Charizarzar Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) Hello and welcome back to Member Interviews! Our next interviewee is @GunfighterHefty, so let's start firing off some questions! Questions can be submitted starting now until August 22nd, 2023. Gunfighter has provided the community with a snippet to help come up with questions. About Me Hello fellow trophy hunters and gamers, I'm a 32 year old teacher entering my 10th year in the profession. I teach Adapted Physical Education, working with students of a wide age range with disabilities. I am a somewhat new dad, with 2 children ages 3 and 2. They are the best thing that's ever happened to my life and the worst thing that's ever happened to my gaming time... I have been gaming as long as I can remember, growing up my 2 older brothers had the NES, SNES, Sega, eventually the PS1. As I got older I started to have my own systems and games and remember my dad getting me the N64, which I liked a lot but was not a fan of that monstrosity they called a controller. I think my most beloved systems from my childhood were my Gameboy Color and then eventually my Gamecube. remember the first time I played on a Gameboy, it was a neighbor kids fatboy and he was telling me how he couldn't catch a Clefairy in Pokemon. I lied and told him I knew how to do it and he let me borrow it. I played so much Pokemon from then on and eventually convinced my mom to get me my own (and I did return his Gameboy, I also caught a Clefairy for him but quickly and accidentally released it, oops, sorry kid!) I spent a lot of late nights playing my Gameboy color and collecting 'mons in the dark with that sweet little light attachment, which eventually lead me to playing hours and hours of Animal Crossing, Pikmin, etc on my Gamecube as well. Despite a strong sense of nostalgia and connection to the Nintendo market, my round-about way of coming into the fold with Playstation and trophy hunting was chasing down achievements in World of Warcraft. I spent far too much time in Azeroth and most of my interests with gaming seem to still stem from that (and Pokemon, I suppose). When I received my own PS3 as a gift (a second-wave Fatboy that is still running to this day) I didn't stumble upon trophies at that point, I mostly played sports games and random cheapie games to fill out a library, similar to how me and my buddies played on the PS2. When I finally did figure out the trophy system, I was immediately hooked and went through several alt accounts chasing down completion percentage, milestones, names, etc until I finally created this one in 2015 and stuck with it. I've managed to pull off some pretty good completions, have done a few good milestones, and continue to attempt to cross off an endless backlog (that I don't think is really attainable) amidst server closures and delistings. I've managed guilds/clans in several different titles and really enjoy that aspect of camaraderie but also do not have the time I wish I did for it. Outside of gaming, I try to be present with my kids fully and enjoy being out in nature as much as possible and sadly, also like to 'trophy hunt' using a phone app called "Seek" which catalogs and identifies different plant, animal, and insect species. I really enjoy finding and learning about mushrooms and insects specifically. I also enjoy writing and reading, when I find time, but that's very very difficult. I'm also a huge baseball fan (unfortunately the team I enjoy the most is the Chicago White Sox) and used to love all baseball related games. That statistical part of baseball probably is easily aligned with this hobby as well, not surprisingly. I have plans to eventually create one of those threads for my own gaming ambitions and accomplishments too! ________________________ Interview setup The setup for all PSNP interviews will be as follows: After the new interviewee have been revealed, the PSNP community will have 10 days to ask their questions. While the community is coming up with questions, the interviewee has the time to work on the 17 standard questions After those 10 days, those questions, along with the standard questions, will be sent to the interviewee. The interviewee will have another 7 days to answer as many of the questions as they want. Once the interviewee has finished answering the questions, I will post the whole interview in a new thread. How to be an interviewee As we've had a lot of interest, new applications are temporarily closed, but I'll open the interview signup thread back up after more names have been cleared. ________________________ List of questions Standard Questions How did you come up with your PSN name? What games convinced you to get your PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita, PlayStation 4, and Playstation 5? What are your top 5 game series and why? What are your top 5 games and why? Which unreleased game(s) are you looking forward to the most and why? Do you have any other hobbies outside of gaming? Top 5 TV shows, movies, and/or anime, why, and would you recommend them to people? Top 5 favorite music bands/group/artists/composers/OST? Your favorite platinum and why? Your least favorite platinum and why? Have you ever been tempted to switch over to the Xbox/Nintendo/PC gaming ecosystems? If you could have one game from any gaming generation be remade or re-released, which one would it be and why? How far are you willing to go for a platinum? If you could give Sony direct feedback on business decisions in the last year, and the latest console generation, what would you tell them? What is your favorite thing about PSNP? What is your least favorite thing about PSNP? Is there anyone in the PSNP Community you would like to give a shout-out to and if so, why? PSNP Community Questions (updated periodically) First video game console? How did you get into specialised teaching? What are the first videogames you are gonna make your kids play? What's the most challenging part of your job? Leading off of that, what's it like working in physical education? Do you ever feel pressure to keep yourself fit or wonder about whether you'll still enjoy it in the future? What was it about World of Warcraft that drew you in for so long? Did you used to spend money on it? Could you see yourself allowing your kids to play more mature games in the future if they showed an interest? Like how some parents are okay with their kids playing GTA? What's something you miss the most or would love to relive from your own childhood? With the games you've yet to complete on your profile, what were your main reasons for giving up and can you give some examples? What's your food heaven and hell? What's the best present you've ever received? (excluding kids, lol) Do you have any organised way of sorting your backlog or choosing the next game? Best/worst boosting experiences? What sort of game genres are you really not into, or are there any games from a genre you normally wouldn't go for that ended up drawing you in? As you've been waiting a while for an interview (I think since 2018!), how much has your life changed since then and do you have a different outlook on things/life in general? Reading that you are, or used to be (?), a fan of Nintendo, how do you feel about them not having any achievements at all? Would you play a game without achievements today, considering you're also into "daily-life trophy hunting" now? How do you feel about today's games (including Game-as-a-Service and microtransactions) in comparison to games from your childhood? Apart from graphics or nostalgia, do you think today's games are "better"? Why/why not? What was your first thought when you received the message that you were picked for a PSNP interview? If you had to describe why you're gaming in one word, which would it be? If you were to become a Meme on the internet, what sort of Meme would you want to be? How many crows are too many crows to take on in a fight? Is PE mostly theory or in the field? If it is practical, are there any sports you enjoy teaching over others? What's a particularly interesting insect and fungus? What's your favorite pokemon? if any What's your favorite game that isn't popular? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Do you see yourself quitting gaming? Thoughts on new update? You've got a pretty good amount of UR trophies, is that something you actively try to achieve or just happenstance? Edited August 20, 2023 by Charizarzar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakXedge Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) First video game console? Edited August 11, 2023 by breakXedge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff_Cupcake Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 How did you get into specialised teaching? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Charizarzar Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 What's the most challenging part of your job? Leading off of that, what's it like working in physical education? Do you ever feel pressure to keep yourself fit or wonder about whether you'll still enjoy it in the future? What was it about World of Warcraft that drew you in for so long? Did you used to spend money on it? Could you see yourself allowing your kids to play more mature games in the future if they showed an interest? Like how some parents are okay with their kids playing GTA? What's something you miss the most or would love to relive from your own childhood? With the games you've yet to complete on your profile, what were your main reasons for giving up and can you give some examples? What's your food heaven and hell? What's the best present you've ever received? (excluding kids, lol) Do you have any organised way of sorting your backlog or choosing the next game? Best/worst boosting experiences? What sort of game genres are you really not into, or are there any games from a genre you normally wouldn't go for that ended up drawing you in? As you've been waiting a while for an interview (I think since 2018!), how much has your life changed since then and do you have a different outlook on things/life in general? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woggly4 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Reading that you are, or used to be (?), a fan of Nintendo, how do you feel about them not having any achievements at all? Would you play a game without achievements today, considering you're also into "daily-life trophy hunting" now? How do you feel about today's games (including Game-as-a-Service and microtransactions) in comparison to games from your childhood? Apart from graphics or nostalgia, do you think today's games are "better"? Why/why not? What was your first thought when you received the message that you were picked for a PSNP interview? If you had to describe why you're gaming in one word, which would it be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally-Vincent--- Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 If you were to become a Meme on the internet, what sort of Meme would you want to be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakingthegreen Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 How many crows is too many crows to take on in a fight? Is PE mostly theory or in the field? If it is practical, is there any sports you enjoy teaching over others? What's a particularly interesting insect and fungus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infected Elite Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1. What's your favorite pokemon? if any 2. What's your favorite game that isn't popular? 3. where do you see yourself in 10years? 4. Do you see yourself quitting gaming? 5. Thoughts on new update? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 You've got a pretty good amount of UR trophies, is that something you actively try to achieve or just happenstance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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