![]() ![]() There’s something to be said for not including achievements in online modes, and anyone who’s been stuck in a game with players of this type will likely agree. However, when a player on your team is more concerned with earning a rare achievement in an online game, causing you to lose, that’s a different matter. Now, what players do in their own time is their own business, and far be it from me to say otherwise. They have to be the one to get that high kill count or flag capture, and if you don’t let them, they’ll sure as hell let you know about it. ![]() And damn any team mates that get in their way. Rather than play the game to simply enjoy it and unlocked rewards naturally, these players obsessively ditch the story or any slow-paced immersion and, with achievements list in hand, go about earning each and every achievement/trophy they can in as short a time as possible. Achievement hoardersĮver since Microsoft popularised in-game achievements, a new class of player has appeared: the ‘achievement whore’ (not our term, we should add). So, if you’re a hardcore clan player in a lobby full of people just wanting to play the game, can you just leave us in peace? Thanking you. The Xbox 360 even has game area types, such as recreational and hardcore to denote this. The problem here is that most players in a game or lobby are in it for fun. Simply adding your clan tag to your game name doesn’t make this so. Not every game we play is a pro-gaming competition, and if you’re a member of a clan, you can take time off and give everyone else a break, especially if it’s a game that doesn’t even support clans. However, do we need it in every game? And do you have to be so damn vocal about it? Clans are a way for like-minded players and friends to bond together and take on the world with their combined skills. ![]() Arguably gaining major popularity in the FPS genre, most types of game now support clans, be they RPGs, driving or open world titles like GTA Online. ![]()
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