Trophies VS Achievements - Blu-ray Forum

DarchAmonNagar · 07-23-2009, 04:07 PM

Which system do you prefer, Trophies or Achievements?
Sorry if this has been asked before. Just want to know what people think who have both consoles.

binarymelon · 07-23-2009, 04:08 PM

I think Microsoft did a better job, but when you're charging for the service that is too be expected.

Steve · 07-23-2009, 04:09 PM

I've played a lot more games with achievements, so I'm more used to that system.

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Originally Posted by binarymelon

I think Microsoft did a better job, but when you're charging for the service that is too be expected.

Agreed.

Steelmaker · 07-23-2009, 04:19 PM

Honestly, what's the difference? You do something within a game and you get a little notification on your screen that you've unlocked a certain achievement or trophy that goes into your profile's database. I don't see how one can be all that different or even preferred over the other. They're the same freaking thing, just different names.

Deadset · 07-23-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fireman325

I've played a lot more games with achievements, so I'm more used to that system.
Agreed.

Sony pretty much ripped off the achievement idea from MS. Not that I really care though. I usually play games for the game. My favorite games on the ps3 are soul calibur 4 & oblivion which don't have trophies.

BStecke · 07-23-2009, 04:23 PM

I like the achievements a bit more, since they're assigned point values and you can say, "I have XX points for this game," and they're added up for the gamer score total. Feels a bit more cohesive. If you're "competing" against a friend, saying "I have XX points" is better than scrolling through and saying I have this one and this one and this one and this one . . .

Psychonaut · 07-23-2009, 04:34 PM

Acheivements.

PH3AR · 07-23-2009, 04:36 PM

In real life thou i would rather have a trophie than an achievement, so im going trophies

jono_0101 · 07-23-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Honestly, what's the difference? You do something within a game and you get a little notification on your screen that you've unlocked a certain achievement or trophy that goes into your profile's database. I don't see how one can be all that different or even preferred over the other. They're the same freaking thing, just different names.

+1

its the same thing, you either have gamer points, or a level with a percentage complete towards the next level, if there is something else to achievements, then it might be different, but i dont have a 360, so they seem pretty much the same from what i know about it

Rike255 · 07-23-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BStecke

I like the achievements a bit more, since they're assigned point values and you can say, "I have XX points for this game," and they're added up for the gamer score total. Feels a bit more cohesive. If you're "competing" against a friend, saying "I have XX points" is better than scrolling through and saying I have this one and this one and this one and this one . . .

I like the trophies better for the same reason. When comparing overall scores, I like to compare based on completion of a game and not how many points a person has.

Achievements gives you simply a number, a person can get 90% of the easy achievements in a LOT of games and score higher then a person who completes the tough achievements on a game. This is more evident on the trophy system where you see clearly how many silver/gold/platinum a person has compared to bronze. I always found the Olympic style ranking of trophies to be much better then simply whoever has more points wins. (Ie: first place has the most platinums, then the most golds, etc)

But I should point out that I don't have a 360 so I have very little experience using their achievement system.

GLaDOS · 07-23-2009, 05:59 PM

Trophies - Every time you get them, this happens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzTrYk0VWu0

supersix4 · 07-23-2009, 06:01 PM

I like the achievements better for one reason and maybe sony can quick fix this but the interface every time you want to look at the trophies it has to load or find it instead of just popping up.

Also I like the layout of them better.

But mostly all things sony could quickly fix I'm sure.

But having both adds a little extra to gaming and thats a good thing.

Forrestandjen07 · 07-23-2009, 06:15 PM

Achievements, They actually have a points value system

GLaDOS · 07-23-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

Achievements, They actually have a points value system

And you use your points for?

Forrestandjen07 · 07-23-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kotsedriver

And you use your points for?

Nothing, Its just nicer to have a score as opposed to , Bronze gold.silver.platinum. and easier to compare points vs ammounts of trophy types

supersix4 · 07-23-2009, 06:32 PM

And the things that add value to the achievements, interface, and points could be fixed quite easy.

Make platinum worth 100, gold worth 25, silver 15, and bronze 10. Then polish out the interface to make it pop up and load with a touch of the button and boom there wouldn't be a difference between the two

I would hope they'd consider doing something like that

Rike255 · 07-23-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

Achievements, They actually have a points value system

So do trophies, you get a trophy level assigned to you. The higher it is, the more trophies you have. Works the same way.

EDIT: And each trophy type has a different point rating assigned to it. Gold trophies will level you up faster then Silver or Bronze for example.

jono_0101 · 07-23-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by supersix4

And the things that add value to the achievements, interface, and points could be fixed quite easy.

Make platinum worth 100, gold worth 25, silver 15, and bronze 10. Then polish out the interface to make it pop up and load with a touch of the button and boom there wouldn't be a difference between the two

I would hope they'd consider doing something like that

aside from the loading times, i like the way PSN does it with levels, especially if they are in the future going to use those levels in home like i had heard on this site

supersix4 · 07-23-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jono_0101

aside from the loading times, i like the way PSN does it with levels, especially if they are in the future going to use those levels in home like i had heard on this site

I like that too and there is no reason you couldn't have both

Forrestandjen07 · 07-23-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rike255

So do trophies, you get a trophy level assigned to you. The higher it is, the more trophies you have. Works the same way.

EDIT: And each trophy type has a different point rating assigned to it. Gold trophies will level you up faster then Silver or Bronze for example.

Yes, But an actual Total number is just easier and better than 4 differnt levels of trophies.

07-23-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
DarchAmonNagar Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Scotland Blu-ray collection:496 Trading Score:2	Trophies VS Achievements Which system do you prefer, Trophies or Achievements? Sorry if this has been asked before. Just want to know what people think who have both consoles.

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07-23-2009, 04:08 PM	#2
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	I think Microsoft did a better job, but when you're charging for the service that is too be expected.

07-23-2009, 04:19 PM	#4
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Honestly, what's the difference? You do something within a game and you get a little notification on your screen that you've unlocked a certain achievement or trophy that goes into your profile's database. I don't see how one can be all that different or even preferred over the other. They're the same freaking thing, just different names.

07-23-2009, 04:23 PM	#6
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	I like the achievements a bit more, since they're assigned point values and you can say, "I have XX points for this game," and they're added up for the gamer score total. Feels a bit more cohesive. If you're "competing" against a friend, saying "I have XX points" is better than scrolling through and saying I have this one and this one and this one and this one . . .

07-23-2009, 04:34 PM	#7
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	Acheivements.

07-23-2009, 04:36 PM	#8
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	In real life thou i would rather have a trophie than an achievement, so im going trophies

07-23-2009, 05:59 PM	#11
GLaDOS Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:Fujiwara Tofu Shop 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Trophies - Every time you get them, this happens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzTrYk0VWu0

07-23-2009, 06:01 PM	#12
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	I like the achievements better for one reason and maybe sony can quick fix this but the interface every time you want to look at the trophies it has to load or find it instead of just popping up. Also I like the layout of them better. But mostly all things sony could quickly fix I'm sure. But having both adds a little extra to gaming and thats a good thing.

07-23-2009, 06:15 PM	#13
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	Achievements, They actually have a points value system

07-23-2009, 06:32 PM	#16
supersix4 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Blu-ray collection:572 Blu-ray reviews: 53 Trading Score:3	And the things that add value to the achievements, interface, and points could be fixed quite easy. Make platinum worth 100, gold worth 25, silver 15, and bronze 10. Then polish out the interface to make it pop up and load with a touch of the button and boom there wouldn't be a difference between the two I would hope they'd consider doing something like that

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