Popular Post NebbyLunala Posted April 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Last night just as I was about to go bed, dreading playing my PS4, I started reading some articles by a self-help expert called James Clear and his articles about procrastination hit home with me on the trophy front - I had several trophies I was avoiding like bad dog poop on a hot day because they gave me grief. He wrote another article about Jerry Seinfield(anyone know him?) and learned from a person who talked to him(Brad Issac during an interview) one of the secrets of his secret, which James called "The Seinfield Strategy", which went like this: He said the way to be a better comic was to create better jokes and the way to create better jokes was to write every day. He told me to get a big wall calendar that has a whole year on one page and hang it on a prominent wall. The next step was to get a big red magic marker. He said for each day that I do my task of writing, I get to put a big red X over that day. “After a few days you'll have a chain. Just keep at it and the chain will grow longer every day. You'll like seeing that chain, especially when you get a few weeks under your belt. Your only job is to not break the chain.” So I came to a decision to do something similar. So every day for the next twelve months, starting tomorrow, I am going to try to earn a trophy. I don't think I will be in danger of running out even if I earn many trophies at once, but if I do get low, I'll get more games. This will force me to not only get back into trophy hunting, but make it reasonable and make me experience more games. Since I don't have a calendar (yet) I thought this forum would be a good substitute and maybe others would like to join in. They don't have to start tomorrow but they can start posting what trophies they earn each day. I limited this to a year but hopefully this thread will motivate people to start earning trophies or try games they passed over. If anyone thinks this is a good idea, please let me know! What do you have to do? Simply make a conscious effort to earn a trophy each day(I understand that life is oppressive so do not feel bad if you couldn't earn any trophies or play games that day, simply move that to your to-do list for the next day) and post the progress here. This isn't an event per se so you don't need to be obligated to join if you don't think you can commit to it. I will definitely commit to it. EDIT: I created this thread after midnight so I'm starting today after I get some sleep. Oops. ? Edited April 11, 2017 by NebbyLunala 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ns4hil Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 truetrophies actually has this as part of their statistics. I'm currently on a 47-day streak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 35 minutes ago, m4ns4hil said: truetrophies actually has this as part of their statistics. I'm currently on a 47-day streak Yeah, according to that site, someone has an ongoing 1546-day streak at the moment . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonidol38 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Lucas said: Yeah, according to that site, someone has an ongoing 1546-day streak at the moment . The streaks by @J2V89 and @Shadiochao are also quite impressive. Earning a trophy per day for nearly 4 years? That's some dedication. My best streak are a measily 65 days and I'm currently on a 45 days streak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpsmile05 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Why not, I'll try. A trophy each day seems reasonable except offcourse when I'm not at home (vacation or stuff like that). I'll start today and post my first won trophy here every day (for as long as I can keep the chain going), lets see who gets the longest chain Even though it isn't a competition having multiple participants might help motivate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladynadiad Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 My best so far is 248 days according to TrueTrophies. It's one of those easier said than done things though because you'll need to have some games around you can play for a bit and earn a trophy in easily to make up for those times when you have a game with a longer grindy trophy or a large space between earning storyline trophies. Telltale games, VNs and easier puzzle games can be good for that sort of thing if you just take them slow and earn a trophy at a time to keep a streak going while playing longer games that may not net you a trophy a day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniq Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Currently on 52 days and 410 trophies. I'll break it when I hit 444 trophies and start a new one some other time that I want to get to 555, and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Sounds like a cool idea. I am currently a 42 day streak. It started on February 28th. I hope I can keep it going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_Sinn Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) i like this idea, i am also a member of true trophys currently standing at 88 days, but this is not what you was asking for, so il give you what you ask for and il keep a mental note on my streak to hehehe DAYS: 88 TROPHY: no longer a rookie GAME: ace combat: infinity i fear this games going to kill my streak but il try and keep it running as long as i can, and if i get stuck, i guess il add another game like invizamals also i like the calander thing so il see if i can get one from work mebe once the years done we could post pictures of the chain :), just a thought Edited April 11, 2017 by Perfect_Sinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Cool stuff, I won't get that far though because I have some weekends away coming up where I won't be able to do PlayStation gaming (that's what my Switch is for). My longest chain was 88 days, I believe (because I remember making Back To The Future jokes). My current streak is going since April 6, last trophy before that was on April 1 (and in between, I only played Witcher III without getting trophies): Trophies I've chosen for this list are not first or last of the day or whatever, just icons that looked like fun to use. On second thought, seeing how busy the next weeks are for me, I'll be lucky if I get to 20 Hey, someone has to fail miserable to make the other participants look good! I might get a longer streak starting after the summer holiday though. @NebbyLunala, are you going to list participants in the OP and if so, are you going to order them on current streak or on highest streak obtained during this event/contest? Anyway, I'm on a five day streak right now. Edited April 11, 2017 by BillyHorrible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edunstar84 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) You know what, I'll post my progress here. I'll count today as day 1 and post my progress here. I won't post all of the trophies I've earned because I might end up just pooling it all in one post, then forget to post them in the first place. Day 1: Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 The Blood of Many... Finished the Conquest ending route Edited April 11, 2017 by Edunstar84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AffectatiousDonk Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Goodluck to you all, it can become quite addictive, personally I decided to stop looking at that statistic last year. I favour hitting a certain amount of Points per month now. Prefer the freedom of having trophy crazy days when I feel like it now. If a streak runs up so be it ............ Ironically I am on 54 days / 1266 trophies now. Still it is quite a challenge especially over the year, look forward to following along Edited April 11, 2017 by cjshaitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppi_wayne Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Good luck to all participants! I won't join because on quite a lot of days I'm not able to play on my ps4, so I would fail probably next week. If I ever get a vita or a new handheld console from Sony (?), I will try to build a chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpsmile05 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Day 1: April 11th 2017 Relic Runner in Knack I was actually going for another trophy but I doubt if I'd have enough time to get that one today so I switched to Knack to pick up this easy trophy to start my chain. I started Knack in the KYC3 event and liked it right away. Having finished the main story and picked up most of the trophies the game has become quite grindy but there are still some 'easy' trophies to pick up like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdi Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) I've tried it before and it caused me to add a lot games to my profile in order to keep up the chain. It helps with numbers, but screws over your completion. You may not be into completion and that's ok. Just thought I'd throw this lesson learned out there in case anyone may change their mind later in the future. What do you do if you find yourself short on time and the game that you're currently playing doesn't have an easily obtainable trophy that can be earned today? Do you pop in that new game to get your quota or do you continue to grind away at that time consuming trophy? Sooner or later, you're going to end up with a bunch of unfinished games with time consuming trophies if you choose to keep up with your quota. Some people are able to game hop. Some may even enjoy the variety of it. It's never been my thing. I'd rather finish what I'm playing before moving on because I know that I may not want to come back and just put it off forever. Edited April 11, 2017 by Rowdi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Blackout_Kid Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Lucas said: Yeah, according to that site, someone has an ongoing 1546-day streak at the moment . Damn, that is very impressive. Off the top of my head I've only gone on a 2 month streak. Then I decided to play a game where ~85% of the trophies are ultra rare and really grindy (EDF 2025) so I lost my streak. Edited April 11, 2017 by The_Blackout_Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzquaid Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Neat idea for a thread. I'm on a 568 day streak right now according to TrueTrophies. It's just become a habit over time, although I rely on fallback games (like Telltale adventures) on bad days. I agree with @Rowdi's comments on the downside though - sometimes I don't play longer games that I might prefer, just because I wouldn't be able to win a trophy in the time available that day, and it's not great for completion. (Maybe I should learn from their example and try and focus more...) I'll try and chime in with some updates here along the way. ? Edited April 11, 2017 by Fitzquaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebbyLunala Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, BillyHorrible said: @NebbyLunala, are you going to list participants in the OP and if so, are you going to order them on current streak or on highest streak obtained during this event/contest? Anyway, I'm on a five day streak right now. 3 hours ago, peppi_wayne said: Good luck to all participants! I won't join because on quite a lot of days I'm not able to play on my ps4, so I would fail probably next week. If I ever get a vita or a new handheld console from Sony (?), I will try to build a chain. This isn't an official event, it's a place for moral support. I'm not asking people to list how long they've gone without not earning trophies, I only ask them to list the trophies they earn each day. I don't think I could ever get to work on my own trophies if I had to locate and list everyone and how long they've been going. If you want to boast on your 'chains' that's fine but I'm not asking you to do so. I didn't realized that TrueTrophies had an app that tracked how long you've gone without earning trophies or how long you have going without earning them. I only used that site once when PSNProfiles was down. After this I need to take a shower and then get started on my own progress. I'm going to motivate myself to try to get some nasty trophies which are like unwanted pimples on the roof of your mouth. Edited April 11, 2017 by NebbyLunala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastflowdaman Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 4 hours ago, BillyHorrible said: (that's what my Switch is for) that's what your Vita had been for, plus you could've kept the streak going ; ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, fastflowdaman said: that's what your Vita should have been for, plus you could've kept the streak going ; ) Fixed Bought the Vita for the PS+ games, to have something to play on holidays but I barely used it because games I started would get ignored once I got home. The Switch is really an improvement in that regard, being able to continue on the gamed I'm doing on the television at home when I'm away. I know, the Vita technically has that option, but I never was comfortable enough to use that online PS4 connection (and the PS4 Vita controls were even more painful for my hands than the regular Vita controls). 23 minutes ago, NebbyLunala said: This isn't an official event, it's a place for moral support. I'm not asking people to list how long they've gone without not earning trophies, I only ask them to list the trophies they earn each day. I don't think I could ever get to work on my own trophies if I had to locate and list everyone and how long they've been going. If you want to boast on your 'chains' that's fine but I'm not asking you to do so. That's a shame, I was hoping for something a wee bit more official. Nothing contest-y or prize-y, but the thread is in the event forum after all and not in the PSN forum so I expected more than just listing streaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_Sinn Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 hours ago, BillyHorrible said: That's a shame, I was hoping for something a wee bit more official. Nothing contest-y or prize-y, but the thread is in the event forum after all and not in the PSN forum so I expected more than just listing streaks. they did state that right from the start, but you know what, you yourself could make it into an event/contest i would join in as that is what im doing anyways hehehe,i say go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, Perfect_Sinn said: they did state that right from the start, but you know what, you yourself could make it into an event/contest i would join in as that is what im doing anyways hehehe,i say go for it Yeah I misinterpreted the OP because of the forum it was in, I'm prepared to take full responsibility for that. I won't create such an event myself because I could never keep a streak going myself, already running three other events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_Sinn Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 27 minutes ago, BillyHorrible said: Yeah I misinterpreted the OP because of the forum it was in, I'm prepared to take full responsibility for that. I won't create such an event myself because I could never keep a streak going myself, already running three other events ahhhhhh, thats understandable good luck on your other events mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Rowdi said: I've tried it before and it caused me to add a lot games to my profile in order to keep up the chain. It helps with numbers, but screws over your completion. You may not be into completion and that's ok. Just thought I'd throw this lesson learned out there in case anyone may change their mind later in the future. What do you do if you find yourself short on time and the game that you're currently playing doesn't have an easily obtainable trophy that can be earned today? Do you pop in that new game to get your quota or do you continue to grind away at that time consuming trophy? Sooner or later, you're going to end up with a bunch of unfinished games with time consuming trophies if you choose to keep up with your quota. Some people are able to game hop. Some may even enjoy the variety of it. It's never been my thing. I'd rather finish what I'm playing before moving on because I know that I may not want to come back and just put it off forever. I give a thumb up to people who can stick to one game at a time. If the game is interesting enough I can. LIke Horizon Zero Dawn. that is all I played and managed to earn a trophy everyday I played it. Right now I am in a game hoping mood because I am trying to play games I started so I can bring up my completion. Plus I have been doing DLC for some games I platinum a while back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 ... I'm still working on Black Flag and it is past midnight, I already am out of the running! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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