Gaming Update's CM Boots-Faubert takes a look at game achievements and trophies and the new gamer reputation service GamrCred and its plans to provide gamers with a way to define their status in the gaming community. A quiz on Achievements and Trophies rounds out the experience.
GamrRank hopes to bring a new angle to social media for gamers. Anton Wegenast chats to the founders to find out what they have in store.
GamrCred is currently in BETA but…. We have gotten some BETA keys to giveaway.
Ok enough of all the fun lets get into what GamrCred is; but first lets see where they come from.
Empire Avenue Inc. is a Canadian, Edmonton, Alberta-based startup focused on building new and innovative web services and applications around social media, games and data systems.
Our team’s background and experience speak for themselves having worked with some of the leading technology and software companies in the world including MySQL/Oracle, Bioware, Motorola just to name a few. Empire Avenue Inc. is building products focused on making better use of social media whether it be in the realm of video gaming (gamrcred.com) or in providing an unique social social media marketing tool that utilises a Social Stock Market (empireavenue.com).
GamrCred™ is your ultimate rank based on how you play, what you say and the respect you earn -GamrCred.com
I was with this idea, until I saw that all credit is basically due to what people think of you, social standards, etc. In my opinion having one million friends online doesn't make you a gamer. There are solo gamers out there as well. Some who are more hardcore than your typical online/multiplayer gamers. Good luck with your idea, sounds fun. But I wouldn't take it seriously at all.
I certainly agree it sounds like a good idea on paper, but I don't see it going anywhere. For fun I signed up just to see how high I would start and didn't even make it half way. This is with one of my PSN having 300+ games, 6,500+ trophies, and a successful youtube channel. Ultimately I see them trying to make their site a standard, which won't happen.
Here is how it breaks down,
1. 50%: Your game Play component (hours played, achievements unlocked Ect.)
2. 40%: Your social media engagement as part of Say( tweet, post ect.)
3. 10%: GamrCred™ Respect points given by others
Each component is put through our patent-pending algorithms to create the overall GamrCred™ rank.
'The sliders on your profile page reflect your overall standing combining all of the games you are currently playing together to give you your rank.
Wesley Copeland of VGI writes...
"A new website has launched by the name of GamrCred, that allows gamers to give other gamers respect based on their in-game accomplishments."
