National Trophy Hunting Day R4

[Beyondthegrave07]

 

Props to @Crazy for the amazing banner. I'm not going to get rid of a perfectly beautiful banner!  

 

History:

In 1972, by Senate Joint Resolution 117, Congress requested the President to declare the fourth Saturday of September 1972 as National Hunting and Fishing Day. On May 2 of the same year, President Richard Nixon signed proclamation 4128 designating the Fourth Saturday in September National Hunting and Fishing Day.

 

Event:

Therefore, we, as gamers are going to do what we do best and "hunt" (you can fish for trophies if you want, I don't care) and try to earn as many trophies on this day as humanly possible on September, 26th 2020 (12 AM - 11:59 PM US ET) as a community! I am going to set up goals for us as a community and the more trophies we earn as a community, the more $25 PSN cards I will hand out via random drawings! If you can't tell, I upped up the font and the PSN card cash prizes from previous years. Because apparently, no one f*&^%ing reads these things! GAHH!

 

Goal:

So, what the endgame here? Ah, it's quite simply really. For every "goal" we hit as a group total, I will give out 1 $25 U.S. PSN card (4 cards MAX).

 

100 trophies total = 1 PSN card

1000 trophies total = 2 PSN cards

3,015 trophies total = 3 PSN cards (the previous record)

10,000+ trophies total = 4 PSN cards

 

 

 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Spoiler

Q: How do I sign up and by when is the sign up deadline?

A: Vote in the poll. That's it! You must vote before the beginning of the event! (This is why we read the rules people! I don't know how many people posted "I'm in" last year, but did not vote in the poll. It's so easy... it's literally a click of a button.) 

 

Q: Who is eligible for the drawings?

A: This is where it gets a little tricky. I'm not simply letting everyone be eligible for the drawing to avoid alt-accounts or anything of the like. Therefore, you must have been a member on this site before 8/1/2020 to be in the drawing. That's it. No post requirement is necessary. Though, if you have multiple accounts, please only use one account in the event to make this as fair as possible and so the number isn't inflated! Also, if you are caught of cheating/hacking/using alt accounts any trophies during the event, you'll automatically be disqualified and all trophies will not count towards the total! P.S. I'm also a mod now and can tell who is using multiple accounts, so don't let me catch you doing it!!!

 

Q: Do I still get to participate in the drawing even if I don't earn a trophy?

A: No, you must earn at least one trophy to be in the main drawing. If I draw your name and you did not earn a trophy, you will not receive the prize. 

 

Q: Do stacks, cross-saves, duplicate trophy lists, etc. count?

A: As long as they are earned legit, you can have as many sound shape plats as you want in this thing!

 

Q:How long will it take to count the trophies and learn who won the prizes (and how many were distributed)?

A: Depends on the number of volunteers I get to count trophies and the number of people who sign up. People can post there total here after the end of the event and if someone else who voted "yes" under being a volunteer confirms it, then I will add it to the excel sheet. The more people who pitch in to count and remember to post their results, it will be done in less that a week.

 

Q: Do I get anything if I get the most trophies?

A: Yes, of course! The top 10 trophy hunters will be put into the OP as the "Top Hunters" for the event. In terms of monetary value, you get nothing for earning the most trophies. Sorry, folks. I do not want this to be an elitist sort of event, but instead as a community event where we all work towards a designated goal! This section is just to satisfy those competitive spirits, but it means nothing. I've also added a section for the highest scores across all of the National Hunting Day events and a 100 trophy club, because let's be honest, that deserves some sort of recognition because "My Name is Mayo" will only get you halfway there (I am so terrible, lol. DISCLAIMER: I have nothing against people who go after easy trophies, and this is a true statement).

 

Q: What if I win a PSN card, and it doesn't work? Do I get another code?

A: HAHA! Nice try. No.

 

Q: How quickly do I need to sync the trophies for them to be in the count? Will you do a recount if it's not in time?

A: I'll give you until the end of the weekend unless you PM me and let me know.

 

Q: Why don't you give out codes from other regions?

A: This is actually a fair point. Grabbing regional cards on different sites can be difficult and time-consuming and is overall kind of a hassle (sorry). You can always make a U.S. alt account and use the card. However, if someone volunteers to trade a U.S. card with me and will give the person their respective region card. I'm game (if you are well-regarded on the site).

 

Q: Will you notify us when the event begins?

A: I had a lot of feedback last year and as much of a pain in the ass as it's going to be to tag 100+ participants, I will tag everyone once the event begins (barring that I am actually present at home at the time the event begins... which I should be?). For some reason my computer explodes or something else prevents me from setting this up, I will just post when it starts, so please, if you are worried that you'll forget (like you did last year! ), FOLLOW. THE. TOPIC. 100% full-proof. Oh, and don't forget to visit the site!

 

Q: Any changes from the previous year?

A: No, not really. Except we have a bot to count trophies. YAY!

 

Q: Doesn't this event just encourage people to buy Ratalaika games and earn a bunch of quick trophies?

A: No, no no no no. You are missing the point of the event if you think I am doing this because I want you to play these games. Where did you come up with that idea?!?! You literally need to earn ONE trophy to be eligible for the event, NOT ONE RAT PLAT! Do you see the difference? When I started doing this 4 years ago, I never even thought of games like these would exist, but now, I feel the need to at least bring it out to the open and address it now before someone derails the topic and just kills the entire fun for everyone. You can play whatever you want. This is a judge-free zone, and I want this to be a fun, positive event like it has been in previous years. You like Rat games? Fine. Do what you want. You would rather just play Super Meat Boy? Great, just make sure you earn a trophy within the time limit. So please, before you sign up or post in the event, leave this BS in another thread because I don't want it here.

 

BUUUUUUUT, while we are on the subject, let me throw this idea out for you. This event doesn't happen for 4 weeks so why not prepare games for this and pop trophies quicker than you could Ratalaika games? Not possible? Bullshit. Download Dead by Daylight and save up a ton of blood points and you can literally earn like 15 trophies in 15 minutes. Buy SoundShapes DLC and get like all 50+ of those trophies in like 10. crack out the old PS3 and buy Sonic Fighters or Linger in the Shadows and get 25 trophies in 30-40 minutes. Go get uncharted and literally stop before getting a kill with a single weapon in the first game and use the cheat menu to sweep up all the gun related trophies in seconds. Just put in the disc for Burnout Paradise Remastered and play the game for 20 minutes. Same with almost any fighting game. Co-op trophies with a buddy and both sign up for the event and essentially double up. Undertale can get you 16 in 5. Like I said, this isn't hard with a little prep work and a little research

 

 

Event Archive:

All-time Top Hunters:

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1. Redbeard-Rik -443
2. diskdocx -207
3. Deadpool--Rik -172
4. dj_helyx -152
5. AffectatiousDonk - 149
6. ericperez18 -149
7. angelgrievous -145
8. AuroraHistoire - 127
9. Salima-Sensei -109

 

100 Trophy Club:

 

1. angelgrievous - 145
2. wolverine123 - 104
3. Deadpool--Rik - 172
4. angelgrievous - 107
5. Evilmonkey275 - 106
6. Redbeard-Rik - 443
7. Salima-Sensei - 109
8. disdocx - 207
9. dj_helyx - 152
10. AffectatiousDonk - 149
11. ericperez18 - 149
12. W571WE - 100
13. AuroraHistoire - 127

 

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P.S. I know what you are thinking. Doesn't he normally ask for help to count the trophies? Yes! However, this year, @Froopy the Pogfish has created an event bot that can count trophies on discord, and we are planning to use this discord bot to count the trophies. At the end of the event, be sure to thank him properly for saving us a ton of time! He definitely deserves it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2020 by Beyondthegrave07
Finished construction... Eh, well, close enough!

[Sword]

Ah yes. Two days before Genshin Impact comes out and I lose all semblance of life to that game. Time to grab the broom and sweep out some of these totally-admirable-not-ezpz-I-might-be-lying games. 

 

2 hours ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

Goal:

So, what the endgame here? Ah, it's quite simply really. For every "goal" we hit as a group total, I will give out 1 $25 U.S. PSN card (4 cards MAX).

 

100 trophies total = 1 PSN card

1000 trophies total = 2 PSN cards

3,015 trophies total = 3 PSN cards (the previous record)

10,000+ trophies total = 4 PSN cards

There we go. Surly this will help the promo going on here. 

 

Vote in the damn poll people. Reeeeee.

 

Also hah. I made my account after the acceptable date. I'm off count duty! Hah!

 

@Froopy the Pogfish Bless your bot once more. :worrylove: 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Sword

[Dr_Mayus]

Sounds good. I am in for whatever i can do during this event. I am just starting the 2nd Alpha Plat Rain so no plats from me but i will do as many  as I can.

[AffectatiousDonk]

Yes please, I need to lift my effort if I am ever going to match the Spam like God status of @Redbeard-Rik 's numbers

[Redbeard-Rik]

I'm in. Definitely won't be beating last years total though. 

[GT__Jedi]

Ah, been waiting for this glorious event!  I'm totally in and plan on hitting the ? club!

[BlackSquirrell1]

Think I missed this one last year.  Can't wait to see how many trophies I can get!

[Static_Rook]

I'm in, and voted. Not worried about the PSN card, I just want to see how many trophies I can get in a day. 

[Berendsapje]

I won't be able to play that much that day, but if you want, I can help count trophies. I did vote BTW

[Kittykat-san]

Cool event looking forward to participating this year!

[Beyondthegrave07]

I cleaned up the FAQ. Forum software is being finicky and not saving my progress from last night. Should be good? Cut off for prizes is 8/1/2020, not 2019. We will also most likely not need to count unless as a last resort, but I think the bot can handle it.

 

Anyways, great to see some familiar faces (and new ones) and hope we can reach 100 participants this year.

 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Beyondthegrave07

[Arctic Cress]

I think I missed last year for some reason, but I voted in the poll and am in this time around.

[Fish613]

I already have something similar to this. I have a platinum day. November 13th. I don't trophy hunt very much anymore, but when I do, I always leave a super easy trophy for last, for each game I'm going to platinum. Then on November 13th, I get all those platinums in one day.

 I only started doing this back in 2016 though. but November 13th 2016, i earned 16 Platinum trophies.

 

There are a few exception to this though. Online servers shutting down, so had to platinum a game, or wanted to be one of the first ones to platinum a game. So there are 3 or 4 games I earned the platinum for outside of Nov. 13th.

 

This year, I think I'm only going to have 2, maybe 3 platinums. Like i said, I don't hunt very much anymore lol

[W571WE]

Been looking forward to this. Last year's event was fun, and I'm sure this one is no exception. I'll try to get as much as I possibly can, maybe beat last year's record too. Btw I got 100 trophies last year which should get me into the 100 trophy club as well. 

 

[Beyondthegrave07]

18 minutes ago, W571WE said:

Been looking forward to this. Last year's event was fun, and I'm sure this one is no exception. I'll try to get as much as I possibly can, maybe beat last year's record too. Btw I got 100 trophies last year which should get me into the 100 trophy club as well. 

 

Updated. My apologies! I did lose a bit of data from my excel it seems, so if I'm missing anyone else. Let me know!

 

Also, welcome back!

Edited August 31, 2020 by Beyondthegrave07

[W571WE]

2 minutes ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

Updated. My apologies! I did lose a bit of data from my excel it seems, so if I'm missing anyone else. Let me know!

No worries man. I understand, managing an event like this alone can't be easy. Thanks ?

[Starrk_01]

Voted in the poll, always a fun event that brings the community together (as long as you vote in the poll, otherwise it is awkward.). I'm also going to shoot for more than 100 this year as well.

[Lorajet]

I can hear the call of the Annual Trophy Day Blowout!  Yep, this is definitely on my calendar!

[Berendsapje]

I changed my mind, but can't figure out how to change my vote. Can I still sign up as a participant?

[ShogunCroCop]

I am in. I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve.

[AuroraHistoire]

2 hours ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

I did lose a bit of data from my excel it seems, so if I'm missing anyone else. Let me know!

Missed me. I got 127 last time.

[Beyondthegrave07]

32 minutes ago, Berendsapje said:

I changed my mind, but can't figure out how to change my vote. Can I still sign up as a participant?

Do you want to be in the drawing or no?

5 minutes ago, AuroraHistoire said:

Missed me. I got 127 last time.

Thanks. According to my spreadsheet, I'm missing about 400-ish trophies worth from last year. You and @W571WE fixed half of the total. Thanks!

[Berendsapje]

No. I can't really use a US PSN card, apart from a giveaway

[Beyondthegrave07]

2 minutes ago, Berendsapje said:

No. I can't really use a US PSN card, apart from a giveaway

I'll manually add you in. Hopefully, I don't forget... I thought there was a way to revote, but I don't see an option, and I tried resetting the "No thank yous" but it didn't work.

[funboy1246]

this sounds fun. id be more than happy to take part but i dont need the gift card. since i have to work that day hopefully i can manage to get at least one trophy lol.