Has this been changed since beta phase 1? In phase 1 I recall I was notified of an achievement at the end of the match. Then again, most of the achievements were for winning a match and none of these in game activities. Achievements should definitely be saved for the score screen...

Hadraziel

Russian Federation114 Posts

July 08 2010 20:04 GMT

#25

I would have more fun if we did not know what to do to complete the achievements, seeing them pop out of nowhere during epic games could be pretty awesome.
But there is nothing fun about forcing yourself to do something in order to get an achievement.

So don't look at the list and enjoy when you randomly achieve something

rS.Sinatra

Canada785 Posts

July 08 2010 20:06 GMT

#26

Achievements are cool and all, but for the next week or two, all I am going to see on the right side of my screen is a blur of achievement events

Kantutan

Canada1319 Posts

July 08 2010 20:07 GMT

#27

First off, if you complete an achievement against insane AI, you get it for every other difficulty. Also, I used to think the same about the league achievements, but then I realised 4v4s are usually retarded and you can get them there. So I kind of like the achievements, gives you something to do on the side if you're feeling bored.

[RB]Black

United States55 Posts

July 08 2010 20:07 GMT

#28

i loved the very first achievement.. 1 win. it's called "I win" i had that one shown off in all of my achievement slots

caseeker

United States63 Posts

July 08 2010 20:09 GMT

#29

On July 09 2010 05:07 Kantutan wrote:
First off, if you complete an achievement against insane AI, you get it for every other difficulty

Didn't know that!!! thank you

EoR

Ireland127 Posts

July 08 2010 20:10 GMT

#30

I really don't like achievements. They just feel like another silly set of arbitrary things for people to obsess over instead of actually playing the damn game.

I guess they're not awful if they're stuff like: "Keep your macro energy low", "Win x number of games" or "Don't leave workers idle", but when they start making the player have to deviate from how they would normally play then they get stupid. Like: "Make x of y in z seconds" or, as the OP mentioned stuff like killing units with Yamato Cannons and Infested Terrans, stuff that is not currently used. And even if using infested terrans was a valid play, there's no guarantee that it will be in the future, where these achievements will no doubt still be the same.

Also, how the alert you that you've earned an achievements is just silly. Clogging up your UI in-game is just not a good idea; you can tell the guy who designed XBox Live had his hands on this.

FiWiFaKi

Canada9859 Posts

July 08 2010 20:11 GMT

#31

I like the achievements idea, something to brag about. But therefore the achievements should be hard, since if achievements are make 5 marines in a game anyone can do it. But if it's get 20 kills with yamato or infested terrans it forces you to try new strategies.

Plus a diamond player should be able to get 20 kills with yamato in gold very easy, if you want to get the achievements really easy just drop your placement matches and get it done with if you hate them that much. Just my two cents.

DC Elite

United States152 Posts

July 08 2010 20:11 GMT

#32

I never thought the starcraft franchise would jump on the achievement bandwagon with the rest of online games nowadays... kinda sad that now it is considered necessary to have them in games.

Seltsam

United States343 Posts

July 08 2010 20:12 GMT

#33

I also like the achievements. It's nice to have little goals as motivation when binging on Starcraft

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

July 08 2010 20:13 GMT

#34

Achievements don't harm the game other than having a larger file size, but they don't do anything to improve the game either. None of the achievements are accomplishments at all. You get them automatically from playing. If there are achievements, they should be something like "Won a game in under 5 minutes (Requirement: 1500 ELO or higher)" or "200 EAPM in a game (Requirement: 1500 ELO or higher)"

monkh

United Kingdom568 Posts

July 08 2010 20:14 GMT

#35

i would like the option just to not see anythink about achivements in game not even see achivements tab not see ppl get achivements as if they didnt exist to me

spinesheath

Germany8679 Posts

July 08 2010 20:14 GMT

#36

The achievment messages could be less disturbing during gameplay (preferably nonexistant, it sucks when you play an important match and suddenly you or one of your friends unlocked some random achievement...), but other than that I have no issues with them.

FiWiFaKi

Canada9859 Posts

July 08 2010 20:17 GMT

#37

On July 09 2010 05:13 Chairman Ray wrote:
Achievements don't harm the game other than having a larger file size, but they don't do anything to improve the game either. None of the achievements are accomplishments at all. You get them automatically from playing. If there are achievements, they should be something like "Won a game in under 5 minutes (Requirement: 1500 ELO or higher)" or "200 EAPM in a game (Requirement: 1500 ELO or higher)"

You have some good points besides unrealistic figures, 200 EAPM is at S class progamer level but besides that, all achievements have to been in custom games so it isn't easy to agree on such things. But they achieve something, they FORCE you to try new builds, and some you might be suprised that are effective. You might improve your skill with using infestors which otherwise you wouldn't use. Youre forced to try out nukes etc etc. It doesn't mean they wont be effective.

And you guys are all sounding like idiots saying achievements are the end of the world. There is no harm in adding them. Since most players here are Plat/Diamond I'm pretty sure the people that want the achievements will get them pretty fast and then there will be the same old standard games again.

Dragonsven

United States145 Posts

July 08 2010 20:17 GMT

#38

There should be an achievement once you reach a year of playtime within the game. The avatar would be like a no smoking sign except instead of a cigarette there would be a vagina.