Along with all the new content in the Wrath of the Lich King update, Blizzard will be releasing a new feature called the Achievement System. Basically, it’s a list of things a player can do to gain titles and rewards. Mostly through things they are already doing, like PVP, exploring the game world or progressing through different professions.
This is not a new idea by any means but I for one am glad WoW is including it in the game. Syp over at Waaagh! wrote up a rather lengthy post stating his disdain for Blizzard ripping this idea off of Mythic’s Warhammer Online upcoming MMO but as I mentioned there it isn’t a Mythic original idea either. Star Wars Galaxies was the first MMO that I’m aware of to include a system like this and it was done years ago. Granted, it may not be nearly as robust but it existed none the less. Players in SWG could gain recognition for Mastering Professions, exploring different sights through the game or making discoveries like the Krayt Graveyard or Obi-Wan’s hut. Both WAR and WoW no doubt will have a bit more robust system, which will be necessarily better is something I’m not going to guess at - or care. Syp has already done a good job comparing the two, if you want a strong opinion on the matter go read his writeup on it.
I’ll be glad to have the idea available in both games myself. I still play WoW and plan to play WAR as well. WoW having the Achievement System is in no way going to make me enjoy WAR’s Tome of Knowledge any less. I’m sure both systems will be custom tailored to the game they were written for. Neither was an original idea, so you can’t really argue that either ripped off the overall idea from the other. They both took it from somewhere else and made it there own. ‘Nuff said.
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