It's a common complaint you hear from World of Warcraft fans: "I love the 14 to 16 hours per day I spend in front of the computer followed by an hour of self-loathing and crying myself to sleep, but the game's just not addictive enough." If some leaked screens from the Wrath of the Lich King alpha are to be believed, Blizzard could be answering that very concern with a new "Achievements" system.
As some of you know, Lord of the Rings Online already has a similar system in place, which rewards players for sitting next to pretend Aragorn in the Prancing Pony and pretending to listen to him spin yarns for 20 minutes, etc. We can't wait to see how Blizzard can compete with that.
Reader Comments (55)
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 8:52AM baby sea tuna said
Your comme...
nah, I'll let someone else do it.
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nah, I'll let someone else do it.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 8:52AM (Unverified) said
Why haven't you been banned yet? You contribute nothing. You might even be worse than Curmeo or Crazy Ken who was funny at times. You just make me want to punch babies! >:(
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:59AM Duke said
Name, you are one pathetic loser. I know of nobody at this site that comes off as worthless and annoying as you.
It’s pretty sad that you can't even come up with one educated comment that comes from knowledge and experience after all this time. No matter how many times people say you're a jack-ass, you still offer nothing of interest in your posts.
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It’s pretty sad that you can't even come up with one educated comment that comes from knowledge and experience after all this time. No matter how many times people say you're a jack-ass, you still offer nothing of interest in your posts.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:19AM (Unverified) said
Wow, thanks Christopher. That was mighty nice of you. :)
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:34AM (Unverified) said
namePS3, dude...
You arent wanted here go away. You're just pathetic now. Thanks Chris, but I guess he's...err IT'S back. IP ban this tyme?
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You arent wanted here go away. You're just pathetic now. Thanks Chris, but I guess he's...err IT'S back. IP ban this tyme?
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:44AM (Unverified) said
pathetic123 < See what I did there? Yayyyy, its fun!
*sigh
Don't you find it sad that you even have to do that?
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*sigh
Don't you find it sad that you even have to do that?
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 11:18AM (Unverified) said
I wouldn't go to far with the hugs deaftly he still holds the All-mighty B& Hammer.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 12:33PM SoCoolCurt said
finally! thanks Chris.
i can honestly say, as a Playstation fan, that guy was an embarrassment. he just spewed fanboy dribble all this site all the time with nothing to back it up most of the times.
i will certainly enjoy the 15 minutes of peace until we see "name123 2" pop up...
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i can honestly say, as a Playstation fan, that guy was an embarrassment. he just spewed fanboy dribble all this site all the time with nothing to back it up most of the times.
i will certainly enjoy the 15 minutes of peace until we see "name123 2" pop up...
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 1:18PM (Unverified) said
He'll be back within minutes.I know I'm playing Devil's Advocate since I got banned recently but what's the point in "banning" if they'll make another account within seconds?
And btw, CAN JOYSTIQ HAVE FORUMS? I can imagine the 50 page Console Wars.
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And btw, CAN JOYSTIQ HAVE FORUMS? I can imagine the 50 page Console Wars.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 8:48AM baby sea tuna said
Oh, Jesus. More OCD related grinding? This is the *last* thing that people who play this game need.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:00AM (Unverified) said
Thats evil. man Im glad I stopped playing that game when I did
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 2:06PM Korova Pamplona said
Yeah, I graduated from MMO Anonymous a while back and have been dry for about 5 years, although that Final Fantasy XII is dangerously tempting. No, No, bad!!
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said
They did this in Guild Wars. I remeber my wife spending weeks uncovering the entire map to get her cartographer achievment.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 11:24AM (Unverified) said
Oh yeah I remember but they were like medals or something.I clearly remember one that you get if you finished all missions in Heroic or something.
I got bored of guildwars after playing Factions but Nightfall was pretty good.
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I got bored of guildwars after playing Factions but Nightfall was pretty good.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:19AM (Unverified) said
I think achievements are a great idea, even if I'm not WOW fan.
I don't understand why some people hate achievements, I mean, it's not like you're forced to complete them all.
You have to see them as side missions. Some times I go out of my way to do thing I normally wouldn't if it weren't for the achievements.
But I have to say, I don't like those achievement whores that treat their gamerscore like some sort of e-penis and actually buy games just for easy achievements.
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I don't understand why some people hate achievements, I mean, it's not like you're forced to complete them all.
You have to see them as side missions. Some times I go out of my way to do thing I normally wouldn't if it weren't for the achievements.
But I have to say, I don't like those achievement whores that treat their gamerscore like some sort of e-penis and actually buy games just for easy achievements.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:59AM spin cycle said
I loathe gamerscore, for the same reasons you talk about.
As to achievements, often they're okay. I don't value them, but what could be wrong with them? Well, for an example, look at the new achievements in Team Fortress 2. There are achievements for (something like) a character helping a certain class 5 times in a row. The problem with this is then people enter the game trying to get that achievement and the play in a way that isn't helpful to the team, instead doing just what will get the achievement.
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As to achievements, often they're okay. I don't value them, but what could be wrong with them? Well, for an example, look at the new achievements in Team Fortress 2. There are achievements for (something like) a character helping a certain class 5 times in a row. The problem with this is then people enter the game trying to get that achievement and the play in a way that isn't helpful to the team, instead doing just what will get the achievement.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:39AM (Unverified) said
LOL!
It looks like Blizzard-Nerd are so WoW hungry they already managed to take the site with leaked screens down.
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It looks like Blizzard-Nerd are so WoW hungry they already managed to take the site with leaked screens down.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:39AM (Unverified) said
Achievements can be good, but not for every game. Any game that has quests don't really need achievements. Seems redundant to me.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:55AM (Unverified) said
Site seems to be down but this reminds me of the Star Wars Galaxies badges.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:56AM Rob Bourne said
The URL under 'leaked screens' is broked
Oh and achievements for this game - and any other MMO tbh - is stupid. Like they're not soul-devourers already. I'm glad I broke free from WoW when I did.
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Oh and achievements for this game - and any other MMO tbh - is stupid. Like they're not soul-devourers already. I'm glad I broke free from WoW when I did.
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 9:57AM Rob Bourne said
Oh for f...
Joystiq - please fix the avatar system. I've updated it a million times already and it's still a sodding Mario :'{
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Joystiq - please fix the avatar system. I've updated it a million times already and it's still a sodding Mario :'{
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:13AM chrisgrant said
try flushing your cache, using a different browser, or uploading a different image. still not working?
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:22AM Rob Bourne said
I've tried in both FF and IE (IE at home and work), flushed, ctrl+F5 etc. Still no luck.
Tried the original image and also a modified, shrunken one in case there's a size limit. Is there a limit of sorts? It always says the upload was successful and to allow 5 minutes for it to update, but nothing :|
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Tried the original image and also a modified, shrunken one in case there's a size limit. Is there a limit of sorts? It always says the upload was successful and to allow 5 minutes for it to update, but nothing :|
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:06AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, I can't view the leaked screens. Wouldn't it make more sense to have more (time consuming) quests? Achievements for random things in mmo's seem more like a lame attempt to keep people playing. I don't think it will work like the 360.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:36AM (Unverified) said
MMOs can be scary:
http://www.danwei.org/electronic_games/gambling_your_life_away_in_zt.php
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http://www.danwei.org/electronic_games/gambling_your_life_away_in_zt.php
Posted: Jun 10th 2008 10:42AM (Unverified) said
God dammit blizzard is trying desperately to reclaim my soul again with my biggest weakpoints, achievements. LEAVE ME ALONE BLIZZARD >:(
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 1:06PM (Unverified) said
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning already has this within its Tome of Knowledge so WoW better come out with its expansion first!
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 4:29PM (Unverified) said
And LOTRO already has this system in place for well over a year. What's the point?
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 4:35PM (Unverified) said
Warhammers version is better :) Trust me I've tried both.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 11:19AM (Unverified) said
This site is so much better without name. Thank you Chris.
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Posted: Jun 10th 2008 11:29AM (Unverified) said
Achievements make people play games more than they should (I know I always try to get most of them) and Wow is a game that requires a certain dedication. This sounds like a deadly combination,the amount of deads caused by Wow is about to increase.
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