Summary
One of the biggest problems achievement hunters face onSteamiskeeping their 100 percent scores. If DLC comes out, new achievements are piled on top of the old ones, rather than being separated into their own tab like on PlayStation. Players have long called on Valve to address this to no avail, but the discussion has cropped up again nonetheless thanks to u/Filippikus.
“Why isn’t this a thing yet?” they asked on the Steam subreddit. “I hate having every achievement in a game and then, boom a DLC comes out and they add more achievements that I can’t get without the DLC. It can’t be that hard to implement…”
Although, as u/Largicharg says, “At least it’s not anachievement for multiplayeron a long dead game.”
Some suggest using third-party websites like Steam Hunters, but they’re a band-aid at best, as the 100 percent score is still lost on your profile. And what are achievements if not bragging rights, eh?
It’s A Problem With Updates, Too
As u/HandoAlegra pointed out in the comments, DLC is just one part of the issue. Updates also add new achievements, likeBaldur’s Gate 3did when it implemented Honour Mode. Yes, to get the Platinum equivalent on PC, you need to beat the game without dying.
On PlayStation, all new achievements are separated into their own tab, and one of the best examples of this isMinecraft, where every major update is treated like its own expansion as far as achievements are concerned.
Steam is over 20 years old at this point, and achievements were introduced way back in ye old 2007 when the Orange Box was released. Maybe Valve will overhaul them one day, but I wouldn’t my breath for now.
