I was just thinking about this the other day. When you finish your "Gravel Hauler Achievement", you unlock the ability to buy a big dumper. Before you would get the dumper in your car slot, that is, until it changed. You also get the $500,000 associated with the achievement, but if you want the dumper you need to spend that same amount of money to get it, so really, the only thing you're getting from the achievement is one of two choices, keep the money or keep the big dumper.
Why not change it so when they first get the achievement, they can still go to the dealer and get the big dumper free, but only one time. If they lose the dumper, they go back they have to pay. I personally never got this option when I finished since I got the achievement after it was changed to buy it when you finish the achievement, which kinda sucks lol.
Never thought of it this way, +1.
+1 :)
+1, but for achievements like cop, I think it no need any change
Yes. +1
When I got the achievement I kept the money for a little but then I bought the dumper. I then sold it, losing about 80k. If I was able to buy it for $0 the first time that would be better.
Quote from: [RO]Iglesias on May 12, 2012, 16:59
+1, but for achievements like cop, I think it no need any change
We're not talking about the police achievement.
I haven't bought the big dumper simply because of this.
can be, +1 :)
i think its fair enough compared to all those persons who got it for free + 500k.
so you are suggestin it to all achievements or only dumper, if dumper can be +1 cause i have finished it :D if for all -1, i prefer keeping the money and selling the car for more money
Because Big Dumper used to be free, but players wanted to be able to re-buy it once it's lost/sold. So I offered that it wil be buyable after unlocking and no longer free, and there was a positive response to it, so I made it happen.
Quote from: mick88 on May 13, 2012, 14:17
Because Big Dumper used to be free, but players wanted to be able to re-buy it once it's lost/sold. So I offered that it wil be buyable after unlocking and no longer free, and there was a positive response to it, so I made it happen.
But why not make it free the first time you purchase it and then $500k if you decide to repurchase it?
For example, if you do 500 dumper missions you gain $500k + a free Big Dumper. If you sold that dumper you could then repurchase it at the special vehicle dealer for $500k
Instead of the way it is now, if you do 500 dumper missions you gain $500k + the ability to purchase the Big Dumper. In this case you need to decide to keep the money or use it to purchase the Big Dumper.
I would have much rather received the Big Dumper for free (I might even still own it) instead of having to spend $500k to buy it in the first place.
-1 Make one car free, you've got to make others free.
EDIT:
Maybe if it were free to rent only one time, after your one time free rental you have to pay if you wish to rent it again, however if you buy before renting you automatically loose your free rental. This would also apply to other missions that unlock vehicles, such as artic and cement.
Quote from: mick88 on May 13, 2012, 14:17
Because Big Dumper used to be free, but players wanted to be able to re-buy it once it's lost/sold. So I offered that it wil be buyable after unlocking and no longer free, and there was a positive response to it, so I made it happen.
And i think this suggestion really brings together both of the best worlds, We used to get free dumpers, and the 500k, so although times move on, in this case i tend to agree that due to the nature of achievements, it's a lot more of an achievement and feeling of joy, if they come away with money, and the vehicle.
:)
It's a choice, because otherwise you would sell the dumper and get even more money, and more players would be encouraged to farm achievements.
This achievement is currently "unlocked vehicle", not "free vehicle".
Quote from: mick88 on May 13, 2012, 14:17
Because Big Dumper used to be free, but players wanted to be able to re-buy it once it's lost/sold. So I offered that it wil be buyable after unlocking and no longer free, and there was a positive response to it, so I made it happen.
And everyone there asked for it has unlocked the achievement?
Aight cool, looks like we've got the finished article on this one Xero.
Quote from: The_Hobo on May 14, 2012, 23:22
Quote from: mick88 on May 13, 2012, 14:17
Because Big Dumper used to be free, but players wanted to be able to re-buy it once it's lost/sold. So I offered that it wil be buyable after unlocking and no longer free, and there was a positive response to it, so I made it happen.
But why not make it free the first time you purchase it and then $500k if you decide to repurchase it?
For example, if you do 500 dumper missions you gain $500k + a free Big Dumper. If you sold that dumper you could then repurchase it at the special vehicle dealer for $500k
Instead of the way it is now, if you do 500 dumper missions you gain $500k + the ability to purchase the Big Dumper. In this case you need to decide to keep the money or use it to purchase the Big Dumper.
I would have much rather received the Big Dumper for free (I might even still own it) instead of having to spend $500k to buy it in the first place.
+1 :-[
Quote from: mick88 on May 27, 2012, 15:13
It's a choice, because otherwise you would sell the dumper and get even more money, and more players would be encouraged to farm achievements.
This achievement is currently "unlocked vehicle", not "free vehicle".
You can only get the achievement once, and i have no idea how you can farm the dumper missions. Also many players would not have had a say at the time because it would not have effected them. Now it does however, maybe a new vote needs to be considered?
People make another account, do the mission, sell the dumper and give all the money (500k+dumper sale) to their main account.
We usually catch people for this, but anyone to not encourage it is best.
Quote from: Lindsey on May 28, 2012, 16:35
People make another account, do the mission, sell the dumper and give all the money (500k+dumper sale) to their main account.
We usually catch people for this, but anyone to not encourage it is best.
But farming towing achievement is so much easier :why:
don't give them ideas -_-
Plus i'm hoping my suggestion in staff will end any chance of farming achievements, if it's doable. I'm confident :D