Have you ever gone through an Xbox profile just to judge the person on whatever achievements they have pinned? The same here. That little badge sitting pretty on the top corner of the gamercard? Simply put, it’s a personality test for all to see. Well, Microsoft thinks it was high time to break down just how you pin your best (or lamest) achievement for everyone to admire-or mock.
Therefore, an achievement pinned on an Xbox profile is a kind of ID for gamers. In short, it kind of tells people what they are looking at before clicking on the stats. So are you the one who is too good with all those 100% completions on Dark Souls? A speedrun king with an achievement for “Beat the Game in Under 2 Hours”? Or were you just careless enough to pin “First Steps” of Minecraft for all to see because it slipped your mind to change it? No shame…maybe a little.
According to the very official Xbox support page (which is about the best summary you can hope for), pinning an achievement is stupid simple-go to your profile, select the achievement you want to show off, tap menu, and bam! It is now the first thing greeting anybody looking at your gaming history. But the big question: what does it say about you?
Let us take a look at those:
– The Completionist- You pinned “Platinum Trophy” or “All Achievements Unlocked”- Either you are dead serious about this gaming stuff, or you need therapy. Either earns respect.
– The Flex Master- Only rare achievements. 0.1% unlock rate? Then, what’s the point? You live for “HOW?!” reactions following your flex.
– The Casual- Pinned achievement is one from back when everyone was into it, like, three years ago. Not here to prove anything; just good vibes.
– The Troll- Anything remotely related to “Died 100 Times” or “Failed Stealth Mission 50x.” You are chaotic. Kudos.
– The “I Forgot to Change This” Clan- Yours is a pinned tutorial achievement. All guilty.
An unwritten rule among achievers states: Anything pinned that was earned from a mobile game? Hand in the gamer card-no exceptions.
The decision to introduce pin achievements was borderline genius; it must mean something. Seeing an achievement just gives a personal touch to a profile, something that pure statistics cannot. It is basically a Twitter bio for gamers. And don’t mind it; everybody has an opinion about your taste based on your pinned achievement. (And, just to be clear, yes, if your pinned achievement is from Fortnite, we will judge you… Just kidding.)
What’s the play? Pin the achievement and flaunt it like a gamer god? Or something more tongue-in-cheek and silly? No matter: your profile definitely just got more interesting. Excuse us while we go pin and show off the “Took 10 Hours to Beat the Tutorial” achievement.
And, pro tip, whatever you pin, make it count. Or at least get a chuckle. Your call.
