I think it all comes down to how you look at the game as a whole. Perhaps it is just a pixelated image on the back of a pixelated person. But ots a medal of achievement. If thats pointless then perhaps standing around killing 1,000 dust devils is pointless.. or fletching yews or cooking sharks or ANYTHING! I refere you to one set of lyrics: "If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad" :-w