I'm not putting_any_
                 effort into getting them

 That's probably closest to me. I have no real interest in gaining achievements but I do understand why they are in games so I accept that are there as I don't find something annoying if I can so easily ignore it.
 Of course I certainly don't have a problem if people like to chase them but I just don't. The one I don't understand though is those using a guide to tell you exactly how to do them. That crosses the line into you're not playing the game any more but are just following a set of instructions.
 My caveat on achievements is where they are really extra content so Talos Principle is a good example of that. They are gold stars that can be found which unlock extra puzzles to do. That makes far more sense to me.

You kind of touch on my personal issue with Achievements.  They are not organic to the games.  They are something added by the storefronts, not by the game creators.  (Or the storefronts force the creators to add them in order to be made available on their sites.  Same thing.)  And the only reason to do it is to try to entice (or force) customers to keep coming back to the storefronts.
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