Achieved shares your achievements on Facebook
While we were all wildin' out at BlizzCon last week, reader Peter G. sent us a little note about a Facebook app he's been working on called Achieved that will take your achievements and insert them into your various Facebook feeds however you like. If you want to go the whole nine yards and have your wall plastered with a story whenever you ding an achievement, you can do that, or if you just want to leave it as a small box on your profile page, you can do that as well. The app allows you to leave your actual character name out of the post (if for some reason you're not comfortable with sharing it with all your friends), and there's even a paid option: if you can throw in at least $.99 Canadian, the app will update straight from the Armory without any help from you to refresh (normally, I guess, you've got to log in to Facebook to get updates).I like the app's minimalism more than anything else -- it doesn't show character information or any flashy graphics, just updates people on what you're doing with achievements. The app has a really active changelog, too (Peter is working hard on updating it pretty often, it seems), so if you have a request, you can always throw it in the pot and you might even get it granted. It's not quite as comprehensive as some of the other WoW Facebook apps out there, but if you want a quick way of showing Facebook friends what you're up to in game without excessively spamming them on every little ding or gear upgrade, give it a look for sure.
Filed under: How-tos, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Sinzaram Sep 1st 2009 7:06PM
Because I really want my Facebook friends to know these things.
tguk143 Sep 1st 2009 7:13PM
My thoughts exactly.
Peter Sep 1st 2009 7:16PM
Because we really want to know about your pessimism.
Hakker Sep 1st 2009 7:24PM
"Because im too insecure to tell people that i play WoW" is what i read
Janaa Sep 1st 2009 7:29PM
I don't mind my friends knowing I play WoW, but if my partner found out....
Meg Sep 2nd 2009 11:25AM
I'm actually proud of being a geek and I frequently update my Facebook with WoW stuff or quotes or info from fantasy books I'm reading. I have a lot of geeky friends and a lot who understand the kind of person I am and like to keep up to date on things that are important to me, no matter how "frivolous" they might seem.
I already use I Play WoW on my FB but this is a handy addon to show off what I'm doing on my main and my primary alt. :) Because I like to show off my feats of nerdy strength and I'm not too insecure to do so in public.
Drakkenfyre Sep 1st 2009 7:21PM
Wait, there is an option to pay for it, and it gets info from the Armory? I don't see this being around very long.
astianax Sep 1st 2009 7:24PM
somehow i don't think my friends give a shit that i just got my first emblem
follisimo Sep 1st 2009 7:27PM
I thought facebook was all about sharing pics, being a skank (if girl), and making up stories so people think you are cool. I guess WoW is slowly infecting everything we know. Our headphones, our drinks, and now our Facebooks. *gasp*
Luisette Sep 1st 2009 7:31PM
Considering my Hearthstone application hasn't been posting wall stories since Facebook changed some things around a few months ago, this so far seems pretty non-intrusive and minimalistic.
Not too bad so far.
(And if the fact that your friends know you play WoW embarrasses you... well, not all of us have friends that are completely intolerable of the hobbies of others. At least this doesn't spam my notification list like some of the other applications out there -- no, Jenny, I don't give a damn that you leveled up your puppy. It works both ways.)
Alchemistmerlin Sep 1st 2009 7:39PM
Combining Achievements and Facebook, add Twitter to the mix and it'll be trifecta of useless crap.
Amaxe Sep 1st 2009 7:43PM
Because I'd love to have a record of how long I am online for everyone to see... pass.
greenthumbs Sep 1st 2009 8:18PM
I can just see it now...
To: Bob
From: Mary
Subject: fishing?
I didn't realise you were such an avid fisherman Bob. I see that you've been regularly posting updates about the number of fish you've caught lately and i must say, 1000 fish in a few days is impressive in anyones book. Tell me more about it later.
Mary.
Hakker Sep 2nd 2009 7:27AM
Lol!
Porky Sep 2nd 2009 10:15AM
Victory.
+1
SbE Sep 1st 2009 9:55PM
wow...facebook (and achievements) just reached a new level of pointlessness...
Janis Sep 1st 2009 10:04PM
You all sound like you're embarrased to play WOW.. I have lots of friends in the game that I don't see anymore, whether former guildies or switched servers... and they're facebook friends. It would be nice to give a glimmer in something non-WOW to say "hey, I'm still here"..
Namdrof Sep 1st 2009 10:27PM
I love this app! I have been using it for a few weeks now.
Pyote Sep 2nd 2009 12:57AM
This is an amazing development in "not getting laid" technology. Before this came out I was just going to cut my dick off, but now I can pretty much do the same thing with this app!
Meg Sep 2nd 2009 11:27AM
Or you can date people who think video games are fun. A lot less pain, a lot more fun, and you better believe a lot more sex than chopping your dick off.