Gamerscore and Achievements
The controversy surrounding these two things has surfaced in the community yet again. Some feel they matter while others see them as nothing more than a bragging tool. Who’s right? Who do you side with on this? What’s your own view about gamerscore and achievements?
My personal opinion is that I much prefer the achievement system than the gamerscore. Although they’re joined at the hip because your achievements represent your gamerscore, I’d rather just have achievements perhaps associated with no point total at all.
I will admit that the achievement idea has definitely added to the replay value of quite a few titles. Now, with the system introduced, a game isn’t truly finished until you can say you’ve unlocked all the achievements and that is something I do enjoy. I’ve only managed to gain all the achievements on what I think is only 2 games. But hey, I’m still at it.
So what’s your take and where do you stand? Have you achieved it all in each of your games?
Speak freaks.
July 7th, 2006 at 8:47 am
I think the addition of gamerscores was a great idea! I find myself doing alot more things in games than I would have before attempting to get the extra achievements. I think regardless of what people think about them seeing somebodies gamerscore lets you know who you’re dealing with. While there is a HUGE disparity in the difficulty of the achievements a higher score still indicates that somebody has put more time in and is better qualified to comment on certain issues.
I understand that to some gamerscore is meaningless and to those people I say to each their own. Gamerscore only means what you want it to. There is no prize to be won or lost.
July 7th, 2006 at 10:41 am
Depending on what game your playing, achievement would be more important than gamerscore or vise versa. For example, if I’m playing a sports game gamerscore would be more important but if i’m playing a
role playing game then achievement would be more important because
I’m trying to finish the game.
To me, I think gamerscores are used more as a bragging right for that person to say they’re the best.
July 7th, 2006 at 11:11 am
Hate when people brag about it, but I love just to play DOA 4 and suddenly boom! Achievement… Im always like “I wonder what it is!, I haven’t even been doing good lately” Just to my dissapointment finding out it is a 10 losses in a row
award, lol. Other than that I find them to be a fun new spin to the gaming world.
July 7th, 2006 at 11:14 am
lol. they give achievements for losing? cool.
July 7th, 2006 at 11:17 am
Yup, just a lil reminder to yourself that you will never be any good at DOA 4 and they want everyone else to know about it. lol pretty cruel if you ask me.
July 7th, 2006 at 11:28 am
haha. well they have something like that on the new LOTR BFME game as well.
i guess you have to support the winners as well as the losers lol
July 7th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
You got BFME? How is it? I bought farcry and uhm… yah it’s really bad so I was thinken about getting BFME. Or better yet just have a special review for me on your podcast tomorow lol
July 7th, 2006 at 12:44 pm
haha I wish Pistol. but i don’t have Middle Earth yet. i’m hoping my EA friends show me some love though.
July 7th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Well thought out achievments are great, and increase the replay value. Acheivements that are next to impossible (like leaderboard Acheivments) just motivate people to cheat and boost. Ones that are too easy can also make gamerscore more of a joke.
July 7th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
I guess a proper balance with easy and hard is best..but then I don’t expect them to find that balance anytime soon. One thing I hope doesn’t get too out of hand is a game with far too many multiplayer achievements. I game on Xbox Live but it’s not as much as some people. So I hope that they don’t begin to produce more online achievements than offline…because offline is where I game the most.
July 7th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
I’m fine with the online achievements as long as they are realistic. Being “ranked #1 in the World” and such is not realistic.
July 8th, 2006 at 4:23 am
I think everyone likes to see the “Achievement Unlocked” popup, but most people aren’t obsessed with increasing their gamerscore. I don’t have a great gs (around 2,000), and I just like having it as a way to track your progress, not as a way to brag to other gamers.