I just hit 43,000. 43,004 to be exact. I got to 35,000 easy enough but its slowed down since then for 2 reasons.
1. In the beginning, once i beat a game, id then go back and try for certain achievements i didnt get the first time. Games like Gun, where you get an achievement for beating it on every difficulty. Not just Hard then you get all the others, you had to go through it 4 different times. Anyway, i find myself not doing that as much. Not because i dont enjoy the games but more because there are MORE games to enjoy now.
2. As developers are getting used to the whole achievements thing, they seem to be taking the time to actually think about what the achievements are before putting them in the game, which makes them harder to get. Ex. NBA2K. 2K6 had 5 achievements. I got all 1,000 points in NBA2K6 in ONE game. The first game i played. NBA2K7 now has 50 achievements. 15 of those acievements are getting X points or X rebounds or X blocks with different players. It may not be difficult, but its alot more time consuming.
I like the new "system" of achievements. There are more of them per game, theyre harder, they take more time. They make getting certain achievements fun. Ones like, beating the whole game without dieing like in FEAR. Or base jumping 1000 meters in Just Cause. To me achievements like that are alot of fun to get.
And please people, stop calling EVERY person with a high gamerscore an "achievement whore". I enjoy the points. But i wont play a game JUST for the points. Ive got all 1,000 points in 15 games, but i also have 0 points in 11 games. You know why? Because i played the game, didnt like it, and stopped playing it.
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