Trivialising achievements?

Trivialising achievements?

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Posted by: Linguistically Inept.6583

Linguistically Inept.6583

why reduce the dolyaks from 5 to 1? thats no longer an achievement
why do we get the holiday titles without having to complete all holiday achievements?

imo, achievements shouldnt be something everyone can get… i suck at pvp, i hadnt even tried the snowball fight and i got the title (then i went and played the snowball fight -for completionism- and found it quite enjoyable), if someone cant complete the jumping puzzle; they should not get the holiday title (sure it would suck for those with physical conditions preventing them from being able to achieve it; but then again… why would they be playing a game that requires a certain amount of manual dexterity?)

just my opinion; id love to hear what others think

Desolation: 80 ranger [Nightwither], 80 necro [Dusk Grimsoul]
80 warr [Blaze Steelsoul], 80 ele [Blaze Nightstrike], 80 mesmer [Grim Shatterwhirl]
80 guard [Dusk Grimlight], 80 engi [Flintgear]

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Posted by: Garai.2685

Garai.2685

why do we get the holiday titles without having to complete all holiday achievements?

I sure have not got any title and I’ve completed everything except the jumping puzzle which my PC will not let me do.

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

Well, last time i complained about this “reduction on dolyaks for achievment”
a Mod deleted my post and banned me for 2 days from the Forums

so im just not gonna say anything else about nothing, they could remove my entire account or something!! lol

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Posted by: MethodicMockingbird.6520

MethodicMockingbird.6520

why reduce the dolyaks from 5 to 1? thats no longer an achievement
why do we get the holiday titles without having to complete all holiday achievements?

imo, achievements shouldnt be something everyone can get… i suck at pvp, i hadnt even tried the snowball fight and i got the title (then i went and played the snowball fight -for completionism- and found it quite enjoyable), if someone cant complete the jumping puzzle; they should not get the holiday title (sure it would suck for those with physical conditions preventing them from being able to achieve it; but then again… why would they be playing a game that requires a certain amount of manual dexterity?)

just my opinion; id love to hear what others think

My personal opinion on this is that the achievement was easy enough to complete as it was; I got it on my second try without much effort, but I read a lot of posts from people having harder times. It doesn’t bother me, it just makes my “Apprentice Toymaker” title more common, which is not that big of a deal.

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Posted by: Linguistically Inept.6583

Linguistically Inept.6583

why do we get the holiday titles without having to complete all holiday achievements?

I sure have not got any title and I’ve completed everything except the jumping puzzle which my PC will not let me do.

i got the toymaker title before even entering snowball fight, i suppose it couldve been a bug, but afaik (i didnt actually check; as i did all the achievements anyway) the pumpkin carving/clocktower achievements were not needed for the emissary title

Well, last time i complained about this “reduction on dolyaks for achievment”
a Mod deleted my post and banned me for 2 days from the Forums

so im just not gonna say anything else about nothing, they could remove my entire account or something!! lol

hmmm, i normally attribute claims such as these to people being overly aggressive in their posts, which ive purposefully tried not to be, and this directly relates to wintersday (so i dont believe it to be in the wrong forum)… shrug

Desolation: 80 ranger [Nightwither], 80 necro [Dusk Grimsoul]
80 warr [Blaze Steelsoul], 80 ele [Blaze Nightstrike], 80 mesmer [Grim Shatterwhirl]
80 guard [Dusk Grimlight], 80 engi [Flintgear]

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Posted by: CalvinHobbes.3541

CalvinHobbes.3541

While I agree with you on the reduction of dolyaks part I disagree that all holiday achievements should be required for the holiday title. There is nothing wrong with awarding titles that don’t require one to be a completionist.

“It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy… Let’s go exploring!”

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Posted by: MrMacAndCheese.3907

MrMacAndCheese.3907

why reduce the dolyaks from 5 to 1? thats no longer an achievement
why do we get the holiday titles without having to complete all holiday achievements?

imo, achievements shouldnt be something everyone can get… i suck at pvp, i hadnt even tried the snowball fight and i got the title (then i went and played the snowball fight -for completionism- and found it quite enjoyable), if someone cant complete the jumping puzzle; they should not get the holiday title (sure it would suck for those with physical conditions preventing them from being able to achieve it; but then again… why would they be playing a game that requires a certain amount of manual dexterity?)

just my opinion; id love to hear what others think

No one cares what title You, or anyone else has. Seriously. However achievements began and stuff, the only value imo is to suggest what is actually possible in a game.

I know some ppl will champion the cause of self-satisfaction, but tell me….when did self satisfaction last longer then it took to brag to a guildie who didn’t care, or to clean yourself off?

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Posted by: MrMacAndCheese.3907

MrMacAndCheese.3907

I know of some ppl that log on to get dailies. That is so off to me. This is a game, not a job. While achievements shouldn’t be easymode, they shouldn’t be elite either. Indeed, no one cares about what you’ve done as much as you do. They serve to demonstrate some of the extremes attainable in a given time. It’s a carrot, you know? It’s nothing.

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Posted by: Linguistically Inept.6583

Linguistically Inept.6583

No one cares what title You, or anyone else has. Seriously. However achievements began and stuff, the only value imo is to suggest what is actually possible in a game.

I know some ppl will champion the cause of self-satisfaction, but tell me….when did self satisfaction last longer then it took to brag to a guildie who didn’t care, or to clean yourself off?

half of my characters dont even have titles equipped, thats not what annoys me, its the trivialisation of the already trivial "/ and my guild is definitely not active enough to brag

I know of some ppl that log on to get dailies. That is so off to me. This is a game, not a job. While achievements shouldn’t be easymode, they shouldn’t be elite either. Indeed, no one cares about what you’ve done as much as you do. They serve to demonstrate some of the extremes attainable in a given time. It’s a carrot, you know? It’s nothing.

but (as someone pointed out earlier) none of the holiday achievements are actually hard, none of them are ‘extremes’, making them all required for the title achievement wouldnt exactly be elitism. it annoys me that were getting ‘spoon fed’ achievements
- though logging on just for dailies seems a bit… odd

Desolation: 80 ranger [Nightwither], 80 necro [Dusk Grimsoul]
80 warr [Blaze Steelsoul], 80 ele [Blaze Nightstrike], 80 mesmer [Grim Shatterwhirl]
80 guard [Dusk Grimlight], 80 engi [Flintgear]

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Posted by: Pasha.2367

Pasha.2367

I, for one, have never quite understood the whole ‘achievement’ mentality. My friends and I have always jokingly referred to them as ‘nerd points’. I suppose its a generational thing and I’m too old to get it. Or maybe I just don’t need a number to tell me whether or not I’m having fun playing a game. That being said I do like some of the titles available. All my alts wear the Been There, Done That title.