Gamerscore - Who Cares?

I was just wondering how many of you actually care about your gamerscore? To me, it doesn't really mean a thing, but I have buddies with GS's of over 50k and they treat it like it was their bank balance the way they boast. My friend had his account hacked and the one thing he kept saying over and over was about how he'd go mental if he didn't get his GS back. I used to work in a game store and we had people that would specifically buy games like Avatar that were a notoriously easy 1k points and then return them the next day.

I just don't understand why it means so much to people when in reality it gets you absoulutley NOTHING. If you could do something with the points, or they unlocked things for you I'd understand. I even understand acheivements as it's a fun way of adding more life to a game, but playing a game that isn't even fun just to increase a number that doesnt do anything? It's a social experiment waiting to happen... (saying that, I'm sure there have been many social experiments of that ilk...)

Does it really mean that much? Would people care about it if it wasn't displayed on XBL for all your friends to see? More to the point, if you're one of the people that rents out sucky games just to increase your GS, why?

Not bashing you, just trying to get my head around it :P

opinions?

EDIT: My post is more about Gamerscore than Acheivements. Would you still bother with Acheivements if they didn't contribute to a Gamerscore? Would you get all the acheivements on any of your games if GamerScores didn't exsist?

I don't care about my overall score, but I do try to get all the ones I can out of the games I own just so that I get my money's worth.

I don't care about my overall score, but I do try to get all the ones I can out of the games I own just so that I get my money's worth.

Legendaryscmt

see that I understand. Acheivements are really fun. I clocked my 1k on Bioshock because the game was awesome and I wanted to do all there was to do. I just don't get the people that are really passionate and competitive about having a higher GS than anyone else.

It's the best feeling for me, I just love having an achievement once I hit 10k It was just really great, like I "Achieved" something. next is 20k then 30k then so on.

idk, It just gives me a good feeling, nobody really cares, but I just like doing it...

Exactly how I feel, though it's still fun to go for some achievements.

Im oppsessed with acheivements. I spend hours if not days going for them. It also adds replay value to games you love that ended. Its just fun.NintendoGamer3

Let's be gamerscore whores together!

[QUOTE="NintendoGamer3"]Im oppsessed with acheivements. I spend hours if not days going for them. It also adds replay value to games you love that ended. Its just fun.Wakanoid

Let's be gamerscore whores together!

I don't care about my overall score, but I do try to get all the ones I can out of the games I own just so that I get my money's worth.

Legendaryscmt

Well, My friend has been playing xbox 360 for 4 years, I got my xbox 4 years ago but live last year, and I made a new account and started all over, my friend would brag how he would have more then me, Then I got tons of gamerscore in a few days. And I started cheering in the party he was in, then he got all pissed and told me noyone cares and i'm just a gamerscore whore :P

HArdly care about my gamerscore, but i do enjoy the achievements

I don't go crazy over gamer score nor will I get games just to rack it up. I feel it adds a challenge to some games and I like challenges. It is also a bragging thing among friends.

I don't go crazy over gamer score nor will I get games just to rack it up. I feel it adds a challenge to some games and I like challenges. It is also a bragging thing among friends.

ttobba07

but that's what I don't get, why is it a bragging thing? What's there to brag about? If you were saying 'I can run faster than you can' or 'I can perform advanced algebra' that's something to brag about, I just don't understand the reason to brag because your number-that-doesn't-mean-or-do-anything is bigger than your friends number-that-doesn't-mean-or-do-anything. I get people that brag saying 'check it out, I did this really hard acheivement' but if you have a 50k+ GS from playing crud games, it isn't impressive, it just means you spent your time doing something you don't enjoy to boost a number that doesnt mean anything :P

I'm too lazy.

I somewhat care about mine. If I own a game that I enjoy then I like to get as many achievments as possible in that game. Right now I'm working on trying to get all the Mass Effect achievments because I really like the game and they are all obtainable without me wanting to break the game in half. Just shows that I really liked the game and have fully completed it. It's games like "get so many wins online" that I don't go out of my way to get them, If I do get them then cool. I guess I don't really care about my overall score, just my individual game scores.

Achievements are fun, but I don't really care about my overall gamerscore. I wouldn't even think of renting a crappy game just for points. (Feeling of hitting 10k or 20k is nice though ;) Like you accomplished something big ^^)

I disagree with this claim that a gamerscore gives you nothing. First, it gives most people a sense of achievement, something they can have to show the time and effort they put into their hobby and/or addiction. Second, it makes people play games in a different way then they normally would play it which gives the game longevity and value. Third, it is another form of competition among gamers.

I like when it has 4's in it, especially the last number

That's it

I'm too lazy.

gameofthering

I don't really care but I do like trying to get all the Achievements for a game if it's fun to do. I've seen people who are really into to them, good for them for having enough time to do so.

I don't care about my overall score, but I do try to get all the ones I can out of the games I own just so that I get my money's worth.

Legendaryscmt

thats how i do it too

there are some achievements i go out of my way to get, but very few, i mean i dont go for 1000/1000 on EVERY GAME

the gamerscore helps me get more out of the game. instead of beating and then losing all interest, its nice to go back and hunt for achievements.

Worthless titles and numbers that have no value to XBOX Live, they don't place you on a higher pedestal online, so whats the point of caring about them ?

id be pissed if i lost my gamerscore, but other then that, i dont care too much

i go for it mainly cause i love gaming, and any reason to game more is a good reason

i only bring out the "my gamerscore is huge" card when one of my friends whips out theirs.

"oh ur gamerscores thirty thousand? MINES NINETY THOUSAND ************"

People care because it is their "score", so to speak. Time was, every game hada score back when there was something called arcades in every town and if you were one of the best, you could enter your initials. Even on consoles, games had scores evenafter gamesbecame finishable, sothere was no real need for Sonic or Crash or Mario to have scores. Then there was that void when developers realized an overall score was a somewhat dated notion, and there was nothing to discern player A from player B; there was either finish or do not finish.

So now Gamerscore (on an individual game basis) represents your 'score' and tells you how you've 'done' compared to others who've played the game, much like leaderboards on arcade games did back in the day. A person's total Gamerscore just represents the sum of their gaming career compared to others, much like a money leaederboard in tennis or golf might, so I think it's understandable how some people are proud/possessive of it (thoughI doubtthegirls in 8th grade actually think a guy with a high GS is cooler than one with a low/no GS). Now yes, people who buy/rent super easy/kiddie games to up their gamerscore have a warped sense of it all, but you can at least see their game history and judge for yourself if their GS is deserving of any respect.

I like achievments but I dont go out of my way for them,but I have alot of friends who do.I dont do multiple playthroughs on games that I dont want to play again just for the gamerscore and I have no time for collect X number of whatever,achievments.

Im oppsessed with acheivements. I spend hours if not days going for them. It also adds replay value to games you love that ended. Its just fun.NintendoGamer3

Let's be gamerscore whores together!

I don't get crazy over achievements and gamerscore but I do enjoy going after achievements. In the end it means absolutely nothing to me but I still like getting the little achievement unlocked notification and seeing my gamerscore go up.

we had people that would specifically buy games like Avatar that were a notoriously easy 1k points and then return them the next day.

wraithbladeuk

i did that :lol:

that describes it:P

If the achievements are possible and not insane I try to get them. The more I enjoy a game then obviously the more I'll play it and also be more likely to go after some of the achievements. Its nice to try and at least get half the GS for a game besides completing the gameto make you feel like you have gotten the most out of the game.

id be pissed if i lost my gamerscore, but other then that, i dont care too much

i go for it mainly cause i love gaming, and any reason to game more is a good reason

i only bring out the "my gamerscore is huge" card when one of my friends whips out theirs.

"oh ur gamerscores thirty thousand? MINES NINETY THOUSAND ************"

i-rock-socks

Are you a surgeon or a celebrity or something? How do you afford the games? Seriously, I've almost finished my schooling & I'm open to most careers.

Oh, and I've had 2 Xbox Live accounts. My current is around 4700, combined I'd be around 9k. I get maybe 4 new games a year, but I trade the ones I've played to death unless their really special for cheaper games. I also don't go for 1000/1000 unless its a great game that's fun to achievement hunt in. The only game I ever decided to go for 100% was Halo 3.

I don't care about achievements unless they have a funny name attached to it. As for gamerscoree I don't even slightly care about it.

[QUOTE="NintendoGamer3"][QUOTE="Wakanoid"]

Let's be gamerscore whores together!

xxxCr00k3dxxx

Acually Alec is the one who calls me the acheivement whore. :) But your welcome to call me it also. :D I've only had my 360 since last November and I have my 22k, almost 23k. Is that good? ..

The only use for having a gamerscore is for joking around and talking smack on your friends who dont have as high of a gamer score.

Achievements give me a reason to challenge myself when I otherwise wouldn't feel motivated to. I've clocked in about 40 hours in GTA4 these past 2-3 weeks, when completing only the story only takes about half that amount of time. Doing all the little side missions and races and challenges are more meaningful if you get a reward for it, even if the reward is useless.

I don't really get bragging about it, though. I'd be kind of embarrassed if I had a GS of 70,000 or something.

I enjoy getting acheivements and gamerscore but I find more fun in just getting the acheivement kinda to say I did it but not to brag if its worth like 150 GS or anything like that.