Speaking to CVG, Turok developer Propaganda Games made it known that the developer is considering the removal of the now infamous "Grab Bag" achievement. For those that don't recall, the "Grab Bag" achievement awards gamers 20 points in Turok multiplayer for killing "at least 1 creature, 1 enemy, 1 teammate, and yourself in the same round of a public match." The online community received the achievement with almost universal disdain. Apparently, Propaganda was listening, as vice president Josh Holmes said that the developer is considering the release of a patch "it if it does become an issue when the game releases." Holmes noted that the achievement was created as the result of many first-time Turok players managing to kill themselves and teammates during their first match. The achievement was intended purely as a joke, but Holmes admits that Propaganda underestimated just how far "achievement whores" are willing to go.
It's important to reiterate that the patch to remove the achievement is not a certainty yet, so expect the early days of Turok's release to be filled with griefing, team killing bastards.
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12-12-2007 @ 4:09PM
john paul said...
did he really say "achivement whore"?
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12-12-2007 @ 4:18PM
xenocidic said...
aw come on, people need to lighten up a bit.
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12-12-2007 @ 5:36PM
Delgado said...
I agree. I thought it was funny.
12-12-2007 @ 4:21PM
dunnypop said...
so they are promoting people to do betrayals?
lame!
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12-12-2007 @ 4:32PM
Chance Morgan said...
They are promoting A betrayal to get the achievement. Not a big deal to me. I agree...people should really lighten up.
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12-12-2007 @ 4:41PM
Big Filth said...
I got the demo for this and its pretty cool.
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12-12-2007 @ 5:04PM
Mr. Stabby Mouse feat. Hat said...
It's bad enough that people seek to ruin others' fun by being tools and teamkilling already... but to give an achivement... I get that it's a joke, but it will basically make the game unplayable online for the first few days, if not weeks.
*sigh*
Off to get TK'd in COD4...
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12-12-2007 @ 5:11PM
UNSCleric said...
They better remove it, it's retarded.
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12-12-2007 @ 5:14PM
James said...
Two things:
1.) Make it a secret achievement, so (most) people don't do it on purpose.
2.) You can only get an achievement once, which means that worst case you're going to see [# copies sold] intentional teamkills, which (knowing the frothy-mouthed 14-year-olds that make up the core XBL demographic) will be a drop in the bucket of teamkills from people who are just having fun being complete cock-gobblers.
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12-12-2007 @ 5:37PM
JakubK666 said...
1. Considering the amount of websites such as xbox360achievements secrets ain't so secret anymore which comes to;
2. Instead of telling you that "you're a prick , go fuck yourself " 14 year olds will can now tell you "I'm trying to get an achievement, go fuck yourself you prick". It's a 14 year old shithead! The fact that he got the achievement on his first game won't matter to him, as long as he'll be able to have an excuse for being a prick...
12-12-2007 @ 5:14PM
todd said...
ha, probably wont be picking it up anyhow. I loved the n64 versions but this one looks like poop.
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12-12-2007 @ 6:26PM
mike said...
They should just change it to killing a creature, enemy, and yourself with in a few seconds
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12-12-2007 @ 8:30PM
Mr. Stabby Mouse feat. Hat said...
Also make it so that suicides don't cause a score penalty. (at least to the team)
12-12-2007 @ 7:22PM
THA1icarus said...
You can only get the Achievement once so not like every game there someone doing this over and over again....
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12-12-2007 @ 9:14PM
Anticrawl said...
If they take this achievement out you better fucking believe I'll do nothing but teamkill for the first solid month. Watch out for Anticrawl if you plan to get this game and they remove said achievement.
Not usually a teamkiller unless I'm playing Gears(cause it's just a glorified chatroom) but I will become a teamkiller of legends if gamers can lighten up about such a harmless achievement. Rightous judgment shall be cast down apon those who deny me of hilarious moments in gaming. My bullets know no difference from friend or foe, I shall flood the matches with the blood of my fellow gamer!
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12-12-2007 @ 9:46PM
IncredibleBulk92 said...
`This game looks as bad as the other versions of the game, the only worthwhile version was the n64... this will suck too...
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12-12-2007 @ 9:55PM
Anticrawl said...
Awww, don't be so negative.
I'll stay optimistic about this one and think happy thoughts 'til it comes out. Heh no really Turok holds a special native american bloody dinosaur-killing place in my heart. Grew up reading the comics (not a comic person but loved em) and loved the first N64 game a lot. Not to mention it's like one of two times my race has been protrayed in a game.*
* = NO! I'm not counting Custard's Last Stand. That was one fucked up game and probably the only time I ever saw my great gramps cry (apon news of hearing about such a game)
12-13-2007 @ 10:26AM
J. sykes said...
its only a one time thing people...come on.
after the first week, everyone would have done it and its over.
idk about griefing if it only happens once. after that, there's no reason to do so.
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