Only reason I even care about stats is because of that right there. Otherwise I wouldnt care at all. Which can be seen since I've dropped about 3 thousand points lately because I started goofing off.
Heh, I go back and forth on whether I like the points or not. On one hand, it's nice to have something to work towards. I always feel satisfied being able to log off at night with more points than I started with.
On the other hand, sometimes I feel like I concern myself with the points too much. I sometimes get in the mood where I don't want to take risks to affect my points, which restricts my fun. Of course, there are also times I get annoyed due to the fact that I can pull off some great move - like clearing the enemy's room in Toyfort, but end up losing points overall when I die doing so.
I go back and forth between wanting the messages on and turning them off. It's definitely a love/hate relationship.