Han_the_Dragon Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Oh, so I've missed the final tier... And here I've thought I was finally done with the Item World... Well, that's Disgaea for ya. Thanks! Ya, usually there's only 40 ranks, but they add a new one in this version of Disgaea 4 (it wasn't in the original D4, nor in any other Disgaea game..). It's a nice way to make us spend 6-10 extra hours in Item World.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJROE95 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Keep it up everyone, I love reading your progress Another week without buying any games, I was tempted by I am Setsuna but Ill wait for a massive price drop with it being digital only. Starting to think I should have joined in with this event lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Keep it up everyone, I love reading your progress Another week without buying any games, I was tempted by I am Setsuna but Ill wait for a massive price drop with it being digital only. Starting to think I should have joined in with this event lol It's never too late. I'm not making much progress lately due to time consuming games but I did earn a few more trophies in Rune Factory Oceans. I'm also getting pretty close to finishing the story of that game. Edited July 22, 2016 by xFalionx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratchet2425 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Time for another update! Unfortunately there isn't alot to report on since last time, since I was busy at work (again) and will be for at least the next 2 weeks because of my work term report, so these updates won't feature much progress. As a result of this, I think I'll start doing what almost everyone else is and actually make some notes about the games that I did play since my last update. So, here it goes: In DRIVECLUB, I managed to earn my 1 millionth drift point while making some progress in the a couple of the many DLC's this game has (thanks season pass that was included when I bought this game for $15). With that gold trophy in my cabinet, I am that much closer to my 2nd PS4 platinum and the 7th of my 10 platinum goal for this year Key fragment #2 is now within my grasp in Hyperdimention Neptunia. After making some progress through Lastation (including attending a very special tech demo), I'm not in the dungeon which contains the Lastation Key Fragment and only have a very determined Black Heart standing between our party and the goal. Along with exploring some of the menus I didn't realize existed, my bonds with Luka, Kaito & Meiko maxed out in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f 2nd. While I would love to platinum this game before Diva X comes out (which I finally have pre-ordered), this one might take me another couple months to get, especially if the extra time it took me to plat the first project diva game is a good indicator. Finally, while my trophies won't reflect it I have been trudging along through NBA 2k16. I started the Lakers Road to the Finals challenge about 2 weeks ago, and after finalizing a lineup I can work with (aka; all 8 of the required Lakers players are riding the bench while my star lineup of Gary Payton-Klay Thompson- Lebron- Anthony Davis- DPOY Marc Gasol dominates everyone) I've managed to get a 3-2 lead in the series, hopefully I'll win my next game and move on to the next round of the challenge. Also this week, while in a party with my 12 year old cousin, we both open some player packs just for shits & giggles and he managed to pull a DIAMOND Russell Westbrook (97 overall, plus there's a trophy for it), he's only had the game for a month (got it from PS+) while I've been trying for 6+ months and the best I've ever gotten was a regular old Lebron (94 overall). Ratchet2425: Currently Playing: Games played at beginning of event (In no particular order) (% completed before July 1st, % currently completed, date game was started, (additional information)): Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: 94% base, 78% overall. 94% base, 78% overall. January 6th, 2012. Dawnguard: 62%. 62%. February 27th, 2013. Hearthfire: 100%. 100%. February 20th, 2013. (Finished already but listing here to show I have all the DLC) Dragonborn: 0%. 0%. February 17th, 2013. (Bought on this date, is installed but haven't started working on it yet) Hyperdimension Neptunia: 32%. 35%. March 14th, 2016. Tales of Graces f: 11%. 11%. ~October 5th, 2015. Tales of Xillia 2: 24%. 24%. ~October 24th, 2014. (Unsure of exact start, was likely closer to November as I wanted to complete Xillia 1's story first) Metal Gear Solid 2: 77%. 78%. September 13th, 2014. Metal Gear Solid 3: 15%. 15%. November 8th, 2015. Dragon Age II: 39%. 43%. October 18th, 2013. (Base game only) Heavy Rain: 42%. 51%. October 3rd, 2014. Beyond: Two Souls: 36%. 36%. September 5th, 2014. Dynasty Warriors 7: 34%. 36%. November 21st, 2015. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd: 29%. 40%. September 13th, 2015. Mass Effect 2: 89% base, 85% overall. 89% base, 85% overall. September 14th, 2014 Zaeed: The Price of Revenge: 100%. 100%. September 14th, 2014. (Finished Already, listed here to show I have all the DLC) Arrival: 0%. 0%. March 19th, 2016 (Bought on this date, is installed but haven't started yet) Ratchet Deadlocked: 3%. 6%. May 29th, 2016. Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault: 15%. 15%. May 28th, 2016. Jak 3: 58%. 58%. February 2nd, 2013. Sonic Adventure: 43% base, 30% overall. 43% base, 30% overall. July 22nd, 2015 Sonic Adventure DX: 0%. 0%. July 22nd, 2015.Final Fantasy X HD: 9%. 9%. July 24th, 2015. Valkyria Chronicles Remastered 0%. 0%. May 17th, 2016. Rock Band 4: 8%. 25%. June 29th, 2016. Senran Kagura Estival Versus: 20%. 20%. March 19th, 2016. Uncharted 2: 26%. 26%. September 8th, 2012. Uncharted 1 Remastered: 9%. 9%. December 26th, 2015. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: 88%. 88%. May 5th, 2009. Driveclub: 66% base, 29% overall. 83% base, 41% overall. January 15th, 2016. Driveclub Tour: 50%. 50%. January 15th, 2016 Ignition: 100%. 100%. January 15th, 2016 (Finished already, listed for completions sake) Photo-Finish: 0%. 50%. January 15th, 2016 Redline: 33%. 100%. January 15th, 2016 Elements: 0%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 Apex: 0%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 Sakura: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Downforce: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Midnight: 17%. 33%. January 15th, 2016 Lamborghini: 17%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 Pacesetter: 8%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 Turbocharged: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Evolution: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Lamborghini Icons: 100%. 100%. January 15th, 2016 (Finished already, listed for completions sake) Torque: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 RPM: 0%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 Velocity: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Horsepower: 0%. 0%. January 15th, 2016 Unite in Speed: 17%. 17%. January 15th, 2016 All Stars: 100%. 100%. January 15th, 2016 (Finished already, listed for completions sake) AMG: 33%. 33%. January 15th, 2016 Games started on July 11th (% completed, date game was purchased, (additional information)): Assassins Creed III: 3%. June 2nd, 2016. (Base Game only) Sonic Adventure 2: 5%. June 27th, 2015. (Base Game only) Echochrome: 0%. May/June 2016 (PS+ Game) Completed Games: (Date Started, Date Finished, Time Taken) Gone Home: June 27th 2016, July 2nd 2016, 5 Days, 2 Hours Pick-ups: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (PS4) (Officially pre-ordered & locked-in) Tales of Berseria (PS4) Darkest Dungeon (PS4) Games bought because I'm a bitch and couldn't hold out None, Yet... DLC Allowance None, hopefully it stays this way Current Overall Spendings: $0.00 I hope I managed to type everything up correctly, because I started about 2 hours ago after getting home from work and have been drinking while doing some more gaming since then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_T_Dub Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) July 23 Update Hey all, haven't forgotten about this, but work has been kicking my butt. My gaming time has been severely limited but I have managed to complete Doom and started working i on Prison Architect Completed: Doom [PS4] Absolutely loved this game! Id definitely got this one right, combining new elements with the core that made Doom a classic in the 90s. The speed of the game is easily its biggest appeal, as each battle arena requires quick thinking and constant movement. The AI isn't overly smart, but each enemy type feels unique and understanding their patterns and prioritizing threats is key in harder difficulties. Rating: 9.0/10.0 Trophy Difficulty: 3.0/10.0 My Time to Platinum: ~30 hours Now Playing [Trophy %] WWE 2K16 [PS4, 57%] Olli Olli 2: Welcome to Olliwood [PSV, 46%] Rogue Galaxy [PS4, 21%] The Legend of Heroes: Trail of Cold Steel [PSV, 15%] Prison Architect [PS4, 8%] Planned Purchases No Man's Sky Final Fantasy XV The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Completed [Rating] 1. Oxenfree [PS4, 7.2.16, 9.0/10.0] 2. Shütshimi [PS4, 7.4.16, 5.0/10.0] 3. Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma [PSV, 7.8.16, 8.5/10.0] 4. Doom [PS4, 7.22.16, 9.0/10.0] Breakdowns ($) Total Expenditures: $0.00 Starting Statistics Trophy Level: 38 Trophy Count: 9362 Platinums: 154 Completion Percentage: 75.24% Edited July 23, 2016 by Senor_T_Dub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han_the_Dragon Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 In the past 2 days I finely managed to finish Natural Doctrine story, not really an interesting plot, but enough to keep throwing us from a map to the next, although the way the characters join seems random and not logical. And even while I was playing on easy, there was little or no easy thing about the game, since usually 1-2 wrong placement of characters would end in a game over.. and I actually had to look up a vid on how to defeat the final boss without anyone dying.. as well as replay the highest lvl optional dungeon for an extra lvl.. Time for the Weekly update.. HAN_THE_DRAGON Games Played (Games started that I plan to play or complete during the session time): Currently playing:Natural Doctrine (Vita) → 1st of July 2016 - 0% Trophy complete, Game started, online trophy boost. → 2nd of July 2016 - 43% Trophy complete, All online trophy acquired, 2 story dungeons clear. → 22nd of July 2016 - 71% Trophy complete, Somewhere around 9/10th of the story done, only trophies remaining are for story stuff (2 are from NG+ only) and the Super boss. → 24th of July 2016 - 95% Trophy complete, Story complete, got all trophies except the 2 NG+ ones, and started NG+. Thief (PS3) → Before 1st of July 2016 - 12% Trophy complete, Chapter 1 complete. → 12th of July 2016 - 14% Trophy complete, Just got a random trophy and decided to play actively this game again. → 14th of July 2016 - 17% Trophy complete, Chapter 2 and events between Chapter 2 and 3 complete. On and off or on hold:Rocket League, no paid DLC → 2nd of July 2016 - 66% Trophy Complete, Have the Platinum and all the Utopian Coliseum trophies, working on the Neo Tokyo trophy set, missing the 2 Certified Item related trophies. → 3rd of July 2016 - 68% Trophy Complete, Have the Platinum and Utopian Coliseum and Neo Tokyo trophy sets at 100%. Race the Sun (PS3/PS4/Vita) → Before 1st of July 2016 - 19% Trophy complete, Only played a bit, and I’m level 11. → 11th of July 2016 - 47% Trophy complete, Got to max level (25) and got the Knight trophy (1.000.000 points) and Circus trophy (touch a cloud). Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) → Before 1st of July 2016 - 11% Trophy complete, Story somewhere not far from the 1st heist. Online lvl5 → 12th of July 2016 - 12% Trophy complete, Just played a bit of online. Now lvl6... and got a random trophy.. Rainbow Moon (PS3/Vita) - 32% Trophy complete, 30 hours into it, somewhere in the middle of the story Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (PS3) - 58% Trophy complete, online trophies and Story finished Kingdom Hearts Re:Chains of Memories - 87% Trophy complete, both playthroughs on easy done, need 4 more playthroughs Bloodbourne, no DLC - 3% Trophy complete, killed 1st story boss.. Muramasa Rebirth, no DLC - 14% Trophy complete, finished story of 1 character Games Complete (100%):Ni no Kuni → 1st of July 2016 - 2% Trophy complete, Currently heading out of the 2nd city. → 4th of July 2016 - 8% Trophy complete, Finished the events in Fairyland, along all available hunts and all, but 1 errand. 21 hours played according to in-game clock. → 6th of July 2016 - 13% Trophy complete, Story: Got 2 of the 3 stones for Mornstar, finished all available hunts and all errands except 1 (Show 3 Creatures to Derwin, currently evolving the last 4 needed). 95/100 Hidden Treasures, 93 Creatures Tamed (Including Dinoceros). 41 hours and 30 minutes played according to in-game clock. → 8th of July 2016 - 59% Trophy complete, Story Finished. Completed all hunts and all errands except 1 (Alchemy related errand). Got all Hidden Treasures and Treasure Chests, 139 Creatures Tamed and 90 different items created. Also got the trophies for getting 500.000 gilder, exploring all areas and buying all VIP stuff in the casino. 66 hours and 50 minutes played according to in-game clock (this includes some hours of idle time…). → 10th of July 2016 - 100% Trophy complete, , Story Finished. 100% Tasks and Wizard Companion completion, 90% Creature Compendium complete, 91% Alchemy complete. Got all Hidden Treasures and Treasure Chests. And got the platinum.. 81 hours and 30 minutes played according to in-game clock (so about 80 hours removing some idle time, didn’t took as long as I was expecting to platinum, and the grind didn’t felt all that bad, only 10 or so hours of grinding for the alchemy trophy and then another 6 or so hours of grinding to get the 250 familiars). Street Fighter x Tekken (PSV) → Before 1st of July 2016 - 98% Trophy complete, Missing 16 missions. → 12th of July 2016 - 98% Trophy complete, Missing 4 missions (#4, 17, 19 and 20). → 14th of July 2016 - 98% Trophy complete, Missing 2 missions (#19 and 20). → 17th of July 2016 - 100% Trophy complete, Didn’t took note of the total playtime, but was around 40 hours, 20 of those after this event started. Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3) → Before 1st of July 2016 - 65% Trophy complete, Missing the grindy part plus 13 missions. Online: 300+ matches played and 50 wins gotten. → 12h of July 2016 - 84% Trophy complete, online boost working for 100 perfects, 100 wins and 500 matches played. Cleared most of the missions (missing #4, 17, 19 and 20). → 14th of July 2016 - 84% Trophy complete, Missing 2 missions (#19 and 20). → 16th of July 2016 - 84% Trophy complete, Missing 1 mission (#20). → 18th of July 2016 - 94% Trophy complete, all missions clear and some of the grindy trophies gotten, only missing the 300 Finishers and 500 Uses of Cross Arts and Cross Assaults. → 20th of July 2016 - 100% Trophy complete, Platinum in about 74 hours. Pick-ups Persona 5 (PS4) Final Fantasy XV (PS4) Tekken 7 (PS4) Cave-ins Nothing so far. DLC Nothing so far 0/13.45 € Backlog (Games not started yet for whatever reason, although it's mostly PS+ content) Ar Tonelico 3 - Bought for no reason ages ago (along Atelier Rorona, check my trophies for the date..) Batman Arkham Asylum - PS+ Batman Arkham City+DLC - PS+ and I bought the DLC.. Beyond Two Souls - To borrow from my brother.. Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut - PS+ Deception IV (PS3) - Bought it for no reason for PS3.. I tough it was the Vita version at the time :/ Dragon's Dogma - PS+ Dragon's Crown (Vita) - PS+ Dishonored GotY Edition (PS3) - To borrow from my brother.. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) - To borrow from my brother.. (not likely that I will play it.. again) Hitman Trilogy - bought long ago I Am Alive - PS+ Lost Dimension (Vita) Kingdom Hearts II - Bought long ago, only played Birth by Sleep from this KH collection and I want to at least plat Chain of Memories before playing this one Kingdoms of Amalur - PS+, no DLC Mafia II - To borrow from my brother (unlikely..) Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS3) - Bought, part of the MGS HD collection, never played much MGS, except for Peace Walker.. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zero (PS4) - PS+ Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines - PS+ Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments - PS+ Sports Champions 2 - To borrow from my brother (unlikely..) Styx: Master of Shadows - PS+ The Crew - To borrow from my brother.. Watchdogs + DLC (PS4) - To borrow from my brother Anything that I find interesting from PS+ at any time or that my brother buys.. Change log: 9th July 2016 - Weekly update and add the PS+ game Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines to the backlog. 10th July 2016 - Add a "Games Complete" sub-section to the "Games Played" section and moved Ni no Kuno to "Games Complete". 16th July 2016 - Weekly update. Moved Thief and Street Fighter x Tekken PS3 and Vita to "Games Played" 24th July 2016 - Weekly update. Moved both Street Fighter x Tekken to "Games Complete" Update on the 1st post: Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3) and Street Fighter x Tekken (PSV) platinum, no other changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Joker88 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Yay, finally something new to tell Crysis 3: completed Lost Island DLC ... only 4 more mp trophies to go for GTA 5: most online trophies done... one still needed is up to lv 100: 30 more levels to grind Dragon's Crown: I am close to complete Infernal walktrough and then i have done almost everything i can with only one character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quikdrawjoe Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Destiny has sucked me back in so I'm making no progress on my backlog but on the bright side I'm not spending any money either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Spider-Guy Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Oh cool, this is still getting people on it. I'll update the post ASAP, there was a black out last night so I couldn't do it at home, and my laptop wouldn't connect at TAFE so I couldn't do it during lunch either, uggh. Anywho, I'm finishing up on The Warriors at the moment, fuck I love that game, might go for my first 100% on this challenge with that game, it's just so much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJROE95 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Oh well, this is why I didn't sign up lol - woke up with an 11% off email (what a strange percentage) for Rise of the Tomb Raider, I mean I couldn't say no for £31 shiny British pounds right? ........ And then I accidentally (read 'I very purposefully and of my own free will') bought the Marvel Ultimate Alliance bund-a-ruu (read in Cartman's voice) for ps4. At least I've confessed my sins, two months buying no games is a ridiculous new record for me so I'm hoping to get back on the wagon after this tremendous fall / face plant ha ha Edited July 26, 2016 by DJROE95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Oh well, this is why I didn't sign up lol - woke up with an 11% off email (what a strange percentage) for Rise of the Tomb Raider, I mean I couldn't say no for £31 shiny British pounds right? ........ And then I accidentally (read 'I very purposefully and of my own free will') bought the Marvel Ultimate Alliance bund-a-ruu (read in Cartman's voice) for ps4. At least I've confessed my sins, two months buying no games is a ridiculous new record for me so I'm hoping to get back on the wagon after this tremendous fall / face plant ha ha Hehe, enjoy your new games. But 2 months is really nothing unusual for me. Tomorrow I'm gonna be at exactly 4 months without buying a new game. That's not my record, though. (I'm not counting the one I won in the SongVote giveaway, though since I got it for free. ) And for the mandatory update: nothing new really besides some more progress in RFO and in the 2 guides I'm currently writing. I've been mostly studying and I also had the urge to rewatch Parasyte. Edited July 26, 2016 by xFalionx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetEntity Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) I'm done with Disgaea 4 (plat is currently on hold until #40, have only one trophy to pop), and have started Project DIVA f 2nd as my next Vita game. So, what needs to be updated: - Move Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited (PSV) into "Games Crossed From Backlog" category; - Add Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f 2nd (PSV) into "Current Progress" category. Edited July 26, 2016 by NetEntity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han_the_Dragon Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 (edited) Update for the past 2 days: Nothing major trophy wise, only got 1 of the 2 NG+ trophies on Natural Doctrine... So far I'm almost 2/3rd into the story, so I expect to end tomorrow.. knowing how the maps work (since usually there's 2-3 stages to each map) makes it a bit easier, but I still die a few times on some maps.. but since I can use more or less the same strategy that I used on the 1st playthrough, this one is being much faster and easier, since even tough it's NG+, nothing carries over to it, only difference is a new side quest to get an alternative ending and 2 trophies.. Other than that, I went to check how my Agarest War Zero save file was, because I think that I may go back to it soon (still next in line is Thief.. and GTA5.. I think..). After checking it, I saw that I'm at the spot to farm the ATK+999 and MAG+999 abilities, but I'm unable to kill or capture the enemies on that area.. I think that was why I initially stopped playing it, but I need to figure out a way to do it.. or maybe I will do a playthrough on normal (I always keep a Clear Game save file just in case something happens..) to farm the items that get converted into those abilities and then start the EXTRA playthrough again (abilities don't carry over, but weapons should, so I think that it would work..).. Edited July 26, 2016 by Han_the_Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I would love getting in on this, sounds like a challenge right for me, but I already have more pre-ordered than allowed :-( No Man's Sky, South Park Fractured Butthole, Horizon Zero Dawn and PlayStation VR, the last of which is technically not a game but will probably include buying some games. Though truth be told I have almost completely paid for No Man's Sky already just by trading in games I've played through. Perhaps next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I've been thinking about this contest some more and I would really like to join... Two questions: - Since my pre-orders mentioned above technically have been (largely) paid for or at least committed to since before I noticed / (hypothetically) joined this contest, can they be excluded? As in, do only bought games count if they have been (pre-)ordered after starting the event? - What is the opinion on trading games, or selling games and using that money to buy new games? I currently have a backlog of 21 games for which I paid (25 if we count my pre-orders) and 60 games which were free/ps+, so I really should have enough to do for a year. I'd use the three allowed games for VR and the DLC allowance for VR upgrades of games I have (Driveclub, Ethan Carter etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie1989 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I might still join this now I have finished with my plat rain day exploits. My only question is how is it decided whether a person has bought a new game or just didn't have it on their list already? Would we just be going on honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I've been thinking about this contest some more and I would really like to join... Two questions: - Since my pre-orders mentioned above technically have been (largely) paid for or at least committed to since before I noticed / (hypothetically) joined this contest, can they be excluded? As in, do only bought games count if they have been (pre-)ordered after starting the event? - What is the opinion on trading games, or selling games and using that money to buy new games? I currently have a backlog of 21 games for which I paid (25 if we count my pre-orders) and 60 games which were free/ps+, so I really should have enough to do for a year. I'd use the three allowed games for VR and the DLC allowance for VR upgrades of games I have (Driveclub, Ethan Carter etc). I think you should be fine, as far as I know the rule is basically: what you pay before joining doesn't really matter but once you join any money spent would be counted, even if you preordered the game before then. Note that this challenge is mostly about trying to save some money by reducing ones spending habits as well as reducing your backlog instead of making it bigger. Also, you won't be excluded if you buy more than the rules allow for but you will have to list those extra games as cave-ins and live with that shame. I only have ~30 games in my backlog, by the way, so you should be fine with 60. As far as trading/ selling games and buying new ones go, I can't really say anything about that. I guess it would be one of those dark zones but personally I'd say even if that money comes from selling a game, money spent is still money spent. I might still join this now I have finished with my plat rain day exploits. My only question is how is it decided whether a person has bought a new game or just didn't have it on their list already? Would we just be going on honesty. It's not a competition, so we rely on honesty. I mean there's also really no way to tell since the only way to certainly say wether a game was bought within the challenge or not would be if someone would buy games that were released during that period of time. I mean you could tell people to start all the games they currently own once but they could still play new games offline and/or on different consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I think you should be fine, as far as I know the rule is basically: what you pay before joining doesn't really matter but once you join any money spent would be counted, even if you preordered the game before then. Note that this challenge is mostly about trying to save some money by reducing ones spending habits as well as reducing your backlog instead of making it bigger. Also, you won't be excluded if you buy more than the rules allow for but you will have to list those extra games as cave-ins and live with that shame. I only have ~30 games in my backlog, by the way, so you should be fine with 60. As far as trading/ selling games and buying new ones go, I can't really say anything about that. I guess it would be one of those dark zones but personally I'd say even if that money comes from selling a game, money spent is still money spent. I'll have to hear how exactly SFSG counts it then. I have practically completely paid for No Man's Sky already, just by trading in old games (and a gift ticket for getting enough points). Have partially paid for South Park and Horizon as well, and VR is not a game but a peripheral (what are the rules on those?) though I will at least buy Farpoint, probably. On the whole I've been a nice little boy ever since switching to PlayStation but I could concentrate on my backlog even more than I am doing now. Those 85 from my backlog are just my PlayStation games, by the way. I've got another 23 unplayed games for the SNES - well, at least unplayed since I decided to fire up the SNES again this year after not playing for about five years. yeah by all means I should be fine I tend to trade games anyway instead of selling them but I can see how selling a game and using that money would still be a cave-in. We'll be able to see this on the total expenses, I guess. Well, I'm not in this to win anything anyway, I'm mainly looking to see if I'm not disqualifying myself even before I actually start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Joker88 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I might still join this now I have finished with my plat rain day exploits. My only question is how is it decided whether a person has bought a new game or just didn't have it on their list already? Would we just be going on honesty. As Falcion said we rely on honesty alone. But i think this is kinda competition... a competition of how honest you are to yourself in keeping money in your pocket But as mentioned too, you won't be excluded if you buy more games than allowed... you just have to live with that I've been thinking about this contest some more and I would really like to join... Two questions: - Since my pre-orders mentioned above technically have been (largely) paid for or at least committed to since before I noticed / (hypothetically) joined this contest, can they be excluded? As in, do only bought games count if they have been (pre-)ordered after starting the event? - What is the opinion on trading games, or selling games and using that money to buy new games? I currently have a backlog of 21 games for which I paid (25 if we count my pre-orders) and 60 games which were free/ps+, so I really should have enough to do for a year. I'd use the three allowed games for VR and the DLC allowance for VR upgrades of games I have (Driveclub, Ethan Carter etc). The Goal is save money and play what you have... reduce your backlog... if you keep trading games back and forth i think it misses the heart of this challenge... But i think that the date of buying stuff is important, not the release of a game.. so if you have paid for No Man's Sky and enter now this challenge it's fine from my point of view ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ Topic: I'm really glad that even after looking at the whole list of games reduced in price in the "Summer Sale" i'm not interested in even a single game :D Oh and i have a little Update. Though never mentioned before i'm super happy to say i finished Dante's Inferno on 100% ... the last trophy ( It's in the Trial) was the worst I finished two more mp trophies of Crysis 3... almost finished that part With help from my buddy saghor i completed more errands in Dragon's Crown he adviced me how to proceed faster forward than i was aware of Edited July 28, 2016 by Evil_Joker88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I'm really glad that even after looking at the whole list of games reduced in price in the "Summer Sale" i'm not interested in even a single game :D Same here. I was more tempted last week but ended up not buying anything then either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Joker88 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Same here. I was more tempted last week but ended up not buying anything then either. Same here ... in the last sale i saw Virtue's Last Reward on discount but resisted the temptation because i didn't have enough cash on my psn acc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Same here ... in the last sale i saw Virtue's Last Reward on discount but resisted the temptation because i didn't have enough cash on my psn acc Yeah it's a lot easier to resist those temptations when you can't just buy it with two button presses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Joker88 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Yeah it's a lot easier to resist those temptations when you can't just buy it with two button presses. What does it say about me that i add 20€ just to buy DLC for Crysis 3 which i never had played before and Kingdoms of Amalur which i barely played at all just because they drop down lower than 50%?? Trophy Whore? xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xFalionx Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 What does it say about me that i add 20€ just to buy DLC for Crysis 3 which i never had played before and Kingdoms of Amalur which i barely played at all just because they drop down lower than 50%?? Trophy Whore? xD Well, this challenge is gonna do you some good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_Joker88 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Well, this challenge is gonna do you some good. That's the reason why i joined And i will probably fail when i buy a PS4 within this year :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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