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30th-July-2011, 15:08
Gare

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Originally Posted by Dr Mario

Isn't 90% of the optional stuff in life pointless shit we do because we want to?

True enough. My comment was aimed at the "god this is so annoying and tedious and I hate it so much but I'm gonna keep doing it anyway" bunch.

I've got no problem with doing achievements if you think it's fun.
30th-July-2011, 15:09
Inferno.

I only platinum games I really want to. Kind of...

I'm glad I went for it in Borderlands as I didn't like Borderlands at first, not until around the time I was forced into playing it by myself to get the :platinum: :wacko:
30th-July-2011, 15:09
Tassadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Mario

Isn't 90% of the optional stuff in life pointless shit we do because we want to?

Yeah but we play games for fun, getting achievements for bragging rights and not actually enjoying it, instead seeing it as a chore as Drag did is pointless.

Edit: Gare got there first.
30th-July-2011, 15:11
Inferno.

Dirt 2, Killzone 3, Mafia II, Borderlands, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, Megadrive Ultimate Collection and Call of Duty Black Ops. All of my platinums were fun and not tedious at all.

I could do LA Noire but I don't feel like replaying the whole game as I don't think it's a game you should play twice, ever. :wacko:

And I decided yesterday I am not going to platinum World at War again either. I went into the first mission and quit to the dashboard as soon as I seen the start of the game. No desire to beat it AGAIN on veteran. :fist:
30th-July-2011, 15:14
Dr Mario

I guess it depends on what you consider boring and how much you think the payoff is worth.

I've spent a ton of time in the gym that I didn't particularly want to, chasing a goal that won't mean shit to anyone but me. I fail to see how that's any different to a GS whore or anyone doing something they may not entirely like for a payoff they will.

Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
30th-July-2011, 15:15
Sprung

I haven't played Mafia II in 2 weeks...ever since I got the 70 game Playpack for 99 cents.

too many games.
30th-July-2011, 15:16
Cookie Monster

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Originally Posted by Gare

Oh look, Jase is the first guy with some common sense.

I mean, come on. If it's tedious, don't do it. Not sure why you're torturing yourself for a trophy that doesn't do anything. :wacko:

I'm not sure why anyone's torturing themselves for trophies that don't do anything. Silliest thing ever.

Getting the 5-10% of tedious trophies out of a game with 40-50 trophies isn't more torturing than beating that almost impossible platforming section or that hard as hell final boss. I consider all of them obstacles to fully complete the game, if I want to say I've beaten the game I gotta try to get them, complete the section and beat the boss. When there's only 10 or so trophies left, you get them even if some of them can be kinda tedious.

It's true that getting them do absolutely nothing but most of the times it's a good excuse to continue enjoying a good game a bit more instead of looking for a new one to start. Which is a plus for indecisive persons like me :wacko:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmic

It's the GOTY edition too. :lol

There's a reason why you preside the club ;P
30th-July-2011, 15:16
Inferno.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sprung

I haven't played Mafia II in 2 weeks...ever since I got the 70 game Playpack for 99 cents.

too many games.

Finish the Mafia 2. Let me assure you it's better than all the other games you own. :]
30th-July-2011, 15:17
Inferno.

Dante's Inferno - incredibly easy platinum.

Played it once and absolutely hated it. No desire to play through it again. Ever.
30th-July-2011, 15:18
Sprung

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno.

Finish the Mafia 2. Let me assure you it's better than all the other games you own. :]

I plan to :]
30th-July-2011, 15:19
Inferno.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

I plan to :]

It's quite short if I recall. I think I got through it in around 8-10 hours on hard difficulty. So it should only take around that for a novice such as yourself on easy. :wacko:

:x
30th-July-2011, 15:24
Slacker Magician

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Originally Posted by Inferno.

Finish the Mafia 2. Let me assure you it's better than all the other games you own. :]

He hasn't yet :thot:?
30th-July-2011, 15:27
Tassadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Mario

I guess it depends on what you consider boring and how much you think the payoff is worth.

I've spent a ton of time in the gym that I didn't particularly want to, chasing a goal that won't mean shit to anyone but me. I fail to see how that's any different to a GS whore or anyone doing something they may not entirely like for a payoff they will.

Or maybe I'm just weird like that.

Except that payoff in your case might be a powerlifting competition, if getting trophies meant your skill in one game went up so you had a better chance of winning a gaming competition then it would be fair, but getting trophies for the sake of getting trophies and the player gets no enjoyment from getting them seems pointless.
30th-July-2011, 15:31
Dr Mario

To be fair, the number of people in the world who give a fuck about a powerlifting competition isn't even as large as those who give a fuck about CoD competition, let alone something big like Starcraft. Unless you're a world record holding superheavyweight no-one is going to remember you.
30th-July-2011, 15:33
Kouen Hasuki

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Originally Posted by Steve

I reckon so yeah, If its not sold soon we can still have a go at co op, but i've already done the co op with a friend so I've no real need for it.

ah ok, well i was holding off doing it waiting for ya xD

ill hit up Lasharus for a game at some point