hl2dm Achievements

ok so it's a long way off but what Achievements would you like to see in Hl2dm

dods got 52, and with the last tf2 update tf2 also got 52, so we can assume that hl2dm/css will get the same number

Well I'd say a few less. HL2DM isn't a class based game and some of those are class achievements ( eg play an entire round as a single class ) ...

So I would say closer to 30-40

well tf2 is expected to get a lot more right?

i think hl2dm would need like, the killing spree shit, maybe even like, double kill, monster kill, that kind of shit.

or like, 100 kills with smg, crowbar..

a lot of limitations without classes, and when its a dm game too, who knows.

how about an achievment that gets taken away as soon as you play a killbox, all those newbs would be like, noooooooooos!

st00pidity wrote:how about an achievment that gets taken away as soon as you play a killbox, all those newbs would be like, noooooooooos!

Or how about one that gets taken away as soon as you don't play a killbox, then all those leets would be like, noooooooooooooos!

return to sender was in ep2 and could be used in mp
For nades, props, combine balls

I have never been much for achievements or unlockable content, it usually leads to players doing stupid things that normally dont take place in pubs just so they can get something. I also notice players going to farming servers where a great number of players are there taking away from real games just trying to achieve things. I guess if it could bring a few new players it would be good though.

Steam Lover Achievement - # of Times Crashed
High Jumper Achievement - # of Times Stuck in a Ceiling
Snake Bite Achievement - # of Times Killed by Walking Over a Phys Prop
Mr. Whiny Pants - # of Times Killed Because of Lag/Choke/Misc Excuse
The Butt Plug - # of Times Killed the Plug in Lockdown
z0mg, Come Look at This!!! - # of Times Your Body Landed in a Funny Position
i am teh 0wnege bichtes - # of Times You Were Called a Hacker
Slacker - # of Times You Were Playing and Should Have Been Working

team fortress 2 is supposed to get a bunch more achievements, a batch for each class

i agree strongly with l2k, the whole concept of achievements is very gay in the first place, and lo and behold, the pub scene in tf2 was completely ruined for about 2 weeks after the medic achievements were released, just a bunch of crap medics with their bonesaw out or purposely healing bad spies to get that achievement. of course most people, like me, just farmed them achievements, and that was stupid and a waste of time and i wouldn't have bothered if there weren't new weapons to be had for the class i play

overall though keep achievements on the consoles for the kiddies, they don't add anything positive to the game

I really don't care about achievements. The good thing about these is that a lot of players are playing several hours every day to unblock them, so it makes the communitys more active

A better idea would be the stats and rankings like in perfect dark i got upt to 4 ELITE
http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/820/t62 ... ness/9.htm

keefy wrote:A better idea would be the stats and rankings like in perfect dark i got upt to 4 ELITE
http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/820/t62 ... ness/9.htm

Rank/Stats are never 100% correct. But they make addict to many players because they think that the rank establishes who is better than who; which is stupid IMO.

But if that is going to make our lovely game more popular, go ahead!

Yo-Yo-get # of kills with a single combine orb
WTF WAS THAT!-kill an enemy with the invisible prop on dm_lockdown
no rpg for you!-kill an enemy with the vent blades on dm_lockdown

s0iz wrote: Rank/Stats are never 100% correct. But they make addict to many players because they think that the rank establishes who is better than who; which is stupid IMO.

But if that is going to make our lovely game more popular, go ahead!

If it was similar to PD then many players could have the same rank or rating, i think rating is a better term to describe it.

I thought valve gave up on HL2DM a long time ago?

In some ways they have, but I am hoping this update will make them change their mind about it and start giving it more attention. It is the truest MP game for HL2 after all.

tlc wrote: overall though keep achievements on the consoles for the kiddies, they don't add anything positive to the game

As above.

This sorta thing is fine for rpgs and mmos (or single player), but achievements have little or nothing to do with player skills and accordingly dont belong in an fps.

holy crap!! so the achievements are out for dod:s but it has not been ported to the orangebox yet?

Achivements = uselss IMO.
I don't mind if we get some or if we don't ....

I could take or leave achievements really, especially when it leads to achievement farming as described above.

plus if you think about it, a lot of us have already gotten most of the possible achievements hundreds or thousands of times over in the years we've had the game so what is really the point of introducing achievements now?

MeekMeekle wrote:holy crap!! so the achievements are out for dod:s but it has not been ported to the orangebox yet?

This beta that's being done is the Orange Box version. They have ported it and will be testing it for a little while yet. CS:S is about ready too...

I could care less about achievements as well. I am also concerned about people farming them or coming into my pub and incessantly asking for people to help them complete one then bitching when they don't.

That said....If it gets more people in the game and keeps newbies interested in the game and getting better at playing so we have more people playing and more clans around and more teams coming into and playing CAL then I am all for it.

Valve should actually at one point ask the DM community for some ideas for them but... I dont think its going to happen anytime soon. :/

If we're gonna be having achievements, hopefully they can be ones that'll come with natural skill rather than farmability and tediousness and come normally in the hands of a good player.

Things like:
- Return frag nade to it's receiver and kill him.
- Cook a nade and kill two people with it (omg so hard).
- Speed boost an orb (omg free achievement).
- Grab an orb shot by someone and send it back to him.
- Catch and shoot back a prock to kill its owner.
- Kill a person with an XBow that ricocheted at least twice (lockdown hall, anyone?).
- Kill someone with the Lockdown plug.
- Guide a rocket at least 90 degrees and hit someone (lostvillage or overwatch are good candidates).
- Headshot someone at least 1000 units away with a Magnum.
- XBow someone at least 1000 units away (don't need to kill, hard enough to hit as it is).
- Orb someone at least 1000 units away (lol).
- Shoot a prop and have it kill someone at least 3 seconds later (either high lob the explosive barrels to RPG in overwatch or really long distance kill).
- Shoot a SMG nade and have it kill someone after 3 seconds of initial shooting.
- Kill X amount of people indirectly by shooting a barrel with your gun/explosive.
- Kill someone less than a second after they spawn (so people will be like "OMFG VALVE ENDORSES SPAWN CAMPING IT'S MEANT TO BE IN THE GAME LET'S TAKE AWAY SPAWN PROTECTION, IT'S JUST AS TERRIBLE AS TURNING CRITS OFF IN TF2, UNINTENDED BY DEVELOPERS."
- Detonate X SLAMs without getting hurt.

P.S. Holy crap I didn't notice the time flying by when writing this. I'm gonna stop now.

Pure Soul - Lose 50 matches whithout whining .

Guerilla Radio - Votekick someone for playing music in the mic.

Stratagem - Kill someone with a chain reaction of 2 or more TNT barrels.

Necrophiliac - Hit a ragdoll 25 times with a stuntick/cowbar without getting hit in a 8 players + server.

When Forces Collides - Shoot an orb on a ennemy orb.

Showstopper - Finish first by using SLAM only

Blackmailing myself - spam ''say **CHARGING 101**'' while charging

HL2DM master - Send your opponent fly with an smg nade, aim a orb under his feet in order to make him bounce higher again, shoot 3 time in the head with the pistol, position yourself under your ennemy and on his way down, take the crowbar and jump to get a midair kill. Upon killing you must play the sound ''Tiger Uppercut'' from Sagat's SF2 in your mic.

.conflict wrote:
Showstopper - Finish first by using SLAM only


HL2DM master - Send your opponent fly with an smg nade, aim a orb under his feet in order to make him bounce higher again, shoot 3 time in the head with the pistol, position yourself under your ennemy and on his way down, take the crowbar and jump to get a midair kill. Upon killing you must play the sound ''Tiger Uppercut'' from Sagat's SF2 in your mic.

haha thanks conflict and charles great stuff, we should post this on the steam forums.....without the people bitchin about the Achievements though

lol @ conflake, those are great

"HL2DM master - Send your opponent fly with an smg nade, aim a orb under his feet in order to make him bounce higher again, shoot 3 time in the head with the pistol, position yourself under your ennemy and on his way down, take the crowbar and jump to get a midair kill. Upon killing you must play the sound ''Tiger Uppercut'' from Sagat's SF2 in your mic."

I can't stop loling at this one !!!

.conflict wrote:"HL2DM master - Send your opponent fly with an smg nade, aim a orb under his feet in order to make him bounce higher again, shoot 3 time in the head with the pistol, position yourself under your ennemy and on his way down, take the crowbar and jump to get a midair kill. Upon killing you must play the sound ''Tiger Uppercut'' from Sagat's SF2 in your mic."

dude i do this all the time.

"Major Tom"

Launch yourself above 200 ft in the air.

It fits.

Raising the Crowbar

Kill 3 consecutive enemies w/o dying using the crowbar.

Angry Metrocop

Kill 3 consecutive enemies w/o dying using the stunstick.