Achievements 2.0 - It's not the 5 second generator crap! - Games

Lately I've been taking a look at the game's achievements. While they are fun and original, we haven't really had any new ones with actual gameplay for quite a while. (Not counting the Replay update, since that's only sitting in the editor) With all the new content a lot of potential has opened up for new achievements. I've spent the last few days thinking up creative and witty achievements, which could be a good addition to the game. These include 3 to 5 achievements per class, a few general ones and, completely in theme with how the game unfolded, Hatchievements. Of course before I could even imagine having them ingame, there's a lot to think of. Should I see into how to code them into the game myself, before this thread is no longer dismissed like an Ideas-Guy thread? Should I submit some own icons along with the achievements? Or the big one,which is why I'm actually posting it here first: are these achievements actually worthy of being put in the game? I'll put the entire list up here for now, so you guys can have a look at them and judge them. If you like them, perhaps you can even try them ingame, to have an unofficial sense of accomplishment! [tab]Just one last notice, before you start reading:[/tab] Any resemblances with other people's ideas are purely coincidential, other than the few references here and there. Please don't shoot this down because one of these is an achievement that once sprung up in your head ages ago, only to fade away again. [release][h2]Scout[/h2] Fish Slapping Dance With the Holy Mackerel, rack up a hit combo of 6x on a single enemy. Rusty aim Succeed in killing yourself with the Boston Basher. [i]{Three-Rune Blade works as well}[/i] Überhype Using the Soda Popper, kill 3 enemies in a single hype rush. Gun at a swordfight Kill an enemy with the Three-Rune Blade within 5 seconds of getting shot by him. Killer's List Get 50 assists thanks to the Fan O'War.[/release] [release][h2]Soldier[/h2] Portable Medic With the Black Box, heal 2000 health points on yourself. Foolproof Fall to your death with the Mantreads equipped. Friends with Benefits With the Disciplinary Action, kill a demoman who is shaking his booty. Captain Maget Using any of your backpacks, buff one of each class in a single charge. [i]{Soldier not required, you're one yourself}[/i] Ground Pound Using the Mantreads, kill 2 enemies without using more than 2 rocket jumps. {Credit to Bryceanater for part of the idea}[/release] [release][h2]Pyro[/h2] Interim With your Homewrecker, remove the sappers from a sentry and dispenser while the owner is dead. Hammer time! Destroy a sentry with the Homewrecker. Counter-Spy In a team without Pyros, be the first person to change class to Pyro when a teammate calls out a Spy, and then kill him. Don Fireman Kill a total of 100 enemies with the Fire Axe. Mr. Fahrenheit Burn through the sky... [sp]{Use your flamethrower while propelled through the air by a stray sticky bomb}[/sp] W+M2 Complete a round without using your flamethrower's primary function, and get 3 kills with your airblast.[/release] [release][h2]Demoman[/h2] The tortoise and the hare Kill a scout that's running away from you at the end of your charge. Don't get ahead of yourself With the Eyelander, attain 10 heads in a single life. Silent Blast Blow yourself up without using any explosives. [sp]{Done by typing 'explode' in the console. For this reason it wouldn't work on the Xbox, if that content port ever gets released.}[/sp] The Pole-Vault Launch yourself in the air with the Ullapool Caber and kill someone midair with its remains.[/release] [release][h2]Heavy Weapons Guy[/h2] Evicted Kill an Engineer with the Eviction Notice while he is standing over by his dispenser and Sentry gun. C'mere doggy... Kill a Scout with the Warrior's Spirit, while buffed by the Buffalo Steak Sandvich. Big Man with Bear Hands Complete a round with the Hibernating Bear item set. Friendly Neighbourhood Fatty Give your Sandvich to the Medic healing you. Turf War Dominate an enemy Spy with the Tomislav. Unicorn Survive being shot through the head with an arrow, then proceed to make 2 kills. TKO Dominate a Heavy with either the GRU or the KGB.[/release] [release][h2]Engineer[/h2] Minor malfunction Get someone killed because they stood on your teleporter exit. Sporting Clays Kill a rocket- or stickyjumping Soldier or Demoman with your shotgun. Ninjaneer Kill 10 enemies within 5 seconds of building a minisentry. Goggle-Eyed Joe Have a hoedown! [sp]{Dance simultaneously with 3 other Engineers}[/sp] Saviour of scrap Pick up a building with sticky bombs underneath, and place it out of their blast radius.[/release] [release][h2]Sniper[/h2] Stab Masters Showdown Kill an enemy Sniper with the Huntsman taunt after he stunned you with his. Survival of the Smartest Survive an amount of damage that would have killed you otherwise, thanks to Darwin's Danger Shield. [i]{Get below 25 health}[/i] 2Snipers2Jars Douse an enemy sniper in Jarate at the same time as he douses you in his own. Against all odds Survive being shot through the head.[/release] [release][h2]Medic[/h2] Dove Hunt Kill a Scout with your Übersaw taunt. Quicksave In a single übercharge from the Quick Fix, heal 3 teammates through damage that would have killed them otherwise. Arrowny With the Crusader's Crossbow, kill an enemy Sniper right after he killed you with his own arrow. Distant Intervention Using the Crusader's Crossbow, heal a teammate from far away, right before he would have been killed otherwise.[/release] [release][h2]Spy[/h2] Spy sappin' my sandwich! Pick up a sandvich [i]{plate doesn't matter}[/i] while holding out your sapper. M.I.A. Remain cloaked for 20 seconds after you were killed with the Dead Ringer. Successful infiltration Get an enemy Medic to übercharge you. Successful humiliation When ubered by an enemy medic, shapeshift into a crab. Battery replacement Recharge a total of 10000% cloak, automatic refill not included.[/release] [release][h2]General[/h2] War never changes Win 2161 rounds. Rated Late, Mate Save the day 24 times by completing the objective in overtime. Last Stand In the Humiliation Round after losing a match, kill an enemy hunting you down. Last Resort In an Arena match, win the round by capturing the control point. Spychecker United Using your melee weapon, kill a Spy as every class.[/release] [release][h2]Hatchievements[/h2] The Initiation Use three Refined metals to fabricate a piece of headgear. The Reconsideration Craft 2 hats to make a new one. Pestering the Poor and Irish Kill 200 enemy players that don't have any form of headgear equipped. Jealousy Dominate an enemy player that wears a hat while you don't wear anything. Envy Kill an enemy player who wears an unusual hat, while you don't have any equipped. Silence, Assassin Kill a fully cloaked spy who has the complete Saharan Spy set equipped. Fashionably famined Paint your hat a different colour. Private Investigator As a Spy with the Private Eye, follow an enemy at a distance of 10 feet near an enemy while cloaked for 10 seconds.[/release] [release][h2]Suggestions from this thread[/h2] [b]By SleepyAl[/b] Suicide Bait Kill an enemy with the Mantreads without rocketjumping. Sponge of Steel Absorb 300 damage in one life without dying while using the Fists of Steel. [b]By Hatley[/b] Rising Dragon Fist Kill an enemy Pyro with a critical hit punch while on fire. Tribal Conflict As a Soldier with the Chieftain's Challenge, kill a Heavy wearing the Big Chief. Vice-versa works too! Honour among wrestlers As a Heavy with either the Large Luchadore or the Dread Knot, kill a similar dressed Heavy without using bullets. A true master While wearing the Master's Yellow Belt, cover 3 enemies in Jarate at once. Scientific Breakthrough As a Medic wearing Ze Goggles, deploy your übercharge on an Engineer wearing the Professor's Peculiarity. [b]By RickieSticki[/b] Meet the Skybox {Scout achievement} Jump as high as you can. [b]By 9600bauds[/b] Battin' a Thousand Stun an enemy with the Sandman's stun ball, then finish the job with your bat. Texas Showdown (With minor edit by Bryceanater) Kill an Engineer with a critical Gunslinger punch. Rocket Sam Kill an enemy and rocket jump at the same time. [b]By Max of S2D[/b] Fashionable Get a hat for every class. (Allclass doesn't count!) Acid rain Throw your Mad Milk at a bleeding enemy, who is covered in Jarate. [b]By red_pharoah[/b] I'll Huff and I'll Puff... Extinguish 100 Teammates using your airblast.[/release]

I have to say, these are pretty impressive, challanging achivements.

These sound fun. Except some of the hat ones.

Reminds me of the huge 'Teamwork' Achievement pack thing that Valve ignored. All that work :v: Fun stuff.

[release]They say i'm in the mafia: Kill 50 players with the Black Market Business pack[/release]

Doesn't six kills with the fish usually kill someone?

[QUOTE=solid_jake;30768040]These sound fun. Except some of the hat ones.[/QUOTE] I can understand some of the hat achievements being a bit forced. However, they have practically become a large part of TF2, and I felt I couldn't leave them out for that reason. I the next couple days I'll try adding a few more that involve hats, rather than 'Complete this set, finish that set' [editline]29th June 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Sir Spicy Buns;30768117]Doesn't six kills with the fish usually kill someone?[/QUOTE] I've done some research on this one. Six is actually being generous. -According to the wiki it does 35 damage. Not counting crits, the average Scout will be able to take 3 hits. However, Soldiers will die at the 7th hit. I'll not go in detail at the Heavy department. The actual challenge will be surviving long enough to get those hits in.

"The reconsideration" Oh god, I love my hats but i also love getting achievements...

I specially liked "Meet the Rocket" haha.

Here's my one for the Heavy; [release][B]Shoryuken![/B] - Kill an enemy Pyro with a critical hit punch while on fire.[/release]

[quote]Successful infiltration Get an enemy Medic to übercharge you.[/quote] This achievement isn't in game already?

[QUOTE=leonthefox;30768521]This achievement isn't in game already?[/QUOTE] That's just for getting a medic to heal you.

[QUOTE=Hatley;30768585]That's just for getting a medic to heal you.[/QUOTE] I think that's "FYI I'm a Spy" right? Getting him to heal you and then killing him?

Airborne Sapper: With the direct hit, take out a level 3 sentry from afar

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;30768615]I think that's "FYI I'm a Spy" right? Getting him to heal you and then killing him?[/QUOTE] Just getting them to heal you.

[release][b]You're Gonna Carry That Weight[/b] - Kill an enemy with the Mantreads without rocket jumping.[/release] Couldn't think of a good name. [b]Edit:[/b] [release][b]Firefly[/b] - Kill an enemy by Flarejumping (when Valve hopefully gets flare-jumping to work)[/release] [release][b]Sponge of Steel[/b] - Absorb 300 damage in one life without dying while using the Fists of Steel[/release]

Lack of Dispensers - As a Scout, kill an Engineer that currently has 0 metal. [editline]28th June 2011[/editline] Meet the Skybox - Perform a huge jump as a Scout using the Force-a-Nature and Atomizer. [sp]This may or may not require Force Jumping[/sp]

Quite a few of these sound pretty good, a few even sound like something you'd get officially if Valve was still into putting up achievements. Only one thing bugged me and it was a minor gripe, "Pride of Odin" doesn't make much sense for the Heavy, when he's using items from a pack setup with a Native American theme, when Odin's like the prime God in Norse mythology.

[QUOTE=Yardbomb;30769326]Quite a few of these sound pretty good, a few even sound like something you'd get officially if Valve was still into putting up achievements. Only one thing bugged me and it was a minor gripe, "Pride of Odin" doesn't make much sense for the Heavy, when he's using items from a pack setup with a Native American theme, when Odin's like the prime God in Norse mythology.[/QUOTE] Joke ruining explanation below [sp]That achievement is more of a reference to a PVKII achievement with an identical name, but rather than deal a lot of damage with a spear you kill a 'pirate' in a beserker mode. It IS pretty farfetched though.[/sp]

This will work well with something I suggested to Mr. Walker

[release] [b]Involuntary Manslaughter - [/b] Kill an enemy spy with the disciplinary action, thinking he was a friendly that was getting a speed buff. [/release]

[release][B]Battin' a Thousand[/B] - Stun an enemy with the Sandman's stun ball, then kill him using your melee.[/release] [release][B]Golf Course[/B] - Cause an environmental death using the Charging Targe or Splendid Screen's charge knockback.[/release] [release][B]Texas Showdown[/B] - Kill an enemy with a critical Gunslinger punch.[/release] [release][B]Rocket Sam[/B] - Do a rocket jump and kill an enemy with the same rocket.[/release] [release][B]Soviet Surprise[/B] - Kill an enemy using your Shotgun, within 2 seconds of switching to it. (Heavy)[/release]

[QUOTE=9600bauds;30771305] [release][B]Texas Showdown[/B] - Kill an [b]ENGINEER[/b] with a critical Gunslinger punch.[/release] [/QUOTE]

We really need some new achievements. I support most of these. Also i think that explode is console is considered a cheat now.

[QUOTE=OH-SNAP!;30776715]We really need some new achievements. I support most of these. Also i think that explode is console is considered a cheat now.[/QUOTE] I don't think it is, I've used it to suicide multiple times today. (On official Valve servers at that)

[QUOTE=OH-SNAP!;30776715]We really need some new achievements. I support most of these. Also i think that explode is console is considered a cheat now.[/QUOTE]If I can hit K at any time and explode, it isn't a cheat.

I've taken the liberty of editing a few achievements, add some, that kinda stuff. Some of the other people's achievements are kinda neat too. I'll add them to the list (don't worry, I'll not forget giving credit, though I've changed a few names. Give a shout if you don't like them and I'll revert that) [release][b]Soldier[/b] Captain Maget Using any of your backpacks, buff one of each class in a single charge. [i]{Soldier not required, you're one yourself}[/i] [b]Pyro[/b] Mr. Fahrenheit Burn through the sky... [sp]{Use your flamethrower while propelled through the air by a stray sticky bomb}[/sp] W+M2 Complete a round without using your flamethrower's primary function, and get 3 kills with your airblast. [b]Heavy[/b] (a little fix) C'mere doggy... Kill a Scout with the Warrior's Spirit, while buffed by the Buffalo Steak Sandvich. Turf War Dominate an enemy Spy with the Tomislav. Unicorn Survive being shot through the head with an arrow, then proceed to make 2 kills. [b]Sniper[/b] Saved by the Helmet Survive being shot through the head. [b]Medic[/b] Distant Intervention Using the Crusader's Crossbow, heal a teammate from far away, right before he would have been killed otherwise.[/release] Once I've got at least 5 achievements per class and a little more variation in the Hatchievements, I'll send them to Gaben/Robin. I'm pretty curious to what they think about it.

Ohooo, these are tough to do indeed. Interesting.

[release][b]Mann Manor Misdemeanor[/b] Kill The Horseless Headless Horsemann without it killing you[/release]

[QUOTE=Everen;30767937][release][b]Scout[/b] Rusty aim Succeed in killing yourself with the Boston Basher. [i]{Three-Rune Blade works as well}[/i] [b]Soldier[/b] Foolproof Fall to your death with the Mantreads equipped. [b]Pyro[/b] Mr. Fahrenheit Burn through the sky... [sp]{Use your flamethrower while propelled through the air by a stray sticky bomb}[/sp] W+M2 Complete a round without using your flamethrower's primary function, and get 3 kills with your airblast. [b]Demoman[/b] Silent Blast Blow yourself up without using any explosives. [sp]{Done by typing 'explode' in the console. For this reason it wouldn't work on the Xbox, if that content port ever gets released.}[/sp] Old School Demolitionist Complete a round with the Expert's Ordinance equipped. [b]Heavy Weapons Guy[/b] Big Man with Bear Hands Complete a round with the Hibernating Bear item set. Friendly Neighbourhood Fatty Give your Sandvich to an enemy. Unicorn Survive being shot through the head with an arrow, then proceed to make 2 kills. [b]Engineer[/b] Sporting Clays Kill a rocket- or stickyjumping Soldier or Demoman with your shotgun. Goggle-Eyed Joe Have a hoedown! [sp]{Dance simultaneously with 3 other Engineers}[/sp] [b]Sniper[/b] Survival of the Smartest Survive an amount of damage that would have killed you otherwise, thanks to Darwin's Danger Shield. [i]{Get below 25 health}[/i] 2Snipers2Jars Douse an enemy sniper in Jarate at the same time as he douses you in his own. Saved by the Helmet Survive being shot through the head. [b]Medic[/b] Dove Hunt Kill a Scout with your Übersaw taunt. Dr. Apothecary Complete the round as a Medieval Medic. [b]Spy[/b] Spy sappin' my sandwich! Pick up a sandvich [i]{plate doesn't matter}[/i] while holding out your sapper. Battery replacement Recharge a total of 10000% cloak, automatic refill not included. [b]Hatchievements[/b] Good god, all of them.[/release][/quote] I think this just about covers my opinions on what I like or not. I've left the ones in that I dislike or think should be changed, simply because they were ridiculous, too easy or didn't achieve anything (suicides, pointless merits, things that don't aid you or your team). Just putting in my 2 cents and probably an entire bank account.