xBox sigs

[Admiral Huddy]

Can someone please explain what those Xbox sigs are all about and what they mean etc.

Dummys Guide please


Cheers

[leowyatt]

here can't be arsed to type it up, straight copy paste

Gamertag

Gamertag is the universal name for a player's username on Microsoft's Xbox Live. Using a Gamertag, any player can be located and messaged from within Live. There are several websites which allow users of Gamertags to upload photos and information about themselves. Gamertags can be changed using a premium service on the Xbox 360 console; there are four available slots in which to create and delete them.

Gamerscore

The Gamerscore is a measure that corresponds to the number of "Achievement" points accumulated by an Xbox Live user. These Achievement points are awarded for the completion of game-specific challenges, such as beating a level or amassing a specified number of wins against other players in Xbox Live matches. The majority of mass-market Xbox 360 games offer up to 1000 points spread over a variable number of Achievements and each Xbox Live Arcade contains 12 achievements that total 200 points. Achievements surprisingly became a very potent system seller for the console [3]. There was even a minor outcry when GameSpot published an article on how to achieve 6,000 easy Achievement points due to the lax nature that some 360 titles had on Achievements, notably EA Sports and 2K Sports titles, that would require almost no effort from the gamer to get the maximum 1,000 Achievement points. It must be noted that the following year's sports titles (2K Sports' 2K7 and EA Sports' 07 titles) featured far more challenging Achievements.

Late November, StripClubDj - long time Gamerscore leader - reached the 100,000 Gamerscore mark. Whilst many people criticized him for the time he used gamesaving to rapidly increase his Gamerscore, it showed how some people practically revolve their lives around collecting Gamerscore, just for the sheer fun in continually seeing the "Achievement Unlocked" message on their screen.

Gamercard

Gamercard is an information panel used to summarize a user's profile on Microsoft's Xbox Live. The pieces of information on a Gamercard include:

* Gamertag
* Gamerscore
* Reputation
* Gamer Zone

A player's gamer card can be viewed via the Xbox 360 Dashboard, or online through Xbox.com. Several third party sites, such as Mygamercard.net and Xboxusersgroup.com, allow users to post a rendered version of their Gamercard as a small Flash applet or JPEG image on any website or webforum.

if you look at my sig at the bottom there is the grey bar, my gamertag is leowyatt, i have 0 gamerscore, a reputation of 3 stars and my gamer zone is recreational.

[Feek]

So the bigger gamerscore, the more an addicted player you are?

[leowyatt]

Originally Posted by Feek

So the bigger gamerscore, the more an addicted player you are?

pretty much, though it depends how you do in the games I think. I'll be able to tell you more Monday but I'm sure Davey or Daz, Jen will be along to correct me

[Haly]

You get points for the achievements you unlock within a game, some achievements offer more points, some games have stupidly simple achievements while others are more complicated to gain.
I.e. Dead Rising has many achievements that are 10-20 points while Tomb Raider: Legend gives you 50 points for each level you complete. NFS: Most Wanted you get the full 1000 points altogether by just completing the game.

[Creature]

Originally Posted by Feek

So the bigger gamerscore, the more an addicted player you are?

In a word, yes. I'm not addicted at all.........

[Davey_Pitch]

Originally Posted by Feek

So the bigger gamerscore, the more an addicted player you are?

Kinda, but not always. I would hazard a guess that I play games as much as Chris does, but his score is far bigger than mine. This could be because he's played more games than me, or because I often find a game I like and spend a stupid amount of time on it (way after all the achievements have been won).

[Creature]

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

Kinda, but not always. I would hazard a guess that I play games as much as Chris does, but his score is far bigger than mine. This could be because he's played more games than me, or because I often find a game I like and spend a stupid amount of time on it (way after all the achievements have been won).

Yea, seems about right. I rent most of my games so as soon as I have all the points, it goes back. The problem is i'm now so focussed on achievements, some games like Dead Rising I won't play because I know I won't get many achievements, and I don't like the look of 100/1000 on my list. I also try and blitz through games to get all the points asap, and if it takes me a while then I get frustrated. I was almost tempted to get Eragon tonight because I know it'll only take a day or 2 to complete, but it's apparently rubbish.

Even if I really like a game, i'll still get rid as soon as it's done, such as Madden or Moto GP.

[Davey_Pitch]

Originally Posted by Creature

some games like Dead Rising I won't play because I know I won't get many achievements,

I'm going to be a very proud gamer when I finally get 1000 for it, hopefully in the next week or so

[Creature]

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

I'm going to be a very proud gamer when I finally get 1000 for it, hopefully in the next week or so

As well you should be, I just don't have the patience for it.