In a highly unusual move, Microsoft has removed unobtainable Xbox achievements from the game, allowing users to finally complete Xbox Game Pass newcomer Homestead Arcana.
It’s unusual for Microsoft to remove achievements directly from a game, but in the case of the Homestead Arcana achievements list, one unobtainable achievement was removed and Gamerscore was reassigned.
Homestead Arcana unobtainable achievement removed by Xbox
The now-removed unobtainable achievement in question is a “not too ready” achievement that requires players to craft one of every craftable item in the game. If you’ve ever tried to unlock this, you know how hard it is. Homestead Arcana has hundreds of items and crafting them all would be very time consuming.
According to Scarovese’s previous solution to this achievement, one of the Green Ankle Boots recipes was not showing as craftable even though it was awarded to the player. This one recipe of his prevented players from unlocking the achievement, making it seem unobtainable.
However, the unobtainable achievement has now disappeared from the Homestead Arcana list and its 100 Gamerscore has been reassigned to other achievements. I understand that the developer does not have the authority to remove published achievements, and that if he wishes to have an achievement removed, he must provide good reason and ask Microsoft to remove it. Considering You Can’t Be Too Prepared was broken and not officially unlocked by players, it is believed that Serenity Forge asked Microsoft to remove the achievement and Microsoft gladly complied. increase.
Now, a question arises here. Will Microsoft remove even more unobtainable achievements from games if developers ask for it? Microsoft has intervened in the past to remove unobtainable achievements from some games, so why not? I don’t know if they wouldn’t, but I would definitely welcome more of this sort of thing than leaving the game with broken achievements and incomplete lists.
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