So... I'm not a vet player, prolly still considered a NL as I didn't join the D community until Season of the Seraph. Bounced from one clan to another, solo played for most of my time as I couldn't find a good clan fit until recently. Anyway... Going into IB yesterday, one of my clanmates I was with, took about 10 minutes explaining about checking progress in season tab(s) for how many IB gear and IB weapons to use to get this achievement, how many kills with it all equipped, transmogging IB gear with another IB gear look to double the bonus per gear, yada yada. I asked him "Does all that increase my chances of getting a God Roll drop?" Another 15 minute explanation ensues to basically say "no". So I say "Why bother then? Why should I use gear/weapons below my current stats just to get an achievement that does nothing for me other than get one step closer to a title over my head?" Whoops. That ticked him off. Apparently he's more into the titles than the gameplay. I'm the other way. I play the game to... get ready for it... to play the game! I don't care about titles, achievements, guilding this that and the other. What's the point? To show what you've done? Ok, so you went flawless solo and got the guilded title. And? I see posts from them about how bad the game is. You're a guilded Star Baker? Ok, and? I see posts from them about how bad the game is. I'm a guilded Ghost Writer. Ok, and? I've posted about how bad the game is. All I've noticed about titles/achievements are that someone has spent a LOT of time and money getting to where they are now. But honestly... what's the benefit? Does it give you a God Roll drop every time you finish a raid? A dungeon? A GMNF? No, it doesn't. Only in IB (as far as I know) does using IB gear/weapons give any kind of benefit... and that's limited to increasing XP gains for rank-ups. Don't have to grind/farm long time for an engram. Get engrams quicker, have the exact same 1 in 15 chance (just saying for example) of getting a God Roll drop. Said all that to say this... Why go thru all the hassle of getting everything checked off the "to-do" list when it provides no benefit other than a shiny set of words over your head? Back before Lightfail, my season level was as high (if not higher) than a lot of Solo Flawless players I had seen in Tower or elsewhere. Now with the new leveling system, 10s and higher look down on 6s, 7s, 8s, whether or not they have 300+ levels in the season. No one celebrates anyone at the tree anymore. Toxicity abounds, egotistical braggarts tell others "Git gud" or "skill issue", this community isn't as "family" as it used to be. Now it's all about titles, medals, and who's got the better gaming chair so you (as in anyone) can 1 shot another player from across the arena around a corner from behind a 2nd wall. Cheats/hacks don't make a player good. I know this post is all over the place, but the main part is the effort behind the achievements provide no benefit to drops or gameplay, so why bother? Really?