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{{Infobox Website |
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| name = TrueAchievements.com |
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| url = http://www.trueachievements.com/ |
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| language = English |
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| registration = Free (Donations Accepted) |
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| owner = Rich Stone |
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| author = Rich Stone |
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| launch date = March, 2008<ref name="birthday">Rich Stone, We are One, March 15, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=226</ref> |
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| current status = active |
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| slogan = Just how good are you? |
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TrueAchievements.com is an [[Xbox Live]] achievement-tracking website, based around the original idea of using its own method of scoring, TrueAchievement score, rather than that of [[Xbox Live]]'s Gamerscore. TrueAchievement score is based on taking the Gamerscore of an achievement and factoring in the difficulty it takes to obtain that achievement.<ref name="about">Rich Stone, About Us, http://www.trueachievements.com/aboutus.aspx</ref> The TrueAchievement score is then displayed on user's pages, along with other pertinent information such as their Gamerscore, the number of achievements they have unlocked, their most recent achievements and played games, and other customizable information. The website has been in development for over a year and features a scanning service which is able to pull achievements and achievement information automatically for the user several times a day. This scanning service comes free with registration. |
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== How Does It Work? == |
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DESCRIPTION FROM TA ON HOW IT WORKS |
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| quote = We believe the harder an achievement is to obtain, the more points should be received. |
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We've decided that an achievement's difficulty can be accurately approximated by using a formula based on how many people have that achievement compared to how many people own the game. We also understand the phrase 'accurately approximated' is a contradiction in terms but are refusing to remove it on the grounds that it sounds impressive. |
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From there we multiply the original points given to the achievement by our difficulty score and end up with the TrueAchievement score for that, for want of a better word, achievement. |
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By adding up the TrueAchievement scores for all the achievements you have won, you get your GamerTrueAchievement. Of which you should be terribly proud. Unless it's only 1, in which case you are both a fool and disgrace to your family. We know this as they called the other day and asked to be disassociated from you. |
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| source = Rich S. |
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== Celebrities == |
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On April 14<sup>th</sup>, 2009, [[Clever Jake]] declared in the public chatroom that he was great. |
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== Features == |
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TrueAchievements.com boasts a wide selection of features that both registered and non-registered users can take advantage of.<ref name="gettingstarted">Rich Stone, Getting Started, http://www.trueachievements.com/gettingstarted.aspx</ref> Among them are the following: |
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*'''Achievement tracking''', which allows you to keep track of the achievements you have earned, the ones you are attempting to accomplish, and your best achievements displayed for all users to see. |
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*A '''friends list''' which allows you to keep track of friends, their TrueAchievement score and Gamerscore, as well as an updated feed of your friend's most recently completed achievements and games. |
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*'''Solutions''' and '''reviews''' to almost every achievement, posted by your fellow users with a rating system based around keeping the best solution or review in the spotlight like it deserves. |
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*'''Status updates''' that you can change to let your friends know what you're up to. |
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*'''Badges''' awarded on the site for contributions such as posting solutions, commenting on the forums, or adding friends to your friends list. |
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*'''Forums''' for every game, for individual leaderboards, and for the main topics of the site. |
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*'''Leaderboards''', so you can compare a variety of stats with gamers in a set group, such as regional leaderboards or leaderboards you can create yourself, giving you the ability to manage it or allow public access into the leaderboard. |
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*An '''individual stats''' page for every user, detailing the most popular genres played, more detailed information on achievements, and timeline-based graphs for tracking improvement and score gains. |
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*A '''chatroom''' that allows you to talk to users and coordinate matchmaking in real time. |
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Those who have donated to the site additionally receive a badge for doing so, access to a special Donator-only scanner (which has faster scanning times), and the removal of advertisements from the page.<ref name="donatorsscanner">Rich Stone, Donators Scanner, February 13, 2009,http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=108</ref> |
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== Development Phases == |
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TrueAchievments.com is little more than a year old, and as such, is still considered to be in the development phase. Regardless, many of the features in development are openly implemented and equally used by all users. Feedback is typically posted in the appropriate forums, which allow for the administrators to almost instantly apply necessary changes and fix reported bugs. |
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On March 15<sup>th</sup>, 2009, True Achievements entered Year Two, or the "Gamma" phase of development.<ref name="birthday">Rich Stone, We are One, March 15, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=226</ref> |
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=== Year One - Beta === |
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FEATURES THAT TA HAS IMPLEMENTED IN YEAR ONE |
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Numbers skyrocketed on February 10<sup>th</sup>, 2009, when an article detailing the originality of the website was posted on Joystiq.com.<ref name="joystiq">Rich Stone, Unprecedented sign-ups, please be patient, February 10, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=90</ref> Unexpectedly, several other articles popped up across various gaming websites. This brought an increase of over 2,000 users in just over an hour, leading the administration to lock users out of registrations temporarily, allowing them to input their e-mail notifying them when the site would be available again.<ref name="registrationclosed">Rich Stone, Registration closed - for 24 hours, February 11, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=92</ref> User registration resumed on February 13<sup>th</sup>. <ref name="registrationopened">Rich Stone, Registration open again!, February 13, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=104</ref> |
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=== Year Two - Gamma === |
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FEATURES THAT TA HAS IMPLEMENTED IN YEAR TWO |
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On March 22<sup>th</sup>, 2009, it was announced that there would be advertisements included in the layout for the website in order to support server costs due to the steady growth of users and visitors. These advertisements can be removed by donating to the website, but a donation is not necessary. <ref name="adtesting">Rich Stone, Ad Testing, March 22, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=249</ref> |
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As of March 28<sup>th</sup>, 2009, TrueAchievements has a total of 20,000 registered users.<ref name="20,000">Rich Stone, 20,000 registered users, March 28, 2009, http://www.trueachievements.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitemid=274</ref> |
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== Criticism == |
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On April 14<sup>th</sup>, 2009, user [[Aerodynamo]] made headlines when he declared that the website was "too awesome". Administrators are investigating this user and wondering whether the appropriate action would be to ban the user or restrict access to making such ridiculous posts on the forum. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.trueachievements.com/ TrueAchievements.com Homepage] |
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* [http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/02/10/new-xbox-achievement-site-looks-to-standardize-accomplishments// Joystiq Article on TrueAchievements.com] |
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2008]] |
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[[Category:Online social networking]] |
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[[Category:Virtual communities]] |
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Revision as of 18:34, 15 June 2009
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