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Anything is possible but most likely you have nothing to worry about.

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To be safe i think he should ask Liver. Liver being a mod ought to mean he knows the most about video games.

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Yes, there could be a problem. It's best to try and get your money back now before something goes bad.

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already did. bye bye Darksiders. it was fun while it lasted!

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You've got to be fucking kidding me.

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:lol:

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rotfl

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I considered making a separate thread about this, but I'm not an attention whore so I decided to just post a note about it here for posterity.

So, today marks one year since I first bought an Xbox 360 and became a member of Xbox Live. Before then I had never owned or even played an Xbox of any kind. The only reason I decided to get one in the first place was because I had fallen in love (ok, obsession) with Fallout 3 on my PS3, and at the time the DLC was not available for that system and might never be, as far as anyone knew.

I quickly became an Xbox addict and after playing 2 or 3 games, I decided to set a goal for myself: 50,000 achievement points in one year. This was not out of any desire to prove to anyone that my e-package is bigger than theirs; it was purely a personal thing for fun and the "can I do it?" challenge.

Did I play some kiddie games in addition to "real" games to help reach my goal? Sure, but in the process I had some really fun experiences and discovered some fantastic games. Would I have given Viva Pinata a chance otherwise? Maybe not, and it's one of the most enjoyable and engrossing gaming experiences I've ever had. And anyone who wants to criticize the family games for being too easy can go take a shot at 100% completion on Monsters vs. Aliens -- another excellent, well-made game, by the way -- and then get back to me.

I had a thing against FPS games in the past as well, and I might not have given many of those a chance before this idea came up. There's no way I would have even considered playing shooters like Call of Duty 4 or Modern Warfare 2 (or probably even something like Bioshock) before this, and I'm certainly glad I did now for the obvious reasons.

Today, one year later, I stand at a gamerscore of 56,860. It's taken a lot of time and effort to get there, but I've had a blast in the process and I find myself wishing I had kept some type of blog or journal detailing the experience. Who knows, it could have led to some type of Julie & Julia book/movie deal, perhaps with Meryl Streep landing her next Oscar nomination for a spot-on portrayal of Major Nelson.

At any rate, I realize that this accomplishment means nothing to anyone other than myself, nor did I ever want it to. And before I get a lecture, I do know that achievements ideally shouldn't be the most important goal in game-playing, but for me they add a great deal of extra replay value and a whole new layer of challenges and accomplishments. It was a fun run, and I look forward to more of the same in the future -- but maybe not as rushed.

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:eek: It took me 5 years to get 56k.

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That took me 2.5 years. In my first year, I barely broke 10k.

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Yeah, I've had a 360 since launch and I'm at just above 50K. Congrats?

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Wow, I've had my 360 since launch as well and sitting at around 25k I think. But then again I don't really look at the achievements as I'm going through a game. If I get them great, if I don't, no biggie.

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Nice work MoviePage. I know I only do the achievements for myself. Weird sense of satisfaction once I hear that achievement sound pop up. I know there are some good "family oriented" games such as Viva Pinata. But how about so-so ones? I'm looking at Fusion Frenzy 2 and Cars which were okay, but it became to the point where I would rather play games for enjoyment rather than torture myself for a few hours to get easy achievement points. The achievements actually push me to play a game I like for a longer time like the Riddler challenges in Batman, or Modern Warfare on veteran.

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So on the same topic, what achievements are everyone most proud of?

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I've got to go with the six for EDF 2017. I loved that game, despite it's crappy graphics and utter cheesiness. Earning 1000/1000 on it takes a ridiculous amount of time and effort.

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http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...200/242200.jpg - Metropolis King (20) - Complete Metropolis level in single player on serious difficulty without loading. (Serious Sam: TFE)

http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...100/242199.jpg - Serious Sam (30) - Complete the game in single player on serious difficulty. (Serious Sam: TFE)

http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...8700/18729.jpg - 7 Day Survivor (20) - TYPE: 1 Play REQ: Survive for at least 7 days. (Dead Rising)

http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...5300/25302.jpg - Picon Presidential Commendation (50) - 5,000 kills total - Online Ranked (Battlestar Galactica... Actually, this achievement should be in my Hall of Shame)

http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...500/166524.jpg - Peggle Professor (25) - Complete every level in Challenge Mode and even the Peggle Masters will be impressed. (Peggle)

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I put a significant but reasonable amount of effort into getting 100% on any game I'm playing, but I move on if something is ridiculously difficult. There are too many good games waiting to be played. For instance, I have all but one achievement on Call of Duty 4, and I imagine it won't take much guesswork to figure out which one that is. :D After about 50 attempts, it becomes a matter of "life's too short for this."

As for family games, the previously-mentioned Monsters vs. Aliens is one of the best I've played, along with the 2 Viva Pinata games. Madagascar 2 was so-so but better than average (lots of fun minigames), and any of the Lego games are pretty good (currently working on and loving Lego Rock Band). Kung Fu Panda is a really good game as well.

If you have questions about any specific ones that I've played, just ask and I'll be glad to share my opinion.

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I figured you'd toss out Dead Rising's 7 Day Survivor as well as the RB2 Bladder of Steel achievement.

As for me it comes down to all the single player Burnout Revenge achievements. Specifically:

http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...05400/5484.jpg - Perfect Burnout Revenge! (get all 5 star in all 169 events)

the one I want most though is:
http://www.trueachievements.com/imag...6000/26051.jpg - Zuma: Awarded for earning 2,000,000 scores.

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I forgot about Bladder of Steel! To be fair, I only did that on Medium one loooong afternoon why the wife and kids were at her grandma's birthday party :lol:

Fucking Visions :mad:

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Visions is why I haven't bothered with that one. I don't think I could make it 6 hours on medium. I'd fall asleep with the guitar in my hand.

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About 2.5 years here, and I only have 3k in achievements, if that.

Still, I really liked the paint the fence achievement in Geometry Wars 2, the one where you had to touch all corners of the wall in pacifism mode. That's one of the few achievements I actively went after.

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Good one. That one was so aggravating and fun at the same time. I wish you could re-enable that mode after getting the achievement. It would be fun just to try again.

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My personal accomplishments:

- Beating Rock Band 1 on Expert guitar for me. Green Grass and High Tides was so difficult.
- Mile High Club in COD4
- Win 10 Xbox Live ranked matches in MK3 (seriously I suck at fighting games)
- Beating Mega Man 9

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I am fucking kidding you.

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http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/Fn/V1/0o...fn5-1adQo=.jpg - Criterion Elite
Got your Elite License, won every event, found all discoverables and beat every Road Rule

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/m1/JQ/1Y...fn+n9SgA==.jpg - Complete all Scenarios
Completed all the Challenges in Global Challenge - a 500 point achievement that was deserving of 500 points. This was hard.

And my hardest achievement...

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/c-/RN/1Y...fn+mL0aA==.jpg

One with Combat
Achieve a Hit Counter of 50

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I didn't grab the code, but I did get this theme the other day. It's a lot more DrP than it is Iron Man. I quickly changed my theme back.

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I'm proud of the ones i earned in DoA4 since those were some hard fought battles to earn the rankings. I am also proud i don't have the 0 point "achievements" the game stings you with for dropping to a D or an F rating. :lol:

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PlayOn is going subscription only May 20th. Get your license now if you want the current version for life.

Use the code LIFETIMEto pick it up for $19.99 though the end of April.

Here is the announcement:

http://www.playon.tv/blog/playon-premium-coming

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Kind of sucks though that all new development will only be accessible to those who pay the subscription (basically cutting off improvements from us early adopters).

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wait, so us who paid a while back don't get all the new goods?

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We will continue to honor the lifetime licenses for those that purchased PlayOn prior to May 20, 2010 (which we are now calling PlayOn Basic). Your PlayOn Basic will continue to work with the existing non-beta content (Hulu, Netflix, CBS.com, ESPN.com, CNN.com, YouTube, MyMedia and Plugins) as well as Amazon VOD, MLB.tv, and Pandora. After July 15th, 2010, The Daily Show and the Colbert Report will no longer be supported in PlayOn Basic as these are being launched out of beta as part of the full Comedy Central integration in PlayOn Premium. PlayOn Base will continue to receive new features and development support, but no new content will be added into the core (though you can always add more plugins).

Sounds like a no.

However, to be honest, the folks doing plug-ins have been adding a ton of streams so maybe it won't be a big deal.

Also, i may even upgrade (at least for a year). Basically if you are a bran new subscriber it costs 40$ the first year and 20$ each year after that. If you are a current owner of PlayOn "Basic" you only pay 5$ the first year and then 20$ each subsequent year.

I may pay that 5 and see how much it improves to see if it even merits the expense. I am suspicious though because when you upgrade to Premium they give you a new registration code and say that if you ever want to go back to basic you need to save that old original code somewhere. Seems a weird way to handle it.

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Question: Is there any way to change your default profile?

I created a local profile for my gf for when we play Halo 3 together, so she has someone to sign in as, but now every time I turn on my 360, it signs in as her, and I have to switch to my profile. Pain in the ass.

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Is any of that content really worth it? Netflix and Hulu are the only two services worth paying for, IMO. And Netflix is already integrated into the 360. Plus there was news today about Xbox getting a TV service. I don't think I'd commit to Playon other than the $20 basic package. I will not pay a subscription fee to them.

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I would be willing to toss 5$ and see how the first year shakes out. They add several killer sites i might be convinced to drop 20$ a year. I also don't have a cable bill so any TV i watch comes from the net, Netflix, or TV on DVD.

But you are correct, the items named as being in the pipeline aren't that impressive. :shrug:

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Yeah, I only use Playon to stream Hulu to my Xbox 360 and watch it in my TV or projector.

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I only have about 1250 nerd points. I just got the Mad God achievement in Oblivion. I am now up to 160 hours and have pretty much only played that game since getting my 360 in December.

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Is it possible to create a UK Live account with access from your US console? I know the PS3's really good at this, but am interested in trying it on my 360.

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I'm in the exact same boat and may do the same. We dropped cable to save $700 a year so I definitely feel like giving it a try and paying the $5.