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Are there going to be achievements in PoE? Should there?


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It's a way of data gathering that people seem to accept more than actual data-gathering (for obvious reason).

And I guess people prefer getting 'achievements' rather than 'game progress badges'

Yeah, but, even if you "disable them" (quotes because I dunno if you really can... *shrug*) and "don't accept" them, the system's still gonna log that data whenever you connect to the net, anyway, right? So, I don't know that people's likely acceptance of something like simple game progress tracking that isn't pretending to be "achievements" is really an issue.

 

Now, if there's actually a way to prevent them from tracking that statistical data, even with the current disguised-as-achievements way of doing things, then I suppose I stand corrected.

 

I'm just curious about that. Because functionally, it seems unnecessary. Personally, I'd have no problem, whatsoever, with Steam telling me "your progress through games will be logged to collect anonymous game-completion statistical data." I wouldn't be like "OH NO YOU DON'T, STEAM! I don't want someone knowing that some nameless person played half their game every time I play half of a game! Next you'll ask for underpants samples!" :). But, that's just me.

Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u

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That wont work if there are ingame popups toward achievements... (which is the worry/concern).

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I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5.

 

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Pretty sure they've said that achievements will only be in the Steam version of the game. In other words, there'll only be Steam achievements, and not in-game pop-ups from in physical copies of the game, or from GOG.com or whatever. 

Steam Version is the Superior Edition.

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There have been two other threads on this already. They had polls, and a clear majority of folks don't want them in PoE.

 

While I do think they work in some games, I don't think they have a place in an infinity engine inspired game focused on story.

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There have been two other threads on this already. They had polls, and a clear majority of folks  don't want them in PoE.

 

Your statement should be: a clear majority of the minority of contributors who visit the boards and bothered to vote in an unscientific poll. In other words, a tiny minority with strong views.

 

Do you have a link to these polls? I don't recall seeing them.

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