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Raising Your Gamerscore By PowerLeveling
Joystiq is reporting on a new outfit claiming they'll powerlevel your gamerscore for cash. For $300, they say, they'll raise your Xbox Live gamerscore by 3000 points. Ozymandias, a member of the 360 Launch Team, has commentary on the situation. From his post: "The thing that struck me as most interesting about this is that Achievements (and the Gamerscore associated with them) have become a currency... one just as valuable as virtual currency in MMOs, and one some people might be willing to pay real dollars for. I certainly don't condone it, but it does support my belief that competitors will need to have their own Achievements/Gamerscore system in the future as it's definitely a tipping aspect for some folks. (For the record, I now believe the rumor of PS3 'Entitlements' to be false; however, I fully expect a similar solution within the next year or so once the online service has launched.)"
You buy a $400 system and games, then pay someone else $300 to play it for you?
WTF is wrong with people these days, seriously?
Gold farmer: Okay!!! We powerlevel your character to level 60! Buku gold & epix! Only $100 American dorra!
(Powerleveling ensues)
Gold farmer: Okay joe! Powerlevel done! Enjoy gold and ninja'd epix!
(3 months later...)
Joe Schmoe: What the fuck? Someone logged on my account and stole EVERYTHING in my bank, including my 10,000 gold pieces and epic blow up doll collection!
Typical scenario, and no, I don't make this shit up. Although, the stolen items & currency are usually refunded, it's just asking for trouble if you sign up for something like this. Don't give your password(s) out to complete strangers, and you'll be better off for it.
... because, being simple minded, you're easily swayed by hype and didnt bother reading up on it first?
am i close?
shaolin punk, activist post-industrial
... those "enlarge your penis" scams I get in my spambox all the time.
" claims they'll enlarge your penis for cash. For $, they say, they'll raise your libido by 3000 percent."
Back on topic, this is on par with people who would pay to have their character powerleveled in an MMORPG. You will be the max level when you get to play again, but you're still going to suck at it.
I think you mean:
"Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada."
Eye kneed eh Grammer chicken.