The purpose of Achievements, and how it's changed over time

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8-13-2009 @ 4:07PM

Dharmabhum said...

@jfofla:

I'm the same way. I love that you can fill out your cooking and fishing profession achievements just doing many of the things you would have otherwise. Hell once I got those done, I ended up leveling first aid up through Outland just so I got the Skills to Pay the Bills achievement, even though I don't need first aid really as I play a priest.

In the end, yes, they are arbitrary points that we accumulate with a nice little flash and ding to it. To be honest though, I don't really see how its that much different from getting a new purple ring or something. After all, its just digits on a computer somewhere as they have no bearing on real life at all. But thats why I play video games in the first place.

Arbitrary point wins 4tw!

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