[360] Gamespot Feature - How to boost your Gamerscore

I really can't understand people's obsession with scoring points like that. Like BZ says, it's fucking pointless. Nobody will think you're any more of an awesome dude, just because you have a couple of thousand gamer points.

Kids these days have no sense of what actually matters in life any more.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by soniclover

The thing that I don't like about gamerscores is the fact that they can be a way to be elitist.

So now the kids that go on LIVE can say, "I have a better gamerscore then you, punk!". Also, that would be a way of knowing who's more of a newbie and taking advantage of them.

Surely the amount of points you have matters not if you're actually better at the game than they are?

I play a lot of Battlefield 2 on Live. I've picked up a few medals (Thereby advancing my rank) in the course of playing it but never felt the need to cheat to acquire more and artificially go up a rank. I find it hilarious when there are kids in the game who have boosted themselves up to an unnaturally high rank because they lack the skills to play at that level and get taken apart by everyone.

The whole idea of having rankings in online games is so you can be matched against people with a similar skill level to your own. This makes online gaming more fun. If I had to play against people a lot better than myself all the time I wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much. Spending all your time getting killed is no fun and you never improve.

Seriously, why waste your time?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by galen

Then there's always the folks who purposefully delevel so they will always win against lesser opponents.

Serious business.

Some people just have too much time on their hands.

And were probably abused by their parents as kids, giving rise to this desire to beat people who present no challenge. I'm of the opinion that anyone who values winning over enjoying the game was fucked by their dad, uncle or possibly both.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.