Goal Achievements - Revision history

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‎Can Instantiate

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Staffan Björk at 10:10, 13 May 2022

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‎Consequences

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‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 07:57, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Examples */

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‎Examples

Staffan Björk at 17:52, 20 May 2011

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 [[Progress Indicators]],
 [[Rewards]], [[Value of Effort]]
 ==== with [[Difficulty Levels]] ====

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 Many of the choices related to [[Achievements]] are relevant to [[Goal Achievements]] as well. However, the basis for [[Goal Achievements]] is the choice of which goal to use, which can be either an [[Enforced Goals|Enforced Goal]] or an [[Optional Goals|Optional one]]. For [[Optional Goals]], having these as [[Goal Achievements]] may in fact be the main way of becoming aware that the goals exist; for games with [[Multiple Endings]] like [[Fallout: New Vegas]] in the [[Fallout series]] if may be difficult to know how many endings exist without the use of [[Goal Achievements]].
-The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Gameplay Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and a [[Collections]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Gameplay Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Gameplay Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. [[Repeat Combos]] are worth mentioning here. Those that are easy to achieve are not good starting points for [[Goal Achievements]] since simply doing the activity can be used instead, but those that are hard can work well as [[Goal Achievements]] (e.g. the spy achievement ''You Only Shiv Twice'' in [[Team Fortress 2]]). [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
+The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Gameplay Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and a [[Collection|Collections]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Gameplay Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Gameplay Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. [[Repeat Combos]] are worth mentioning here. Those that are easy to achieve are not good starting points for [[Goal Achievements]] since simply doing the activity can be used instead, but those that are hard can work well as [[Goal Achievements]] (e.g. the spy achievement ''You Only Shiv Twice'' in [[Team Fortress 2]]). [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
 For games with [[Teams]], being able to achieve a [[Team Combos|Team Combo]] can be seen as a goal in its own right, and can make the basis for a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] for this reason.

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 Many of the choices related to [[Achievements]] are relevant to [[Goal Achievements]] as well. However, the basis for [[Goal Achievements]] is the choice of which goal to use, which can be either an [[Enforced Goals|Enforced Goal]] or an [[Optional Goals|Optional one]]. For [[Optional Goals]], having these as [[Goal Achievements]] may in fact be the main way of becoming aware that the goals exist; for games with [[Multiple Endings]] like [[Fallout: New Vegas]] in the [[Fallout series]] if may be difficult to know how many endings exist without the use of [[Goal Achievements]].
-The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Gameplay Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and the [[Collection]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Gameplay Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Gameplay Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. [[Repeat Combos]] are worth mentioning here. Those that are easy to achieve are not good starting points for [[Goal Achievements]] since simply doing the activity can be used instead, but those that are hard can work well as [[Goal Achievements]] (e.g. the spy achievement ''You Only Shiv Twice'' in [[Team Fortress 2]]). [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
+The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Gameplay Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and a [[Collections]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Gameplay Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Gameplay Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. [[Repeat Combos]] are worth mentioning here. Those that are easy to achieve are not good starting points for [[Goal Achievements]] since simply doing the activity can be used instead, but those that are hard can work well as [[Goal Achievements]] (e.g. the spy achievement ''You Only Shiv Twice'' in [[Team Fortress 2]]). [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
 For games with [[Teams]], being able to achieve a [[Team Combos|Team Combo]] can be seen as a goal in its own right, and can make the basis for a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] for this reason.

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 == Consequences ==
 Many of the consequences of [[Achievements]] in general naturally apply to more specific types of [[Achievements]], e.g. being a type of [[Rewards|Reward]] and a basis for [[Meta Games]]. Since [[Goal Achievements]] typically rely on overcoming some type of [[Challenging Gameplay]], these types of [[Achievements]] are however arguably more likely to provide [[Value of Effort]] [[Rewards]] in that collecting them can give [[Game-Based Social Statuses]] through documenting [[Gameplay Mastery]], especially when accessible to others through [[Public Player Statistics]].
 == Relations ==

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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Achievements]], [[Game-Based Social Statuses]], [[Grind Achievements]], [[Meta Games]], [[Rewards]], [[Value of Effort]]
+[[Achievements]], [[Game-Based Social Statuses]], [[Grind Achievements]], [[Meta Games]],
 ==== with [[Difficulty Levels]] ====

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 For longer single-player games, and especially those with multiple endings, [[Goal Achievements]] are typically tied to completing quests. Examples of such achievements can be found in the later installments of the [[Fallout series]], e.g. ''Ain't That a Kick in the Head'', ''Arizona Killer'', and ''No Gods, No Masters''<ref name="F:NV"/> in [[Fallout: New Vegas]], as well as in [[Torchlight]] through achievements such as ''Purple People Defeater'' and ''Beast Slayer I''<ref name="Torchlight"/>.
-In contrast, multiplayer games that structure gameplay around shorter game sessions. For the [[Left 4 Dead series]] this includes completing campaigns such as ''Midnight Rider'', ''Weatherman'', and ''Torch Bearer''<ref name="L4D2"/> in [[L4D2]], while for [[World of Warcraft]] [[Goal Achievements]] are structured around completing dungeons and raids, e.g. ''Blackfathom Deeps'', ''Uldaman'', and ''Zul'Gurub'' by defeating the final boss monsters Aku'mai, Archaedas, and Hakkar respectively<ref name="WoW"/>.
+In contrast, multiplayer games that structure gameplay around shorter game sessions. For the [[Left 4 Dead series]] this includes completing campaigns such as ''Midnight Rider'', ''Weatherman'', and ''Torch Bearer''<ref name="L4D2"/> in [[L4D2]], while for [[World of Warcraft]] [[Goal Achievements]] are structured around completing dungeons and raids, e.g. ''Blackfathom Deeps'', ''Uldaman'', and ''Zul'Gurub'' by defeating the final boss monsters Aku'mai, Archaedas, and Hakkar respectively<ref name="WoW"/>. Many of the achievements in [[Team Fortress 2]] are also related to achieving goals that require some level of skill, e.g. ''Flamethrower'' (for setting five enemies on fire within 30 seconds), ''Enemy at the Gate'' (as a sniper kill an opponent within the first second of the round), and ''Death from Above'' (as a soldier rocket jump and kill 2 enemies before you land).
 Some [[Goal Achievements]] can be awarded for completing a part of the game is a better fashion than necessary. For example, the ''Wing and a Prayer'' achievement in [[L4D2]] is given for making it through a specific part of the game without taking any damage. The achievement ''Perfect Victory'' in [[Torchlight]] is similar, being given for completing the game without having died once.

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 Many of the choices related to [[Achievements]] are relevant to [[Goal Achievements]] as well. However, the basis for [[Goal Achievements]] is the choice of which goal to use, which can be either an [[Enforced Goals|Enforced Goal]] or an [[Optional Goals|Optional one]]. For [[Optional Goals]], having these as [[Goal Achievements]] may in fact be the main way of becoming aware that the goals exist; for games with [[Multiple Endings]] like [[Fallout: New Vegas]] in the [[Fallout series]] if may be difficult to know how many endings exist without the use of [[Goal Achievements]].
-The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Game Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and the [[Collection]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Game Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Game Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. However, [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
+The difference between [[Achievements]] based on [[Goal Achievements|Goals]] and [[Grind Achievements]] or [[Testing Achievements]] is fluid. Goals that are too easy to succeed with will probably not be seen as such, but simply [[Rewards]] for trying something within the game, i.e. be [[Testing Achievements]] (or possibly [[Progress Indicators]]). [[Grind Achievements]] typically build upon succeeding with a simple goal many times but what is meant to be a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] can become as [[Grind Achievements|Grind Achievement]] if [[Luck]] can replace [[Game Mastery]] - an example of this is the ''Dead Stop'' [[Achievements|Achievement]] in [[L4D]] since a hunter (one of the types of enemies in the game) may be hit when pouncing from a random attack just as well as from a well-timed one. Since players typically get better at gameplay while playing, [[Grind Achievements]] can be constructed from [[Goal Achievements]] and the [[Collection]] goal by simply requiring that the goals are reached many times as long as one assumed that players will reach a certain level of [[Game Mastery]] that makes the individual tasks become routine. For these reasons, [[Goal Achievements]] that should not be confused with other types of [[Achievements]] may need to be coupled to [[Challenging Gameplay]] that requires that players prove their [[Game Mastery]]. This is typically reaching a hard-to-reach goal or performing a difficult series of actions, i.e. a [[Combos|Combo]] even if the only extra effect for completing the [[Combos|Combo]] is to be given the [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]. [[Repeat Combos]] are worth mentioning here. Those that are easy to achieve are not good starting points for [[Goal Achievements]] since simply doing the activity can be used instead, but those that are hard can work well as [[Goal Achievements]] (e.g. the spy achievement ''You Only Shiv Twice'' in [[Team Fortress 2]]). [[Handicap Achievements]] are typically [[Goal Achievements]] in that they require that a goal is reached but with the additional requirement of taking on some handicap which makes it more difficult to achieve (it should be noted that [[Handicap Achievements]] can also easily be created by using [[Difficulty Levels]] and provide each setting with its own [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]]).
 For games with [[Teams]], being able to achieve a [[Team Combos|Team Combo]] can be seen as a goal in its own right, and can make the basis for a [[Goal Achievements|Goal Achievement]] for this reason.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Enforced Goals]], [[Handicap Achievements]], [[Optional Goals]], [[Team Combos]]
+[[Enforced Goals]], [[Handicap Achievements]], [[Optional Goals]],
 === Can Be Modulated By ===