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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: chronovore on September 15, 2009, 01:47:59 PM

Title: Date-based Achievements
Post by: chronovore on September 15, 2009, 01:47:59 PM

Demi mentioned an Achievement for playing Saints Row 2 on Dress Like a Pirate Day. I don't see that one at X360Achievs, so I think he was joking. But I do recall there was at least one date-based Achievement. Are these normal? How many are there?

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: MCD on September 15, 2009, 01:55:06 PM

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/brothers-in-arms-hells-highway/guide/

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While connected to Xbox LIVE, play the game on September 17th.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: Bocsius on September 15, 2009, 02:17:42 PM

I'd release a game tomorrow and add a 999 point achievement for playing it on February 29, 2010. It would, of course, validate the date against a remote server.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on September 15, 2009, 02:48:31 PM

Demi was talking about an in-game badge. Not an achievement.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: demi on September 15, 2009, 08:30:35 PM

The date I was referring to is a multiplayer badge. One of the achievements requires to earn 30 multiplayer badges. By getting the specific date one, you add one to the required amount, rather than grinding money online, you save yourself heaps of time.

The only one that is actually date based is Brothers in Arms.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: chronovore on September 16, 2009, 06:09:24 AM

Thanks. I actually added an item to my to-do list for that damned Badge.

Hey, SCENESTER, it's about to be time to talk like a pirate.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: chronovore on September 16, 2009, 06:11:51 AM

Christ. Just realized it's going to verify the date against Japanese timezone servers, so there STILL won't be anyone playing anything except deathmatch. Crap.

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: The Sceneman on September 16, 2009, 06:38:52 AM

sorry, missed this one  :-\

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: chronovore on September 16, 2009, 06:44:47 AM

Quote from: Scenester on September 16, 2009, 06:38:52 AM

sorry, missed this one  :-\

September 19th hasn't passed yet, unless you're living in MY FUTCHAR!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: The Sceneman on September 16, 2009, 06:47:29 AM

oh sweet, lets do it then. I thought we had missed this pirate thing

Title: Re: Date-based Achievements
Post by: chronovore on September 16, 2009, 07:46:23 AM

Cool, but I'ma make you talk like a pirate on XBL chat.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Butt pirate.  :-*

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