What does your gamer score mean to you?

[Horus456]

Not much at all. I like getting achievements but that number holds no real semblance of meaning to me. Just another number.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

I like achievements, and my 11,000+ Gamerscore, just fine as is.

 

[Neonbob]

The points themselves mean nothing to me. Some of the achievements do, however. Anything that took some effort makes me kinda proud when I look at them.

 

[Liberaliterr]

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

I disagree.
I have 5000 points, I don't play online and I have about 15 games which I play on and off casually. had my 360 for a year.
When I am online I am not a dick and just enjoy playing the game, only using my mic when neccessarry.
So I am actually quite insulted by this.

 

[Havok985]

doesn't really bother me, it can keep things interesting competing against friends, but you buy a game for the game not the achievements.

 

[Scobie]

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[Captain Urahara]

I'm sitting on 26,250 right now, but I don't think of it meaning I'm better than someone with a lower score, or even worse than someone with a higher score. I just consider a meter showing how many games I play, and how much I play each one to completion.

 

[robinkom]

Gamerscores are a lot like getting a Hi-Score back in the day on a particular arcade cabinet... only less meaningful. I don't care about them, they mean nothing to me. I believe there was a VG cats comic making fun of them in the form of 'dick hats.'

 

[CNKFan]

I thought at first you can buy DLC with gamer points but inststead they are worthless

 

[Seydaman]

i will care when they let you use them in place of microsoft points

 

[balimuzz]

My gamerscore as a whole means nothing to me, but my score on each individual game is something that I usually use to gauge how far I am/how well I'm doing/whether or not I'm good at the game. The whole gamerscore is nice though, although it doesn't actually mean anything. Still, it's a encouraging to see that you have a very high gamerscore.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

I guess its the same feeling as getting the high score on an arcade cabinet. A sense of accomplishment. I mean the first time I play a game I won't go looking for extra achievements. I just play the game and if that unlocks achievements then cool. It's only when I've completed the game that I tool up and go achievement whoring.

Basically, gamerscore is a way to have a dick waving contest with your friends where nobody wins. Nor does it matter.

 

[paiged]

I like the fact that we have achievements/trophies and whatnot - it gives you added challenges other than just completing a game. But yes, the gamerscore thing is kind of pointless. They should do something else with achievements besides points though, Like maybe giving your little avatar thing a lancer when you complete gears 2 on insane or something. Maybe I'm talking out of my ass and going off topic here, but the main idea is: no, my gamerscore doesn't matter to me a bit (although I hate that it doesn't end with a five or zero...).

 

[squid5580]

I get the same feeling getting 1000 in a game as I do when I beat the game. That somehow I was able to beat the devs. It is them or me and this time I came out on top. That and I do have a few friends who I am in a friendly competition with. Being able to talk smack to them about thier gamerscore is fun.

 

[Mearno]

Nah, they only indicate how much of a no-life you truey are tbh

 

[GodsOneMistake]

It means i have (fuck how high is my gamer score) dick points YAY ME