What does your gamer score mean to you?

[Spirit_Of_Fire]

Like do you feel kind of attached to your gamer score as in do you feel it represents what kind of gamer you are? and do you set yourself milestones to work for?

For me it does and my current gamer score is just over 22000 and for me I feel that I worked really hard for it especially seeing as I only have 1 easy game on my list of played games. (the gamer score I have on my profile was from about 2 years ago and I haven't played online since)

 

[Smokescreen]

I don't. Until I can actually do something with those points or trophies, they don't me jack all to me.

 

[Hazy]

It means nothing to me. Some of my friends think it's a "big" deal, but I don't get it. Numbers make you cool apparently?

 

[PurpleLeafRave]

Nothing, getting achievements is too much hard work, and what do you get for it? Jack all. If it was actually worth something they might mean more to me, but not much more.

 

[Time Travelling Toaster]

I don't. Until I can actually do something with those points or trophies, they don't mean jack all to me.

Fixed and same.
All it proves is you've played the game and might be quite good at it or your just a horder.
They should give you some Microsoft points for every 10,000 to give you an actual incentive to get them.

 

[coldfrog]

The only achievements I feel any attachment to are the Geometry Wars one. That game drives me nuts. If I ONLY had 200 achievement points I'd be happy (and since the little mishap with the online issue, it would be nice if I could get those last few again)

Actually, I kinda am happy with the Rock Band ones, but you don't have to go out of your way to get them. You just play the game and get better at it.

In any case, I dun't care about the points.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Nah, I don't need numbers to tell me how awesome I am.

 

[insamity]

no, I don't have an xbox

 

[iJosh]

It means nothing but it makes me feel better inside when I see Achievement Unlocked when I do something really amazing.

I'm shy of 21000 gamerscore

 

[Stevedave00]

E-penis?

I don['t really get the appeal of "Trophy's" or "Achievements" Or "Scores"

 

[Shapsters]

It doesn't mean anything to me, but I enjoy trying to get them. Especially when they are fun or challenging.

 

[Fraught]

My old gamerscore used to remember me 1 and a half months I spent in another country, playing games all day.
I had health problems after that, and I would not do it again.

 

[Dragon Zero]

Its a number, nothing else though I will admit that there is something magical about hearing the sound of an Achievement being recieved especially if its difficult.

 

[Jordan Deam]

The only achievements I feel any attachment to are the Geometry Wars one. That game drives me nuts. If I ONLY had 200 achievement points I'd be happy (and since the little mishap with the online issue, it would be nice if I could get those last few again).

This. I've earned all 200 achievement points in Geometry Wars on two 360 consoles, neither of which I owned. The only GeoWars achievement I'm missing on my own 360 is "Survive 1,000,000 points," but it's been months since I've even come close.

Now that I think about it, a big reason why achievement points don't do much for me is that I spend so much time gaming on other people's 360s

 

[Ashbax]

Haha, once I got a really really hard acheivement by doing absoluteley nothing xD It was a glitch or something. I was just playing gears of war, in the menu, and I suddenly got some acheivement that Was, well, hard if Id actually done anything.

My Gamerscore means very little to me, but I do have a little glimmer of pride at my 15000 gamerscore.

 

[Nargleblarg]

It means the world to me it and it shows my worth as a person.....not really. but if it matters I have 25,000 and yes I have a lot of time.

 

[Chrinik]

Duuude, dont start on this Gamerscore stuff with me.
They mean absolutely nothing to me, but i have a friend, who inarguably sais "you are the only one that thinks so." and no matter how much i reply "Thats wrong, there are millions of Gamers who play for the GAME and not for some stupid Points!" hes like that...

He even bought the Avatar game just because he heard its easy 1000 points...which i bet was the selling strategy overall<.<

My normal Game account has about 6000 Points, and my Online account around 500...damn online archievements<.<
I turned off all Consoles messeges so the constant beeping doesnt ripp me out of my gaming experiance.

 

[Rascarin]

Why, its the penis I never had.
(joke)

Seriously though, it's not that important. I like achievement whoring, but thats more some OCD about not leaving the game unfinished. The number doesn't matter.

 

[messy]

I get the achievements just for the challenge (for some of them)I don't keep track of the actually score

 

[The Rockerfly]

Meh there just something fun microsoft added into the games. I know it sounds really shallow but its easier to tell people apart from the amount of gamerscore
<10K- Usually plays online games like cod or halo, usually a bit of a dick
10k-30k- a human being who plays lots of different games and is learning about a variety of different genres which is always good
31k+ - usually an achievement whore, not always a bad thing mind.
These are really shallow and obviously its better to talk to them but it can give a good starting point on most people