July 2011 Collection Leaderboard

Here is the leaderboard for July, 2011.

Gains for the month: 1 added 30 or more titles, 8 added 10 or more, 2 added none, 9 dropped.

In aggregate, the CCU leaderboard collections rose in size by 597 titles (1.96%).

Top three spots by absolute growth: TwarBlackshire (55), gmsnpr (25), and someNONSENSE (21)

Top three spots by relative growth: TwarBlackshire (2.78%), CodingGenius (1.70%), and mijahi (1.53%)

What's up with all the collection contraction?

WitIsWisdom overtook gamecamiller by staying put--Corey droppped 34 games

I have taken Paully off the leaderboard for a prolonged stretch of inactivity.  He hasn't been on Gamespot since January.

Also, in other CCU news, please join me in welcoming our newest officer, someNONSENSE.  He prepared and posted the most recent interview on the front page.  Please give it a read if you haven't.

I need to add the games I have bought, been lazy about it. Plus I'm working a lot of overtime right now so I am gaining more spendable income but ironically enough not enough time to buy any games.Republican11

or play any.

[QUOTE="Republican11"]I need to add the games I have bought, been lazy about it. Plus I'm working a lot of overtime right now so I am gaining more spendable income but ironically enough not enough time to buy any games.waflerevolution

or play any.

I always find time to play, even if its just a half hour after I get home from work and before falling asleep.

c'mon, 100 games isn't that far...waflerevolution

lol! yeah i know

though counting the PBFX add-ons shouldn't really count... I don't count mine... waflerevolution

the wha?

Pinball FX tables.waflerevolution

those should count, lol!

I don't count them, or the "game room" add-ons or the "family game night" add ons.waflerevolution

i count them lol!

if we start counting micro-transactions as games, then that makes all game "add-ons" games... so, by that logic Call of Duty: Black Ops is a game. Dragon Age: Origins - Lilliana's song is a game, Fallout 3 - Mothership Zeta is a game, Worms 2: Forts Pack is a game, ES5: Oblivion - HORSE ARMOR is a game. I say no. the micro-transactions are fighting a battle against humanity and we have to draw the line somewhere.waflerevolution

And that is why I maintain two different sets of game lists.  My database @ home represents what I actually own.  So for a game like Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, it counts as a single title (same with my count here on GS).  But on Backloggery, I'm tracking game experiences, if you get my meaning, so I list that as a single compilation with mutiple games in that compliation, each one with it's own status of U, B, C, or M.  From a collection standpoint, I have one item in my collection.  But from a gameplay standpoint I have 40 or so games to play.

I generally treat DLC the same way.   DLC does not go in my collection, but does go on the Backlog.  That being said, I probably have some DLC items on GS that I added before, I 'codified' my stance on collection numbers.  They that should probably be removed to true up my numbers.  So it's possible then that my total is inflated by maybe 10 or so titles.

Round and round we go.

I am counting any DLC that includes storyline extenstions as their own entries--so does Gamepot.  DLC that only includes items (Oblivion's Horse Armor the overused example) don't get counted by me in my totals.

Round and round we go.

I am counting any DLC that includes storyline extenstions as their own entries--so does Gamepot.  DLC that only includes items (Oblivion's Horse Armor the overused example) don't get counted by me in my totals.

 

gmsnpr

I agree with gmsnpr.

(and I agree with duncanr2n for the most part)

it's just that somewhere down the line... the DRM on those will prevent them from existing for you... unless they are on a disc...waflerevolution

Which, by the way, is where it can get real fun it if is all available on disc.

For example:

Gamer A is a huge fan of TES, so when Morrowind came out, he bought it for the PC.  Then when the first expansion pack, Tribunal, was released, he bought that to.   And again with Bloodmoon.   So on his shelf, sits three items, the main game, and two expansion packs.

Gamer B is also a huge fan of TES but has a bit more modest budget.  So Gamer B waited until Bethesda released the Game of the Year Edition for the Xbox.

So now both gamers have the same games, but very differnt items on their shelf.   From a pure collection standpoint, I'd say that Gamer A has 3 items and Gamer B has 1.   Gamer A has distinct packaging, disc, and manuals for each game/expansion.   Gamer B has a single disc with a single case and a single manual.

But, from a game standpoint (aka Backloggery) they both have the same material to play through.

The non disc-based stuff, like the DLC for Mass Effect doesn't go on my collection cause my 'ownership' for it is not really ownership.   I can sell my disc for Mass Effect, meaning that I can transfer the rights of ownership of the disc (not the IP of course but the license to play the IP), but I cannot do that with DLC, it's more like a rental.   I have rented a license to use that DLC, and it is non-transferrable.   Therefore, I don't own it.  This, btw, is one of the big reasons why, once I found out that the DLC on the GOTY edition of Borderlands was availble with DLC on the disc, I went and got that version.  Same goes for Patapon 2 once I found that they finally released a UMD version.  In 20 years, I can still play those whether or not XLB or PSN is still up and running or not.  Or even if those games have been purged cause they are old.

But, virtual or not, I CAN play it, it all shows up on the Backloggery to track what I've played.

I agree that if it's on a disc, it's a game. It can count as owning it.

also, my mass effect GotY has "bring down the skies" on-disc.

Well, you guys know how I feel as i have detailed my thoughts in past posts.  For those of you that missed my posts, I could reiterate but.....

Round and round we go.

I am counting any DLC that includes storyline extenstions as their own entries--so does Gamepot.  DLC that only includes items (Oblivion's Horse Armor the overused example) don't get counted by me in my totals.gmsnpr

GS is not an accurate barometer of what is a game in my honest opinion.  The problem with Gamespot (besides the horrible coding) is that they count a variety of items........movies (ex. those found on the GBA), peripherals (ex. Game Boy camera), and even consoles (ex. Nintendo Wii) as games.  I am sure that we can all agree that none of these items are actually games and yet GS (for some unknown reason) chooses to list them as such.....Not to mention that some consoles are not even represented in their database......nor are they willing to add them.  This means that there are some games (like X-Men for the Hyperscan, Tennis of the XaviXPORT, and Super Pitfall! for the TRS-80) that are not counted as games while the Game Boy camera and Wii are counted.  Something is definitely wrong with this picture.

GBCKGKaiju

the game boy camera has games on it. I count it.

[QUOTE="KGKaiju"]GBCwaflerevolution

the game boy camera has games on it. I count it.

Doesn't that technically make it a medium for playing games rather than a game itself?  I mean...the camera should be considered hardware....not software....right? 

[QUOTE="waflerevolution"]

[QUOTE="KGKaiju"]GBCKGKaiju

the game boy camera has games on it. I count it.

Doesn't that technically make it a medium for playing games rather than a game itself?  I mean...the camera should be considered hardware....not software....right? 

unlike the printer, it plugs directly into the cart slot. it is a self-contained device... but it's a game. it has features for other games... not unlike games that require you to use a link cable to get some things...