chappdaddy14 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 yea i agree multiplayer games are tough to crack. i dont like to boost achievements either, so maybe that is my problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nei Debrusc Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The only real thing that stops me from 100%ing is if it's just too much effort to improve myself in that particular aspect of the game. Never gonna finish Beatles Rock Band because I don't like rhythm games enough to go for expert stars on all the tracks, and DOA4's Survival achievements are too much of a hassle to beat 100 of those insane guys. Same for SFIV and Mirror's Edge, where I just don't care. World at War's prestige achievements are impossible now without modders, so I'll leave that where it lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtam Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If I don't enjoy the game anymore for example killing those adamantoise fellas in FFXIII for treasure hunter just got boring, i might do it later though if I ever feel like. Also some games I try to get as many as possible but if there's one achievement that requires many extra hours and is repetitive I usually pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 If you looked at my stats, it's easy to say I'm not a true "completionist" because I'm only sitting around 54%. However, in recent years, I always shoot for 700-800 GS in every game I play. Only the games I love or are too simple NOT to complete are the ones I will spend countless hours to get that 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixWolfCub Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 As I just started on the Xbox 360 I can't call myself much of a completionist since I have yet to 100% a game... but on my games for the PC and PS3...oh hell yes lol. I'm so OCD that I like seeing that little question mark square filled in no matter what. heh The only time I won't 100% is on the stupid Multiplayer achievements. I will go for most of them, but when they are stupidly annoying I won't bother to work on it full on, rather will just work on it a little at a time when I can, and sometimes still never finish it. One good example... the 50 Legendary weapons achievement for Fable 3... W..T..F. lol That one is likely the reason I won't 100% that game. :\ As for non Multiplayer achievements... I played Dragon Age Origins about 14 times just to get 100% on that game. lol I'm all for filling it out if I can do it on my own. As for calling it quits...never. It's the same reason I haven't sold any of my games for any platform. I always get nostalgic or get an itch to replay it one day so all my games are well loved and well played to this day. hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberPunch83 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 If you are a true Completionist, then you never call it quits. You call in reinforcements. However, if you feel the urge to be beaten by a game and NOT get every achievement, Guitar Hero III is the least unacceptable. It has a punishing list that demands not only one but two people who can play on Expert basically in their sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrupt. Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 When I decide that it will be virtually impossible to do any more, be it dead MP, glitchy achievements or ones that are way above my skill level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Doug Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 If you are a true Completionist, then you never call it quits. You call in reinforcements. However, if you feel the urge to be beaten by a game and NOT get every achievement, Guitar Hero III is the least unacceptable. It has a punishing list that demands not only one but two people who can play on Expert basically in their sleep. That is the game that is bringing down my completion rate the most. I don't have ambitions of completing GH3 anytime soon, but I do have ambitions of completing it eventually. Same with the rest of the music games that I haven't finished yet and other games that take an extreme amount of skill. I pick them up every so often and knock out a little bit more in the game, one more song 5 starred, one more song passed, that sort of thing. Kind of why I say games may be unfinished, but they are never abandoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krunchy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 If it's a game I didn't enjoy much and there's downloadable content that you need to purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickel668 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I used to play the games till I got bored and then trade them But I find that I end up buying them again to get the achievements. Plus I never really give up on a game I just put it down to play another game. Then come back later. Fallout 3 was like that Over the span of 1.5 year I put in 3500 hour to get a 100%. It pisses me off when the company doesn't release the all the dlc to get the achievements. I.E. Hellboy The Science of Evil:eek: grrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalie Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 The multiplayer achievements. I can spend hours on really though and/or long achievements but the multiplayer achivements are a no go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamechamp Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 If I REALLY enjoy a game: I must collect one of every item, complete every quest/mission, etc. Hardest difficulty, of course. Basically, if there's something in the game, I must do it. It is completed when I literally can do no more unique things. If I enjoy a game: until I get the in-game's method of tracking completion to 100% or its equivalent. If a game has achievements, those work as a good tracker of completion, though my actual idea of completion could involve doing more than the achievements say or even less; depends on the way they set up the achievements. If the game has no in-game methods of tracking completion, then pretty much just when I beat the game. Hardest difficulty, of course. If a game is only okay: Same as above, but I'll mark it as complete a little early if it's got stupid things I don't care about. Hardest difficulty, of course. If it's a game I hate: Easiest difficulty, rush through the damned thing. Burn it when done and never look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabsarehere Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I only stop if an achievement is no longer attainable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLMMGUNNER Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Even though some will call me insane, usually I'll throw in the towel when the achievements list includes MP achievements to the effect of "Get 5,000 headshots" or something ridiculous like that. I still may chip away at it here and there, but once I have 100% game completion, all campaign/single player achievements, I'm satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJConnelly Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I don't have many game 100% because I only do it for game I really really really really really..............enjoy. If I do give up on something like that, it's probably because of DLC which keeps coming out, hence lifting the G on that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonpwnr99 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I stop once it isn't fun anymore. I've done my share of grinding but grinding to extent of achievements like Seriously..., 2.0, and 3.0 i usually stop because it isn't fun anymore. As much as i hate leaving an unfinished game there are some that will have to be left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimCant Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I hate how the sports games shut down online content. I liked to play older sports games (because really if you play a franchise for a few seasons you are never going to have a current roster of real players playing)..but ea is a dick so after like 3 years they shut down the online content i would be 100% on ncaa football 09 but i cannot do any of the online achievements..kinda sucks but i guess i should just shell out $60 bucks every fall to get the newest game!! (yea right thats never going to happen!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x0BlackRose0x Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I don't like the online-achievements like the ones in RE5. The versus-mode achievements. It's not just the fact that I think of this versus-mode to be totally boring to play through but I also don't know anyone who's willing to play the versus mode with me. I play games for fun so if there are achievements I still need to unlock I try a few times but if it doesn't work I let go. It's senseless sitting days in front of the TV-Screen and getting all furious and obsessed about one single achievement that doesn't want to get unlocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixelbucket Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I never go for online achievements. I go for all others though. I never give up on games I own no matter how difficult an achievement might be. When it comes to rentals though there has been a game or two where I just couldn't complete it. Beijing 2008 and Alien vs. Predator comes to mind. I might pick those games up again somewhere along the line and say that I always pick up every achievement excluding online but that day is far in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadRedBaron Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I only go for the online achievements if it's highly possible to get them. It would be hard to try and get online achievements from games that most people don't play anymore. I don't bother with extremely difficult (like Guitar Hero Expert mode) and buggy achievements either. Currently working on Gears of War 3. GT: DeadRedBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xReiGnZ Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I am a completionist at heart, but the second I can't be arsed to play a game anymore is usually when I stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil888 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 i try to get as close as possioble to perfect as possible but i'm to cheap to buy internet so live achievements never get finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFFreak1129 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I usually try to get as many as I can when I play games. Unless the game gets crazy hard I usually won't give up. Sometimes I take a break from a game and come back. I beat Mass Effect and then finally went back to it a month ago to finish off Pinacle Station. MP achievements I usually don't go back to. I'm not a fan of MP so I don't usually go out of my way to play it. It really depends on the game. Gears 3 I have gone for the MP achievements because you can do them in Private matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownstar ninja Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I go for 60% of achievements minimum...i strive for 800 GS atleast in every game before quitting...but if they are too much of a grind, it will take less time to move on to another game and get 2 achievements worth that same total. And i hate multiplayer achieves so i usually stray away from those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansathan Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 As many have said above, as soon as it stops being fun. Usually for me it's like this: play through game once to enjoy it, play through again once I unlock the hardest difficulty/NG+, and finally, mop up (if I'm still interested at this point). Most recently I went out and collected all the Lorestones in KoA:Reckoning because I really loved the game. LA Noire is a game that comes to mind which I was so sick of that there was no way I was collecting all that shit...actually I didn't even finish that game now that I think about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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