Backlog Challenge 2024 - Sign Up Year-Round!

[Rebourne07]

Backlog Challenge 2024

 

Premise

During the year 2024 finish as much of your backlog as you can. Each game and DLC pack is weighted by difficulty and time estimate. Points are totaled up and you climb the ranks according to your earned points.

 

Rules

• The challenge begins January 1st, 2024 and runs through December 31st, 2024. Anyone can sign up at any time during the year. 
• For a game to count it must have at least one trophy timestamped before January 1st, 2024 and at least one trophy timestamped after January 1st, 2024.
  • Games that do not have one trophy timestamped, but were loaded onto your profile at 0% do not count
  • Games you started in 2024 from scratch do not count
• For a DLC pack to count, the base game or DLC pack must have at least one trophy timestamped before January 1st, 2024 and the DLC pack must be 100% completed after January 1st, 2024. The start date for any DLC pack is the same as the start date of the base game, even if you never started the DLC pack before 2024.
• It doesn't matter if you're starting from a single trophy earned or a single trophy away from completion. It all counts the same.
• If the game has a platinum trophy, then you must earn the platinum trophy to count it.
• If the game doesn't have a platinum trophy, then you must earn 100% base game trophies to count it.
• For DLC packs, you must get 100% in the DLC pack to count it. Each DLC pack is worth it's own set of points according to it's difficulty / time estimate.
• If a game or DLC pack has a PSNProfiles guide, you must use the difficulty rating and time estimate from that guide. If a game has 2 guides, you can use whichever results in you getting more points.
• If a game does NOT have a PSNProfiles guide, just post and ask if a different official guide with a difficulty rating and time estimate is ok to use if you can find one.
• Auto pops count. Completion is completion.
• When calculating points, please be honest. It'd be too much work to check the math and timestamps on every game for every player so realistically only the top performers on the leaderboard will be checked, but please aim to be as accurate as possible in your calculations and only include games you know you had progress on pre-2024 to keep things fair and fun for everyone.
• The longer or harder the game / DLC pack is, the more points it's worth. See the Points and Multipliers section below for details.

 

Points & Multipliers

Spoiler

• Each platinum, base game 100% or DLC pack you complete is worth: 
  • Difficulty Rating * Time Estimate
• For example...if you had Cyberpunk 2077 in your backlog, having started it pre-2024 and then you platinum'd it in 2024 you would earn:
  • 
    • Difficulty Rating = 3/10
    • Time Estimate = 85hrs
    • 3 * 85 = 255 points
• Or say you completed 100% trophies in the Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - Banned Footage Vol. 1 DLC pack then you would earn:
  • 
    • Difficulty Rating = 7/10
    • Time Estimate = 15hrs
    • 7 * 15 = 105 points

 

 

• PROFILE MULTIPLIERS: The larger your backlog, the more options you have to earn points. However, for those with higher completion rates:
  • Profile at 80%+ completion => All points for each game past that completion level are multiplied by 1.25x
  • Profile at 85%+ completion => All points for each game past that completion level are multiplied by 1.50x
  • Profile at 90%+ completion => All points for each game past that completion level are multiplied by 1.75x
  • Profile at 95%+ completion => All points for each game past that completion level are multiplied by 2.00x
  • If your profile has any Hidden Trophies  then you are ineligible for a Profile Multiplier and must have a 1.0 multiplier regardless of your profile's completion percentage.
• SYSTEM MULTIPLIERS: Special incentive is given to go back and do games outside the typical PS4/PS5 ecosystem: 
  • PSVR or PSVR2 games => All points for each VR game are multiplied by 1.25x
    • The game must require VR, not just have an optional VR mode.
  • PS Vita games => All points for each Vita game are multiplied by 1.5x
    • The game must be Vita only or PS3+Vita: 
      •  counts for the multiplier
      •  counts for the multiplier
      •  does NOT count for the multiplier
  • PS3 games => All points for each PS3 game are multiplied by 1.5x
    • The game must be PS3 only or PS3+Vita:
      •  counts for the multiplier
      •  counts for the multiplier
      •  does NOT count for the multiplier
      •  does NOT count for the multiplier
• TIME MULTIPLIERS: The longer a game has been in your backlog, the more points it's worth:
  • Once you complete the game, look at the time to platinum / time to complete: 
    • If this time is anything less than 1 year, it does NOT qualify for a multiplier
    • If this time is 1 year or greater, then a multiplier is applied using the formula: 1.Years
      • Ex: Platinum/Completed in 1 year+ => 1.1x
      • Ex: Platinum/Completed in 4 years+ => 1.4x
      • Ex: Platinum/Completed in 12 years+ => 2.2x
      • Etc.
    • Months are irrelevant. Only years count. 11 months is not a year.
    • This applies to DLC too. Even if you platinum'd the game forever ago. If you finish the DLC in 2024, then it qualifies for this multiplier. 
      • To find your start date for DLC, just use the First Trophy Date on the base game: 
• COMPLETION MULTIPLIER: For games with unobtainable / impossible-for-you trophies, you can get partial credit. 
  • This multiplier requires a bit more tracking. Take note of your Start % before beginning a game that you know you either can't or won't get 100% on and record it on the Google Sheet. It's hidden by default so you'll need to expand the two hidden section between columns E&H and columns L&N.
  • After getting as far as you can/will, record your End % and your Completion multiplier will be calculated for you. The formula is End% - Start% / 100. 
    • 
• All modifiers stack!

 

Badges

Badges are a way of adding an extra layer of challenge to the event. You can earn each badge up to 10 times. When you earn a badge, simply update your Google Form and it'll automatically show up on the Leaderboards. 

 

•  Arduity - Finish a game or DLC Pack of anything with a difficulty rating of 9 or 10
•  Blood, Sweat and Tears - Earned 5k points even if you removed any outliers (1k+ completions)
•  Closure - Platinum or 100% the base game of a game that you started your first year of trophy hunting 
•  Drop in the Bucket - Completed a game or DLC for 1 point (before or after modifiers)
•  Finishing Touch - Platinum or 100% the base game of a true backlog game (1 year+) you already had 50%+ done
•  Got ‘Er Done - Completed 4+ DLC packs on a single game
•  One Shot - Reached 1000 points with a single game or DLC pack
•  Repentance - Take a true backlog game (1 year+) from <10% to 100%
•  Round 2 - Finish all DLC on a game you platinumed over half your profile’s age ago
•  Wild Card - Complete ANY of the following:
  • Platinum or 100% a game with servers shutting down in 2024 
    • OR
  • Get all obtainable trophies on a backlog game with unobtainable trophies
    • OR
  • Platinum or 100% a game that has unobtainable trophies...but you've already earned them

 

How to Join / Participate

To sign up, just comment below!

• All you have to say is that you want to join, but you could post some other information if you want to like your starting profile %, backlog related goals for the year and/or games you're planning on doing.
• If you're joining mid-year, you can just calculate up the points you've earned up to this point and post that to get started.
• Here's an EXAMPLE Spreadsheet with Formulas and Charts! by @Xylobe to help track your progress. Just change the games and values to your own and everything will auto-update to calculate your personalized backlog completion stats (Though badge completions are all manual). Please use screenshots of this spreadsheet or links to a personal copy to update us every time you earn new points 
• To make a personal copy of the spreadsheet, go to the link and go to File -> Make a copy. Then just bookmark that and put your game information in it and post that link each time you complete a game. 
• To ensure your link is visible to everyone else, click Share in the top right corner and change General Access to "Anyone with the link" and "Viewer".

• Upon reaching 5,000+ points total you can put the challenge's signature badge in your signature if you so choose:

 

Checkout the Leaderboards!

Fill out a Google Form to submit your score. Update it from the same link anytime you make progress.

Edited February 15 by Rebourne07

[MrHealthy]

I have tried some other backlog events in the past and fell off them cause new games are fun. But I do have 100+ games I need to finish and maybe the gamification of this event will help me out. So I am in.

Current completion is just under 86%.

[Rebourne07]

9 minutes ago, MrHealthy said:

I have tried some other backlog events in the past and fell off them cause new games are fun. But I do have 100+ games I need to finish and maybe the gamification of this event will help me out. So I am in.

Current completion is just under 86%.

Oh wow, 100+ games to finish with a profile completion rate that high already! That’s impressive

[MidnightDragon]

I might join. Let me think about it.

[MrHealthy]

28 minutes ago, Rebourne07 said:

Oh wow, 100+ games to finish with a profile completion rate that high already! That’s impressive

 

I just checked and I have 140 that have unearned trophies that I can still complete. And 17 that I can not complete.

Realistically there are about 14 of that 140 that I will never finish do to lack of interest / too hard / too grindy. So 126 to do eventually.

[VersusCA]

I'll join for sure Hoping to focus on backlog in the new year, I actually don't have many new games on my watchlist for 2024 besides the Tomb Raider remasters and some PC stuff. My main priority will still be difficulty challenge but besides that I'll be looking to do some RTS games I've had laying around, namely Company of Heroes 3, Ancestors: Legacy, Iron Harvest, and Evil Geniuses 2. The way the event is structured I might end up doing a very dumb thing and putting heaps of 1% complete games on my profile in the last couple days of this year to give me more options haha.

Edited December 12, 2023 by VersusCA

[Rebourne07]

45 minutes ago, VersusCA said:

I'll join for sure Hoping to focus on backlog in the new year, I actually don't have many new games on my watchlist for 2024 besides the Tomb Raider remasters and some PC stuff. My main priority will still be difficulty challenge but besides that I'll be looking to do some RTS games I've had laying around, namely Company of Heroes 3, Ancestors: Legacy, Iron Harvest, and Evil Geniuses 2. The way the event is structured I might end up doing a very dumb thing and putting heaps of 1% complete games on my profile in the last couple days of this year to give me more options haha.

That works man  

[maxfighter23___]

i want to join this should motivate me to finish my backlog games  

[MAUSZX]

One tiny problem is that a lot of games that are in someones backlog means they haven't even started the game. So this would only tackle a selected amount of games. Imo.... Might still join tho.

[vsvpl1501]

Hi Guys,

 

count me in. I already have some Backlog clean up in my Platinum Difficult Challenge. I think that I can connect them right away!

 

My actual completion rate is ~62 % .. I want to beat my old me for not thinking about trophies! Leave the year with something over 80 % would be awesome  

 

I hope I have enough stamina to "clean" some old games .. 

Edited December 12, 2023 by vsvpl1501

[Rebourne07]

1 hour ago, MAUSZX said:

One tiny problem is that a lot of games that are in someones backlog means they haven't even started the game. So this would only tackle a selected amount of games. Imo.... Might still join tho.

True, this is more specifically for games you’ve started but never finished or for raising your profile completion percentage. That kind of backlog. 

[Skagarrin]

I will tentatively join.

My second Difficulty Challenge list is likely to be a collection of games from my backlog so this will mesh with that.

 

My primary focus will be on my main Difficulty Challenge Games (which are all sitting at 0% for the Fresh Starter Badge) so my updates will likely come later in the year.

 

But raising my %Completion is on my to do list:

it currently sits at 72.31% [82 Incomplete games - 7 of which are unobtainable] so plenty of choice.

[RoastedPeanut]

I was planning on dedicating 2024 to being a backlog year so this sounds great. I'm in!

[Blindable]

I will also combine this with the difficulty challenge, so I'm definitely in this too.

Focusing on my backlog is my "never ending" project as younger me did not bother about the completion% nor even trophies in general... That's why I'm sitting with so many ps3 games which I don't even have access anymore with just few trophies earned. I wish Sony would add different versions of games to stream on (for example ps3 version of FC3, BF4 or South Park: The Stick of Truth) as all these games can be played, but only in ps4 versions. I have raised the completion% from ~40% to 63,5% in the past 2 years but it's still a long journey to my current goal of 80% while trying to achieve less than 40% (current 44,31%) of trophy rarity during the process.

[modest_undue1]

I’d like to participate!

[TheZazuku]

I'm most likely joining in too, got plenty of unfinished games. Will post again closer to start of the event 😁

[Lenzsotic1]

Sign me up.

I have around 10 games in my Backlog wich i will finish 2024 to reach one of my highest over all Percentige Rate.

I hope i will get every of the 10 games done troughout 2024.

I tried multiple times to get rid of these games but i didnt found time yet, now the time will come.😀

[Sephiroth-22-]

Sign me up.

 

This will keep me motivated to not buy as many new games. Currently I have an 81% completion percentage. Hoping to hit 90% in 2024.

[Xylobe]

I'll sign up! I've had some games that I've been meaning to get cleaned up for a few years now.

 

I also have a couple of games that I know will be getting new DLCs in 2024; are those going to be eligible for points?

[Kirenoxs]

I want to join too, my percentage is 87.93% right now, might start some games before the end of the year to have more options to participate. 

 

EDIT: my backlog in PSNP is around 50, but games in my actual backlog are 200+ (ps+, sales, etc) so thats why I will start some of them 

Edited December 12, 2023 by Kirenoxs
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[Hitman_Spinksy1]

Count me in. I have 354 games in my backlog and counting lmao 

Current completion % is 45.66% and hoping to get to around 55% by the end of next year 

[Rebourne07]

3 hours ago, Xylobe said:

I'll sign up! I've had some games that I've been meaning to get cleaned up for a few years now.

 

I also have a couple of games that I know will be getting new DLCs in 2024; are those going to be eligible for points?

Yes, games that get new DLC in 2024 count since you have trophies in the base game already so it's part of your official backlog

[serrated-banner9]

I'll join, i have roughly 75 games i have started but not completed so this will help me battle my backlog  

[Nego_Brown_]

Im in. I have 68 games in my Playstation Backlog. Even though i dont think 2024 will be better than 2023 Difficulty and lenght wise. 

 

I just started paying atention to my backlog about 4 years ago and i noticed that i finish 35 to 39 games and plat about 90% of them. 

 

[videogmr101]

I'm in, I was planning on working on my backlog this year anyways, currently sitting at 57% so hopefully I can bump that up