Do you care about your Achievement Score?

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#101 Asian-Hawk
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I would never buy a game solely to get achievements. I will never play through a game a 2nd time to just get more achievement. I am thorough when i play games and usually get about half the achievments by simply playing the game though.

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#102 chaoscougar1
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[QUOTE="flavian2"]

its fun to get achievements and rack up your score but people who base their entire xbox expeirence only on achievements...well i guess thats kind of a waste, your not really having fun are you?

Palantas

Don't you suppose that if a person's participating in a hobby, then they probably enjoy it? If somebody has fun seeing "Achievement Unlocked," then--stay with me here--that's probably fun for them. Amazingly, not every person in the world enjoys the exact same things as you do.

ummm since when?
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#103 lfclee
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I think that the challenge of getting 1000g on a game is pretty cool and i do care about my gamerscore but i wouldn't buy a game just for the gamerscore, maybe i would borrow Avater because it is an easy 1000g but i like to play the campaign as well as hearing the satisfying ting that is the 'achievment unlocked' i actually think that the aspect of gamerscore adds a purpose to playing a game over and over again and it does keep people entertained for longer because of the challenge.

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#104 demonkd
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i do and i dont. i say that cause ill play a game more than once for acheivements or thropies but i wont buy a game just for the achievement or throphies.

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#105 Mr__Peanut
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yeah, avatar.

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#106 MissMorphine
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i do care a lot. i have to say im really proud of my GS. 30k out of 33k.

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#107 zombehhhh
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Achievements are so pointless, but it's fun to try to get the skulls in Halo 3 for example.

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#108 thenathmeister
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Well, buying games just for gamerscore is ridiculous. But I do care about my score. Dunno why really. I just like to see the number go up. I like knowing I've got the most out of my games also, so going back and replaying them for achievements is something I always do.Hotwire246

yeah same for me, i like to do certain things in order to get achievements in games that i buy for the enjoyment of but i never buy/rent games just for the achievements. I only really find it good when i compare my score to my friends score, or to race through a game and beat them at getting all the achievements.

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#109 static-twilight
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I do like getting the achievments, some are really fun to get, but I dont have to get them all, and I wont go out of my way, my friends seem to ridicule me for that and laugh, even more so when I only just got my xbox.... I just concentrate more on the game and the achievments are a cheeky bonus :p
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#110 LukeyZade360
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i say yes in a way but. i dont mind i like to see my around 10.000 currently short of 9.000 there just numbers at the end of the aday people with 20.000+ could still still sukk at games i see people on cod 4 level 55 10th prestige and they are garbage, its all time put into it, and some people dont sit there 24/7 to rack it up
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#111 kiddoom93
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my friend payed £20 just to buy avatar and he has payed A LOT of americans to boost achievement score with microsoft points or cash

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#112 soxrox628
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i think achievements are a good way to encourage players to explore different parts of games. they are the only reason i played the halo 3 campaign. i do not think that your gamerscore means that you are better than someone else it just means that you have played more campaign.
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#113 sweeten16
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my friend payed £20 just to buy avatar and he has payed A LOT of americans to boost achievement score with microsoft points or cash

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Your friend is a loser.
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#114 seankane
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Dont care one freakin bit.

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#115 gtyu
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i'm an achievement addict it's just fun unlocking them and gta4 was probably the most funniest game to unlock achievements in!!!

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#116 gow117
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I love to get achievements, but the gamerscore says **** to me. Yesterday i did achieved a nice number, 15500, idk it looks gorgeous, jk.
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#117 Palantas
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I love to get achievements, but the gamerscore says **** to me. Yesterday i did achieved a nice number, 15500, idk it looks gorgeous, jk.

gow117

Looks ****in' gorgeous to me.

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#118 slvrraven9
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hellz yeah. i worked hard to get where i am. nah jk its a good way for me and my friends to stay in competition with each other...
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#119 Flamecommando
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Yup. I'd only rent a cruddy game if I couldn't find a better one. =-)

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#120 sjstor
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I buy games that I know ill like or think ill like, and generally ill go for the achievements after ive played the game how I want to.

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#121 toenip
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Na i dont care about ma gamer score, i am ot to fussed about achievement, but if i see and achievement i like might be fun to get i go for it.

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#122 ryan04101994
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Oddly enough, I thought gamerscore was currency for the Xbox LIVE marketplace before I went online. Now that I know the truth, I just wonder if there really is a point to these points other than to show off.

scorptatious

Getting achievements for ms points would be a great idea/incentive. Although i just think achievements are fun to get, though i play through the game first then go back for any achievements

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#123 Zyllus_
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to an extent yes i do.

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#124 Mr__Peanut
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they add a small amount of replay value, I actually play Half life 2 on the 360 instead of the PC even though I own both.

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#125 RobboElRobbo
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I care, but I only play games I like... I don't play crappy games for achievements
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#126 dmgonzales0378
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A friend I know rents games he knows he'll hate just to rack up more achievements, which I think is nuts.

Mr__Peanut
Actually when I was working at Gamecrazy and you would get free rentals I would do that. Man did I ever hate Superman and I actually rented it and went and turned it back in after two hours of playing that crap.
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#127 dmgonzales0378
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Yeah later on I just started playing games that I like and try harder to get achievement points on those games only.

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#128 ufcfan1987
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i like the pop up when you get one but i dont care about gamerscore it probrably would be better if they did away with gamerscore and just kept track of your achievements

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#129 GamerJM
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Nope, achivements don't matter in the least to me. They can be fun to go for sometimes, though.
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#130 gdog412
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I care about my gamerscore. I like to see the number go up.

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#131 Andrn
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I'd be lying if I said I didn't. Too bad I said that to a friend and he put Avatar on my Gamertag, though. They provide some additional fun to games, and that's cool with me.
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#132 H_U_R_D
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i try to get as many gamerpoints as i can in the games i own

i dont rent avatar so i can play for 3 hours and get 1000/1000, same with TMNT or Cars

ppl who do crap like that are clowns

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#133 gow117
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[QUOTE="Palantas"]

[QUOTE="gow117"]

I love to get achievements, but the gamerscore says **** to me. Yesterday i did achieved a nice number, 15500, idk it looks gorgeous, jk.

Looks ****in' gorgeous to me.

not anymore :/
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#134 gowthamspa
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yes, if get a game i try to get as much as achievement of it.
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#135 TR800
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my score is 29,795 and i only play games i like so no i don't care about my score altough i would like to get to 30,000.
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#136 TR800
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yes, if get a game i try to get as much as achievement of it.gowthamspa
Yeh it's fun going for points
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#137 TR800
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I care, but I only play games I like... I don't play crappy games for achievementsRobboElRobbo
Same here.
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#138 Dinkyfish
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Yes I care, yes I will play through pretty bad games just to boost my gamerscore (e.g. The Golden Compass). I know it's nuts, I know it's just a number, but it gives me bragging rights among my firends who have a lower GS. :lol:

Plus I don't want to look like a stereotypical 'girl gamer' with a lousy gamerscore ;)

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#139 OfficialBed
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I think it's a lot of fun to get achievements.

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#140 Dinkyfish
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i try to get as many gamerpoints as i can in the games i own

i dont rent avatar so i can play for 3 hours and get 1000/1000, same with TMNT or Cars

ppl who do crap like that are clowns

H_U_R_D

It's 3 minutes

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#141 hrah
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I really don't care about archievements, Just the games, if I did my gamerscore would be higher after 3 years of playing don't you think?, as a matter of fact half of those points I have, were earned by my nephew, I play more often on my pc, but I do play from time to time on my 360.

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#142 UnknownDarknes
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I don't go over the top, like buying games for achivments but as i havn't got live i do like to cheak how many achivments are online before i buy a game. achivments give you so much more out of a game, i've spend many more hours on the xbox just trying for achivments. Me and my mate are trying to get the most at the moment i only got like 4800G tho.
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#144 H_U_R_D
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[QUOTE="H_U_R_D"]

i try to get as many gamerpoints as i can in the games i own

i dont rent avatar so i can play for 3 hours and get 1000/1000, same with TMNT or Cars

ppl who do crap like that are clowns

Dinkyfish

It's 3 minutes

my apologies

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#145 enterawesome
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I care. Not a ton, buts in fun to go after them and get rewarded for my hardwork... even if its just more numbers. I currently have a pitiful 10000 something. My goal is to have 20000 by next year.
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#146 Mr__Peanut
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If im not enjoying the game chances are I will have 10/1000 achievement points. case in point DOA volleyball.

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#147 93soccer
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i like the achievements because it tells me i can get more out of the game

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#148 PlayLykUStoleIt
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Well, buying games just for gamerscore is ridiculous. But I do care about my score. Dunno why really. I just like to see the number go up. I like knowing I've got the most out of my games also, so going back and replaying them for achievements is something I always do.Hotwire246
well said. it makes the games more fun as well, getting the achievements and your IRL friends mad at you because they cant get that achievement. like you said though, i like seeing the numbers go up, but im not just going to buy games i hate just to get GPs...
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#149 MrVertigo
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I play my gamesregardless of achievements but it does help.In the past when I played a game I sometimes get to a point and don't want to continue. I found that with the achievements, it gives you that littlemotivation to try again and played it again. So as a whole achievements can't be all bad it all depends on how you look at it.

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#150 tancred8120
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I like getting achievements, but I only buy games that I know or think I'll like.