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| Re: What's the attraction of points etc? | |
| Posted By: DS <davidsteingarten@hotmail.com> | Date: 2/3/07 9:20 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: What's the attraction of points etc? (Sep7imus [subnova]) : Well, that kind of describes playing video games in general, doesn't it? It's : all about achieving empty goals. Pretty much. And yet I engage in it freely and gleefully. : I'm assuming that the alternative you have in mind to what your describing is
You're right, it does add to the fun for some people. But for some it makes it more like crack: I think the MMORPG creators have really got a good grip on many people's addiction to running around and collecting things (which I do not play because I would be too addicted to just this), and this achievements thing is kind of a version of that. Of course, back in the day we were all creating these achievements for ourselves (no shots fired, etc.). As a matter of fact, the way my friends and I discovered the "pacifism" achievement in Geometry Wars was because we invented the "see how long you can last before taking a shot" game ourselves. I'm just bitter because they know that I like their crack, and they keep refining it.
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