[dev1081] achievements - opting out

[PaperTiger]

If achievements are implemented, will there be a way to opt out of participating in the meta game?

[viion]

Achievements are already implemented, what do you mean by opt out though? Like not receive achievements?

[PaperTiger]

Yes, if someone wants to go along with the achievement system then they have the option. If someone else doesn't want to be apart of that system, they have an option to not be involved.

I'm burnt out on the achievement things in games personally, especially the e-peen aspect of it. More so since the e-peen brings out the griefers over things.

[Jynx]

You will receive them wether you want to or not, but much like other Achievment systems you can probably not care about them like everyone else.

[viion]

Then why don't you just ignore it? Achievements have been in since day 1 but im assuming from your OP you didn't know, that is how discreet they are right now and will continue to be. I don't think they will ever put in an option to turn off achievements.

[PaperTiger]

I definitely get what you're saying and I do ignore it. It's more about the moments when achievements are used as some right of passage or weapon on people's skill. For some people, achievements have become a competition. Some of us aren't here to compete, just to kill time or have fun. I don't see the FFXIV acting the same way as the Xbox Live crowd, but XBL has made me resent achievements.

I'm also a big fan of privacy.

[viion]

I definitely get what you're saying and I do ignore it. It's more about the moments when achievements are used as some right of passage or weapon on people's skill. For some people, achievements have become a competition. Some of us aren't here to compete, just to kill time or have fun. I don't see the FFXIV acting the same way as the Xbox Live crowd, but XBL has made me resent achievements.

I'm also a big fan of privacy.

Well considering this is a public game and you dont own any of your characters data SE decide your privacy. I dont get what you mean by the achievements used as weapons, they never have been, no one has every gone around bragging "im so pro, you guys sux, i've defeated 50k mobs!" lol. The only achievements you have atm is what NM's you defeat, factions, quests, guildskills and various "leves complete" "mobs defeated" etc. And also special holiday events just got added recently.

The achievements are so bland, discreet and worthless that it won't even be like the xbox scene. You just have to ignore achievements if you're not into them, people barely talk about them now.

Not to mention as titled it is known as "History" not really Achievements because it lists everything you complete, there's a lot of people with over 500 (achievements) events in their history because they buy a lot of guild skills, go visits all the camps and complete all the quests. All things not really noteworthy of what an xbox live achievement might be.

[Kurokikaze]

I'm also a big fan of privacy.

Then turn off the notification and stfu.

[Leeloo]

I already wasn't too big on achievements, but remember the moment when I thought to myself "Alright this is getting ridiculous". Playing Fable 2 on the 360 and seeing achievements like 'String together a full-speed chain attack, or see another Hero do so.'

You want to watch me do something you can't do for an achievement? Then it's not a damn achievement!

[Vahzl]

Achievements are the videogame variants of the bard song. When you do something great, the system sings your praises. In any fantasy setting, when your achievements are completed, they are sung out.

Actually sounds more realistic to have them, than not to have them.