Image taken from GameForge.
Many people have different classifications for achievements, players might not consider a simple achievement designed by game devs as a real achievement. What about achievements off the game? I believe beta testing etc, are achievements for a gamer that is worth more than achievements designed for a game by devs.
I certainly have many credible achievements under my belt, being one of the first players to test a couple of MMOFPSs in my country. (Wolfteam and Zombierock for those who wonder.) I still cherish those times. Being at the forefront of gaming in my country. These were great achievements in my belief and I am happy about them, but this brings me to another topic.
Are all great achievements worth it?
Once upon a time, I was the top player of one of the Metin2 (A highly popular MMORPG in Turkey during mid to end of the 2000s.) servers. It took all my time to maintain this status, and I even had to have an alt account which was also in the top 100. My grades suffered for it, I had to go to a sub-standard high school. (But I don't regret going to that high school, it had the best teachers I ever had.) I wasted so much time, lost so many friendships to betrayal, and learned so much. When I look back to that time, I regret it and it was one of my greatest achievements.
Taken from Steam Library. Game : Crusader Kings II
Not that great but fulfilling
Let's get back to some happier thoughts. Paradox Interactive's games have some hard achievements like Three Mountains in EU IV, most of their games have achievements that are only completed by 1% or below, but don't let this fool you. Those achievements mostly require time and ironman mode which most of the player base do not use. I have earned some of those achievements myself and they are not that hard to get, or I am just that good at CK II. When I look back to those times, I do not regret it, they were not the greatest but they were certainly fulfilling.
Taken from Steam Steam Community.
Does modding count?
On the topic of off-game achievements, but certainly related to gaming. My CK3 mod reached about twenty thousand people, I hadn't expected it to become this big and I am really proud of that. Modding games bring about another sense of achievement, that is much more fulfilling. Getting feedback on my mod, and sometimes heartfelt thanks is on just another level.
What are your thoughts on achievements, does off-game achievements count in your opinion? Let me know below on comments and thanks for reading some of my ramblings.
That is it for me, I hope to see you in another post.