Wait, this game won't have immersion-breaking achievements w : V

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:42 am

Are there going to be little Steam notifications that pop up in the corner?

That's going to be really annoying.

*Kills first dragon in game, and is all exhilarated and in full roleplaying mode*

"Achievement Unlocked! Killed your first dragon!"

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:05 pm

Of course they will be in.. Plus I like achievmens, it gives me more sathisfaction.

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:15 pm

Unless you turn them off of course.

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:37 pm

Cant you set it off in the Steam Settings and is there even gonna be Achievements for this Game

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:12 am

I wonder if there will be a mod that gave you all the acheivments like it did in Dragon Age lol !

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:29 am

How do acheivements break Immersion? It's not like there's an over-excited American man yelling "YOU JUST KILLED YOUR FIRST DRAAAGOOON!!" with flashy lights and confetti appearing on the screen. =D

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:45 am

I hope they have a wide range of achievements in Skyrim such as accumulating a certain amount of gold. Unlike in Oblivion where your only achievements came from quests.

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:36 pm

Are there going to be little Steam notifications that pop up in the corner?

That's going to be really annoying.

*Kills first dragon in game, and is all exhilarated and in full roleplaying mode*

"Achievement Unlocked! Killed your first dragon!"

Of course achievements will be in but I don't think it breaks immersion IMO.

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:36 pm

Exit your first dungeon
Complete fighters guild
Kill your first NPC
Craft your first weapon
Unlock all 'Light Armour' perks

yadda

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:35 am

im not a big achievement person. theres just no reward for them other than a computer telling you "good job!" i can tell myself that if i wanted to and i know when i've achieved something i want to achieve. don't need something tell me i did it.

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:35 pm

How do acheivements break Immersion? It's not like there's an over-excited American man yelling "YOU JUST KILLED YOUR FIRST DRAAAGOOON!!" with flashy lights and confetti appearing on the screen. =D

A man can dream. :sadvaultboy:

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:05 am

Huh, I thought there was a way to disable the Steam interface, which would remove all Steam pop-ups, but I don't see this option in the Settings.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:28 am

Are "acheivements" some kind of console thing?

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:11 pm

Are "acheivements" some kind of console thing?

Xbox started it, followed by 'Trophies' for PS3, now Steam has them.

Joy.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:20 am

These horrible and pointless things seem to be a requirement for any game released these days.
I dont like em, I dont want them in my game and I agree they break immersion.

But what can you do?
Sigh.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:37 am

Are "acheivements" some kind of console thing?

Nope. It's spread onto the master ~~race~~ gaming system: PC.
Near the end of 2012 your PC's will be complete replicas of consoles. :evil:

Anyway, breaks immersion?
Really?
I absolutely loathe that word... "immersion"...
It's being thrown around way too much and people seem to want realistic simulations more than they want games. :sadvaultboy:

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:23 am

And yet I still get amazed about how some people are able to issues wich are smaller then the smallest particle we know -.-

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:35 pm

The pop-ups don't bother me and I don't think I ever get so immersed in a game that something like that would ruin the experience. If anything, achievements help me to stick with a game longer than normal because it inevitably becomes a challenge to me.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:29 am

How come you have to turn things OFF in Steam? It's an annoying f****g 3rd party programme, and you should never have to turn things OFF. Only ON if you really wanted them. It's like spam mail, you have to unsubscribe even tho you never wanted to subscribe in the first place. Hate that piece of s**t!

(Feel slightly better now, thanks).

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:55 pm

Nope. It's spread onto the master ~~race~~ gaming system: PC.
Near the end of 2012 your PC's will be complete replicas of consoles. :evil:

Anyway, breaks immersion?
Really?
I absolutely loathe that word... "immersion"...
It's being thrown around way too much and people seem to want realistic simulations more than they want games. :sadvaultboy:

Well it is used too much here, but in this case its certainly apt.
Yes, it breaks immersion when I am happily roleplaying along all excited and proud about something..
and up pops a message with a little jingle telling me what I already know and patting me on the back.
Totally taking me out of my role by crashing me right back into a 'gamey' feel.

As annoying as any machine that beeps at you to tell you what you already know really.
That is a big pet peeve of mine, machines that beep at you. Bane of the modern age.
But thats another story.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:23 am

If it's anything like Xbox you can turn your notifications off which will stop all pop ups.

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:07 am

I don't really get them at all in single-player games. Sure, it's fun to get an achievment for a 30 minute killing spree in an online shooter to hold as proof, but for killing a dragon in skyrim? Who gives a [censored]?

» Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:55 pm

Well it is used too much here, but in this case its certainly apt.
Yes, it breaks immersion when I am happily roleplaying along all excited and proud about something..
and up pops a message with a little jingle telling me what I already know and patting me on the back.
Totally taking me out of my role by crashing me right back into a 'gamey' feel.

As annoying as any machine that beeps at you to tell you what you already know really.
That is a big pet peeve of mine, machines that beep at you. Bane of the modern age.
But thats another story.

Hmm, get as many achievements as possible and then roleplay on the 2nd playthrough? (No pop-ups if you got them all the first time around.)

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:10 am

Achievements are a way of recording progress through a game. They can provide challenges and act as 'medals', I mean who wouldn't want a medal saying 'I killed a dragon with my bare fists!'

» Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:20 am

Huh, I thought there was a way to disable the Steam interface, which would remove all Steam pop-ups, but I don't see this option in the Settings.

Either go Steam > Settings > In-Game, and untick Enable Steam Community In-Game for all your games. Or you can Right Click a specific game go to Properties and untick Steam Community for games individually.