Trophies have nearly ruined gaming for me.

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BasilZero said:

curl-6 said:

I hate trophies and achievements, they actually detract from the experience for me.

First off, it's distracting. Completely pulls me out of the game when an ugly out-of-place notification pops up in the middle of a game.

Plus it's patronizing. It treats me like I'm a three-year old getting pats on the head every time I do something right. "Oh, you beat that boss you HAD TO BEAT ANYWAY? ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!" "Oh, you killed x number of generic goons? YOU GOT A TROPHY!" I don't need to be spoonfed, thanks.

They're one of the most worthless gimmicks to come out of the 7th gen.

I hope Nintendo never makes an equivalent, or if they do, that they can be turned off.

Or you know.....you can just ignore them like logging off of a forum (I still find it hard to believe that people ask for permabans/bans instead of logging off).

Its nothing more than a harmless feature - the people who get obsessed with collecting trophies as a hobby are the same people who get obsessed with MMOs and facebook, etc (No offense to the OP).

If you think getting an achievement is patronizing, I cant imagine how you react to when a game says you won, game over, etc. lol

Anyways, I hope Nintendo does have their own achievement system :P

They're harmless once they're turned off, at least. ;)

It's not the same as being told I won or game over, it's like a guy sitting next to me when I'm driving a car, patting me on the head, "you indicated before a corner, achievement unlocked." "You drove for a minute without breaking the speed limit, achievement unlocked."I don't need constant reassurance that I'm doing it right, thanks.