So much work... Achievements

Noticing the post below you can tell that I haven't been able to post in a while. With Christmas and New Year's past all the work that I and others have put off have started to build up. Naturally with this build up I have been busy and could not post.

So I have a few things that I have been thinking of putting down to write in my posts so hopefully there should be a few interesting ones coming up. One thing I would like to elaborate on is the subject of certain 'achievements' often performed or attempted by either the hidden or the lords. As with other things in PS people often people for a certain goal are often confused with others who seem to be doing the same. Normally this is because of the ease to the common achievements in other games. A very common one is rock-climbing as it is sometimes called. This activity is when people attempt to get on, around, or in objects that the designers didn't intend to be accessible. I am sure everyone has met the two types that perform this activity. The first is the more dedicated few that are always looking for a spot to achieve, or a place that is higher than they have goen before. As most would know this is one of the ideas that the "Explorer" guild is based on. Now there is also the other few, being much more numerous. These are the ones that, while not actively pursuing the idea of new places but prefer to just copy the dedicated climbers and often use the knowledge to brag of their awesomeness. Now there is not a bold line separating the two. There are always a few that are in a gray area. Now this is mainly due to the individual's interestsand personality whether he persues this or other goals. With this undefined area it is easy to confuse those who love the activity of climbing with the copiers. While I don't want to elaborate on this post to much one of the easiest ways to recognize the two groups, and this applies to other things as well, is their speech. I am going to assume most people understand what I mean. Usually their speech will include begging, leet, and similar speech.
Those who search for achievements often come up with their own as they go. After achieving the goal they will often pass the idea off to friends so that they may try it. Now this is unstructured so anyone who would want to start trying a few things might have a hard time doing so. Luckily for them I somehow, as I do with most things, got mixed in and reformed it into a better system. While it doesn't always have the quality of those that create their own, it can provide a wide array of ideas. I suppose this started because I often hire people to do something for me. As my trust in someones ability to achieve the goal grew I was able to have them perform more difficult things for me. Eventually I competitions between my 'assistants' and the result was very well accepted so it started becoming more well known. That is really the only structure that has come out of it. Otherwise most people follow their own ideas which offer just as great personal rewards, while the tasks will be better suited towards you this way, some of them are hard to think of. Whether structured or unstructured works better for you really depends on the person. Unfortunately I can only have so many assistants at one time. While assistants are limited for those who wish to compete I sometimes release a List. The List idea is not to far from a scavenger hunt, but is more than just finding items. This is where people who work on achievements, unless they are my assistants (their payment is confidential) can make a living off of. When a list is put out a predefined group sets out to complete the list. Whoever finishes first wins the prize. Now Lists can be very odd yet most seeking achievements are flexible.
If you haven't noticed so far seeking achievements by yourself, while building pride in self-achievement, isn't very well payed. Therefor, for the lone seeker, a group can greatly enhance the experience. A group offers the ability to: place bets, seek better areas, defeat more powerful monsters faster, etc.
So, if you are wishing to try and start seeking achievements I have some advice for you. Very few achievements will grant you great rewards, often they will just give you pride for accomplishing an act. Second, always try and seek achievements together. That way you have a chance at receiving a reward for superiority. Third, you will likely die, a lot. Most achievements are what they are because of their increasing complexity. Fourth, if you can try some structured achievements that I put out, especially the assistant post as it can bring you some fame. If not competing for a List is an rather unique RP opportunity.
Finally some examples of what an achievement is: One achievement I often give to new players is to retrieve an item from atop the hill surrounding Hydlaa. While this is easy for more veteran players it is a rather good start for newer ones. Another example: This is of a List: Competitors were each given an item no other competitor had. They had to then use this item and place it in a rather remote place (revealed by riddle) and take the item they received and place it on top of the Crater between Oja and Hydlaa. Then (thanks to some of my tricks) their reward would appear next to them. In this case the reward was 5 armor repair kits, 5 weapon repair kits, a hint to help in the next List, and another rare object kept confidential. Now while I cannot say what the item was the hint was just as valuable. As for the repair kits, it helped to pay for the common damages people looking for achievements take. Depending on what you win and how often Lists are released a person can make a rather decent living. If you continue to pursue achievements eventually you do acquire some fame. Whether it is public or amongst a smaller group depends on the achievement. One achievement that I myself have done is make it appear to snow all of Oja. While it didn't achieve server wide recognition it did temporarily bring me some fame for those who had seen it. As you can see while this did not bring me ANY income of money or items it did gave me some fame and pride.
So for those wishing to start looking for achievements I wish good luck! And if you wish to join my other assistants then feel free to contact me by PM (my forum name is Erisnas) E-mail,
or in-game. However, you may have to pass a few trials first.