Reimagining Achievements - A list of changes for a healthy game

[Catwho]

I think TERA did it best, and it has many of the things you've mentioned. Interesting battle-related achievements ("Kill ABC boss without getting hit by XYZ attack", "Kill ABC boss under 5 minutes -most likely a shorter time in XIV, fights in TERA could stretch out for a long time- or less", "Feed the boss X amount of damage ups through its specific mechanic made to punish you, then kill it despite the added difficulty", etc.)

Funny enough, that was how the achievements in FF16 worked. I accidentally got the Titan fight one on the first try because that fight read a lot like Eden 4 Savage to my brain.

[BigCheez]

I agree, asking them to be removed for ME is borderline ridiculous. Except y'know... what I'm asking for... would benefit you... if you cared.

Let me tell you just how careless you and Squex is.

I already think Occult Crescent is horribly designed. But the 1000 carrot achievement... Running around the map for treasure is one thing. Gunning for rare drops is another. Asking your bravest soldiers to get 1000 of them?!??!?!?!

Option A: Speed-run through capitalism.

• At the time of writing, Universalis, an "international" market-board driven by player data, prices these Fortune Carrots at 2.3mil gil each on North American servers (I'm on Cactuar).
• 2.3mil x 1000 carrots = 2.3 BILLION GIL, if the prices stay at 2.3mil. And they won't stay there exactly because they're a 1% drop.
• The only good way to tackle this issue is owning an FC with maxed out Fight Club subs, but even then it'll still be a slog and you're still raising the price of the carrots with each purchase (BECAUSE THEY'RE A 1% DROP).

Okay, but real estate in this game isn't noob-friendly. It's a lotto system now. So, if you get priced out of Option A, you gotta run it back, no?

Option B: Running it back.

• My friend tells me that it will cost you approx. 5500 hours to collect all 1000 carrots. It doesn't really matter if that's accurate, because...
• 5500 hours = 229 days.
• 229 days spent in Occult Crescent running around the map, doing nothing but farming chests. That's not including bathroom breaks. It's all optimized active time spent.

Even if you get a little lucky, this is just as bad as the 20k hoards achievements (which you have), but not as bad as the Leves, which are still perhaps the most time intensive. How... how could you say that I'd like achievements removed just for me? Shouldn't all achievements be attainable to some degree?

But no, people like you would just spit in my face and tell me to let it go... when I have more of a sense of what I'm doing for these achievements than you...

With all due respect, I hate you. Please quit the game at your earliest convenience.

In what world is removing the achievement preferable over increasing the drop rate?

Calling me ignorant while simultaneously displaying this level of dumb dumb is crazy.

[thedude28]

In what world is removing the achievement preferable over increasing the drop rate?

Calling me ignorant while simultaneously displaying this level of dumb dumb is crazy.

Can you read? I didn't propose any solution! I'm just trying to say that this achievement COMPLETELY SUCKS BECAUSE OF THEIR CARELESSNESS.

The fact that you're to ignorant to BEING OKAY with getting priced out or getting the life sucked out of you... LITERALLY RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES... while accusing me of proposing a solution... that would damage the sanctity of your achievement philosophy?!?!?!??!??!?!?!?

Get real. You actually can't see that these hobbies are unhealthy for what they are.

Stay poor, bro. I'm getting this 1000 fortune carrots achievement before you. Enjoy running around in circles for 229 active days, DOG.

[Shistar]

Stay poor, bro. I'm getting this 1000 fortune carrots achievement before you. Enjoy running around in circles for 229 active days, DOG.

... Are you alright..?

[thedude28]

... Are you alright..?

No, but thank you for asking. My favourite hobby just got hit with a 2 billion bill. It's insane no matter how you look at it!!

Also, I'm the kind of catgirl to grind out all of the Bozja Augmented Laws Order sets for glam. I have to go through a lot just to say Occult Crescent truly sucks.

Anyways, Viper just got buffed in PvP so....!!!!!!

[Doki]

There's already a few players with the 1000 carrot title too. It will be particularly hilarious if\when they boost the carrot drop rate