Popular Post HouraiTeahouse Posted April 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2019 First and foremost, this isn't sarcasm. This is completely genuine. As I'm sure a number of you have known recently, whether you like it or not, Ratalaika Games has dumped out a lot of zero effort plats that have pretty notably devalued them because of how much you can stack them. Now, this is important because thanks to that, I came to a realization that since there's functionally no difference between a plat from them and a plat that requires effort and because of how they're making collecting plats to be more about how much you're willing to pay than how much you're willing to do. Granted, this has always been there (how many of you have Hannah Montana the Movie because of its easy plat?), but it hasn't been to this extent. Because of this, I've stopped caring about bothering with trophies because of how worthless they're making them, and because I expect this trend to continue and attract copycats with how much infamy they're getting. The reason I see this as a good thing instead of a bad thing is because of the massive size of my backlog, which is in part so massive because I don't consider a game complete unless I get a plat or 100% even though I'd never complete most of them anyway. I no longer feel like games that I've beaten, but not completed, should qualify as unfinished, since what's the difference between that plat and a Ratalaika plat? If anything, the latter is more valuable because of its gold trophy count. It feels pointless to care about completion when that's the case. Tl;dr: Trophies significantly lost their value to me because of Ratalaika Games and I no longer feel like there's any value in going out of my way for them. 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rolltideroll157 Posted April 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2019 I do agree with you even though I still plan on trophy hunting but if I see peoples profiles that have all these ratalaika games and 8 stacks of the same games I just consider it a garbage profile. Those types of people are trophy hoarders not trophy hunters. There is still value in plats at least among the actual trophy hunter community. But I do wish that the leaderboards would not even give points for these piece of shit games. 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upendo_Vitani Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 That is some good logic and I was beginning to think this way myself. What is the point in caring about completion and platinum count when there is no longer any value in the trophies themselves? I'm starting to care more about overall quantity of my trophies, because the higher the number, the more I'm actually playing the games I bought. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaehyun1009 Posted April 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) Value of trophies are what you personally make of it. I personally find joy in completing games and the challenges that come with them. Trophies are just a bonus and at most a guide to tackling what the game has to offer. Let me put it this way: Would you be more satisfied with getting a super easy giveaway platinum or a platinum that you feel like it challenged you, made you pour time and effort into it? Leaderboards shouldn't be all there is in determining what games you play, unless you put it above all else in priority. Edited April 21, 2019 by jaehyun1009 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cassylvania Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 People get too worked up over this "value" thing, as if having more games or more platinums or more trophies or a higher completion percentage matters. Just play games you enjoy. If you have a profile full of games that you genuinely wanted to play -- whether or not you stuck it out to the bitter end -- then I think you're doing OK. For some people, the Ratalaika games are genuinely fun, and I don't really understand all the hatred towards them, as if people earning trophies in those games somehow "devalues" your profile. It should always be about the games first. 67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I see it this way. I played a few of their games and it helped me realize I don't want to fill my list of with those kind of games. I'll never have more than my main account so I would never stack all of their games. So this year I have dedicated myself to playing some of the harder and longer games I have instead of filling up on easy games. In the end it don't matter to me what others play, it is their money and time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrophyChief Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 I consider myself a trophy hunter regardless of whether the game has an easy plat or not. A trophy is a trophy and I enjoy hunting them where ever they lie. 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aecesaje_ Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) You can always do what I do, play at your own pace. For me the value of a platinum is still the same since I got my first platinum, mainly because I play what I want (yes, I wanted to play Mayo and 36 Fragments, don't judge that, 36 Fragments is good tbh). For the people that buy Ratalaika games for the sake of getting a better place on a leaderboard and to see a number raise next to some blue pixels, the amount of money you spend on spend on stacking the same game 6 times could have been spent on some really good AAA games that are on sale or are just cheap. But who am I to judge the way you spend your money. Edited April 22, 2019 by maiathewinners 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kulzyc Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) First of all there's no such thing as ''valued/devalued'' trophies. They worth absolutely nothing since the beginning. Collecting them is just a fun hobby everyone on here have in common. If you're triggered because someone have more trophies than you because he play all the ratalaikagames and you decided to only play hardcore games, well, you need to reconsider your choices in life. Because that's pathetic. Let's face it guys, we're all losers here. Edited April 22, 2019 by Kulzyc 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa King Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 These games aren't popular because of their gameplay, nobody talks about the gameplay. It's the quick and easy trophies and multiple stacks that everyone talks about. Most people aren't buying them for the gameplay, they're just buying trophies. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aecesaje_ Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kulzyc said: we're all losers here. PSN Profiles in a nutshell 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dzstrpc Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 So basically you're going to stop playing games the way you like to play games because other people may stack Ratalaika titles. Seems unhealthy and not something you really wanna do. Care about you own wellbeing instead of getting worked up about what others do. We all die in the end anyways! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leenewbe Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) or you could just ignore those games and play and earn trophies in what you enjoy, just a thought. Edited April 22, 2019 by Leenewbe 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgeammo Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I've enjoyed several of them, but they are what is to be expected. Sony Rewards also factors into it. I played a bunch bunch of them back to back when they went on sale and racked up $40 from Sony, so free games/plats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beyondthegrave07 Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Kulzyc said: Let's face it guys, we're all losers here. Sorry everyone, I'm going to be the black sheep in the family and be a winner. I'll be on the other side of the fence if anyone wants to join. I say just be you, and do what you like. Lots of people have much worse hobbies in their lives than trophy hunting. Don't think you're so special. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carol Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 Well, good for you, if you feel you made a breakthrough. I’m no elitist. Most of the platinums I have weren’t hard to achieve, although the great majority of them took me some time and effort to get. That said, I have to be honest and say that I really don’t like this new culture of easy and fast platinums. I use to defend them not so long ago, but now I think it’s becoming too much. It seems that for this new wave of trophy hunters, even games like Uncharted or TLoU, that aren’t hard to platinum, but demand some playthroughs, gathering all the collectibles and doing the online part, are put aside, simply because you can fill all your profile with these fast platinums. It seems that, nowadays, this is what characterizes a trophy hunter. For me, it isn’t about the value of the trophies. It’s the fact that, for me, trophy hunting implies a lot of work. That’s why I don’t identify myself with this new trend. I will continue to build my profile the way I like to and I think everyone should do the same. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quink666 Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 It's funny to see alot of people here make a thread every now and then whining about other people who get more easy plats then them. Pro tip, just do and play the games you want to and stop worrying about other peoples profiles, No one cares about your profile so you shouldn't care about others. The value of the trophies is what you make of them, there is a rarity system if you really want to put a some kind of value to trophies. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LucianaRosethorn Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 I still don't agree with easy platinums or trophy whores but each to their own. I value people's trophies when they work hard for them, those who do not just seem like they're too lazy or unable to actual earn ones which require effort or skill. At the end of the day they mean nothing, it's a hobby which is why even though I don't agree with it I fully respect people who do it as long as they don't make themselves out to have all these platinums which a 4 year old could do. Having 100 platinums meant something and still does, it just depends what those 100 platinums are. There's no point in fighting over such a silly matter when it's a topic with lots of opinions, as long as people are happy doing as they please then let them, it's just trophies. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1138 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Sounds like trophy hunting was more of an OCD thing to you than anything else. You were just looking for a reason to quit. They never really added or subtracted anything to a pursuit that has no more or less value than what you personally ascribe to it. If this is truly what you feel and you aren't just making a scene, like 90% of people who post about RG, good for you I guess. Though, you could have just sent them this message personally, all things considered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PooPooBlast Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Can see your point from a leaderboard's perspective however it shouldn't really "devalue" anything if you genuinely play games for you know.. the game itself and then having the platinum on the side. Me personally I love to plat or at least go for the plat for any game I play (unless it sucks) because it does give me that feeling that I completed everything or rather most of the things the game has to offer before I can move on. Not to mention I like knowing a game overall in general l to have a few discussion here and there with people who played said game or didn't but are thinking about buying it for instance and to share some of my experiences. It's also great to feel like I got my money's worth and didn't just shelf it right away which would be a waste of money and that's a no-no for me. Taught me self-control in terms of how many games I should buy within a time span and with that I currently have 7-10 games in my backlog and about 20-30 on my wishlist to buy. Going for plats also adds a new layer of depth (usually but not all) if a game tasks you to beat it on the hardest difficulty or perhaps stealthily and so on. Basically I agree that leaderboards have become a cluster but for those who don't care including me then platting games is still as satisfying as it was before. If I can plat a game, cool, if I can't for whatever reason then so be it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xyleh Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 @RatalaikaGames People think your games be like they is, because they do. Keep up the good work, triggering the weak. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syn1905 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I play every game and that's including the games from rataliaka. I usually have 2 stacks because I have the vita as well and its cross buy so why not. But I wont go out of my way to create seperate region accounts and do more than just the 2 that's just stupid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IesuHado Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I feel you but, you know what? I feel real good and happy when I got my plat from a game I like and more if the games is not easy or hard for the mayority of players to get it so I don't care if others get easy ones and have more points I still enjoying my thing and more important (in my case) I'm not racing against those guys either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NaseemJohn Posted April 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2019 Y’all take this trophy hunting shit way too seriously. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawler Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, Leenewbe said: or you could just ignore those games and play what you enjoy, just a thought. I mean, OP basically said they're done going for trophies and will instead play what they want so I'm not sure what you're trying to do here. I've always felt this way about achievements and trophies, personally. It's just becoming easier with more Ratalaika games on PS and the ACA games over on X1. Doesn't deter me any from going for trophies but if people think score is important I can see how it puts them off. It kinda sounds like you weren't too crazy about going for trophies anyway so it's probably for the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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