I honestly thought they DID work like that, back in the Xbox Live Points days.Maybe they did. Im not sure
cheap hobbyBragging itp
Yeah, the steam cards stuff or whatever it is you get from games is niftySteam trading cards are based on time spent with the game open, not achievements.
They used to give discounts on XBLMKTPLCI miss all the regional exploits and unlisted promos of the 360 era. So many free games, years of free xbl gold. It's kinda hilarious how easy they made it.
They used to give discounts on XBLMKTPLCThat's probably what I'm getting mixed up regarding.
I like when they give you in game rewards. Or how the Bloodborne platinum gives you a PS4 theme.Did it? I don't remember this. I got the platinum within a week of it releasing.
Bragging itp
Did it? I don't remember this. I got the platinum within a week of it releasing.
What I do remember is making a Japanese PSN account for a Bloodborne theme.
Was that the same one?
Steam trading cards are based on time spent with the game open, not achievements.Okay well then very easily could be based off of achievements
Ubisoft did (does?) this. I like it. Until they deactivate challenges/achievements in games.Last I checked, the Far Cry ones were still running.
Also iirc there were limits on how you could use discounts bought with points. Like not on brand new releases or discounted games.
I did like using points to unlock cosmetics, too. Just because it did tie the idea of achievements to some meta system outside the game
Its not bragging. Its just my perspective. Paying $50 for NES games when I was in junior high like 38 years ago was expensive to me. Paying like $80 and $90 for Phantasy Star games in the early 90s in high school when I was working part time at a job making $4.65 an hour seemed expensive. Games never went on sale and you were limited in what you could buy to your local store or buying out of the back of a magazine.Well, when your family can barely keep food on the table and barely keep your bills paid, an attitude that dismissive does come across like bragging.
Now 35 to 40 years later as a full time working adult, yeah of course I make more money but the fact I pick up all these great games for such great prices is a factor too. Im currently playing AC Valhalla with Ragnarok expansion and Im like 132 hours in and have a ton more to go. I paid $20 for it. I bought stuff like Witcher 3 and Skyrim with all DLC for like $20 and got a couple hundred hours out of each. Even my Farming Simulator game I pay full price for at launch I get thousands of hours out of each title. For $60 the value is incredible.
Gaming might feel expensive to a kid these days sure. But an adult who is near 50 years old and has a full time job comparing it to 35 to 40 years ago? Yeah its cheap to me now. I think my only hobby that is cheaper is reading and buying books.
Ubisoft did (does?) this. I like it. Until they deactivate challenges/achievements in games.
Also iirc there were limits on how you could use discounts bought with points. Like not on brand new releases or discounted games.
I did like using points to unlock cosmetics, too. Just because it did tie the idea of achievements to some meta system outside the game
Not really. If anything, this would just frustrate me more when such and such achievement is stupid.
There are a whole slew of other problems too, like who actually pays for it? Does the distributor pay? What about games like Running Through Russia, with more than 4000 achievements that just rapid-fire unlock as you play? Is that banned now? Does the publisher/developer pay for it? Do we now have like two achievements per game? Does the platinum trophy cease to exist (there actually are games that don't have one)?
Well, when your family can barely keep food on the table and barely keep your bills paid, an attitude that dismissive does come across like bragging.
Well, when your family can barely keep food on the table and barely keep your bills paid, an attitude that dismissive does come across like bragging.
Well, when your family can barely keep food on the table and barely keep your bills paid, an attitude that dismissive does come across like bragging.
Probably not. I don't see them putting much value to what you earn. For instance, based on points using PSN system:They kinda did have this system in the Playstation Stars thing that ended recently.
Bronze Trophy - 1 point
Silver Trophy - 5 points
Gold trophy - 10 points
Platinum - 100 points
100 points = $1 store credit.
Clear a game and you might get a couple of bucks using this method. That would not change my mind in going after annoying trophies.
As it is now, If I like the game and it has reasonable trophies, I go for them all ready. But nothing will make me change my mind on lame grinding trophies like "save 10 million gold" when that much money buys everything on the game normally 5x over and leads to you repeating the same farming method 100s of times.