Lately I am seeing too many people playing games with easy achievements like Cars and Open Season or whatever just for points.What is the point of playing games that are lame just for some points that don't mean sh!t.I have the amount I have because my friend and I play on it and he does some stuff on it. Getting achievements that either take way too much time or it just doesn't seem worth it, just isn't work it.I am all for achievements but people who go for almost every single one and have % of like over 90 and over 50,000,just seem to me just play for points.Am I the only person who thinks this?
They're just meaningless points, why get so riled up about them in the first place? If someone really likes having a big Gamerscore, who are we to deny them.
if its affecting your 360 enjoyment, just take a chainsaw to some dude in gears and you'll realize that is much more satisfying than any gamerscore achievement
They're just meaningless points, why get so riled up about them in the first place? If someone really likes having a big Gamerscore, who are we to deny them.monco59
I have nothing against people,I'm just saying that too many people care more about getting points then playing more fun. i like them both but I take fun over it.
[QUOTE="monco59"]They're just meaningless points, why get so riled up about them in the first place? If someone really likes having a big Gamerscore, who are we to deny them.Ce0mo
I have nothing against people,I'm just saying that too many people care more about getting points then playing more fun. i like them both but I take fun over it.
I love getting achievements. It gives me a sense of accomplishment for something which I rarely get honestly. But I do play for fun and if I get the achievement then good but if I dont get it the first time around then Ill go back and get it later.
i think achievements keep a game alive, instead of just finishing a game and put it aside. but to finished a game and work to get all the achievements, makes a game more fun and more longer lasting
[QUOTE="monco59"]They're just meaningless points, why get so riled up about them in the first place? If someone really likes having a big Gamerscore, who are we to deny them.Ce0mo
I have nothing against people,I'm just saying that too many people care more about getting points then playing more fun. i like them both but I take fun over it.Who cares what other people are doing. As long as you're having fun, that's all that matters. The number of your gamer score does not indicate how good of a gamer you are. They are just an added incentive to give gamers something to strive for.
i usually play, and hope i get achievements along the way, and thats how i think it should be, however some games, such as dead rising, add replay value, ALOT of replay value, if you have achievements. and plus, they can give you a sense of "beating" online multiplayer
I get them for fun..it makes the game last longer, IÂ beat crackdown in about 2 days. but im still playing it because of the Achievements..same with guitar hero
well i play mainly for fun. i have some games with easy achievements but they are mainly for the fun. i only go for achievements when i want to get some extra play out of a game.
i dont like achievements. they made me want to play crappy games just to get them. made me feel like if i was on drugs. don't even bother looking for how to get them now.
They're just meaningless points, why get so riled up about them in the first place? If someone really likes having a big Gamerscore, who are we to deny them.monco59
Exactly. I get an achievement its like, hey great.. but I don't go out of my way to try and rack up the points. I quite frankily couldn't care.
The easiest way to do it is to keep playing a variety of games including crap games. Not my style.
I don't care for the damn things. Notifications are turned off for that reason but I wish MS would make it to where you can turn off certain notifications (turn off Achievement Notifications but leave on Chat/Friend Requests/Buddy Online/etc.)
I don't mind getting achievements but I just prefer to play the game. It make's no difference to me. Who am I gonna impress with all these achievements anyways? Randoms on Xbox Live or my friends who have the same opinion as me on this.
well first games r fun and all but like say after ur like god at the game what else left u got to do hey get achievements idk it adds more fun i think cuz like it gives u something to do in anygame
i thin the achievements make the games funner because as you play the game, you know your going to be awarded with points for your gamerscore.Achievements to me keep the game alive.
No, the points don't make it less fun, maybe it keeps people hard and it sure if gives people something to work towards but personally when I see someone with high achievement points I just think "damn man get off your ass and go for a jog or play with your kids" thats all. It's someone's time, and hopefully it's keeping more people out of trouble,atleast if your on a xbox doing that your not out committing crimes or causing any kind of trouble.  That's my positive spin on the whole thing. I really doubt that's what microsoft was going for though lol. Points only mean something to people who care about them.
Achievements are fun man, like I'm playing Oblivion and there are achievements for getting ranks in each guild. Instead of just exploring one part of the game, the achievements challenge me to experience the game from every perspective. The points are what you have to show for your hard work, a medal. Now if you go and rent games just to grab easy achievements, that's fine you get more points, but it was never a challenge.
I play for both, I like achievements-- it's a great way to look back on what you've accomplished and I know their meaningless, but I like gamerpoints, it gives me a sense of accomplishment. But I do however play for fun as well.
Achievements are the main reason why the 360 will win this years console role. Because Achievements increase the life of a game and draw game makers to make their games for the 360 because people like to earn their aceivements, and cause people to play the game longer.
 Just think about it. You have all 3 consoles and a game is coming out for all three consoles. PS3 is ruled out beacue there is nothing special about it. The 360 will increase how much and how long you'll play the game, and the Wii because of the "fun" factor.Â
 I personally enjoy acheivements very much. I like to show off my points and my acheivements becasue I am very proud of them. It shows what games I like to play and how good you are. Acheivements are very original which is more than I can say about the copycat system in the PS3.
I think u got it backwards. it adds alot more replayability into the games we play. so it might make ur descision pretty hard on a game that u want on diffrent systems. like either the PS3 or 360 version of oblivion I'd choose the 360 versions just because it has achievement points
I play more one particular game because of achievements. But if getting the achievement isn't fun, I won't end my life if I don't get it. Gaming should always be fun and something that you want to do. Gaming should not be like going on a sh** work!
Heck no, if anything it makes it more fun. Sometimes you kinda get tired of a game and don't really have much of a reason to keep playing, with achievements it kinda gives you a push to finish the game or go for that extra something to get the points. I like the idea of it and with the new spring update we can finally see what achievement we get when we get it instead of having to hit the guide button.
With the original xbox I was buying games and I would beat them in a few days and sell them for way less than I bought it for. I would to that to tons of games, I probably sold more than 50 original xbox games atleast. Now that we have achievements I sell X360 games alot less and I got it the Christmas after it came out and I think Ive only sold maybe 10 games. I only sold them cause I didnt like them or they got really boring and I didnt feel like getting the achievements. All I have to say is that Achievements add TONS of Replay value for me.
Achievements make me play games to the fullest. Also it helps prove to your friends that look I did it. Prevousoly with other consoles you would say I beat this game and got every dog tag, they wouldn't believe you and you would have to go back to your console load up the game and show them, but now we can just hop online and show them the achievement.
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