Turok developers remove team-kill achievement with launch-day patch

by Scott Jon Siegel { Jan 28th 2008 at 6:00PM }

Concerns over developer-encouraged griefing can now be quelled, as Game|Life reports that a patch will be released the same day that Turok launches in the US (Feb. 5), removing the controversial team-killing achievement from the online modes of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 version.

The patch will keep the "Grab Bag" achievement (and its parallel PS3 "accomplishment") intact, but remove the requirement that players must kill a team-member to acquire it. Once patched, the achievement will only require players to kill at least one creature, one enemy, and themselves in order to unlock.

Since the achievement only affects online play, the patch will probably have to be downloaded before any players can engage in multiplayer mayhem. We're happy Propaganda Games decided to release this patch sooner rather than later, though here's hoping eager griefers who heard about the sadistic achievement will also hear about its removal. Otherwise, there or not, the achievement may turn Turok into a TK nightmare.

Tags: propaganda-games, team-killing, turok

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Kendall B @ Jan 28th 2008 6:07PM

Who thought that was a good idea to begin with? Seriously.

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Jan 28th 2008 6:08PM

I liked the idea

Wario @ Jan 28th 2008 6:14PM

Hey guys? Um, thanks for trying to help my comedy act, but, Steve Martin used a FAKE arrow...

bruceS @ Jan 28th 2008 6:13PM

I thought it was a pretty funny achievement. Granted, I typically only play multiplayer matches with friends and its pretty much a given that you will be killed by a team mate at some point or another.

Leobebes @ Jan 28th 2008 6:15PM

"PS3 Accomplishment" Hey look at us we are the GO BOTS of the video game industry.

The next generation of gaming doesn't start until we copie someone and until we say it does.

Trev @ Jan 29th 2008 10:19AM

2/10

merf1350 @ Jan 29th 2008 10:22AM

"PS3 Accomplishment" Hey look at us we are the GO BOTS of the video game industry.

That is so true...lol

tehjeffman @ Jan 28th 2008 6:25PM

Grab Bag

Kill at least 1 creature, 1 enemy, 1 teammate, and yourself in the same round of a public match

It's a kill anything and your self at the same time achievement, i could see people being concerned if it was kill a teammate and your self at one time but it's not. also, who cares if some on nade kills there self and you for 10 points??? it a public match (not ranked) achievement, public meaning for fun and not stats

merf1350 @ Jan 29th 2008 10:51AM

Honestly, you'd think some nutjob would be more up in arms about it supposedly condoning suicide, than team killing. But then again, like I said...nutjob.

gameplayFanBoy @ Jan 28th 2008 6:30PM

My TK'd quote: "VOTEBAN"

Anticrawl @ Jan 28th 2008 6:46PM

Well like I said, if they caved to the pressure of removing this I wouldn't buy the game. Seriously folks it wasn't that big of a deal, I thought it was a hilarious addition and it is only a one-time thing.

aristokrat @ Jan 28th 2008 7:34PM

I think the real problem arises when people start abusing the achievement as an excuse for teamkilling, claiming they only killed you because they want the achievement but then killing somebody else next round, etc.

spoo @ Jan 28th 2008 6:55PM

Spam is a worse idea.

Rob Accomando @ Jan 28th 2008 7:01PM

I have a feeling that this game will suck anyway. I've never liked a Turok since the N64 version and won't buy into the hype for this one.

If it's actually good, I'll eat my words.

markhill66 @ Jan 28th 2008 7:01PM

"I AM TURO...DAMMIT!!!"

Mr.ESC @ Jan 28th 2008 8:43PM

Ops sorry,it was for the achievement lulz.

LaughingTarget @ Jan 28th 2008 7:10PM

I don't think it mattered one way or the other. One team kill and you have the achievement, it isn't like you need to keep the achievement from expiring by regularly offing your buddies.

Mr Khan @ Jan 28th 2008 7:31PM

I don't really see the problem per-se, just include a provision to stop people from booting you for that IF the achievement was unlocked

NoTomorrow @ Jan 28th 2008 7:44PM

Random guy #7 to Bungie:
"What the ~blam!~ else do you want me to do? I want my damn recon armor!"

Deck @ Jan 28th 2008 7:58PM

Well it was funny... but a totally stupid achievement. Who the hell originally thought of that?

Mr.ESC @ Jan 28th 2008 8:52PM

At this point all developers should know that allowing Team kills is just a bad idea, can you imagine how painful Team Fortress 2 would be if friendly fire was allowed?

I’m not interested in Turok. It seems is more focus in the multiplayer mode than Story mode. I hate multiplayer modes in certain games, I mean is cool but it only proportionate like 2 weeks of extra gameplay before you trade it for another game or just throw it away with Crackdown.

Michael Leonardo @ Jan 28th 2008 8:18PM

That achievement was made of FAIL.

Smacksmackums @ Jan 28th 2008 8:55PM

I think joystiq is being a little hypocritical with this thing. I didn't see it as that big a deal and found it kind of funny and at least it was original. No more boring acheivements like find all the 36000 hidden orbs or some crap like that.
And the reason that it's hypocritcal is that they are all up in arms about this. They're bitching and moaning and trying to stir up the gaming community but then they go and post what they call "entertaining greifing videos" of pricks who do nothing but troll orange box servers looking for ways to piss other people off. People who do it all the time are the jackasses. People who do it once for an acheivement are just the ones having a good time.
Eat me joystiq.

Smacksmackums @ Jan 28th 2008 8:56PM

By the way, I love to spell crap wrong. A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T-S.
Damn I'm slow.

Smacksmackums @ Jan 28th 2008 8:57PM

G-R-I-E-F-I-N-G

Eff me I'm dumm.

Matt Sulivan @ Jan 28th 2008 10:37PM

Am I the only one who finds it cute that everyone seems to think removing this achievement is going to stop team-killing in Turok?

Shockgamer @ Jan 29th 2008 6:24AM

Good.

XBLers are idiots enough without the encouragement.

Synergistic @ Jan 29th 2008 9:16AM

I don't see the big deal, everyone would get this achievement early on and occasionally someone new would try for it, but I don't think it would be a game breaker.

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