[Dev 1081] Achievements

[LillithaFenimore]

Is it me, or is this just something to keep people "busy". Not really good content, but just "busy" content...I just want to know if I'm the only one who feels this way about the achievements. TBH, on my PS games, I never cared about getting any trophies, I was more concerned with having fun.

I understand that some gear will be given, but will the gear be functional instead of just aesthetics? I wouldn't mind doing achievements if the gear actually has a decent function.

[Jennestia]

Is it me, or is this just something to keep people "busy". Not really good content, but just "busy" content...

That's a personal perception -- when people look at a game in a negative light in any way they'll immediately think of anything added as 'not actual content'. For example if you view this as "busy content" you can view the moogle fight as "busy content" as well depending on your personal perception on what you find 'good/busy/bad content'. All content in MMOs are considered 'busy content' because they're designed to keep you playing and whether you like it or not is up to personal preference.

TBH, on my PS games, I never cared about getting any trophies, I was more concerned with having fun.

Single player games aren't about achievements, they're nice to have to show off you did x goal but you don't play a game like Saints Row for example because you want an achievement, you play it for the storyline and gameplay because a lot of achievements for offline games are "you completed this story" or "you killed 10 people with a headshot". MMORPG achievements are different, they're treated more as a content type (like quests are considered content) as they reward you, 99% of the time achievements in offline games don't reward you unless the company throws in content that requires you to do x, y, z achievements in order to access it, or they give you a special gun for getting a pistol mastery achievement etc.