Strange though if you have gamefly you can always trade the game in when tired of it & grab it later after a few months for it. Bloody silly of them to do this though but I can understand the mentality of it. Hopefully they'll put some DLC (free or paid) by then to at least make revisiting the game worthwhile. Time will tell.

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Strange though if you have gamefly you can always trade the game in when tired of it & grab it later after a few months for it. Bloody silly of them to do this though but I can understand the mentality of it. Hopefully they'll put some DLC (free or paid) by then to at least make revisiting the game worthwhile. Time will tell.

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Wow that is.. a really lame achievement. So basically all you could do is play one match when it's new, then come back half a year later and get into another one and you've successfully gotten the achievement? 

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMN This is crazy explicit

It's just an achievement.

As much as I hate online achievements, I think this one is actually pretty clever.  Sure, there willl be the achievement hunting asshats that won't play the game for most of the six months in between, get this achievement, and then trade the game in, but it is a nice way to reward dedicated online players.

" As much as I hate online achievements, I think this one is actually pretty clever.  Sure, there willl be the achievement hunting asshats that won't play the game for most of the six months in between, get this achievement, and then trade the game in, but it is a nice way to reward dedicated online players. "

" @Hailinel said:

" As much as I hate online achievements, I think this one is actually pretty clever.  Sure, there willl be the achievement hunting asshats that won't play the game for most of the six months in between, get this achievement, and then trade the game in, but it is a nice way to reward dedicated online players. "

Eh, you could just as easily (and arguably to a greater effect) just make the achievement "Play 500 online matches" or something. "

I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number. 
 
 
 
On a side note, people in the apartment below me just had ridiculously loud simultaneous orgasms.  

Trade it in after you finish it now for 40$ and buy it back in 6 months used for 15$, simple.

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number.    On a side note, people in the apartment below me just had ridiculously loud simultaneous orgasms.   "

" It's just an achievement. "

The way I'm reading it is revisiting the game over playing constantly for 6 months time. I always didn't like those achievements which had 'play x number of matches' over 'get x number of kills with this weapon' as I've seen too many times with some games where the multiplayer community or online servers drop off making finding a match tougher but hey if the game is fun you might get it. Hopefully they at least adopt what Valve does with Team Fortress2 on at least showing progression meters on achievements like this to at least give you an idea how close you might be to getting it or ditching going after it (wish more games did this btw).

" @ajamafalous said:

" @Hailinel said:

" As much as I hate online achievements, I think this one is actually pretty clever.  Sure, there willl be the achievement hunting asshats that won't play the game for most of the six months in between, get this achievement, and then trade the game in, but it is a nice way to reward dedicated online players. "

Eh, you could just as easily (and arguably to a greater effect) just make the achievement "Play 500 online matches" or something. "

True, but if you're a dedicated player, how many online matches might the average player play over six months? "

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number. "

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number.    On a side note, people in the apartment below me just had ridiculously loud simultaneous orgasms.   "

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number. "

" @RollingZeppelin said:

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number.    On a side note, people in the apartment below me just had ridiculously loud simultaneous orgasms.   "

they seem to expect the online to be very popular enough for people to get matches 6 months later.  "

At least you dont have to play a game everyday for 6 months.

I'm pretty sure a clock change should to the trick.

" I'm pretty sure a clock change should to the trick. "

" @JoyfullOFrockets said:

" I'm pretty sure a clock change should to the trick. "

Doubt it since xbox live updates your system when you sign in.  "

Ya! Screw them for wanting people to come back and check the multiplayer out 6 months after release, why would you want to play a game you paid for again 6 months after!!! fuck them!!!

That's a bit shady. Oh wait, it's an EA game. Never mind, business as usual.

That'll keep em' coming back!

Well, better than playing it for 6 months straight!

I'm calling it, we're moving towards achievements being available only if you buy the game new.

If it starts getting too difficult to find an online game six months later, I could see a site like xbox360achievements.org setting something up like they did for a basketball game a while back.

Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway had an achievement for playing the game on September 17th and the game came out on September 23rd. No one could get that achievement (legitimately) for almost a year, so there is a history of this kind of achievement.

I'm more bothered by the "Reach Rank 50" achievement. What the hell is Rank 50? Who knows, but usual multiplayer achievements that force players to hit high rank's usually are gratuitous grinds.

" I'm more bothered by the "Reach Rank 50" achievement. What the hell is Rank 50? Who knows, but usual multiplayer achievements that force players to hit high rank's usually are gratuitous grinds. "

" Link to list  
 
 
The one that bothers me is 
 

	Dedication	25
	Play online 6 months after your first time

     Uhh...so this more or less means a S rank is impossible until the game has been out 6 months. I am sort of surprised this is an achievement. I guess they are trying to push for fewer trade in and more people playing the game...Course in 6 will the online still be around?   "

Funny.  Pretty clever way to stop achievement whores from trading their game in after 3 days.

Oh well

with battlefield 3 , gears of war 3 and uncharted 3 coming out 6 months after crysis 2, i guess that achievement no one (or almost no one) is going to have it

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number.    On a side note, people in the apartment below me just had ridiculously loud simultaneous orgasms.   "

" @JoyfullOFrockets said:

" I'm pretty sure a clock change should to the trick. "

Doubt it since xbox live updates your system when you sign in.  "

Seems they want to retain an active online community after six months. I don't blame them, considering how quickly people move on.

This sort of tells me they are worried about people sticking around for the online play. 

at least they dont want you to be FUCKING FIRST ON THE LEADERBOARD!

I think its a sort of smart way to stop people trading it back in if you care about achievements. Its kinda funny too.

I understand that everybody is pissed about this seeming like an incredibly explicit anti-trading measure...but it does have the added benefit of guaranteeing a small boost to the online community once it has been out 6-12 months. That's not a bad thing at all.

Lost Planet 2 already did this and it was one of the easier achievements.

" @RollingZeppelin said:

" I still don't understand why people care about achievements. There is zero value associated with them, why waste your time chasing them? I play games because I enjoy them, not to inflate a meaningless number. "

To find the answers why so many people are completely batshit about achievements and want it "NOW", read up on autism and obsessive-compulsive disorders. "