Project Lore

Love them, or hate them, Blizzard's implementation of an Achievement system in patch v3.0.2 is nothing but a success.  Even I, an admitted critic and disbeliever, have found Achievements that tickled my interest.  I still firmly believe that the system was created to give some credibility over the previous "epeen" system - which was to simply claim you did something - which is why I view it as somewhat pointless (I have a small epeen).  Thanks to the recent addition, we have arbitrary numbers to point to as a matter of pride! (Lame) Jokes aside, One thing I fail to fully grasp is the need of some players to spend these points.  The points that are dolled out for various Achievements are hardly balanced, with the same amount being collected for any of the Arena ranking brackets, scoring an arena title, winning a single ranked Arena or getting a haircut.  As any PvPer can attest, getting a haircut and earning an Arena title are far different accomplishments in the time spent category.  Those hardcore imbalances mean that awarding anything from the points would make little to no sense, unless Blizzard completely revamped the newly implemented system.  Not to mention the fact that the more difficult achievements, namely What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been, already have rewards built in.  So you want a twofor? I can't really blame people for trying though.  Since the launch of The Burning Crusade, Blizzard has been pushing various collectible currencies on us like stink on a monkey.  The numerous Badges, Honor, Arena Rating, Spirit Shards, and Holy Dust have all been a means to an end.  Little did the developers know that we expect any collectible number to turn into loot upon reaching a certain threshold. As far as the Achievement system is concerned, it is not changing anytime soon.  Blizzard Poster Bornakk hit the boards earlier to shoot down that very notion.  The unarmored Orc agreed with my interpretation of the system, although in a more tactful fashion.  He states that the points "are simply a marker of progression in the system."  Nothing more, nothing less, just +epeen. The current implementation of the system continues to grow on me, and I hope that Blizzard does not follow their current trend of caving and attempt a revamp.  As it stands, the only QQing that comes from the tracked epeen is when something is too difficult, such as the random number generator-based Achievements of Fool For Love and last year's Noblegarden.  Let's keep it that way. What about you, looking for the change or want it to remain the same?

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