Popular Post MonaSaxPayne Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 trophies have been out for 13 years now on playstation, and (for me at least) have become an integral part of my gaming experience. they factor into my enjoyment, or lack thereof, just like story, characters, graphics, controls, sound etc but, i also have some self imposed "trophy rules" that affect how I play my games: I don't play games that don't have a platinum trophy I must platinum every game that I play I won't start a game that has an unattainable trophy that prevents me from getting the platinum (glitchy trophies are ok as long as there is a workaround) while I won't necessarily go after EVERY dlc available, if I start a dlc pack, I must get every trophy within that dlc pack (which is why my Shadow of Mordor trophy list is pissing me off right now, because I have 2 trophies missing from the 2 dlc packs that I can't be assed to attempt for the foreseeable future) speaking of dlc packs, if a game has multiple dlcs (say 3 for example) I'm fine with only completing the 1st or 2nd dlcs and leaving the 2nd or 3rd unplayed. but if I play the 1st and the 3rd dlcs, I'll compel myself to complete the 2nd dlc pack. it annoys me to have unplayed dlcs in the middle for some reason. Ghost of Tsushima comes to mind (because I didn't really care to play the legends dlc, but now that the Iki Island story dlcs got added, and I'm going to play those, its means I'm going to make myself play the legends dlcs) I'm really curious if there are others like me who have similar, additional, or different trophy rules that they abide by...... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumperklever Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Same, I do have some trophy / game rules too: The game has to be fun, interesting, artistic, funny/memes or anything that make me wanna look into it and play. If in the end, that game is bad, boring or has a bad grind I will still strive to complete that game to 100%. I don't like autopopping as it is just duplicating the effort already put into a game for double the value. It always kinda feel cheesy to do that; I don't like stacks either. Unless the game is in my favourite games of all time list, I don't like to play the same game over on a new list. Rather I want to play new experiences; But if there are stacks, I always aim for playing on the newer console for the best experience; I don't start a game when it has an unobtainable, if a game I have on my list become unobtainable I will throw it in my backlog; Completing a game means to have done all the DLC. I will always strive for full completion of a game. And the rule I always break: I need to clean up my backlog, hence why my completion rate is so low ? I have done some things in the past that breaks these rules like the sound shapes autopopping and Singstar stacking; Edited September 11, 2021 by Bumperklever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KafeiX Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 My rule is simple. I must get every trophy in every game I've ever played...be it a DLC or online trophy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wild-Arms-R Posted September 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2021 I don’t really do the whole self imposed rules thing. I know ppl who have like a the equivalent of a small novel of rules they force on them selves tho, such as… 1.No Multiplayer trophies(ok seems reasonable) 2.No Games that put their account at risk(well that’s kinda silly) 3.No games without platinums(Dumb, dumb and just dumb) 4.Must 100% every game( Pretty much insane, but at least your actually playing all your games) I could go on but there is alot, but best advice, stop making rules and just play games, your profile is way less valuable then your time. And you should spend it the way you want. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baranov_925 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 @HondaHoe how is your ps3 going? how long have you have this console? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorelhoshi Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) I have a few : 1.Don't autopop trophies even if its acceptable here 2.get platinum in every game I start. 100% doesn't matter to me much 3.no unattainable trophies (that might change in the future) Edited September 14, 2021 by Sorelhoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladynadiad Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) I have a few myself: 1. No games with MP trophies. Stuff that I can get by myself like the co-op trophies in Children of Morta or ones that are for using online features that don't require playing with someone are fine. 2. A game isn't truly complete and out of my backlog until all stacks I own are finished. So yes, all stacks on cross buy stuff, but I don't have to buy additional stacks unless I want to. 3. No starting stuff with unobtainable trophies, which is an exception for #2 since Sparkle 2 has one stack with an unobtainable, but I've 100%ed the other two stacks. 4. Only start games that seem like they'd be fun. If I own a game and find out later it probably isn't something I'd like, it can be removed from the backlog before starting it. 5. Non-plat games are fine 6. No buying games on PSN that I have on Steam unless I like it enough to play twice or the PC version has serious issues (or no achievements). Same applies to buying games on Steam that I own on PSN. More just a reminder to me to remember to check that I'm not buying something I already own since I have over 1200 games on Steam. Edited September 12, 2021 by ladynadiad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Soup Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 My primary rule, and this applies to all games on all platforms, is I don't buy games I don't intend to play. Beyond that, same stuff people have already said. Broken achievements is a no, multiplayer games are situational, attempt to 100% anything I play, so on and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Head Cthulhu Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) All I do is create dummy accounts to game on most of the time. When it is a game I really enjoy I will play it on my main account. It helps me to curb my OCD. Edited September 12, 2021 by Void 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantCrow Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Only rules I set for myself are Must complete every base game and DLC trophy (more to limit my spending overall though) Everything must be obtainable Must be below a 30% rarity (ideally below a 10%) The game needs to be fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I think skipping games because they don't have a platinum is frankly, a little stupid. Now I'm sure many of us love platinum trophies, we all do. But I don't discredit games because they don't have a platinum, like HITMAN and HITMAN 2. Definitely worthwhile. It's not the destination, it's the journey that counts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Kite Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Only rule I have for this account is games that I know I can achieve the platinum for. Any game that I can't plat due to difficulty, being unattainable ect I play on a local account if I really wanna play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exsentry Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Wow, some of you are really sacrificing some good experiences. ? On 9/11/2021 at 0:42 PM, HondaHoe said: I don't play games that don't have a platinum trophy I never understood this one as there are some great games out there like Hitman 2, Apex Legends, Warframe, etc. I guess the only rule I have is no stacks unless it's a remake or port. I just find it a waste of time or money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnyman Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I care more about the 100% than the plat. So non plats are fine with me. But if a game has unattainable trophies now, then I'm not playing it. My goal is to 100% every game I play, DLC and all. Only case it doesn't apply is games with a couple trophies based on VR or something else I'm not buying, but still want to play the game. And old games I played on PS3 before I trophy hunted. I'll deal with them being not even close to 100% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GoonerLukeThe Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 I don't follow any rules for trophy hunting, I play any games, If I don't like it I leave it no matter how many little trophies I got (most of my low percentages are because of that) If I like it then I try my best to 100%/platinum it, if I'm not skilled enough to get all the trophies then that's fine as well (I will always try my hardest though) My list represents all the games I've tried and I'm proud of it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmFanatic Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I posted my trophy hunting rules in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eevee_Everfree Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 All I usually ask is the game be interesting and quirky. Plus if the art style doesn't speak to me it's a totes no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Yuki Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1. I avoid games with multiplayer and online trophies and games that require two players to get a trophy unless I can somehow do it myself with two controllers, as I play solo and don't like playing with others online or having to rely on online servers etc. to get trophies. 2. I platinum every game I play (although this is a new rule since the PS4 gen, so I have some plats I couldn't get back in the PS3 days when I didn't bother). I ignore DLC though as I never buy it. 3. I read the trophy guide and ensure that I can platinum the game before buying a game. If I think I can't platinum the game, then I probably won't buy it. 4. Must be 150 hours or under completion time in the guide and less than 7/10 difficulty as that tends to be my max for skill level. The hardest plats I have are 7/10, and the longest was Persona 5 royal as my playthrough was 183 hours but to get the platinum it is much less. I just did all the extras not needed for the trophies and same with P4 Golden where I took 153 hours. With that all being said, the following games are excluded from these rules as I will buy and play them regardless of trophies due to how much I love them: Tales games, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Persona. Thankfully I have managed to get most of the FF plats and Persona plats for the games I have except FFX, but for Tales I didn't bother with Zestiria and Symphonia as they were really boring. KH Plats were impossible for me other than KH3, but it's been a series I loved since childhood so I played BBS and got about 54% of trophies but couldn't get the rest as they were too hard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) I don't really have any self imposed rules for myself when it comes to trophies, since I don't take them too seriously to begin with. That being said, I do have a few "standards" or rules for myself when it comes to games in general, and trophies/achievements sometimes apply: If a game has online/multiplayer trophies, I generally won't even think about platinuming it any more, even if it's otherwise easy. Played far too many games which were actually pretty fun to plat, then I had to play the multiplayer which I couldn't care less about for a few hours which often just ruined the enjoyment/experience. Every game I start, I intend to "finish" (at least see the credits anyway). I must not just stop playing the game and return to it months/years later, basically forcing me to start a new playthrough anyway. I've been guilty of this a lot in the past, but I've been pretty good with actually sticking with games till completion now. Conversely, if a game is being way too boring and/or frustrating to play for a prolonged period, there is no shame in dropping it. But I also feel I must always give each game some reasonable "chance", as there's been some great games out there that rubbed me the wrong way for the first few hours. I never would have developed my love of the Souls series for example if I gave into frustration in the first few hours of Demon's Souls. I must limit how many games I replay each year so my backlog doesn't continue to grow so massive. Been very guilty of this in the past, there'd be some years where all I'd really play was games I've already played tons before. Nowadays, I limit myself to 3 games to replay max each year, but I often don't even hit that limit any more because I do find myself wanting to play new games more often now. There's only so many times I can replay a Pokemon or Sonic game before the nostalgia effect does nothing for me any more. I must look into each game a little before starting. I don't mean looking into them to see if I'd like them, I would have already done that before I bought them. I mean look into them to see if there's any known major bugs, and how to avoid them. I may have ruined my Xenoblade Chronicles X playthrough had I not known about a game breaking glitch in one of the missions, for example. Though at the same time, I must be weary to avoid spoilers (unless it's related to a game breaking bug or something). Also look at any trophy guides if any exist, and determine if it's something I'd like to attempt to platinum/100% or not. Edited October 17, 2021 by SuperSmexy500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC-Fraggers Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Mine are nothing out of the ordinary for the most part: No unobtainables. Must complete to 100% with all DLC, no matter how exhausing or garbage it is Must complete in series order MUST COMPLETE TO 100% WITH ALL DLC, like that is the only serious non-negotiable here. I value completion ratio above all other stats on here and I'd be agitated if mine ever dropped below 99%. I don't like it below 99.5% to be honest but what can you do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1. I MUST like the look of the game. 2. That’s about it really… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baranov_925 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1. I need to enjoy this game at the beginning. 2. No games with closed multiplayer. That's pretty all. Since I don't plat every game that I have (no matter how I wished). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I have one rule these days: I need to get at least one trophy a day. I’ve done this for over 6 years now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Tonto Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) I don't have too many OCD Trophy Habits, but I do try and impose some limits on myself. I must earn the platinum or 100% about two games, before I can buy new games. (I implemented this rule because my gaming backlog has gotten so big.) Deal with the online trophies after the first campaign playthrough. (Online trophies are the bane of my trophy hunting experience. They have screwed me out of several platinum trophies.) Do not buy crappy games to earn platinums (I did this on my old PSN profile, regretted it and started over.) Have Fun (If I am not having fun with a game, put it down for awhile or stop playing entirely.) Aim for 100% completion (I try to get the most out of my games. But sometimes that 100% just isn't worth it.) Edited October 18, 2021 by James_Tonto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegeth Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I have to get a trophy a day. It bugs me when I don't. I've tried to break the habit and not get a trophy, but it just nags me in the back of my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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