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Sep22
UHH Period 4 Recap
This week I really did not feel motivated to try and get all 20 achievements. There were a number of reasons for this. The first is that I felt a little burnt out from going for all 20 achievements on the first three weeks. The second was that I had no pressure to score to try and get into the knockouts because I had already mathematically secured a position in the knockouts by the end of period three. The third was that I had 5 or 6 long story achievements that would each take a while to get, something I didn't see the point in doing if I had already gotten a place in the knockouts. The fourth was that I had already eliminated my chances of scoring an 100/100 in the group stage or being first on the group stage leaderboard because I missed one achievement in the first period. Despite not feeling the need to get to 20 this week, I still wanted to end the group stage with a fairly decent overall score. As of the posting of this blog, there is around 5 hours left in the period, so there is a possibility of my opponent sniping me and taking away my 5-point win bonus, but that is unlikely in my opinion because my opponent cannot possibly make the knockouts at this point, and other than this week, he has seemed fairly inactive in the competition. Lastly, starting halfway through the week, he stopped at 11 achievements and started playing different games. For these reasons, I feel it is safe to assume that I will end the group stage with a score of 94/100 from 74 achievements (including two perfect 20/20s) and 4 wins. Not too bad!

Onto the achievements on my list this week. I will be following the same structure as I did in my last recap blog. As a reminder, here is the format:
Achievement
Skill required: x/10 (this has no relation to the amount of time the achievement will take to unlock, only the amount of skill required to unlock it)
Approximate time to unlock: (this is how long it took me to unlock the achievement)
Took longer/shorter/about the same amount of time as I thought it would for me to unlock it (and maybe a reason if I feel like explaining why)

UHH 4 match up: TA LFWinner2016 vs blueracer442

Despite my opponent only having unlocked 5 achievements throughout the entire competition until this week, he still managed to earn 11 achievements on this list. Congrats to him!

Like the previous three weeks, I started the period by anxiously watching and waiting for 12 hours before starting. Right when the 12 hours was up, I started working, though like I predicted would happen on most weeks, I was not able to work for very long before needing to go to bed. Coincidentally, my opponent also seemed to start working around 11.5 hours after the period started, so we were both working at the same time on the first night.

1/20
Forza Motorsport 5Down to the WireTA LFWinner2016The Down to the Wire achievement in Forza Motorsport 5 worth 0 pointsPass for the lead and win on the last lap of a Multiplayer circuit race.

Skill Required: 2/10
Approximate time to unlock: 10 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

2/20
FroggerChicken 2TA LFWinner2016The Chicken 2 achievement in Frogger worth 24 pointsOn level 2 stay on the road until the timer is red, then reach home.

Skill Required: 5/10
Approximate time to unlock: 15 minutes
Took about triple the amount of time I thought it would. Even though I consider myself to be an above average Frogger player, this achievement glitched on me and I ended up having to complete the requirements around 5 or 6 times before the achievement actually unlocked.

3/20
Crystal QuestCrystal MasterTA LFWinner2016The Crystal Master achievement in Crystal Quest worth 11 pointsScore 25,000,000 points or more in one game

Skill Required: 7/10
Approximate time to unlock: 15 minutes
Took a little bit longer than I thought it would to unlock. This achievement caused me a bit of trouble because, first of all, it would crash whenever I tried to run it on BC, so I had to use my actual Xbox 360 to play it. Secondly, even though this achievement has a low ratio, it is only low because playing without the patch (aka offline, aka not valid for UHH) makes the achievement extremely easy. Unfortunately, if I wanted the achievement to count, I was going to have to play with the patch, which made the achievement hard, but not impossible. The achievement did not take very long, but it sure was difficult compared to all my other achievements in UHH. This achievement probably ties with the Pac-Man achievement in Period 3 as the toughest achievement in the group stage of UHH4.

4/20
MinecraftBenchmakingTA LFWinner2016The Benchmaking achievement in Minecraft worth 10 pointsCraft a workbench with four blocks of wooden planks.

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 5 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

5/20
PolychromaticFirst Go AroundTA LFWinner2016The First Go Around achievement in Polychromatic worth 3 pointsComplete a game.

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 3 minutes
Took the same amount of time

6/20
Thomas Was AloneLone SurvivorTA LFWinner2016The Lone Survivor achievement in Thomas Was Alone worth 78 pointsFind both achievement pickups in 'Purge'.

Skill Required: 2/10
Approximate time to unlock: 20 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

At this point I needed to get to bed to be up early for the next day. I was at 6 while my opponent was at 4, but my opponent looked to be still working on his achievements for that night, and with myself going to bed, I had no idea how much longer he would be working on his list. Luckily for me, I woke up and he only had 5 achievements unlocked. Based on his previous scores in the competition, I assumed he would stop there. I turned out to be wrong, but he seemed non-competitive enough to not be considered a major threat of winning the matchup... and even if he did, it was no big deal since I already was in the knockouts and still scored very well in the group stage.

With low motivation to make any real effort on my list, I figured I would get the remaining achievements on my list that required virtually no effort and then call it a week.

7/20
JoustPterodactylTA LFWinner2016The Pterodactyl achievement in Joust worth 20 pointsFind a way to defeat a Pterodactyl

Skill Required: 3/10
Approximate time to unlock: 10 minutes
Took a little bit longer than I thought it would

8/20
Party HardI'm sexy and I know it!TA LFWinner2016The I'm sexy and I know it! achievement in Party Hard worth 37 pointsGet you ass kicked for dancing

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 5 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

9/20
Powerstar GolfBallisticTA LFWinner2016The Ballistic achievement in Powerstar Golf worth 15 pointsHit the ball over 300 yards using Frank's Rocket Launch ability.

Skill Required: 3/10
Approximate time to unlock: 5 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

10/20
Snooker Nation ChampionshipMachine BeaterTA LFWinner2016The Machine Beater achievement in Snooker Nation Championship worth 34 pointsWin a Versus Match

Skill Required: 3/10
Approximate time to unlock: 10 minutes
Took about the same amount of time

11/20
The Wolf Among UsWolf in Sheriff's ClothingTA LFWinner2016The Wolf in Sheriff's Clothing achievement in The Wolf Among Us worth 20 pointsComplete Chapter 2 of Episode 1.

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 30 minutes
Took a little longer, but I love this game so I enjoyed every second of it!

At this point I figured that I was happy with the amount of achievements I had and that I was pretty sure my opponent would not pull ahead based on his history in the competition. Unfortunately, the next day I checked and he also had 11 achievements unlocked, with him winning on tiebreakers. I still had a couple of nearly-effortless achievements left on my list, so I figured I would go for those and at that point if he decided to pull ahead again then he could have the win. Luckily for me, he stayed at 11 achievements for the rest of the week (assuming he does not unlock anymore between the posting of this blog and the end of the period, which is around 5 hours)

12/20
Mad TracksReal funTA LFWinner2016The Real fun achievement in Mad Tracks worth 13 pointsFinish 5 different challenges with friends on split screen.

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 20 minutes
Took a little longer than I thought because of the way the BC version of the game is set up, it prevents you from starting a local multiplayer game, so I had to reinstall this game on my Xbox 360 and do splitscreen there. Other than that, this is a very easy and straightforward achievement.

13/20
Viva PiñataSecret AchievementTA LFWinner2016The Secret Achievement achievement in Viva Piñata worth 29 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement

Skill Required: 2/10
Approximate time to unlock: 30 minutes
Took a little shorter than I thought it would because the amount of XP you get in this game by growing different plants for the first time (essentially planting a seed and waiting) is actually so OP. This game also has really grown on me since I've had it on three of the four weeks so far, and it actually encouraged me to complete it on my main account. I went from 25/50 to 45/50 in just a couple weeks, and I am looking to complete it within the next week or two.

14/20
UNOThe Right ChoiceTA LFWinner2016The The Right Choice achievement in UNO worth 121 pointsChange Color with Action Cards for 40 times.

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 1.5 hours
Took a little longer than I thought it would because when you are not simply playing this game--like when you are going for a specific achievement like you have to do in UHH--this game just seems like it takes forever!

15/20
The Jackbox Party Pack 4MSM: Consolation PrizeTA LFWinner2016The MSM: Consolation Prize achievement in The Jackbox Party Pack 4 worth 83 pointsNobody gets a date during one of the nights

Skill Required: 1/10
Approximate time to unlock: 10 minutes
Took about the same amount of time I thought it would

At this point I told myself I was done for the week--and for the group stage--especially after grinding what seemed like hours on that Uno achievement, I really did not want to pointlessly continue earning achievements in fear or burning myself out more than I already was. I am glad I took the break because now I am rejuvenated and very much looking forward to the knockouts! Here are the 5 achievements I decided not to earn and why I decided not to earn them. I know I could have earned at least 4 out of the 5 if I really wanted to (excluding the Bejeweled 2 achievement), which means I would have ended the group stage with a 98/100 if I decided to earn them. But still, 94/100 is not bad at all, and the important part is qualifying for the knockout stage.

Valiant Hearts: The Great WarSecret AchievementTA LFWinner2016The Secret Achievement achievement in Valiant Hearts: The Great War worth 31 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement

This achievement probably would have only take around an hour, except this is one of my least favorite games I have ever played of all time. The only reason I included it was because I had to include it in order to qualify because I was running out of games that I owned to get me to 2500 achievements. I dread this game coming up in future rounds.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete SagaRevenge of the SithTA LFWinner2016The Revenge of the Sith achievement in LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga worth 26 pointsFinish Episode III in story mode

This achievement probably would have only taken around 2.5 to 3 hours. I enjoy this game a bit, but not enough that I would want to play it for 3 hours just to earn one achievement in UHH that I didn't even really have to earn.

Viva Piñata: Trouble In ParadiseArctic Green FingersTA LFWinner2016The Arctic Green Fingers achievement in Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise worth 25 pointsGrow all Arctic plants to maturity

I am not really sure exactly how long this achievement would have taken me, but I knew I had no progress in this game and that in order to get to a high enough level to unlock all the arctic plant seeds, it would have taken me a while--at least 2 hours likely. Additionally, the Viva Pinata games are not exactly my favorite games by any means, and I can easily get sick of playing them if I play them for too long. Overall, I decided this achievement was just not worth it.

Back to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary EditionHello, Young FriendTA LFWinner2016The Hello, Young Friend achievement in Back to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary Edition worth 13 pointsTalk him into it.

This achievement probably would have only taken around an hour. However, after 1.5 playthroughs of this game, I decided it was probably my least favorite TellTale game I've ever played. I mean, there is barely any story changing at all! Like, that is the main reason I liked TWD and TWAU, because your decisions actually mattered. Here it was just like watching a movie and pressing a few buttons here and there. I didn't want to have to play 2/3s of a chapter again just to get one UHH achievement.

Bejeweled 2Cascade 8TA LFWinner2016The Cascade 8 achievement in Bejeweled 2 worth 31 pointsAwarded for x8 cascade

This achievement is extremely luck-based. If I recall correctly, I believe I earned it fairly quickly on my main account, however, I have heard of people playing this game for 50+ and even 100+ hours and not being able to unlock this achievement. Even though I enjoy this game quite a bit, I did not even attempt going for it because the risk-reward factor was just not worth it.

Total Time: ~4.5 hours
Total Achievements Unlocked: 15/20

So that was my list this week, and that brings us to the end of the UHH group stage. Congratulations if you have made the knockouts, and good luck in JFF for all those that will be participating in it. I would like to give a quick shoutout to my 7 (or 8) friends who will also be making the knockouts this year, and I wish them all good luck too!



Once again... Good luck!!! I am very anxious and excited for tomorrow and if you are in the knockouts then I will see you there! wave
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