PS3 trophies are pointless

seriously , there is no real reason to get them except moving a progress bar and increasing a number in your player card , they could give us something for trophies like exclusive avatars , contents etc. based on your player level , what do you think ? is there currently any reason to get them except of obsession? what would you do to give trophies a real reason?

if thats the case then so are achievements so yes of course they are pointless just like getting high scores in games, just like getting to the ending of games, and just like playing games is pretty much pointless beyond an entertainment standpoint.

just like achievemnts its there purely for bragging rights.

so how come you don't call out 360 acheivements (which happened first before trophies), also its a dumb thing to complain about, they just come with the game you can just play the game and not care about trophies.

I never thought achievements served any purpose at all.

so how come you don't call out 360 acheivements (which happened first before trophies), also its a dumb thing to complain about, they just come with the game you can just play the game and not care about trophies.

Chris_Williams

They add replay value and give a sense of accomplishment. With 20 platinums on PS3 and 3 or 4 100% on 360, I can attest to both those statements. If you don't see the value in that, then oh well.

End of discussion(before the trolls come out of hiding)

seriously , there is no real reason to get them except moving a progress bar and increasing a number in your player card , they could give us something for trophies like exclusive avatars , contents etc. based on your player level , what do you think ? is there currently any reason to get them except of obsession? what would you do to give trophies a real reason?

AmnesiaHaze

Some don't consider a game truly "beaten" or finished until they've obtained all the trophies. It helps extend the life of the game. I personally think that some of the trophies are complete garbage, but that's what some people believe.

If developers would actually make trophies and achievements mean something, like credits toward DLC for the game (Platinum should unlock all DLC), maybe people would keep playing their games and not trade them in to Gametop. Just saying. . .PurpleMan5000

If developers would actually make trophies and achievements mean something, like credits toward DLC for the game (Platinum should unlock all DLC), maybe people would keep playing their games and not trade them in to Gametop. Just saying. . .PurpleMan5000

[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"]If developers would actually make trophies and achievements mean something, like credits toward DLC for the game (Platinum should unlock all DLC), maybe people would keep playing their games and not trade them in to Gametop. Just saying. . .ShadowriverUB

Agreed, achievement and trophies are just worthless and people just farm them to increase their e-penis. I wish they all had a system like Uplay where points actually matter. Except of course without Uplay itself because that draconian DRM is the worst of the f*cking worst.tagyhag

just like achievemnts its there purely for bragging rights.

razgriz_101

PS trophies create celebrity in their own right like Hakoom and Duck360 ............................ xbox achievement ??/ who?? what?? perhaps one of many fat noisy kids on livehippiesanta

so your saying someone who has way too much time on there hands just to play games is now deemed a celebrity? if so thats bloody well sad.

They're all pointless yet developers stride to implement them for some reason... JohnF111

if thats the case then so are achievements so yes of course they are pointless just like getting high scores in games, just like getting to the ending of games, and just like playing games is pretty much pointless beyond an entertainment standpoint.

WilliamRLBaker

Trophies/Achievements are fun.

if thats the case then so are achievements so yes of course they are pointless just like getting high scores in games, just like getting to the ending of games, and just like playing games is pretty much pointless beyond an entertainment standpoint.

WilliamRLBaker

Boom.

Nailed it.

It's just how you percieve them. If you like them, great. If you don't like them, great.

[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"]If developers would actually make trophies and achievements mean something, like credits toward DLC for the game (Platinum should unlock all DLC), maybe people would keep playing their games and not trade them in to Gametop. Just saying. . .AmnesiaHaze

developers do have a purpose for trophies, YOU just don't like them. It rewards people who like challenges. Theres plenty of people that are completionists at heart and actually like the thought of challenging themselves beyond beating the game and developers give them some more things. if i ever see people who platinum a game like demon souls has to be given more praise for getting a platinum trophy. it shows the skill it takes as im sure just going through the game and beating it is enough of a challenge, doing extra to get platinum is epic.

There are also people (like my sister for example) who don't play the games the way they are supposed to be. She would play God of War 3 without collecting chests for example. why? i have no idea, but there are gamers like that which the trophy system caters to.

your idea that you get a hundred trophies for just simply playing the game is not challenging and it diminishes the value of the whole trophy system. there are trophies that simply unlock by beating the game and going through story modes tat are unmissable.

personally this has actually increased the replay value of my games. ive played games until i beat it & i didn't care for trophy system at all. Seeing my trophy count on a game however bothered me just as you said, so i decided to get some trophies to make my dedication to one game reflect my trophy count...and there i go playing the same game ive beaten, getting challenged, and it made it fun. eventually i got 2 platinums cuz i didn't like how other gamers were getting a lot and i had a big fat zero.

all in all, trophies and achievements have their place in gaming, just like theres a place for difficulty levels in games. those who want the challenge can, but to those who don't, theres always normal mode. so if you don't like the trophies, its fine, but pointless to you doesn't mean its pointless to everyone

Someone's jelly they never earned a trophy while growing up. :cool:ispeakfact

wrong, they are fun so there is a point.

i only wish my ps3 trophys accurately reflected the games i have played on the ps3 like my achievements do on the 360.

too bad sony did not make them standard until what? 3 years into the gen?

Why target just the PS3 and not STEAM and the Xbox 360?

It's the high score equivalent of the modern gaming era, and obviously not everyone will care about it just like before.

its just something thats extra that can be fun.

I agree. What I'd like to see for next gen:

* Trophies/achievments/kudos/whatever they want to call them are attached to a code that comes with a new copy of the game.

* This code unlocks the trophies, which in turn give you points/online currency.

* This currency can then be used to buy user created content, a la LBP, but more complex and built into the system.

I think this would make new sales more appealing to gamers than any code for MP content, and it also wouldn't make developers think they need to shoehorn a MP component into the game just so they can add a code.

The attaching of real value to trophies would mean that developers would probably start putting some more creativity into them. As it is now, there's two kinds of trophies, automatic (when you do something you have to do in game) and ridiculous (having to grind forever to get it). There aren't many that are based on doing something cool or challenging. Some games do this, but not enough.

As it is now, there's two kinds of trophies, automatic (when you do something you have to do in game) and ridiculous (having to grind forever to get it). There aren't many that are based on doing something cool or challenging.Pug-Nasty

Xbox360 achievement points are pointless

Nice pun.

I think Sony has a pretty good opportunity to tie rewards to trophies, since Microsoft apparently hates the idea.

Of course they're pointless. They give you plenty of reasons to go back and keep playing the game though.

Achievements in general are pointless

I never cared for trophies and achievements. They're pointless for me, but some people love the sh*t.

if thats the case then so are achievements so yes of course they are pointless just like getting high scores in games, just like getting to the ending of games, and just like playing games is pretty much pointless beyond an entertainment standpoint.

WilliamRLBaker