What are the trophys for??

[Lucy Diamond]

I want a goat trophy!!!

[york weir]

Trophies/Achievements are great in that they teach you new ways to play, have you playing games you never would have otherwise played and IMO makes you a more rounded player.

I spend time trying to get these points and some games are like work, others I enjoy. I'm not going to spend 4 hours to get 50 achievement points but I will invest some time as long as I am at least enjoying it.

I currently have 73,*** achievement points and have enjoyed getting them over the years. They won't buy me anything but it's nice to have those bragging rights.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

I want a goat trophy!!!

i do not even want to know what you would have to do to get a goat trophy !!!! pretty sure it would be illegal though

[BoneWSO]

I never thought I would care for trophys when they were introduced but I find myself playing games over again to try to get trophys. It has added a whole bunch more to the replayability of games. SSHD still has me coming back for more trying to get that damn 15 bombs trophy.

[Rike255]

Originally Posted by BoneWSO

I never thought I would care for trophys when they were introduced but I find myself playing games over again to try to get trophys. It has added a whole bunch more to the replayability of games. SSHD still has me coming back for more trying to get that damn 15 bombs trophy.

That's the impossible one. "Late Boomer" or something. I've given up, it's the most ridiculous trophy to get.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by hateyou

and why do so many pepole care about them?? I have ressistance Dead Space trophies and they dont do any thing???

I now have the answer after many years of intense study..

Because its intended with the stereotype examination of Generation Y which is also called the Trophy Generation, the expectation of entitlement...

In the end it makes people happy which = good, because people are happy people buy more games...

As long as everyones happy im happy, ive decided to have a new out look on life, as long as it makes people happy be happy for them, and never share any discontent, because your wrong..

[york weir]

Originally Posted by dk3dknight

I now have the answer after many years of intense study..

Because its intended with the stereotype examination of Generation Y which is also called the Trophy Generation, the expectation of entitlement...

In the end it makes people happy which = good, because people are happy people buy more games...

As long as everyones happy im happy, ive decided to have a new out look on life, as long as it makes people happy be happy for them, and never share any discontent, because your wrong..

wait, wait, wait. I live them and I'm not a Y gen'r

[zombieking]

All trophies indicate are who has the most free time to play games!

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

I want a goat trophy!!!

I got one from Fallout 3.

[jamclaur]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I got one from Fallout 3.

haha.

[Havok83]

whats a goat trophy?

[air_max]

Originally Posted by Havok83

whats a goat trophy?

if you have to ask, you can't get one

[Avarice]

Originally Posted by Cyorg

I'm just the opposite... I like the RPG style leveling up that you can do with trophies better than gamerscore.

+1 gamerscore and achievements on the box seem "generic" when compared to the "ching" sound of yet another trophy for my shiny ps3. Not to mention I can also compare my level to my friends and check out which trophies they have as well (in game at anytime).

[TheTenth]

on X360 they can exchange achievement points for downloadable HD movies ... but they're 720p with DVD bitrate, better rent a real Blu-ray

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by air_max

if you have to ask, you can't get one

still would like to know what it is

[Toptube]

Originally Posted by air_max

i like trophies because it gives extra initiatives for games. you can play games with trophies in more ways than games w/o trophies.

Uh, not really. Sometimes though, trophies will give you ideas on how to play, but its not like you couldn't do those things without the trophies being there. You just don't get an acknowledgement jingle without a trophy.

I mean, I've been sticking proximity mines on enemies backs, shooting them in the balls, playing with a melee focus, playing with a pistol focus, etc etc in games for years and years.

There also have been several games over the years with lists of alternative objectives for the player to do. Sometimes rewarding with extra weapons or levels or sometimes just adding more to the percentage completed of the game as a whole. Now, you get an extra jingle and a little trophy symbol to display with gives you gamerscore points or trophy experience points.

Trophies are for completionists, collectores, people who like to see numbers go up. Its kind of like the other high score. Experience points, score tallies, trophies, its all aimed at the aforementioned group/s of people.

Some of those people are quite into it and won't even buy games unless they have trophies in them. Its like that is all they want, who cares about the game. Oh! it has trophies now?! ok, well maybe I will pick that one up, then. Its like they have to have something to show for the fact that they played that game, otherwise who cares? A lot of those same pleople still don't even care to actually be playing the game. If they can, they will break the game as much as possible to get those trophies as quickly and completely as possible. (see, most multi-player/co-op games)

I don't really care about trophies in general. I've looked at my trophy level maybe twice, ever. Sometimes they can give you neat ideas on how to play, sometimes they are just stupid and are handed to you for playing the game anyways. I really think they should be rewarded for alternative play styles, extra objectives, etc. Not, oh, you killed this boss? Ok, here's the "lizard killer" trophy! Now, maybe there is a secret boss somewhere that you don't have to fight to complete the normal game, ok cool, give a trophy for that, yeah.

[air_max]

Originally Posted by Toptube

Uh, not really. Sometimes though, trophies will give you ideas on how to play, but its not like you couldn't do those things without the trophies being there. You just don't get an acknowledgement jingle without a trophy.

i suppose what i should have said (and what i meant) is that you wouldn't play the games in that way if trophies were not there. at least for most games; some games the trophies are just dumb. for example in prince of persia i wouldn't have bothered trying to pull off the 14 move combo because the 4,5 and 6 move combos i knew were enough to beat any enemy. it adds incentive to try something most people wouldn't try. now for you, maybe you play every game you have to its full extent; experiencing everything the game has to offer. then yes, trophies really wouldn't do anything for you.

Originally Posted by Toptube

Sometimes they can give you neat ideas on how to play,

this is what i mean.

and yes, people who are 'completionists' as you say are going to enjoy trophies more. but it sounds like you have a lot of resentment towards those people and the trophies itself. if you don't care to collect them, why would you care what anyone else does with regards to them?

oh and havok, i was just kidding. i think there is a trophy in fallout 3 for taking the g.o.a.t, which is an acronym for some test thing i can't remember. thats the only goat trophy i know of, and its very easy to get because you pretty much have to take the test to proceed in the game (although there are a series of answers that can get you out of taking the goat).

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by TheTenth

on X360 they can exchange achievement points for downloadable HD movies ... but they're 720p with DVD bitrate, better rent a real Blu-ray

No you can't.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Havok83

whats a goat trophy?

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by york weir

wait, wait, wait. I live them and I'm not a Y gen'r

You live them.. that sounds dangerous perhaps you should live to live and enjoy life itself. :P

Just kiding the Y generation is said to have started in 70's so you might be part of the Y generation and not know it... unless your older then 38 then you might be part of generation x, if your younger you would be part of generation Z.. which I hear that there going to be the ones to destroy the world once and for all..