Fragarach Luin Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) The more I use this website, the more I realize that different people have different benchmarks for success when it comes to achievement hunting. There are those who value extremely high gamerscore, regardless of completion percentage or the quality of games played. Avatar: TBE? Check. My Horse and Me 2? Of course. Assassin's Creed 2? Everything but the feathers isn't bad. Then there's the opposite; people who care less about their total gamerscore, but you'll find nary a game that isn't perfected on their card. These people may or may not play good games, but they become intimately familiar with every one. And of course, there are the two in-betweener categories. Maybe ease of completion isn't the most important to you when deciding which game to buy, but you know you'll try to complete it. Maybe Gamerscore is very important to you, but not so important that you'll play a pile of crap for it. So what's the verdict? Is high gamerscore more important than completion percentage? Is this poll worth doing? I know my opinion, and I can tell you now that if every user on this site disagrees with me, it won't mean a hill of beans. But maybe this'll be an interesting discussion. Anyway, I'm off to keep trying to perfect Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. It's only 200 , but having that completion is, to me, worth more than 1000 completed Avatars. In case anyone was wondering my opinion. Edited October 30, 2013 by Fragarach Luin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I have TLA:TBE, Hanna Montana, and My Horse and Me 2 completed. I also have Dark Souls 1000G. :l:l:l:l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragarach Luin Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 To be honest, I'm less interested in the quality of games completed, since arguing which games are quality will quickly deviate this thread from its purpose. My main question is the Gamerscore versus completion question. Obviously, you're okay with completing objectively bad games for gamerscore, so the latter two options in the poll don't apply to you. The question remains, though, whether you prefer completion or points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MabusScarab Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I like having a high gamerscore, playing a ton of games, and not caring in the slightest about my completion percent. Mine is somewhere in the 30% range I think but its just a number that doesn't influence whether or not I play a game or finish it. If theres a game i'm playing that I love and want to continue playing after I beat it, I will do so and go for more achievements. If the game is decent, i'm fine with beating it through on normal or hard and not going any further with 500-700 GS out of it. Most importantly if its a game I hate, I wont continue playing it and move on, regardless if i've only unlocked a small amount of achievements for it. I think some people forget the entire concept of what gaming it should be, and I will never understand why people buy DLC for games they hate to begin with to maintain a percentage. Or wont play a good game at all because 100% completion is unobtainable. I game for fun, I play what I enjoy. The gamerscore just comes along the way as I enjoy the many experiences. To each their own, but I personally will never become a completion oriented gamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I go for the 100% (my OCD takes over lol) for games that I like but if I don't like the game I try to get what I can out of it achievement wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppys Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion for me, its at 98% and I never really expected it to get that high. There was a point where it became solely gamerscore with the intent on finishing every game to 1000, but some of them I just couldn't do. I can't remember all of them, but Batman AA was one that kicked my ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterMelonFarm Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Amount of gamerscore, but completions are certainly great. I want both. I hate games with unobtainable GS but if I can get an easy 850+ from a game, I'll play it. I have a lot of games on my checklist that I need to go back and complete or at least mop up everything I can get. I'd like to have a completion percentage above 80%. My goal right now is to get to 50,000:gsicon: by the end of 2013. Considering I'm only going to be halfway there with two months left, I doubt I'll reach it, but I didn't even have 1000:gsicon: total until May, so I've already made a lot of progress since then and especially since I got Gamefly a few weeks ago. Unfortunately I gave up gaming for about two years between summer 2011 and summer 2013 or I'd probably be hovering somewhere around 200,000:gsicon:. Can't believe I wasted all that time, so I'm trying to make up for it now. Edited October 30, 2013 by BitterMelonFarm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminAmy Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I used to care more about completion... now I just want to have fun and get gamerscore. Sad to miss out on good games just because they have difficult achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion for me, its at 98% and I never really expected it to get that high. There was a point where it became solely gamerscore with the intent on finishing every game to 1000, but some of them I just couldn't do. I can't remember all of them, but Batman AA was one that kicked my ass Really? You should definitely steer clear of AC and AO. Although awesome, they are tough. I'm a very experienced Arkham player, but I still find some of those predator challenges difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Metal Jim Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion for me. The gamerscore is going to build up with each game I complete so I really don't pay too much attention to it. I also tend to avoid playing easy games just to pad my stats, not to mention it would lower my ratio on TrueAchievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre16182 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm the sort of achievement hunter whose standard of success in achievement hunting is the completion percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BEAst in I Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) I fall into a hybrid group. I am really into making my gamerscore grow to large numbers. Gonna hit 200k in a little over a week and I will just keep going. The amount of time I put into it is what will wain as I will have a growing focus on career/job advancement and college. I will still work on my gamerscore in my spare time, while primarily focusing on games I want to play, like Dark Souls 2 and Dragon Age 3, but will still play easy games for points when I just not nearly as frequently. I do go for tougher/longer completions but those tend to be games I enjoy, like Dark Souls, Gears of War 2 japanese, and Soul Calibur 5. I primarily care about my gamerscore and my completed game count. As long as my completion % is above 70 I am fine with it, although it has been slowly improving with focusing on completing some games and playing so many easy games. Kinda hoping to hit 200k with 72%, that will be a close call though. Gamerscore > Completed game count > % >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Number of games played Edited October 30, 2013 by KillerBEA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggD Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) I consider the success of achievement hunting by 100% completion percentage of quality games that you actually like (not games you buy because they're just easy). I only played about 80 games on my old account throughout my 6 years on the Xbox 360 and around 55 were completely maxed out. I was at about a 91% completion rate. That's the way I like it. This account, however, is going all out. Nothing but 100% completions, I tell ya. I don't buy games based on their achievements. I buy games like I'm extremely interested in and then max them out. Even if it's a grind, I do it. Like I said, I consider 100% completions to be more satisfying than a high gamerscore, a more significant achievement hunting success and a justification - if necessary - that I got the most out of my money by doing everything the game had to offer. Edited October 30, 2013 by BiggD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakisbac Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The primary goal is getting 100% in my games, but I have played games (and still occasionally play games) just for gamerscore. I think it's fair to say that although I have my share of easy games, my tougher completions more than make up for it. I don't think you're going to find anyone else who has completed all of the Gears of War games (except Judgement), almost all of the Guitar Hero games, and assorted titles such as DDR Universe, Dead or Alive 4, GRAW, and Kane and Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGoogles Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm a completionist. Unlocking all of the achievements for a game feels much more satisfying to me than getting only 700 points or so then tossing it aside. Plus, I get more bang for my buck by getting all possible achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissa Hunter Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm always trying to get all achievements from games I play, but I'll never buy/rent/borrow a game i don't like just for easy achievements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorpion XBA Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I go for gamerscore and not too worried about percentage. I often go back to games I've started that either bored me or frustrated me to rack up some more points. Some games I say to hell with and never return to. It all depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SicklyPlague Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Gamerscore in quality games for me. Id love to call myself a completionist but considering i have 90 games played and only 10 retail completions id feel like id be lying to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoboMcGraw Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I like having more gamerscore, but I also like to have completed titles. I try to get at least half the achievements in a game, if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barad Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I want to maintain an overall completion of 80%, so I naturally I try to 100% every game I can. Gamerscore is slightly more important for me but I don't like grinding out lots of shitty games in one go. Slow & steady gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oryhara Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I try to complete any of the games I have, but any I buy are for those that I like, not for those which are easy to complete. Ironically those I do buy seem to be quite difficult to complete fully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion for the most part, all though I am trying to get my score as high as I can as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosin360 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I go thru phases but I've never cared about completion percentage as its too easy to stay at 100%. Total gamerscore has to be earned by playing crap and the best. If you want big epeen then you have to play it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmagDrolBot Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion %. At 91% atm focusing on trying to get 95% without going for more games. I do have a few that will not ever be complete though. Hexic HC (because lol) and Diner Dash (because unobtainable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Completion. That's the satisfaction of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now