New today. Log in to the Lodestone and click the new "History" tab on your character sheet (or on someone elses!) to list your achievements. I had a feeling they were tracking this stuff after seeing stuff like enemies killed appear in the log sometimes.

For the sake of showing off, here's my page 1 (of 4) as of today:

10/31/2010 1:30 a.m. - 5000 enemies defeated!
5000 fewer ferocious fiends roam the realm thanks to the diligent efforts of Ket Solais (Trabia).

10/30/2010 11:11 p.m. - Physical level 35 achieved!
Through rigorous training and raw determination, Ket Solais (Trabia) has finally achieved physical level 35.

10/30/2010 7:24 p.m. - Fogfens reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Fogfens.

10/30/2010 6:56 p.m. - Camp Revenant's Toll reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Camp Revenant's Toll.

10/30/2010 5:57 p.m. - Camp Bluefog reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Camp Bluefog.

10/29/2010 11:24 a.m. - Unalienable Rights complete!
Sheer wit and cunning has seen Ket Solais (Trabia) through to the completion of the quest, “Unalienable Rights.”

10/29/2010 1:40 a.m. - Camp Drybone reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Camp Drybone.

10/28/2010 11:21 p.m. - Mining rank 15 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Mining rank is now 15.

10/27/2010 9:35 p.m. - Thaumaturgy rank 15 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Thaumaturgy rank is now 15.

10/27/2010 10:38 a.m. - Armorcraft rank 25 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Armorcraft rank is now 25.

10/27/2010 1:41 a.m. - Sword rank 30 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Sword rank is now 30.

10/25/2010 8:00 p.m. - Thaumaturgy rank 10 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Thaumaturgy rank is now 10.

10/25/2010 6:06 p.m. - Thaumaturgy rank 5 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Thaumaturgy rank is now 5.

10/24/2010 10:00 a.m. - Humblehearth reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Humblehearth.

10/22/2010 10:21 p.m. - Conjury rank 10 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Conjury rank is now 10.

10/22/2010 8:17 p.m. - Conjury rank 5 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Conjury rank is now 5.

10/18/2010 9:03 p.m. - Together We Stand complete!
Sheer wit and cunning has seen Ket Solais (Trabia) through to the completion of the quest, “Together We Stand.”

10/17/2010 6:32 p.m. - Shield rank 15 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Shield rank is now 15.

10/16/2010 3:38 p.m. - Alchemy rank 10 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Alchemy rank is now 10.

10/16/2010 3:19 p.m. - Heavy Slash acquired!
Price was no object when Ket Solais (Trabia) put forth the necessary guild marks to purchase the ability “Heavy Slash.”

10/16/2010 3:00 p.m. - 100 regional levequests completed!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has now completed 100 regional levequests.

10/16/2010 2:51 p.m. - Sword rank 25 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Sword rank is now 25.

10/16/2010 2:27 p.m. - Nophica's Wells reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Nophica's Wells.

10/16/2010 12:40 p.m. - Nanawa Mines reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Nanawa Mines.

10/16/2010 11:02 a.m. - Alchemy rank 5 achieved!
Ket Solais (Trabia)'s Alchemy rank is now 5.

10/11/2010 8:23 p.m. - Self-Preservation acquired!
Price was no object when Ket Solais (Trabia) put forth the necessary guild marks to purchase the ability “Self-Preservation.”

10/11/2010 1:36 p.m. - Physical level 30 achieved!
Through rigorous training and raw determination, Ket Solais (Trabia) has finally achieved physical level 30.

10/10/2010 5:56 p.m. - 2000 enemies defeated!
2000 fewer ferocious fiends roam the realm thanks to the diligent efforts of Ket Solais (Trabia).

10/9/2010 3:33 p.m. - Cassiopeia Hollow reached!
Ket Solais (Trabia) has attuned with the aetheryte in Cassiopeia Hollow.

10/9/2010 12:29 a.m. - An Ear for Quality complete!
Sheer wit and cunning has seen Ket Solais (Trabia) through to the completion of the quest, “An Ear for Quality.”

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Oh god, do they do anything besides just being there for show? I don't really like achievements in games because I feel it cheapens them unless implemented correctly.

Do they have a way to view ones you don't have? If you can't see them it might not bad since you won't know what to look for.

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I'm going to guess that's the Rank 30 Alchemy quest, because he hit Rank 30 Alchemy about 30 minutes prior.

But yes, what, indeed.

And nah Dmitry, not yet, as far as I can see, there's nowhere you can see what achievements are up for grabs. Actually I like achievements themselves because it gives you personal goals to strive towards. What I don't like is when there's an overall score suddenly put on top of it, with a leaderboard, that people will then try to whore (gamerscore) and ruin the whole point of the system.

Yeah that's the thing I don't like, and I can sort of understand because of the nature of achievements, but people that play just for achievements, or spend a lot money of games with "easy" achievements. I checked it out and yeah it just shows the ones you've gotten which is nice, and hopefully they don't bend and keep it that way.

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I'll be pissed off if they put in a point system tied to these, but this is fine otherwise. Its a cool way to keep track of your progress.

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Retired 8/21/06
Don't click this link.

Haha, I'm glad that they implemented this. That's pretty neat.

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