Coleman LaingMar 9

Are achievements still relevant in 2026—especially when mods disable them?

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Are achievements still relevant in 2026—especially when mods disable them? - Lemmy.World

Playing Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition on PC and I hit one of those classic “Bugthesda” moments: last time this level crashed to desktop with no warning, and today my screen randomly auto‑adjusted mid‑game and threw my aim and immersion completely off. I did the usual ritual: check for updates → Microsoft Store updates → verify game files → repair the library. You know the drill. But honestly, that’s not the part that’s really stuck in my head. What’s been gnawing at me is this: in 2026, are achievements still relevant in the way platforms treat them—especially when mods disable them anyway? A few things bother me: Mods disable achievements (even on consoles now in some cases), so for a lot of players they’re already meaningless mechanically. There’s no way to opt out. If I don’t want a permanent public record of what I did or didn’t do in a game, tough luck. Even if I uninstall or refund a game, the partial achievement list just sits there on my profile forever like a half‑finished diary I never agreed to publish. What I wish existed is something like: a “no achievements” mode where I can play purely for the experience, and my achievement list just shows as “inaccessible/opted out” to others or at least the ability to hide or erase achievements for specific games if I decide I don’t want that history attached to me anymore I’m not pretending I can change the minds of big companies who still design like it’s 2005, but I am genuinely curious what different types of players think: Achievement hunters: Do you care if others can opt out, or does that not affect you at all? Mod users (PC and console): Since mods often disable achievements, do they still matter to you in any way? Everyone else: Do you ever think about the permanence of your achievement history, or is it just background noise? Is it time for platforms to give us a real opt‑out or ephemeral play option, or am I overthinking something that most people are fine with?

Show threadFizz

They’ve always been a waste of time IMO. The only time I’d do them was when i owned very few games and had to squeeze every drop of value out of each one.

There are some cool ones like factorios finish the game in under 8 hours but most are slop. I think theres still a place on steam for them. I can go on peoples profile and see the ones they’ve chosen to display and how rare they are.

If you use mods you can usually get a mod to reenable them if you care about it.

Mar 10 at 11:55amWeb
Show threadJoelk111Mar 10
They can be helpful when you enjoy playing a game but run out of stuff to do. I hunt for them in Mini Motorways, Forza Horizon, and a few other games. Most games I ignore them completely though.