Your ranking means nothing

[Valyrious]

I always thought people that only play games for trophies/achievements are ridiculous.

Trophies are not the reason you should be playing games. Just stop looking at trophy lists. Don't bother looking at trophy guides. Start a game and stop worrying about if you can platinum it. Stop fucking making a backup account and playing games you can't plat on that.

People that have the mindset that trophies are important... I'll never understand them. The only truly important thing about gaming is enjoying whatever the hell you're playing. Trophies are there to give more longevity to a game. NOTHING else.

[Cleggworth]

9 hours ago, Spaz said:

 I am considering quitting when I’m around 10,000 - 12,000 trophies. 

 

I've seen people say this before and I've never understood it. If you are considering quitting why set yourself an arbitrary total before quitting? Going on how often you post threads on the topic of bored of trophies\don't care about my profile etc you don't like hunting trophies anymore. Why subject yourself to getting 1500 more trophies?

[Mardia_]

This post means nothing. This comment means nothing.

[Spinosaurus Rex]

Yes, your ranking means nothing. Because platinum trophy which 99% of people got is worth 12x more than bronze trophy with 0.1% rarity, so it doesn't show the true work put into trophy hunting.

 

I don't want to praise competitive websites here, but PSN Trophy Leaders have much better variety of rankings, especially the Rare Trophy Leaderboard which ignores trophy type and only counts rarity (you also get no points from trophies more common than 50%). You've also got AStats with Steam achievements that only counts rarity of trophies + add a 25% bonus for completed games, and also fights with shovelware games with a lot of trophies and decreases the amount of points you get from them. These types of leaderboards means much more to me (and should to every true trophy/achievement hunter)

Edited March 16, 2019 by sashamence

[gerboize]

It's always this kind of threads that goes viral, huh.

[jonnythesmartguy]

everything is meaningless 

[AJ_-_808]

7 hours ago, Rakinho993 said:

I am not ranking up or playing because other people are better or anything else. I play games, it is fun and I love it. I do it all for myself. For my good feeling, stress relieving and else. This kind of negativity has no place among this great community who shares great passion and love for something simillar they dedicate well appreciated time of their day to do.

I ve met so many good people from different countries,part os th world, talked with them about life standard, struggles and everything, their perspect of view....this is what matters the most and should be most important socializing and enjoying while playing together.

 

The only negativity here are people telling OP his post has no place here. He stated an opinion (that plenty of others agree with mind you) and asked for orhers' input.  Maybe someone's reason for liking the leaderboard will re-inspire him.  The leaderboard could definitely use improvement, but that's a whole other discussion and I dont think anyone would really want to do the work required for that

[dzstrpc]

10 minutes ago, sashamence said:

PSN Trophy Leaders have much better variety of rankings, especially the Rare Trophy Leaderboard which ignores trophy type and only counts rarity

 

Can you not manipulate your rarity to by only playing DLCs?

DLC trophies tend to have higher rarity without necessarily being harder since most people don't buy DLC.

[damon8r351]

9 hours ago, FilmFanatic said:

Let’s just get rid of the leaderboards entirely then since they are so pointless. At least then I won’t have to waste time reporting cheaters.

 

Do I care about my ranking? Somewhat. I want to move up in the ranks but without playing trophy whoring games I won’t so I’m happy where I am.

 

I once suggested this, and the response was near unanimously and aggressively negative. I think Sly even popped out of whatever hole he was in to lock the thread personally, or make it disappear completely, can't remember which. Then I realized it's the leaderboard, out of everything else on this site, that's responsible for making Sly his money and everything made sense. That was a fun day.

[Valyrious]

21 minutes ago, gerboize said:

It's always this kind of threads that goes viral, huh.

Usually because people get upset over someone's opinion. Kinda makes you think.

[DrakeHellsing]

9 hours ago, STARLOVE said:

Why do you always make these negative, controversial threads though? I don't care about leaderboards. But I noticed that you sure make a lot of these.

I've noticed most of the time, his replies to stuff are either more negative, or don't really pertain much to the topic in question.

 

But on topic here, I do in a sense, agree.  Only because I'm not one for rankings or leaderboards.  So it doesn't really apply to me.  Sure I'll look at my country rank at the odd time (I think I around 25 or so, that range), and it is neat, but in the end, doesn't really bother me.

 

But hey, for those that do care, good on you, keep at it and all that

[Beyondthegrave07]

I think "meaning" is a value that is assigned by the individual, not by someone else. The rankings may be meaningless to someone, but meaningful to another. You can't assign the "meaningfulness" to someone else because it's something based on each individual's idiosyncrasies.

 

Though, Spaz really should have ended it by saying. This doesn't mean that I think gaming is pointless or life is pointless as long as you can find satsifaction in it. I think some are doing apple to oranges comparisons. He never once said that life has no meaning and everything is a means to an end. Just that rankings on this site hold no meaning to him, and it's pointless for him  to climb which is why he opened it up to a question on your thoughts instead of saying that this is the way it is.

 

 

In the end, I control my own life, and ultimately, I decide what brings value into my life and what has meaning. Just because the OP says it's pointless, doesn't mean you have to agree with him or think the same.

 

That's my 2 cents at least.

[Lumibella]

32 minutes ago, jonnythesmartguy said:

everything is meaningless 

 

And temporary.

[RadiantFlamberge]

Just as Crispy_Oglop has said, your ranking is whatever you make of it.

 

I think it's cool to watch my rank move up a bit after getting some trophies, but it doesn't bother me that I'm not even near the global top 10000. If I get there someday, good. But anyway, for me it's just for fun. While I congratulate those who have made it way up there on the leaderboard, I'm satisfied with being at around 197K/602K for now.

[Folgers101]

I got a job out of my ranking.. and the guy in first hakoom I believe his name is has Guinness world records as well as money I'm going to assume from all of this leader board stuff 

[AJ_-_808]

11 minutes ago, Folgers101 said:

I got a job out of my ranking.. and the guy in first hakoom I believe his name is has Guinness world records as well as money I'm going to assume from all of this leader board stuff 

Consider the amount of money he's spent to get there, and there's a chance your second point may be moot

[The Devils Reaper]

@Nitro He makes these threads for the reaction/attention. Probably has no social aspect in his life, so this is it for him. What is so cringe, is how bad he wants it. But simply doesn’t have what it takes to get there, so he feels the need to bring others down to his level.

 

@Spaz Your opinion means nothing.

 

People work their ass off to be at the ranking they’re at, not to mention their completion and rarity at the same time. I’ve roasted you in a previous thread about this, yet you still feel the need to air your drivel on here. 

 

What’s funny is that you generally don’t hear from the heavy hitters, but in your case (a nobody) “oh look at me, I’m hitting the breaking point”  "oh look at me, im hardcore, i finished Dead Space 2" seriously just crawl back in your hole mate.

 

Your desperation for attention is nauseating.

[NathanDarko]

So my opinion is somehow of a nihilistic nature. Nothing means anything, life is totally pointless and in my mind the most important thing in life is to try to be happy and make the best out of everything. If someone has fun by playing easy stuff than why not? let him do this. One should always focus on himself and that's something a lot of people seem to bother with.Self reflection...

 

I for myself NEVER mess with anyone. Ranking systems are, as you already said, absolutely pointless. I'm totally with you here. It only says, that someone played a lot and so on. 

My personal rank has no meaning to me. I for myself like a nice completion rate, but not for me. I do not care about others and compare it with someone. 

 

I'm 38, play video games since 1987 and it's one of the most beautiful hobbies in life in my mind. I like to play and plat hard games, but due to family and job it's not always possible to just focus on ultra rares. So i decide to mix hard challenges up with easy stuff once in a while. Furthermore I'm playing coop with my wife and enjoy a lot of games, that aren't hard at all but they are fun as hell. 

 

Collecting trophies is an awesome hobby, but it can be a drag once in a while, and we so often play shit to increase the level. Everybody has to figure out whether it's worth or not. But i think no one should judge someone by the way they spend their time and money.

 

In the end it's just a hobby and it should never be a competition. I never care about others. Hedonism, that's the credo ^^ Life and let die.

 

Cheers, Nate

 

 

[Hakoom]

Nothing is meaningless in life..
every person has to use his skills which god gave him to unlock his dreams in life..

but at the same time you cannot remove things in life because you suck at it.

 

leaderboards keep gamers active and it gives them a reason to play and compete

 

you think if you removed olympic medals or football cups and ranks.. you think those sportsmen will compete every few years? will they have the same motivation to compete when there is no rank vs when there is rank?

 

people like you prove to me 1 thing.. you dont believe in yourself..

 

i dont want to destroy the thread so il just stop at this

 

[Kishnabe]

I find personal enjoyment from Trophy Hunting and going up the leaderboards. Really IDGAF if it matters or not.

[Property_Damage]

Seems like the over abundance of easy games these days and people gobbling them up is getting to him

i dont really like it either

i even participate in the senselessness of it myself to keep my platinum streak alive when im grinding away at more difficult games

But seeing people boast about knocking out like 10 platinums in a single day while i grinded out 200+hours for a single bronze trophy

sure, its un-nerving

at the end of the day, just play what makes you happy, do what you enjoy

 

[BRliquid]

In my opinion games like my name mayo and stacking multiple country versions of the same game should not count to the your rank, if psnp at least only alow 1 platinum per game it whould be a good thing

[LegolasRanger]

oh dear

[the_game_nerd]

The world is a simulation in an infinite procedurally generated universe, people never landed on the moon and 911 was an inside job.

[Gommes_]

7 hours ago, Aponac1987 said:

I just enjoy playing good games, completing trophy lists and pushing myself to the limit and beyond. The higher rank is just a positive side effect of that. However, there is no point in bashing people for having fun leveling their rank. If that makes someone feel better after having a really rough time: let them. Games are - in the end - there to be enjoyed, after all.

 

? Who bashed anyone in this thread? Why did you even quote me? I simply said that I don't care about the ranking and never did. The amount of platinums and games on a profile however is something I find interesting.