Yashima Plays

Since achievements came out they have been a major focus for my in-game activities. Oh yes this is a whine post.

I am whining. Because I have spent a lot of time this year on getting “Yashima The Hallowed” – I finished everything but the stinkbomb quest and the Sinister Squashling last year. I made the Brewmaster, the Flame Warden … the Love Fool. And now I was hoping I could finish the Long Strange Trip next year when it’s Children’s Week.

I guess not. I finished my final event boss run – it was the first time I ever saw the Squashling drop there. Actually it dropped twice and I didn’t win – both times. I made time for the eventboss as often as was possible and I trick or treated like I had no life – I even did it at times when I should not. 2 of my alts got the Squashling. My main still doesn’t have it and I am angry now. I am angry that this big huge meta achievement contains pieces that are so random that with all the effort I made it was not possible to get the stupid pet.

Remove the pet from the Meta-Achievement like you did with the Love Fool!

I have lots of pets and I would like one more. It is not the pet that makes me act like an idiot: it is the stupid Meta-Achievement that makes me do this. I hate randomness.

People complain about the “GNERD Rage” or the “With a Little Help from my Friends” being hard on people because they involve doing PvP. But you can try, recruit friends and give your best … all I could give for this one was time and more time and still more time.

This drop rate messes with people so they have to log on every hour for two weeks … ? What kind of fucked up design is that? I know I do not have to do achievements but what is the design goal behind this? What does this accomplish for anyone? It just makes the Meta-Achievement random …

I am pissed and I will probably still try to get the pet because I am scared that next year around this time I will try again and have 2 fucked up weeks trying to get a couple of pixels to do this.

I am actually thinking about taking a nice long break from the game and canceling my account and be childish about all this. I like the game. I hate this Meta-Achievement and I still cannot let go of it.

And that is the reason why I go off on people talking about the addictive nature of the game. Because deep down I know it is very much so.

PS: I wrote a ticket demanding to take the pet out of the trip!