even if you like the game its kinda useless.

this thread

4chan

Playing video-games in general is a waste of time.

>>713765474 (OP)
Your mom.

>>713766393
>Why the fuck would you play video games lol look at me how much fun i have being outside
>always has his phone in the hand

>>713765474 (OP)
>1200
Rookie numbers

>>713766498
>>always has his phone in the hand
Yes. This ain't the 90s anymore. That's like being in the anywhere in the past 100 years and not carrying your wallet with you when you leave the house.

>>713766598
>stop wasting your time in video games!!
>waste it on your phone instead!

>>713765474 (OP)
I like achievement in Paradox games.

>>713765474 (OP)
I only do it for games I really liked

>>713766393
>>713766598
>>713766695
smartphones destroyed society forever

>>713765474 (OP)
Do you know where you are right now, OP? Explain why 4chan isn't a waste of time.

>>713766598
I don't go out a lot, but I spend very little of my time on my phone of I'm on the street.

>>713766393
Let me guess, he has some of course or other shit to sell you?

>>713767331
Link?

>>713766393
The Tojo are here!! Man the cannons!!

>>713766393
then why are you on the video games board?

>>713766598
Adults keep their phone in their pocket. This is also Andrew tate was laughed off the internet. He shits on nerd stuff and then admits he's on Instagram all the time.

>>713766393
what shit is this gook tryna sell me

>>713766598
Where the fuck do you live? I don't know anyone who carries their phone on them all the time.

>>713765474 (OP)

I just played through StarCraft 2 and got 90% of the achievements, it was a lot of fun. The last 10% are brutal and I've conceded that my skills aren't l337 enough.

Eat to live, not live to eat.

Get achievements because they're fun and challenging in a game you enjoy, not for bragging.

>>713767168
No technology did

>>713767331
tiktok influencers get paid in views so he's only stealing your time

>>713767762
He was laughed off the internet for being a sex trafficking rapist insecure loser with all timer daddy issues

>>713766393
This dude looks straight out of a WW2 propaganda poster. I wanna slap the dirty little jap.

>>713768553
The city.

>>713766393
This nigga a living stereotype

>>713765474 (OP)
I feel like trying to deliberately get achievements is missing the point. They are supposed to be recognition for something you did naturally.

>>713769163
>They are supposed to be recognition for something you did naturally.

What if someone has no idea how to get the achievement? There are games (Silent Hill 2, for example) with hidden triggers for each ending, and they're never explained. You're asking people to play games 50 times if you want them to "get it naturally". The collectible achievements in this game are really hard to get too. I finished my first run, and none of them were unlocked.

If you ever look at % numbers on the achievements, you'll see that people can't get most of them naturally.

>>713769510
you don't
again they are called "achievements" for a reason. you are being recognized for doing something exceptional or something that most people wouldn't normally do.

>>713765474 (OP)
it's just goals I wanted to at least get one for each letter of the alphabet than go from there. I tend to avoid a lot of games now if they are bloated with grind

>>713769741
>you are being recognized for doing something exceptional or something that most people wouldn't normally do.

If you really think struggle is commendable, you wouldn't be here on 4chan. You're taking the easy way in life by being on the internet. It's a shame you're too stupid to understand this. I'm filtering this thread. Shitskin NPCs are spamming in my other ones, and I have a video to watch.

>>713769741
>you are being recognized for doing something exceptional
>exceptional
https://psnprofiles.com/trophy/3937-uncharted-2-among-thieves-remastered/6-first-treasure
https://psnprofiles.com/trophy/3937-uncharted-2-among-thieves-remastered/15-100-headshots
https://psnprofiles.com/trophy/3937-uncharted-2-among-thieves-remastered/30-30-kills-desert-5
>exceptional
in reality: retard rewards

>>713766393
>why would you do that?
>you should instead work harder to fund the life of single mothers and their spawn

>>713766598
if you carry computers around 24/7, you are a nerd and pathetic.

>>713765474 (OP)
Trophies were my metric on how much I enjoyed the game's content. Most Platinums are easily acquired by playing through the main story, beating all bosses and mastering the different mechanics of the game. It can also result in some pretty fun stories in multiplayer modes.

I had to make 4 friends reinstall Paladins to get a trophy that required you to be the only player alive in the match, so we had to kill the whole enemy team and 4 of us had to kill ourselves. We spent a whole day trying to get the trophy for each one of us and I remember it fondly.

Useless? Yes. But so are video games in general.
Fun? Yes, specially if you actually enjoy the games you're playing.

>>713765474 (OP)
>he doesn't show them online

>>713769860
>you really think struggle is commendable
yes, otherwise achievements wouldn't exist
>you wouldn't be here on 4chan. You're taking the easy way in life by being on the internet. It's a shame you're too stupid to understand this. I'm filtering this thread. Shitskin NPCs are spamming in my other ones, and I have a video to watch.
false equivalency

>>713765474 (OP)
Yes, human life in general

>>713765474 (OP)
Now imagine all that work down the drain. Apparently someone, somehow deleted his account.
https://youtu.be/clTGxBWja4I?si=ar3nbqtdDG7WP9ld

Achievements and trophies are in fact a retarded waste of time. Look at this one. Imagine the kinda asshole you'd have to be to be like "omg bro lets try to get the same number of enemies!!!1"

How about fuck off.

What's even worse are people who get together with other losers to grind for multiplayer achievements in dead games nobody plays -- but not by playing the game as is, oh no no, but by grinding them out.

>>713770938
>somehow deleted his account.

You literally just ask and maybe jump through a couple hoops that prove it's you.

>>713770938
This is why we invented NFTs but normies decided they weren't "cool"

>>713766393
>I was playing video games to fill in a hole instead of out of genuine passion so I'm just going to project that onto all of you now

>>713770328
the last legit fun one as of late for was hell divers 2 that was a fun one.

>>713766393
>Buh just go outside
>look at the trees!
>...
>....
>............
>Yeah, thats that, so much fun right!

I will never understand these people. Outside is shit, its horseshit. Theres only stores and closed doors, and some artificial tree here and there along with people not giving (or unable to) give a shit and going about their day. Fuck off

I know exactly which fan base is seething about achievements here because they don't have them

>>713771526
every fucking time

>>713771526
Kek true

>>713766393
imagine meeting this loser irl and taking the shit he says seriously

>>713766393
Guessing he's not a fan of hobbies in general, right?

>>713765474 (OP)
thats exactly the point
i started 100%ing games recently specifically to waste more time on each game, i get told what to do, then i go and do it, then i move onto the next one
this way i spend longer on each game i play which means it will take longer for me to reach the point where i run out of stuff i want to play, stop enjoying vidya, and have to stare at my wall for a month to reset

>>713774762
Sex with drunk single hags

>>713766393
>i know this because i was addicted to videogames
>lists the most generic multiplayer streamerbait slop that only exists for you to repeat the exact same thing over and over and over against a bunch of teens
what a retard

>>713766393
be sure to use VGSUCK to get 20% off his lecture videos too bros

>>713774818
go 100% those hags anon

>>713775014
Even the optional stuff?

>>713766393
only if you're irresponsible

>>713765474 (OP)
Watching sportsball.
Who fucking cares to judge what another person's hobby is? What kind of bitchy woman are you?

>>713766393
Video games are indeed a waste of time, for the most part. The sheer opportunity cost that video games come with makes them far worse than other forms of media consumption. And it's all over when you make gaming your primary hobby instead of something you do on the side.

>>713765474 (OP)
I like the platinums that are essentially "do everything in the game" and if it's instead something where you have to have a GUIDE from start to finish, maybe even replay the game multiple times? Fuck that. You're demented. Platinum trophies should just be you completed all the game's content and the trophies aren't missable. If you like the game you'll platinum it.

>>713765474 (OP)
>Its kinda useless
But it's fun, also, some of the challenges are fun or lead you to an easter egg.

>>713775050
you can't get some achievements after a certain age, blame the devs

>>713765474 (OP)
Getting the plat doesn't mean you completed 100% of the game.

>>713775893
Sounds stupid

>>713775715
truth

>>713766598
I regularly forget where I left my phone and have to spend several minutes finding it

>>713765474 (OP)
lel

>>713766393
>ricecel plays shit games
>tells others to stop playing good games

>>713776775
but checklist is fully checked, this means I'm good boi

Remember when guys like these were the exception than the norm? And yet today we got /v/irgins who won't play games without achievements in earnest.

>>713782561

>>713782593

>>713766393
Damn, is this dude gonna be ok? He’s so uptight I feel like his head is gonna burst.

>>713782561
>>713782593
>>713782642
The guy is obviously trolling.

>>713782561
the guy had a point and was proven right when they eventually discontinued app achievements. what a shit idea that was.

>>713766393
He's not even fucking driving, he's in the back like a bitch

>>713766393
I like how this webm is a guaranteed replies video every time

>>713765474 (OP)
speedrunning

>>713766393
They hated him because he spoke the truth

>>713782770
Nah, too much dedication for that to be the case. If it was just those posts sure, but actually looking into it this guy is clearly serious.

>>713765474 (OP)
If you want to make fun of him, at least post a photo of yourself.

>>713766393
I'm not going to take anything seriously coming from a monkey looking gook with a zoomer haircut
if he had any wisdom he'd wouldn't look the way he looks

>>713784510
There's nothing "zoomer" about that haircut.

Trophies are fine if they match in game rewards for achieving stuff. They suck when it's about forcing you to do useless stuff for the sake of a trophy, like for the Gold medals in GTA V

>>713766393
why is hirohito lecturing me about videogames

>>713782561
That's right, grandpa.

>>713766587
His 1200 were before all the shovelware, made with MS Paint garbage with 8 stacks for each "game" that flooded the PlayStation Store.

>>713782561
just disable the notifications, unc

>>713766598
people really don't think instagram is the internet lmao

>>713765474 (OP)
Game devs just need to go back and do what FF13 did. Give you free themes for your trophies.

Better yet. Just do what Nier Automata did for trophy unlocking

>>713774881
They're also extremely time consuming games made to make you waste your time and get frustrated when you lose, mostly because these games are only designed around PvP and are not stories you experience.
By the same logic reading books is also for losers and all of literature should be banned because it makes people not face reality and escape to fantasy worlds.
Series and movies apply too.

>>713766393
For hundreds of years humans have always dreamed of escaping from reality and into worlds made out of their imagination.
Cavemen enjoyed stories and myths told by their elders.
Greeks had their plays and more
Then books came, and people that wanted to escape reality read every new book that came out
Then movies and tv made people escape their current reality and helped them cope with daily life
And now that there are video games, which are the perfect escpism experience as it lets you experience what's being inside of a story you interact with, people will obviously prefer it too
Also the shit he listed isn't escapism, they're all retarded PvP games for poorfags that just want to get the thrill of "winning" something.

>>713766393
nice fucking ears, DUMBO

>>713787524
each game should give you at least one dynamic theme. I don't know why they don't do this, how hard can it be? achievements don't even have artwork anymore, absolutely soulless industry.

>>713765474 (OP)
cheevos are a metagame you can choose to play or ignore.
imo there are far too many box-ticker achievements though, like "unlock every outfit" or "try every weapon modifier."
it's much more fun when the achievement adds to the challenge, like carrying the gnome.

>>713787550
That's the next phase for these types. These are things you do in moderation but they already had a problem being addicted to some random game.

>>713766393
He doesn't even look the part, if you're going to say at least look fit, jacked and well dressed and attractive

I wish misato was real.

>>713788003

I enjoyed the gnome achievement. What other achievements come close? an achievement that changes the way the game is approached in a fun way

>>713788003
>this worthless little gnome-man went to space
>what the FUCK have you done with your life?

>>713769741
This is the same retarded justification RetroAchievements uses for their awful achievements and "Mastery" of the game requiring things like doing speedrunning tricks or doing an entire game damageless. Achievements/Trophies are meant to be a mix of progression markers, challenges that are reasonable for a person to achieve in a reasonable amount of time, easter eggs, and 100% completion requirements such as all endings, all items, all bestiary entries, etc.

Your logic is what gets us Halo's LASO achievements or Lone Wolf 30/0 games which next to no one wants or likes.

>>713766498
i carry my phone around in case my mom wants to talk to me. otherwise, i'd never carry it.

>>713789145
>"Mastery" of the game requiring things like doing speedrunning tricks or doing an entire game damageless.
Haven't seen any of these required to master a main set, unless it's a game that you can beat in like 10 or 20 minutes.
And LASO will definitely be a subset whenever Xbox is supported on RA.

>>713765474 (OP)
Achievements are a neat addition when they're actual additional challenges like "beat this level/entire game in X way", stuff that wouldn't really be clear if it's possible so it tells you it is and you can try it yourself, plus it gives you concrete rules for the challenge and it further de-incentivizes cheating a bit and maybe not following the challenge rules for one boss fight is it's too hard because it actually objectively shows if you completed it or not.
That stuff is neat but any type of "uhhhhh, kill 6 gorrillion enemies" or even "reach level cap in a game where it requires ridiculous grind and you'll be only halfway there by the time you do all content" can fuck off, any sort of grind that requires no skill and is just there to pad out the achievement list is just retarded.

>>713766598
Tapping away at your phone all day is zoomer behaviour

>>713789247
Mario 64 requires countless speedrunner tricks for many of the achievements tied to 1 ups.
OoT requires you to do the one cycle Gohma kill which is a speedruner setup.
Most damageless ones are also with the game being an hour long. You can look at a lot of NES, GB, or GBC games to see that.
My biggest issue is with games that want you to damageless specific stages or bosses but lock you out of using passwords or force you to do the entire game over again to get to that stage even though everyone has access to passwords. It's just a waste of 20+ minutes to get one attempt again.
>And LASO will definitely be a subset whenever Xbox is supported on RA.
It likely will, but the point is those achievements are wildly disliked for a reason and that's because it requires hours upon hours upon hours of commitment for a challenge that isn't fun at all and relies entirely around knowing spawn mechanics, exploiting them, and speedrunner skips. People were fine with it when it was "Beat the final level LASO" because the final levels were always reasonable enough and most importantly short. MCC turning it into a mandatory thing for the entire campaign was retarded.

RA is at least getting better about this because they're forcing many lists to have revisions to get rid of the stupid speedrunning garbage or multiple playthroughs to be more in-line with what official lists are like, especially for more popular games. But until people stop thinking that achievements are meant to be actual literal achievements and not a secondary list of tasks on top of the game we're always going to get these retarded "Achievements are called achievements" and "Mastery is mastery" arguments to justify terrible achievements.

There's a reason why all the official lists pretty much did away with annoying stuff and multiplayer achievements are going the way of the dodo.

>>713766393
The resemblance is uncanny.

>>713766393
>I played video games because I wanted to escape from reality
No shit Sherlock, on top of that I bet he thinks he's the first person to think that.

Achievements are cool when you actually like the game and want to explore everything it has to offer. But then there are these "you have to replay the minimum of 5 times to collect all this pointless trash, fuck you" trophies that just want to waste your lifespan

>>713765474 (OP)
You're just salty because you're not in the guiness book of records
Why not try to break the record for most piss bottles stored in a middle class home bedroom?

>>713765474 (OP)
https://youtu.be/clTGxBWja4I

>>713766393
Why does he look like that?

>>713765474 (OP)
I only do it in games I really love as a way to extend my enjoyable playtime.