So-Long Server0355, You Will Be Missed

I had the pleasure of finishing up Section 8 about two weeks ago. Aside from the graphical decline, the game actually runs very smoothly and is quite enjoyable. It may not be up to par with some multiplayer games, but at least I had fun, something I can't say with some of the bigger titles...

I then proceeded to find two copies of NFS: Carbon and boost the hell out of it for OXP, something I did not enjoy doing one bit. It was the same time ODST came out, the lack of sleep made me cranky. I'm still pissed it's going to be near impossible to get that 100 point achievement for reward cards. I did get Level 50, however, so whenever I feel inclined I'll finish the single player achievements for a total of 845 gamerscore.

People do crazy things when servers are about to be shut down. I remember the Call of Duty 3 scare when a bunch of us boosted like 60 hours just to get that General achievement. The funny thing is, most of them didn't go back to finish the campaign yet. Another situation I can think of that's more recent is Chromehounds. I think tjayars, smrnov, Stallion, and MightyMango are tackling that game and getting the most out of it before the servers croak in January.

I understand the pros of dedicated servers, but I think it's time Microsoft does something about achievements and dedicated servers with a time limit on them. Even though it's a very small percentage of people who actually care about unattainable achievements, it shouldn't be looked passed so easily considering every achievement is supposed to be unlockable, regardless of how long it's been out.