Achievement Points

[Jon]

Epic store just added points in achievements, I wonder when valve is going to add the same option

[Crazy Tiger]

Considering that this has been a request for years now and never has been implemented, probably not anytime soon.

Besides, just because store A does something doesn't mean store B has to copy it.

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Jon:

Epic store just added points in achievements, I wonder when valve is going to add the same option

About when they finally crack down and prevent SAM. So, probably never.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Each achievement is 1 point, as show in the achievement showcase.

So achievements already have points and there is a "perfect game" count as well, for games where one has 100% of the achievements.

I don't think we need pointless and/or artificially inflated numbers to show off... at least not more then we already do with levels, badges, awards, game counts, ect.

[Nico]

You can see your completion percent and number of completed games, which is enough.

If you care about achievements, even with every one of them being 1 point, you will look to complete them all.

If you want to add different point values per achievement, I would expect to have a shop or something. But developers could abuse that. And they already do abuse achivement count in some games with the current system.

Instead, a couple of achievements tiers like in kongregate or consoles, but without points, should be plenty for your needs. That coupled with achievements separated by DLC

[Mythical Ostrich]

Steam already does this, how have you not noticed?

[grody_antagonic]

besides what others have said, you can always join some 3rd party achievement hunting sites like astats or steamhunters. They have working point-systems in place and also regularly ban cheaters.

[my new friend]

The op probably wants xp for them since that is what Epic Games is doing.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/the-epic-games-store-my-achievements-update
And that's why I stated what I did.

[crunchyfrog]

No reason to do so.

For a start, thsi idead that others must copy is flawed. Reality don't need to work like that.

Secondly, why would they? The most pure and straightforward forms of achievement is as Steam have it
1 achievement = 1 achievment to your global count.

Adding points NOW would turn the system upside down, as first of all you'd bneed to retroactively expect all people to change the surrent setup. Not going to happen as there are dead and dormant devs.

Second, as the system is setup without the ring fencing that other systmes have like PSN and XBL, where there's either a points limit per game or a global limit of trophy worth, you don't have that here.

You can have a game with 1 single achievement (like Devil Daggers) or a game with hundreds or more (like Civilization 5 or Killing Floor 2).

To add points would be unnecessary work for no reward or benefit.

[Aachen]

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

.... To add points would be unnecessary work for no reward or benefit.

Well, arbitrarily-inflated scores might benefit somebody—not to imply that would make such effort worthwhile.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Aachen:

Originally posted by crunchyfrog:

.... To add points would be unnecessary work for no reward or benefit.

:birbsmile: Well, arbitrarily-inflated scores might benefit somebody—not to imply that would make such effort worthwhile.

Ah no, I don't mean ZERO actual benefit to anyone. I mean zero actual benefit to tothese having to change the things versus what they'd get back.