tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post238156594460238780..comments2023-05-21T04:04:14.577-04:00Comments on The Thoughtful Gamers: Achievements: Earned or Entitled?magx01http://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-58291320708161901032011-05-04T15:24:52.332-04:002011-05-04T15:24:52.332-04:00Today's top story: A young man names Gamer A h...Today's top story: A young man names Gamer A has died. His distraught father confirmed that Gamer A's head exploded after reading a comment on an internet blog. <br /><br />We'll have more on this story later. BAck to you, plastic man.magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-5421737887840003622011-05-03T16:52:13.747-04:002011-05-03T16:52:13.747-04:00Gamer A is being rather ridiculous. You earn the ...Gamer A is being rather ridiculous. You earn the achievements by accomplishing something, whatever that may be. Should somebody be like "What? To make a billion dollars I have to invent/create something that millions of people are going to want, and then learn how to run a business effectively to keep at it (etc)? That's ridiculous!!" >.> Seriously...<br /><br />Furthermore, these are VIDEO GAMES. If someone doesn't feel they "completed" a game just because they haven't earned every single achievement, that's absurd. One could just as easily say "I haven't stepped on every single tile, facing every single direction, so I haven't completed the game." Or some other arbitrary standard.<br /><br />All I got to say to Gamer A is perhaps they shouldn't be playing video games then.<br /><br />Personally I see achievements as a bonus for playing. If I earn one, then "yay, cool!" if not, whatever. I like to keep them a surprise for the most part, so they just randomly pop up. Rather than looking at them as "things to do" I look at them as a "kudos" for something I've done.Paladin Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396035586349966900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-79447019696634564202011-05-03T04:18:08.684-04:002011-05-03T04:18:08.684-04:00It seems as though we agree, for the most part.
T...It seems as though we agree, for the most part.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-51705138729897649422011-05-03T03:57:45.304-04:002011-05-03T03:57:45.304-04:00I agree with Gamer B. Gamer A is a whiny baby. If ...I agree with Gamer B. Gamer A is a whiny baby. If you don't have to work for them they are useless. If you don't think a really, really hard accomplishment deserves recognition, you're missing the point and don't understand the word achieve.Samhttp://www.atheism.denoreply@blogger.com