Platinum Achievements

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Why would you want true feats of gaming acknowledged Az? You have none.

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I suppose this raises a good point too.
"What's a commendable achievement"?
I mean any old monkey could follow a guide to max out "Ninja Gaiden II" if they had the spare time and could be asked.

 

Farscape247 to take achievements out the world. You have to take it out more then just XBOX. you even have take out of school like the honor roll. Because some people think the honor roll is pointless. Because it doesn't do what schools post to do. It
teach kids to be on the same level of each other.

 

Allowing arcade games to have 1000 GS (instead of the previous cap of 200) kind of killed it for me. I know there is no such thing now as an 'arcade game' there is just 'games', but I believe a maximum cap is needed depending on what type of game it is.
There could be some kind of tier system where only top tier games could get the full 1000 GS?

Also games seem to be getting around the previous cap for when DLC is added. For instance Killer Instinct, which I really enjoy so not slating the game, but 3535 total GS for what is effectively a core game with extra characters added each season is a bit
excessive.

 

^ I cant see it matters really unless people really do measure their gaming prowess by the numbers. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

There is no completely true measure, but I would be happier in the knowledge I had accumulated 100,000 GS from full game titles as opposed to multiple indie/arcade games that can be completed to full 1000 GS in 1 hour (and yes I've played Pneuma and IDARB
lol, although not to full 1000!). I don't measure myself against other gamers based on total GS, it's more of a personal thing for me.

I know the total number isn't a measure of gaming prowess, but it's clearly a popular feature for many and a lot of people do take notice of their total GS and it's therefore a feature that MS need to look at and carefully balance.

I'm personally more pleased with completing Gears 1 on Insane, solo (hence my profile picture), or Halo 4 solo on Legendary.

 

Im certainly not saying that some achievements aren't more satisfying than others, my personal favourite is Veteran Gear. Guess im indifferent to the Arcade thing because I don't really play them.

 

I'm sure you've tried a few guides as well as PM'ing me for advice in the past but as you well know there's a huge difference between following a guide and actually possessing the skill to max out the game.

I maxed the game without a guide, I was also the second player in the world to post a legitimate high score of over 70 million points and I'm still in the top 10 highest scoring players of all time. Not bad for any old monkey eh?

 

MS could simply add a "completed games" counter on everyone's bio and that's it. I mean, I don't think that exists yet. You can see it on your profile but don't think you can see other players' counters. No need for platinum kinda thing, let that be a PS
thing.

 

My offline gamer-tag years ago had about 40,000 (Give or take.) before I started this one. When I was at about 3,000, on this tag, there was a girl at work about 1,000 below me that said something like, "I'm catching up and going to pass you!". It started
a little competition, with me always trying to stay ahead by a thousand; fizzled out when I hit about 10,000. Now there is a little competition at work between two of us on trophies and achievements...I'm leading with achievements, while my friend is leading
with trophies.

The main reason I like achievements/trophies is that it adds value to games, and will get me to try games that might have been passed over before. Going back for an achievement/trophy sometimes shows me things I might have missed the first play-though. And
in the case of The Wolf Among Us, I find a enjoyable game that would have been passed over otherwise.

Peace, J.R.