Wagszilla Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I took a couple years off gaming. I’ve caught up and my interest in the medium has slowed again. I might stop at 100 plats as disinterest and a fully cleared backlog converge. But I’m not gonna lie I’d like to be in the gold echelon. It’s dumb but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me_is_caveman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Stop trophy hunting? And then what would I do with my time instead? The phrase "quit hunting trophies" doesn't describe any particular activity, it only describes the lack of an activity. Which means I'm left with a large empty chunk of time and no idea what to fill it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast_On_Cheese Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 If you asked me in January I'd have said, yeah I think I am now. But recently I've just been going for trophies so much more. Trying for 50plats and 5000 total by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xionzenn Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Not sure, I have no intention of retiring from trophy hunting. At first I thought about retiring once I get 30 more plats but in the back of my head I know I won't lol. I feel like I'll persist but my problem is unlike some fortunate people that have time. I have to work a full time job that costs me 12 hours of the day x5 a week. Grinding it out twice a week is insufficient for my progress and other goals that I have. I'm not a multitasking kind of person, I wanted to go back to focusing on my modelling and enhance my career. Trophy hunting takes alot of my time, time that is valuable in my 20's, I'm trying hard to find the bare minimum but it's not going to work out for me. It's only a matter of time for me I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgm4789 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 To me , trophy hunting is no different from going for 120 stars in mario 64 or catching all 150+ pokemon gen 1 back in the day. Its just proof i finished the game to the fullest and if a game has a reasonable trophy list with no ridiculous grinds and isn't too time consuming i dont understand why any real gamer wont at least attempt to get as much done as possible in a game they legit enjoy. I can understand not having time for huge 100 hour rpgs, or only plays 1 or 2 games a year and only touch multiplayer but if you cant find time to at least get your moneys worth out of a game i question whether you even liked a game since most games award you with at least 10-20 trophies on a normal blind playthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 As long as it doesn't become a chore, I won't stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mighty_Ducks Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 When I was younger: I WANT TO GET 100% ON ALL THE GAMES!!! YOLO! Now in my mid 30's: Eh.. I'll just get 100% on the games I really like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevotedHunter Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I don't think I will ever stop! Had a few accounts over the years and my OCD got to me. Got to play decent games though not the 1 minute - 1 hour platinum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedah Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) I don't see myself stopping gaming until I'm on my deathbed and can literally not do anything anymore. So as long as trophies still exist by then I will get them. I've been a completitionist ever since I started gaming way back in the day. I used to get try to get 100% items etc, but that takes way too much time so nowadays I consider completion when I get 100% trophies. My retired Xbox account is also at 100% https://www.trueachievements.com/gamer/bryanto1989 Edited January 23, 2022 by Thedah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orenn16 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 3/19/2021 at 11:50 AM, Exeshow678 said: I'm still technically new to the trophy hunting scene, I'm coming up on my 1 year anniversary which is on March 24th, im 16 as of now, so I've still got awhile before anything major happens with me and im not a "hardcore" trophy hunter, so i'll probably be doing it for awhile p.s 100th post, whooo! For what it’s worth I’m so happy to see new folks hoping the hobby! I worry it’s only the addicted few who got hooked back on the PS3, and as we all get old I feared Sony would drop trophies if interest waned. If younger gamers like you are into them though I think the future is bright! Hook your friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomFear94 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 My habits tend to evolve and change, but I’m not sure I’ll stop trophy hunting. Prior to 2014 I liked achievements and trophies but didn’t seek completions. Since getting an Xbox One and PS4, I focused more on completionism (100%) and that has stuck. I’m happy with my profile(s) depth, but in 2022 I hope to become very efficient and focus purely on AAA’s and good indie games (if they are easy by design, so be it). I game like this anyway, Quality > quantity is direction I’ve been trending in for a while now, but I do have VN lapses every now and then in very quiet spells. Also had a weird couple of months in 2021 where a ton of old easy completions all had substantial free updates (Xitilion) so I felt compelled to re-complete them. I’m also hoping to span my hobbies out a bit. I’ve got back into reading after a 5-year break (1st degree burnout) and am watching the MCU universe and anime, two things I’ve never done historically but am enjoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damage_6-9 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Nah, can't see myself growing out of it anytime soon... I'm 52 and work hell hours, so gaming is my stress relief (....and beer, ) Edited January 2, 2022 by damage_6-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirPigFace Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I wont stop unless they take it out of the games I guess. I only play games that I enjoy anyway so getting trophies just prolongs the game for me. I think if I was one of them people who just play anything to get a stupid amount of trophies I would have quit a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccase137 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I used to see myself never stopping, but I did stop trophy hunting in March or April last year. I found myself hating on playing the game a specific way, in order to achieve the efficient path of popping the trophies, it was ruining my fun. It was more stressful as I would worry and look up trophy guides while playing, in case I had missed a missable. It felt like I was being railroaded, and coupled with the fact that I was wasting nearly the same amount of time doing tedious stuff to pop a few more trophies than it took for me to finish the game in the first place, I knew I had to stop. Now, I'm having more fun in gaming and getting through my backlog faster by not having to collect all the meaningless collectables or playing the game a specific way (but not the way I wanted). I never played a game just for the easy trophies, so the burnout was from games I had enjoyed playing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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