I thought I had an achievement addiction, but nothing compared to these people

In the most recent Kotaku post (linked below) is an article about a female who has over 165,000 achievement points. The article goes on to mention she's in an 'elite' group of people who spend much of their time achieving the most achievement points possible. The sheer time it must of taken to acquire this is mind blowing and sad at the same time. But what's really scary is the time spent to get the achievements that this person and people like her have gone to just to get their score up.

Personally if your buying multiple copies of the same game just to get the different region points and having the duplicate game systems that are region specific....You've got a serious mental problem. SEEK THERAPY NOW! Or get a lobotomy, whichever is cheaper.

This is coming from a person who considers himself a hardcore gamer! And on more than a few occasions has replayed and replayed games just to get the full achievements needed. I have in fact spent time comparing my achievements to my friends and have gone back to games just to out beat my friends achievement scores that I had fewer points in (no other intention).

But I never went out and bought a duplicate system or a horrible game just for the game points. Maybe my parents didn't drop me on my head when I was little. But what exactly are you getting from wasting cash like that? Are you really going to have something to show for this besides a few extra hundred points on your gamer score? At least get the different region system because there are games you want to play that aren't coming to the US. Have some common sense behind it!

Well kudos to them for having so much expendable cash and tons of time to waste on horrible games. R-Tards. I have a suggestion for these people....try slamming your finger in a door multiple times, you'll save all that cash and it will be less painful.

This crap reminds me of what people are willing to spend on GARBAGE on ebay.


Here's the link:
http://kotaku.com/5422154/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-its-fun-or-not