Does unplattable = unplayable?!?

[Bullstomp]

Looking at my mountain of backlog I see a lot of games that can never be platinumed due to closed servers (Resistance series, MK vs DC, CoD:BLOPS 2, WWE series, etc). My question is if you have a game that can't be completed, does it collect dust or do you pop it in anyway?

[jacks]

No, there are even games i buy that I have no intent on collecting trophies for, and thus will remain with low completion and/or without a platinum. Trophies are a secondary thing, and not even a deciding factor when it comes to adding them to my profile. I don't speak for everyone, but I game to game.

Edited May 25, 2017 by iamjax

[diskdocx]

I have only a couple of games that can't be platted - Darksiders II (PS3), Rack N Ruin (patch broke the game) - that I haven't started, but purchased. In both of those cases, when I bought the game, they could be completed.

 

I won't play them now. I also won't purchase games that have unobtainable trophies.

 

I have started to slow down buying new games due to my backlog. There is little point in purchasing a game I won't play in the near future, especially if it becomes unplattable by the time I get around to it (Darksiders)

Edited May 25, 2017 by diskdocx

[nenugalimas]

Ill play them just not on my main account. I want to avoid unattainable trophies if at all possible.

[MythRaider1994]

I want to keep a 100% profile, so I don't think I ever could.

[malandrins94]

I'm at peace with the fact that I can no longer achieve a 100% profile, so I'll play them (when I have time, all the low percentages games in my profile are games which I have to replay or games i will never touch cause they didn't match my expectations), every trophy count after all ?

[Bumperklever]

In my case they are bottom of the backlog. So I will do them whenever I feel like playing them (which probably aint the case since they are older games or I litterally have nothing else to play (which won't happen since my backlog is to big with "decent" games.

 

But I don't really mind to play a unplattable game.

Edited May 25, 2017 by Bumperklever

[snakebit10]

I have some games on my profile that can't be platted but would consider getting what trophies I could from it. As for games not started that can't be platted I doubt I would bother with them.

[DrBloodmoney]

I have unachievables on my account and am glad -

I like the challenge of increasing my completion rate, but their presence is an electronic inoculation against ever falling into the "i like the look of that game, but I won't buy it because it seems too hard to plat" trap.

 

I can understand how that mentality ensnares people with completionist tendancies (like me) but therein lies the death of fun.

 

eg. Prey platinum seems a lot of work - but its one of my favorite games this year. If i had a 100% profile to maintain i might not have tried it. That would have been a personal tragedy

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2017 by DrBloodmoney

[Lightin_August]

14 minutes ago, MythRaider1994 said:

I want to keep a 100% profile, so I don't think I ever could.

 

I'll play them but I admire you 100% guys. I've always wondered how much it dictates what you play. Do you still play everything that interests you or does the 100% keep you away from certain genres?

[SkyesUnholy]

I'll mostly skip them but if they peak my interest enough then I would. Same goes with games already on my profile before they become unobtainable. 

 

FEAR 2 was a game I played having known the platinum was unobtainable and I was glad I played it.

[DaivRules]

People who don't give games that might potentially one of their favorites of all time because of a few or even single unobtainable trophies make me sad. That's depressingly myopic. If nothing else, it's a great use for a second account.

 

Gran Turismo 5 is on my profile and of the two now unobtainable trophies, I actually did one while playing back in the day, but never bothered to do the second piss-easy one. Oops! Oh well.

 

I get this is a trophy hunting website, but whenever I see a 100% profile all I can think of is how artificial it is.

[dienteAzul88]

I don't think I have any games where a trophy is unacheivable but if I did I wouldn't care so much.  I don't let trophies dictate what I'll play as I'm just trying to play the game.  I would try to get all the trophies I could eventually.  

[MMDE]

If you want to play the game, play it regardless, but not sure I would intentionally boot up games that was impossible to 100% on my profile.  

[DF007gamer]

Met my target of 100 plats so doesn't really matter if it's unplattable or not. 

[nenugalimas]

22 minutes ago, paranoia_agent85 said:

 

I'll play them but I admire you 100% guys. I've always wondered how much it dictates what you play. Do you still play everything that interests you or does the 100% keep you away from certain genres?

Completion doesn't affect my choices much, Ill play anything so long as it can be completed.

[Alternatewarning]

I try to avoid playing games with unavailable plats or multiplayer but if it's a game I really want to play then I'll play it anyway and just try to get as many trophies as I can.

[RNumbers]

43 minutes ago, paranoia_agent85 said:

 

I'll play them but I admire you 100% guys. I've always wondered how much it dictates what you play. Do you still play everything that interests you or does the 100% keep you away from certain genres?

 

If I REALLY want to play a game, I'll play it without considering trophies. However, there are very few games I want to play that badly, so in reality I skip games that are unplattable in favor of other games I want to play that are plattable.

 

With so many games that I'm interested in, I really don't feel bad prioritizing those I can plat over those I can't. It's kind of nice to have a way to eliminate some from contention, TBH.

[BlackCatBurrito]

I'm playing a few at them moment that I know I can't plat. I'm enjoying them so I keep on keeping on. If I lose interest or dislike a game & I can't plat it, it'll go away real quick. Which sounds obvious but I want my value for money, usually if I don't like a game I've purchased I still find value in the plat. Without it though, it's not worth the time. 

[Mcbeanstr]

I would never buy something I never thought of playing it eventually. Plat or no plat if the game looks good i'll get to it

[Bullstomp]

12 minutes ago, Mcbeanstr said:

I would never buy something I never thought of playing it eventually. Plat or no plat if the game looks good i'll get to it

Actually I am alluding to you buy a game when its still popular, it sits in backlog and next thing you know servers are closed. Happened to me with White Knight Chronicles 2. In such a situation what do you do?

[Mcbeanstr]

3 minutes ago, Bullstomp said:

Actually I am alluding to you buy a game when its still popular, it sits in backlog and next thing you know servers are closed. Happened to me with White Knight Chronicles 2. In such a situation what do you do?

 

Oh in cases like that I guess there is only one option. It would be a real shame to not try it out for a bit though

[Jounochi]

Like others they are demoted to bottom of the backlog.  I play a few 3DS and Switch games, which do not have any achievements, but I'd rather focus on games that can still be platinumed while I still can.

 

I have Gran Turismo 5 and Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) that are now unplattable and while I like those games I won't play them now for probably a very long time.  Sometimes I get lucky with games like CoD BLOPS 2 in which I get the unobtainable trophies prior to becoming unobtainable, but a lot of the time I'm never lucky.

 

I play what I want though regardless of what I say.  If I want to have fun in GTA again I'll probably play through the story again and try to branch out from decision I made last time.

[Kapika96]

Pretty much. I'd like to be able to get a 100% profile one day so putting games on my profile that are already unplattable just isn't something I want to do.

[Aexuz]

Unplayable in your main account perhaps but you can always start the game just for fun on a side account.