For More Than 150 Days the Great Battle of Achievement Hunters Continues. Out of 3,000 Competitors, Only Four Madmen Remain
The TrueAchievements portal held a Leap Year Frog challenge of daily and continuous earning of achievements in games. After 150 days, only the 4 most persistent players are left on the battlefield.
Do you like to get achievements? Each player at least smiles or is surprised when a notification about a completed challenge appears on the screen. However, some spend days, weeks, months, and even years to achieve all the accomplishments and master the game thoroughly.
If you belong to the second group of achievement hunters, you should definitely consider participating in the competitions of the TrueAchievements portal. The question is; how long will you last?
151st day of fighting for achievements
The TrueAchievements portal is known for organizing all kinds of challenges and competitions for Xbox players. One of them is the Leap Year Frog Contest, which is organized annually and has evolved over the years.
This year's competition has one simple rule: Earn at least one more achievement in one game than you earned in the last 24 hours. In other words, on the first day of the challenge, it's enough to get 1 achievement in one game, on the second day one achievement in two different games, and so on. Sounds simple? Of course, but the further, the harder.
The Leap Year Frog challenge started with 2,805 players, and after 150 days, only 4 remain (you can track their progress here). July 1st marks the 151st day of the competition, which means that today they have to achieve one accomplishment in 151 different games.
Is it worth the effort?
Completing that many challenges while adding new titles requires not just a large game library, but also the right strategy, commitment, and planning ahead for several days. And what is the fight about?
For surviving 5 days of the challenge, each participant receives a badge, and the winner will receive a TrueAchievements Pro package for as many days as they managed to last in the contest. A premium account can be purchased for €2.49 per month and it allows you to customize your profile, enjoy faster refreshing of the Xbox app, have an ad-free experience, and access special community polls.
However, Reddit users believe that more than 150 days of daily struggle is definitely not worth such a prize and results in a saving of around $15.
It's 1 day [premium] for every day they survived, so using 151 as the number, that's like 5 months. At $3 a month, that’s still only like $15, and not even in cash, so uh yeaahhhh that’s a big time sink.
-- fri9875
Furthermore, players observe that while the reward alone may not be motivating, spending extra money on necessary game achievements further diminishes the significance of the challenge. Others, on the other hand, believe that acquiring a premium account in this manner is absurd.
Trying to imagine the sort of person who would pay for a premium subscription to an achievement-tracking site.
-- PhasmaFelis
The other side of the coin
Not all players criticize the remaining competitors in the challenge. There are those who praise the purchase of TrueAchievements Pro and believe that this type of application can really make life easier when you are a person focused primarily on earning achievements.
Some commentators point out that if it's someone's passion, it shouldn't be criticized, especially as it can develop into something remarkable and eventually bring tangible benefits.
A flatmate at uni a decade ago introduced himself as "Hi, I'm Ben and have 1 million gamerscore." Last I checked he had a job at True Achievements, this dude lived and breathed achievements, he 100% would have a subscription if he didn't work there.
-- Peter3571
Regardless of opinions, we cannot deny the participants' commitment and relentless struggle. How will this challenge end? This isn't yet known, but the fight will certainly be fierce until the very end.
And what do you think about such a challenge? Will you undertake it next year? Maybe right now you are one of the players who is fighting for survival?
