Trophy Hunting Technique - What's Your Strategy?

[Bullstomp]

What kind of strategy do you employ when going after trophys?

[TENCHU_REPPA]

I play games when i have time and my technique is  "play a game and if you like it play to Platinum, if the interest isn't there drop it in backlog and come back to it . . .eventually."

 

If i love the game i will go for it as fast as i can. plat/100% 

[Joshua-Takara]

I just Play based on My Moods but Mostly just Take My Sweet Time with my Trophy Hunting, Playing 3 games at a Time at most

[wolf723]

Play a game and if you like it play to Platinum, if the interest isn't there drop it in backlog and come back to it . . .eventually

[mattie_medusa]

Fun first, Platinum later

Edited April 11, 2013 by Medusa

[Rowdi]

I usually play one sp game and maybe boost/play one mp game on the side when friends are online to play it with. I'll stick with that one sp game until I plat it and I'll try for 100% if the dlc isn't too expensive. I am somewhat of a completionist, but I find that what drives to get all the trophies in a game is more about getting all that I paid for. That goes double for dlc, so I'll eventually get to Uncharted 2 and 3...

[daftprophet]

"Play a game and if you like it play to Platinum, if the interest isn't there drop it in backlog and come back to it . . .eventually"

 

Bam.  Sentiments exactly.  Mostly for fun!

[Noire_Symphony]

  Play just one game until you have knocked out the Platinum and/or 100% for it

 

• I prefer to do this unless the game has a long platinum then I'll play one or two games alongside it.

[Beyondthegrave07]

If I like the game + semi-easy or nontime consuming trophies = platnum!

[Christopher]

I like aiming for a plat, but there are a lot of games I CBA to get the last few trophies for the plat. Backog to you!

[BSAA_Advisor]

I don't aim for the platinum, most of the time but if I have say 75% of the trophies. I drop all other games and focus on that one till I achieve the platinum, that or the mood I'm in dictates the game I try and platinum.

[snakebit10]

I have a few ways I go about it.

 

If it's a game that requires multiple play throughs the first one is for fun. Some times I'll jump right into the second play through and sometimes I wait.

 

If it's a game that can be done in one play through I use a guide from the beginning and get it done in one play through.

 

If it's a game I am absolutely loving I'll play it untill plat no matter what. (infamous 2 and Saints row the third are 2 good examples for me)

 

Some times I'll play 2 or 3 games and see which one grabs me and then that is the one i'll concentrate on.

 

 

All these ways have worked for me one time or another.

[ghostmonkey18]

I play one game to platinum if I can concentrate long enough for it if not I just lose interest in it for a while play something else then come back to it.

[Dr_Mayus]

Where is the google save file for certain game and unlock platinum in seconds option

 

Seriously I am all over the map, sometimes I will play a game 3 times in a row (3d dot game heroes) and other times I will beat it and come back to it after several months-year to plat it (god of war 1 and 3)

[Kyouko_Sakura]

Just play whatever I am in the mood for at the time and if a platinum results well that's great but the exception of this would be when I am aiming for a trophy to have a specific milestone such as 3,000th trophy or 50th platinum etc.

[Memnoch]

Play a game and if you like it play to Platinum, if the interest isn't there drop it in backlog and come back to it . . .eventually - sounds about right - time is too rare to loose it doing something I don't really want to be doing - that's what chores are there for

[Captain_Cutscene]

What kind of strategy do you employ when going after trophys?

 

Great thread topic :yay:

 

I'm not able to hit trophy hunting very hard because I have a pretty demanding job. I'm proud of my Platinum trophies though and I do have a method which helps me decide whether i want to go for 100% / Plat completion in a game. It can also go towards helping me decide whether I want to get the DLC / Season Pass or not.

 

[step 1: Play the game]

 

Play through the natural flow of the game through to completion where possible.

 

[step 2: Research the trophy list]

 

Using sites like PS3Trophies.org and of course this wonderful site, I'll take a look at what sort of trophy requirements there are etc. I pay attention to very specific things like:

 

[step 3: Make the decision]

 

After weighing up everything I'll decide whether I want to go for the Platinum or not.The following are the points that I consider to help me make my decision.

 

Multiplayer

 

- Weigh up my love of the game against how much time is required to earn the MP trophies.  

- Are the MP servers stable? Will their instability frustrate me?  

- Will I need to wait for a long time to get into a game because there are hardly any people around?  

- Will I need to organize a boosting session of some kind?

 

Long Time Commitment Requirements

 

- Weigh up my love of the game against how long some of the trophies will take to obtain.  

- What are the requirements of the long term trophies?  

- How many hours per day on average will I need to put in?  

- Will the trophies require a large amount of grinding or repetitiveness? 

 

Glitched Trophies

 

- Are there any glitched trophies?  

- Will there be a chance that if I put the work into earning one, that it might never pop as a result?  

- How many glitched/bugged trophies are there?  

- Are there any potential workarounds or things to watch out for to help avoid it happening?

Edited April 11, 2013 by Captain_Cutscene

[theitdemon]

I pay games because I enjoy them.

If I get trophies, great. If, not, it isn't the end of the world.

 

Sorry in advance to everyone, but I don't really see the point of trophy hunting.

You don't get anything for it (other than bragging rights / satisfaction).

Although, having said that, I am open minded and am willing to change my mind about it.

I have several games on my list with only a few trophies obtained so, if anyone can give me a good reason to start trophy hunting, I might go back and try to get some more.

 

Whatever you do, enjoy gaming

[Vacio_Luna]

Play it, if you like it enough then go for the plat. It's what I'm doing for Spec Ops the Line. I beat it once, loved it, and now I'm 2 trophies away from the plat.

[freddie1989]

_{I started off not really bothering with plats hence my low completion percentage and endless amounts of big fat 0's!!!!}

 

_{Now i tend to adopt a policy of 1 new game and several old ones i return to for improvement, there are certain games i will not return to purely because they are awful!!}

[ReverieCode]

I agree completely with Captain_Cutscene here. I'm currently following the same process: play it naturally, then consult the trophy list, and then decide considering exactly the same (multiplayer, time and glitches).

 

I didn't used to care at all about platinums, but being here in the forums with so many trophy hunters has affected me a bit haha. It's also great to see that you've done everything possible inside the game. However, besides from not being as professional as some of you, I only aim for the platinum when I really like the game and enjoy it.

 

And also, I don't focus at 100% in one game just to platinum it, or at least haven't done it until now. However, right now I'm a bit committed to a certain list of trophies that I've made in order to reach my 1.000th milestone with... a very special platinum for me

Edited April 11, 2013 by Playsonic2

[percy547389126yv]

Just play one game until you get the platinum or 100%.

My other technique is backlog a game you lose interest in it and come back to it eventually. I only use this technique when the game demands grinding certain trophies.

[MatCauthon]

I tend to play multiple games at the same. That lasts until I fall in love with a game and can't pull myself away from it. This happened with Tomb Raider, and GoW: Ascension quickly fell of my radar even though I was trying to play them simultaneously. If I'm close to a plat when I finish the game, I try to work for it right away. But normally, I don't plat a game until a few months after I initially beat it. 

[Hislose]

Play for fun first, go for 100% after.

Edited April 25, 2013 by NKV_666

[kratoz_4411]

Play a game and if you like it play to Platinum, if the interest isn't there drop it in backlog and come back to it . . .eventually.

 

Also, I make a checklist of all the trophies in a game, put it in piece of paper. I sorted it out from the most common to most rare trophies. Then when I play, I check my checklist for my goals.

 

If im not sure on how to achieve a certain trophy, I watched it on youtube. haha.