[Mr_eX]

1. Over 17 only
2. Finish one playthrough on the default setting and get the least amount of Achievement points possible.
3. In case of a tie, three names will be drawn at random from a bag.



Post your score and your gamertag/psn id as you finish the game, once your score has been confirmed you can the achievements you avoided.


Mr eX
IMLabman - 465
kevinep3 - 370
aihuman
detinic
Zerien
Jaconius
Jehlro - 390
cool_wizard - 505
Bayfield
Zerien
Partari0
uppi17 - 415
dabeast0976 - 510
LiQuid - 755
Isaiah
SideSwiped - 415

Prizes



Star Wars: Battlefront for the original Xbox from IMLabman

kevinep3 is offering
rainbow six vegas for pc
xmen 3 for ps2 and some naruto game for ps2
close encounters of the third kind on dvd

cool_wizard is offering Lair for the PS3

[kevinep3]

if i finally platinum dead space for ps3 i can give that away to someone or the GOTY edition of oblivion also for ps3 too

[LiQuid]

Wish I could play RDR looks hawt, but new game funds are at an all time low.

[IMLabman]

I'm in!

[kevinep3]

also what if there is a tie because i mean if you do the bare minimum there will prob be a few people with the same amount and on another note maybe it should just be a ps3 month for gettting trophies instead cuz id be down for that.

[aihuman]

But then I'll have to buy the game at FULL PRICE I guess I'm in.

It's a good thing the game was delayed.I have 1 month window to collect the funds.

[LiQuid]

Also, even if I DID play this, there is NO WAY IN HELL I would play with the goal of earning minimal chieves. As someone who has spent hours on getting to level 11 at Giant Bombing, I can say that I am well and fully a slave to achievements.

[Mr_eX]

also what if there is a tie because i mean if you do the bare minimum there will prob be a few people with the same amount and on another note maybe it should just be a ps3 month for gettting trophies instead cuz id be down for that.

In the event of a tie there will be a tie breaker of some kind.

I think you're assuming the achievements will be easy to avoid but I'm not so sure.

[kenzo]

Wish I could play RDR looks hawt, but new game funds are at an all time low.

this

[Mr_eX]

Also, even if I DID play this, there is NO WAY IN HELL I would play with the goal of earning minimal chieves. As someone who has spent hours on getting to level 11 at Giant Bombing, I can say that I am well and fully a slave to achievements.

Well it's just for one play through, after you post your score and someone confirms you can go through again or do the multiplayer and stuff.

[LiQuid]

You know how many times I play through 99.9% of the video games I play? Once. Once, if that. Assassin's Creed 2 is a recent, rare exception but that's only because Ubisoft ate my save at the final level.

[Mr_eX]

I'm the same way but it looks like you can get some of the skipable achievements in the multiplayer and the multiplayer looks Borderlandsish.

[LiQuid]

Whaaaaaaaaaaa?

You better not be fucking with me!

[Mr_eX]

It's 8 player and all of you can go around the entire open world from the single player doing quests and stuff. You level up and can get new gear, I think the trailer said the level cap was 50.

I just noticed you never posted in this thread http://forums.geekbox.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1530
Watch that trailer.

[LiQuid]

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!

Ok, I'm officially selling off old video games to buy it now.

Anybody wanna buy some PS2 games? I've got a bunch.

[Mr_eX]

Do you have Ico?

[LiQuid]

Yes.

[Mr_eX]

I might be willing to pay as much as $10 for it.

[LiQuid]

True story: I paid $8 for my complete, mint copy of Ico. Just a few months after it came out and bombed. I remembered the Penny Arcade dudes saying they liked it, so I was like, sure whatever. Played it, loved it... Then it got rare. My copy is easily worth the cost of RDR, but I'd sell a dozen of my other games over it.

[BEARinaMANSUIT]

So the goal is to just get the story trophies/achievements? How long will we have to play through the game?

[Mr_eX]

The goal is to avoid getting achievements/trophies. I think a month is the right amount of time, the game is out May 18th so the contest contest would run to June 18th.

[bayfield]

i'm not sure if hampering the way i play (granted i don't know what the achievements will be), but if we're all stuck not shooting people, and/or rotating weapons as to not get X kills in a row with X weapon/type, then it's sorta taking the fun out of the game.

as much as playing for achievements can be tedious and boring at times, at the very least you weren't feeling like your next button press would put you in the losers bracket.

i like the idea of mixing up how to determine the winning condition, maybe just something a bit more enjoyable?

i liked the idea of the range going to extreme unachiever to overachiever. perhaps it's to attempt to get all achievements on one end, and least achievements, while the middle ground are the losers. then again, in a traditional (more is win) situation anyone in the middle is a loser anyway.

i'm just not sure how to spin the lack of achievements as something fun to do.

[Mr_eX]

It should change the way you play the game, that’s the point. In every game you play you either don't care about the achievements or you are actively trying to get them, in this contest you are trying to avoid them which could lead to some really interesting scenarios while you're playing.

[BEARinaMANSUIT]

I see what you're doing, but wouldn't the person who plays the least have the best chances in this contest? I plan on playing a lot, so unless the trophies for getting x kills with x gun is set really high, I see myself getting trophies. I can guess that there will be trophies for multiplayer as well, simple ones like joining a posse and such, so it might be harder to stay away from them if you play that as well as single player.

[kenzo]

It should change the way you play the game, that’s the point. In every game you play you either don't care about the achievements or you are actively trying to get them, in this contest you are trying to avoid them which could lead to some really interesting scenarios while you're playing.

We should change this to the "Avatar the Last Airbender: The Burning Earth" Unachievement contest. I feel that would be sufficiently challenging.

[bayfield]

It should change the way you play the game, that’s the point. In every game you play you either don't care about the achievements or you are actively trying to get them, in this contest you are trying to avoid them which could lead to some really interesting scenarios while you're playing.

a game with good achievements should do exactly that, give the player reasons to play the game using a different item, mode, skillset .. etc. sure there are bland achievements like "kill 500 zombies" or something, but then there are things like "successfully link your attacks together with a teammate" which can totally change the game.

sure you could go through the game never linking with teammates, but i doubt you'll not kill 500 zombies in a zombie game. there's also as liquid said, most people do single playthroughs. what if the game isn't as great as we all hope, and we care about achievements (which unfortunately that bug has bitten me awhile back).. then you've got this game you hate and a pining desire to have the crappy achievements it holds.

looking at the achievements, i see a good bit of fun being lost trying to not get them..

i guess knowing the achievement opportunities for the game would help.

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* unavoidable? (storyline)
Austin Overpowered
Complete Twin Rocks, Pike's Basin, and Gaptooth Breach Hideouts in Single Player.

* probably avoidable
Bearly Legal
Kill and skin 18 grizzly bears.

* don't ride all these horses, may make it harder to pass parts of the game since the horses may have different speeds, terrain, etc?
Buckin' Awesome
Break the Kentucky Saddler, the American Standardbred, and the Hungarian Half-bred.

* avoidable but wastes ammo i'm guessing
Bullseye
Get 250 headshots in any game mode.

* probably avoidable, just kill all bounties
Clemency Pays
Capture a bounty alive.

* unavoidable? (storyline)
Evil Spirits
Complete Tumbeweed and Tesoro Azul Hideouts in Single Player.

* buy really boring weapons, probably means underpowered and/or harder to progress game
Exquisite Taste
Purchase a rare weapon from a gunsmith.

* protip: don't fight in _all_ saloons
Fightin' Around the World
Knock someone out in melee in every saloon in the game in Single Player.

* dont be an outlaw (sounds like real fun!)
Friends in High Places
Use a Pardon Letter with more than $5,000 Bounty in Single Player.

* suck at challenges
Frontiersman
Obtain Legendary rank in any Single Player Ambient Challenge.

* don't play online
Go Team
Be on the winning team for four consecutive victories in any team based game in public matches

* be just good enough to pass combat missions, aim low and never be dissapointed
Gold Medal
Earn a Gold Medal Rank for a combat mission in Single Player.

* dont play online
Have Gun Will Travel
Complete all Hideouts in a single public Free Roam session

* don't obtain the elegant suit
He Cleans Up Well!
Obtain the Elegant Suit.

* don't play poker or blackjack, or play really badly
High Roller
Win over 2,000 chips in a hand of Poker or Blackjack.

* don't play online
Hit the Trail
Get from Blackwater to Escalera before sundown in a public Free Roam session

* don't play online
How the West Was Won
Reach the top rank for multiplayer experience.

* unavoidable? paired with 'Long Arm of Marston'
In a Hail of Bullets
Kill 500 enemies with any pistol or revolver in any game mode.

* unavoidable? (storyline)
Instinto Asesino
Complete Fort Mercer and Nosalida Hideouts in Single Player.

* unavoidable? paired with 'In a Hail of Bullets'
Long Arm of Marston
Kill 500 enemies with any rifle, repeater, or shotgun in any game mode.

* don't be famous, or be famous and forgettable
Man of Honor / Chivalry's Dead
Attain highest Fame rank and either highest Honor rank or lowest Honor rank.

* don't earn. might be unavoidable with the amount of things you do.
More than a Fistful
Earn $10,000 in Single Player.

* don't play online
Most Wanted
Maintain a max wanted level for 10 minutes and escape alive in a public Free Roam session.

* don't use mounted weapons
Mowing Them Down
Kill 500 enemies with a mounted weapon in any game mode.

* don't play liar's dice or suck at it
No Dice
Complete a game of Liar's Dice without losing a single die.

* don't do tasks for strangers, remember what your parents said?
People are Still Strange
Complete 15 tasks for Strangers.

* be a loner (don't play online?)
Posse Up!
Create a posse and get the maximum number of members

* don't play online
Red Dead Rockstar
Kill a Rockstar or someone with this achievement in a public multiplayer match.

* unavoidable? (storyline)
Redeemed
Attain 100% in the Single Player Game Completion stat.

* don't play online
Slow on the Draw
Get 10 assists in a single Hideout in a public Free Roam session

* unavoidable? (might be required for storyline)
Strange Things are Afoot
Complete a task for a Stranger.

* don't use expert mode or have terrible aim
The Gunslinger
Get a headshot while in Expert Mode in Single Player.

* don't play online
The Quick and everyone else…
Be the top scoring player in any three consecutive FFA games in public matches

* kill just enough, but not everything
Unnatural Selection
Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.

* don't play horseshoes
What About Hand Grenades?
Get a ringer in a game of Horseshoes in any game mode.

[BEARinaMANSUIT]

The only avoidable way for the story trophies is to not play the story, and I think that's the point of the contest.

[bayfield]

The only avoidable way for the story trophies is to not play the story, and I think that's the point of the contest.

right, and i'm arguing that just playing the story and avoiding everything else will be a yawnfest.

[BEARinaMANSUIT]

Maybe it should be whoever can get the least story trophies and the most non-story trophies.

[detinic]

Sounds like fun.