This is my first blog entry so here goes nothing...
and sorry if this has been done before, I couldn't find anything in the search.
I think achievement points/gamerscore was an ingenious idea by Microsoft. It makes the decision for many who have both systems as to which system they will buy a certain game for. It makes many people buy games they normally wouldn't thus driving 360's revenue.
For those not financially gaining from achievements, it gives the gamer something extra to aim for or prompts them to do something they normally wouldn't have explored otherwise. There are plenty of boosters and cheaters out there who play merely for the
score. And probably many many more who couldn't give a shit.
I personally play games for fun but also enjoy my achievements. I guess I could be considered somewhat of a "gamerscore whore" While I didn't simulate 30 seasons of Madden'06, I did get a borrow my neighbor's copy of AVATAR for five minutes to get a thousand points (only took 30seconds in-game). I manage a video store so I can rent whatever I want for free once its been out for a month. I will admit that I've brought home games to boost my score. But in my defense, if I wasn't having a good time, then I just stopped playing and went back to COD4.
My gamertag: GSUkent
Mygamerscore: 21550
What's your gamerscore? Do you care? Do you still love /hate the idea? epeen?
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As for my gamerscore, I stopped caring like 2 months after I got my 360.
Come to think of it, who could expect you to have found that by chance?
Welcome.
*there*
And I don't care about the number at all either, but I do enjoy unlocking achievements. Just a nice little bonus for me on top of the actual game experience.
Although I like achievements that aren't just "do such-and-such on so-and-so a difficulty", because it gives me a reason to try things that I might not have tried otherwise. Shame most games I've played don't do that, but it's always nice to see. :)
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I've never played any of the achievement whore type games, this is all titles I've liked, hell I have a couple with 0(Perfect Dark Zero, DW6 for example), no amount of achievement is worth playing shit games like that.
I don't buy extra content to get the extra 250 pts when thats available. I only buy it when I want to play more like in oblivion. I had 1220 pts on that one but never got the last 30 (even though it wouldn't have taken that long) and traded it in.
Im not really a "completionist" especially when it comes to "tagging all spots" or finding all "horseshoes" unless Im fairly close to doing it just by finding them by playing the game.
There's just something about that little 'bling' that you hear when you've accomplished an achievement. I don't look at the achievement list before I start gaming either. I would rather miss a few "cheevos" along the way than risk seeing a spoiler in the achievement list.
Gamerscore: 17225
I've had my 360 since June 2007. On one hand, I think achievements are horrible things that can ruin games (especially online ones). I had trouble playing anything but my 360 for a while because nothing else would give me achievements. D:
On the other hand, they're addicting as hell and I WANT THEM INSIDE ME. Also, it's nice to look at other people's achievements and get an idea of their progress in the game.
Gamerscore: 24,281
I loves my games. I'm not really a gamerscore whore, but I will force myself to play games that I wouldn't have normally played with the garauntee that I will at least get some points out of it
Gamescore: 35295
I love my gamescore, I love the fact I can compare my games with my friends and see who has done more.