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World of Warcraft Achievement System Rumored

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-more-reason-to-avoid-the-daylight dept.

Kotaku has the merest hint of a rumor about a possible achievement system coming with Blizzard's Wrath of the Lich King expansion. "You know what World of Warcraft players really need? Another reason not to get up out of their chair, and Blizzard might be giving that to them in the form of in-game achievements in the next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. According to DeathKnight.info, players in the Wrath of the Lich King alpha can type /achievement to bring up a screen like the one above, which shows various achievements that can be performed for points, which will more than likely then go towards buying gear and such."

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  1. I'm so over Wow. by TheGeneration · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I played for a couple of years... but man... what's the point?

    It's just a giant life force sucking treadmill.

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    I'd say something witty here, but I'm not that bright.
    1. Re:I'm so over Wow. by Sklyan · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I played for a couple of years... but man... what's the point? The sense of fulfillment you get from any hobby -- be it building model planes, or collecting bottle caps. Call me an existentialist, but you can step back from any aspect of life and ask "what's the point?" and you will generally find that there isn't one.
    2. Re:I'm so over Wow. by silentbozo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If I build a model plane, I can put it up on my mantle, gift it to someone, and take the skills I developed building that and put it towards other items requiring fine motor skills and and a sense of art and history.

      I think someone mentioned in a post regarding WOW on a different Slashdot thread that raiding as part of an established group taught them how to manage time, coordinate with other people, and build leadership skills.

      Pretty much, you get out of a hobby what you put into it. If it's just a way of killing time, then all you're going to get out of it is a lot of dead time. If your reason to play is the social dynamics (I knew people who played because their friends had moved away, and it was the regular "meetup"), then I think the test would be if these social networks survive beyond the game.

      With that said, I detest games that require you to stay on the treadmill to "keep up". At least when I do work I hate during normal working hours, I get paid...

  2. The sequel looks better by Mr.+Sketch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard that in the upcoming sequel to WoW you will get to control a character who plays WoW, it's called World of World of Warcraft. Here's the announcement:
    http://www.theonion.com/content/video/warcraft_sequel_lets_gamers_play

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  3. Congratulations! by BZWingZero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Achievement unlocked: No life. Achievement value: 1000

  4. Some Possible Achievements by Bwana+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny

    - Bathed
    - Went outside
    - Eyes adjusted to natural light
    - Talked about something not WoW-related

    These achievements are also rumoured to be coming to the D&D 4th Edition.