Keyan Farlander Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 On Achievements: Cute to add replay value, and a cheap way to do it. But alas, why? It's really for OCD people that must must MUST 100% a game. Yeah, and take my word for it, WE DON'T WANT MORE STUPID CRAP TO DO. Some achievements are retarded. Like, you have to be a robot to do it. Right, or they are retarded for the opposite reason - you get them automatically as a consequence of just playing through the game. So it's either stuff you don't want to do or stuff you are going to do anyway. Some achievements ARE fun, but it seems like there's not a lot of quality control with this stuff. I don't know why games can't just handle stuff like this on an individual basis instead of having this common system.
edlib Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I wish it was an opt-in system... that they would only activate if you wanted to chase them. And I still think there should be real, substantial rewards for getting them... Microsoft Points or free DLC for the game you are playing for instance.
Keyan Farlander Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 And I still think there should be real, substantial rewards for getting them... Microsoft Points or free DLC for the game you are playing for instance. Yeah, but then they'd have to spend resources on making sure people aren't cheating to get them. Plus, it doesn't really make sense for them to essentially give something away for free that people are willing to pay for.
edlib Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I suppose... But if it were a small enough number, you'd have to play a lot in order to get enough to actually get anything. 10 points per achievement. Most people would still pay rather than go through the hassle of trying to rack them up in order to get anything good. But they could make it so that getting the achievements unlocks special exclusive bonus content. Some games already do something like that already, I believe.
Cmdr. Cracken Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Te achievemnt system was originally designed for that, but MS realized they could make more money, so the system was scrapped, but the points remain. Also; will not be able to aquire Portal 2, due to lack of funds on April 19. ;_;
Keyan Farlander Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Can't WAIT to get Portal 2. Don't know if I'll pick it up right on the 19th, though. Lot of things keeping me busy at the moment.
edlib Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 I'll probably get Portal 2 at some point. Been thinking about getting Need For Speed: Shift 2... but there's really no point until things slow down again. Then DiRT 3 comes out... And I'd also like to get Little Big Planet 2 and Lego Star Wars 3 for the kids... Too many cool games... not enough hours in the day...
Kuuki Posted April 10, 2011 Author Posted April 10, 2011 Also; will not be able to aquire Portal 2, due to lack of funds on April 19. ;_; Hey K, if you want, I could front ya the $ for a copy til you can pay me back, its no prob
Cmdr. Cracken Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 aww, ♥'s to you Kuuki. But alas, I would feel bad as I would have no idea on when I would be able to pay you back.
edlib Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Worked a show for Chris Cornell (singer in Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave...) tonight. Pretty good... but very long. He had one guitar labeled: "Hunger Strike"... but he never played it. I waited all night to hear that one... so here it is now. (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.)
Cmdr. Cracken Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Nice and warm today. But I'm stuck in classes/work all day. Wonderful.
Kuuki Posted April 11, 2011 Author Posted April 11, 2011 I has new videos. MSI N460GTX (GF gtx 460 oc, 1gb gddr5) updating and testing SC2 atm
K_Kinnison Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 officially gave my 2 weeks notice at work. and by the end of the month I will be leaving Madtown for La Crosse to be with my Fiancee. Start of a new and different life
Keyan Farlander Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 The fire alarm went off at work a little while ago. I just sat here and kept working. This seems like a terrible idea, but all those years of fire drills in school have trained me to believe that every fire alarm is just a joke. I'm not horribly burned yet, so so far I'd say it's paying off.
Wildstar Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 Great week last week for my virtual team...a record-breaking week, in fact. My teammate "B Fury" had a 298 last game in the process of putting up an 824 series, which now stands as the league record individual series. The rest of us did well, too, and we now hold the league record team game (1,214) and series (3,324). The effort was rewarded with all 7 points, which (unfortunately) allowed us to climb out of the league basement.
Kuuki Posted April 12, 2011 Author Posted April 12, 2011 So, I almost got crushed by a tree today. fun times. none the less I drive that ol 1987 Chevy Fifth Ave, and only a 3inch dent on the trunk. still my WTF moment of the year.
edlib Posted April 12, 2011 Posted April 12, 2011 The fire alarm went off at work a little while ago. I just sat here and kept working. This seems like a terrible idea, but all those years of fire drills in school have trained me to believe that every fire alarm is just a joke. I'm not horribly burned yet, so so far I'd say it's paying off.That happened one night during a concert. It was amazing to me how nobody reacted at all. I had to stop the show and get on a mic to tell people they really had to get out. Just past my 6-month mark with the GF! A new personal relationship record and milestone for me! I just wish I had a bit more free time and was far less exhausted all the time from work and life to enjoy the moment a bit more... but alas, it is not to be. Giant concert this week. Setup yesterday. Rehearse all night tonight and tomorrow. Show Thursday. Collapse from brain-death Friday. I do have a long weekend however! Gonna head down the Cape.
Zargon Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 b3 p67 mobo has arrived time to take apart and rebuild/reinstall :/ my dual 30gb SSD's are getting replaced with a single 96gb though. need to reinstall OS anyways, I think my board really was bad, so many odd unexplainable crashes.
Keyan Farlander Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I was like 40 minutes late to work this morning. Do I care? Absolutely not.
edlib Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 good lord its just me thats........unsettling Muhahahaha! I'm trying not to be the top poster to this thread (by a factor of 2 or 3) this year... like I have been to the last 5 (or is it 6?...) threads running. Plus: Life has gone crazy. I thought I was busy last year at this time. I had no idea...
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