Add date to achievements

Zr40 · 05-20-2009, 11:21 AM

Would it be possible to add the date of achieving to the achievements list?

This would really be useful for SteamStats. For example, with this information, there could be a list of players who got the most points in the span of a month.

There's also another use for this data. It's not as visible as the time-based player list, but it's at least as important. I'm not really keen to discuss it publicly here on the forums, since that would reduce the effectiveness of that use. If a moderator or Valve developer wants to know, you know how to contact me privately.

Chris Fifty-Two · 05-20-2009, 11:48 AM

This is something I want to see this as well. I visit SteamStats on a regular basis and would be nice to have even more functionality added to it.
Shouldnt be impossible to add.

*VeLeRoN* · 05-20-2009, 11:55 AM

And a whole new tab for achievements too, that would be the best.

Peewi · 05-20-2009, 12:48 PM

Having Steam show what date you unlocked an achievement would be neat. I wonder if those stats exist for achievements unlocked before the blotter was added to Steam Community.

Zr40 · 05-26-2009, 09:25 AM

Bump.

This could also be used to show a player's most recent achievements.

Seth.Sekhmet · 05-26-2009, 01:17 PM

Can't think of any good use for such a feature.
I'm against Valve using precious resources to add date to achievements. They have no real impact on gameplay, so why bother ?

Zr40 · 05-26-2009, 01:41 PM

Steam already stores the timestamp of achievements. Just look at the Blotter, you'll see when your friends have achieved achievements. You can even browse the history and see when they achieved other achievements.

This feature is about exposing that information on profile pages (and XML feeds), provided of course that the profile is public. Also, consider that you can already see when someone became friends with someone else.

Peewi · 05-26-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zr40

Steam already stores the timestamp of achievements. Just look at the Blotter, you'll see when your friends have achieved achievements. You can even browse the history and see when they achieved other achievements.

We don't know whether the date unlocked is stored for achievements unlocked before the blotter was added, though.

Skaery · 05-28-2009, 04:00 PM

My oldest entry in Blotter is Feb 28.. I can see good use for this feature on SteamStats.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeBlas

The blotter has been on since late last year; October, IIRC. The blotter and total time played are un-related features.

DeathConvoy · 06-04-2009, 06:28 AM

Zr40 - are you the man/woman/machine behind SteamStats? dev.zr40.nl ? I must say - fantastic work! I check it almost daily to see if there are any new games, and love to be able to see all my achievements (and ones yet to be earnt) on a single page.

... and at the same time, hurts to see the results sometimes... look at Eternity's Child; thousands bought the game yet only around 80 made it half way through.

Chris Fifty-Two · 06-06-2009, 12:16 AM

Yes, its him. He is constantly working on it as well so would be great if he could access more data like the date (see first post) and other stuff.

Dr Colossus · 06-12-2009, 04:24 AM

This is a good idea. Not only for general interest, but would also help weed out cheaters who unlock large amounts of achievements at once.

Jeff S · 06-12-2009, 09:37 AM

It'll happen.

*VeLeRoN* · 06-12-2009, 09:45 AM

Zr40, it's your lucky day today!

Skaery · 06-12-2009, 09:55 AM

That's nice. I hope it will happen soon =)

05-20-2009, 11:21 AM	#1
Zr40 Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 55 Posts: 228	Add date to achievements Would it be possible to add the date of achieving to the achievements list? This would really be useful for SteamStats. For example, with this information, there could be a list of players who got the most points in the span of a month. There's also another use for this data. It's not as visible as the time-based player list, but it's at least as important. I'm not really keen to discuss it publicly here on the forums, since that would reduce the effectiveness of that use. If a moderator or Valve developer wants to know, you know how to contact me privately.

06-04-2009, 06:28 AM	#10
DeathConvoy Join Date: Dec 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 91	Zr40 - are you the man/woman/machine behind SteamStats? dev.zr40.nl ? I must say - fantastic work! I check it almost daily to see if there are any new games, and love to be able to see all my achievements (and ones yet to be earnt) on a single page. ... and at the same time, hurts to see the results sometimes... look at Eternity's Child; thousands bought the game yet only around 80 made it half way through. Last edited by DeathConvoy: 06-04-2009 at 06:29 AM. Reason: remove automatic url

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05-20-2009, 11:48 AM	#2
Chris Fifty-Two Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 33 Posts: 824	This is something I want to see this as well. I visit SteamStats on a regular basis and would be nice to have even more functionality added to it. Shouldnt be impossible to add.

05-20-2009, 11:55 AM	#3
VeLeRoN Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Reputation: 2432 Posts: 11,923	And a whole new tab for achievements too, that would be the best.

05-20-2009, 12:48 PM	#4
Peewi Join Date: Aug 2006 Reputation: 55 Posts: 1,549	Having Steam show what date you unlocked an achievement would be neat. I wonder if those stats exist for achievements unlocked before the blotter was added to Steam Community.

05-26-2009, 09:25 AM	#5
Zr40 Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 55 Posts: 228	Bump. This could also be used to show a player's most recent achievements.

05-26-2009, 01:17 PM	#6
Seth.Sekhmet Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 1848 Posts: 3,157	Can't think of any good use for such a feature. I'm against Valve using precious resources to add date to achievements. They have no real impact on gameplay, so why bother ?

05-26-2009, 01:41 PM	#7
Zr40 Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 55 Posts: 228	Steam already stores the timestamp of achievements. Just look at the Blotter, you'll see when your friends have achieved achievements. You can even browse the history and see when they achieved other achievements. This feature is about exposing that information on profile pages (and XML feeds), provided of course that the profile is public. Also, consider that you can already see when someone became friends with someone else.

06-06-2009, 12:16 AM	#11
Chris Fifty-Two Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 33 Posts: 824	Yes, its him. He is constantly working on it as well so would be great if he could access more data like the date (see first post) and other stuff.

06-12-2009, 04:24 AM	#12
Dr Colossus Join Date: Jun 2006 Reputation: 0 Posts: 691	This is a good idea. Not only for general interest, but would also help weed out cheaters who unlock large amounts of achievements at once.

06-12-2009, 09:37 AM	#13
Jeff S Valve Join Date: Sep 2006 Reputation: 328 Posts: 316	It'll happen.

06-12-2009, 09:45 AM	#14
VeLeRoN Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Reputation: 2432 Posts: 11,923	Zr40, it's your lucky day today!

06-12-2009, 09:55 AM	#15
Skaery Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 307 Posts: 2,261	That's nice. I hope it will happen soon =)