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Mind-numbingly tedious, pointless tasks you've accomplished in games
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In Mass Effect: Andromeda there is a particular Krogan that runs a animal-fighting ring but also doubles as a trader. For some reason, he is the only trader in the entire game that you can sell to for the actual purchase price. So, for example, if you have unneeded weapons you want to get rid of, instead of taking it to any other trader for maybe 30% of its purchase value, you take it to this particular Krogan who will pay full purchase price for the item. It was a great way to earn credits in the game since particular crafting materials were highly valuable and could be sold 1:1 with the Krogan.
But, given that it is one hard to find Krogan on one planet and who never moves, having to warp back and forth in a game with incredibly long load times became rather tedious in a 60+ hour game.
But, given that it is one hard to find Krogan on one planet and who never moves, having to warp back and forth in a game with incredibly long load times became rather tedious in a 60+ hour game.
25 characters is easy. Going through Classic Mode and All-star in both versions of Smash 4 is where the real pain is at.
Doing 100 pullups in a row to beat Vega's record in Mass Effect 3.
Literally accomplished nothing
Literally accomplished nothing
Its not lengthy by the standards of this thread, but having Shepard do 183 pull ups probably counts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPvXk-LbvGw
edit: Wow, just beaten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPvXk-LbvGw
edit: Wow, just beaten
At least it was easy. Doing it in the Mako in ME1 was tedious and frustrating.
Maxed out my Blacksmithing skill in Everquest. That was by far the worst, most pointless grind I've ever done in a game, and I was fighting the UI every step of the way.
More recently: Got the Onyx Sojourner medal in Ingress. This is "hack a portal every day for 360 consecutive days". Sounds simple, right? It turned out being bad enough that I immediately stopped playing after I got it.
More recently: Got the Onyx Sojourner medal in Ingress. This is "hack a portal every day for 360 consecutive days". Sounds simple, right? It turned out being bad enough that I immediately stopped playing after I got it.
Finding all Witcher 3 question marks. Waste of time but explains why Geralt can go into pension
The amount of swords and armour I've sold, lol. That smith probably wondered where Geralt keeps unearthing all these things.
The amount of swords and armour I've sold, lol. That smith probably wondered where Geralt keeps unearthing all these things.
Created a hand-to-hand only orc in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Literally spent weeks training him in the mountains so I could kill ogres with just my fists. Hooray.
I know a few people gave the sarcastic "I beat a game that I don't care for, hahaha" joke, but mine is legitimately beating Magikarp Jump, the mobile game, though I found it more relaxingly meditative than mind numbing. That game took a long time and a lot of effort, and it's not like there was an amazing reward at the end, but damn if I don't feel kind of proud at having done such a time consuming, pointless, but charming thing.
Everything in World of Warcraft, but particularly grinding rep for factions just for achievements.
Got every single ending in 25th Ward The Silver Case. There's 100 of them.
The only way to get the true ending to the game is to get every single other ending first.
This involves replaying the final (albeit short) chapter each time and selecting a new option from the massive list at the end, each choice being an ending.
This whole process takes tens of hours.
God I don't know why I did it.
The only way to get the true ending to the game is to get every single other ending first.
This involves replaying the final (albeit short) chapter each time and selecting a new option from the massive list at the end, each choice being an ending.
This whole process takes tens of hours.
God I don't know why I did it.
Getting the platinum trophy for KH Re: Chain of Memories not once, but twice (PS3 and PS4).
I don't know why I was compelled to do it a second time. I guess I was hyped about KH3 coming out and forgot how awful it was the first time around.
I don't know why I was compelled to do it a second time. I guess I was hyped about KH3 coming out and forgot how awful it was the first time around.
Maxing character supports in Fire Emblem Warriors. I must have replayed Chapter 14 over 100 times and for what?
Nothing, that's what.
Nothing, that's what.
"Only Darios can lower the drawbridge!"
Grinding to level up all my familiars in Castlevania Symphony of the Night way just to see how they change physically back then. I also Grind in Circle of the Moon too just so i could beat Dracula. I Grind to level 99 and i realize i didnt even have to grind that high to beat him.
i don't usually mind getting all the collectables,i find it sort of relaxing but manually closing all oblivion gates in elder scrolls really started to get dull.
i already had houses stacked with loot in every drawer/chest/cupboard so didn't need anything from it so didn't collect loot just cash,then my save corrupted so i went and did it all again.
i also got the plat on the hobbit game on ps3,the whole thing was dull but i kept forcing myself through it.
i already had houses stacked with loot in every drawer/chest/cupboard so didn't need anything from it so didn't collect loot just cash,then my save corrupted so i went and did it all again.
i also got the plat on the hobbit game on ps3,the whole thing was dull but i kept forcing myself through it.
The Last Express does something similar, and with FMV no less. It was extremely ahead of its time.
Dragon's Dogma: farming chests (using the Godsbane) and Daimon in Bitterblack Isle for cursed level 3 armors, then purifying them to get the full Oblivion set with the best rare bonus enhancements.
It was tedious because it took me something like 30-40 hours to complete - and I did it both on PS3 and PC - and it was pointless because I'd already fully beaten the game at that point, I just wanted the best possible gear for my Ranger pawn when she was hired by others.
It was tedious because it took me something like 30-40 hours to complete - and I did it both on PS3 and PC - and it was pointless because I'd already fully beaten the game at that point, I just wanted the best possible gear for my Ranger pawn when she was hired by others.
I unlocked every blade in Xenoblade 2. I stopped enjoying it within like the first 4 hours, proceeded for however long it took.
Not quite as pointless as yours OP, but pretty pointless and just an awful grind.
Not quite as pointless as yours OP, but pretty pointless and just an awful grind.
Spent a long time grinding all my magic skills in Oblivion to 100. I had a lot of free time as a child and absolutely loved that game.
My girlfriend is crazy when it comes to this. She won't rest until she discovers every question mark, gets every possible collectible and does every single sidequest.
For example, she got every single feather in AC2.
She got every question mark in The Witcher 3. She also completed every single sidequest.
She is now trying to do the same as above, but in AC Odyssey, which is like TW3 but turned up to 11. I believe she is like 180 hours in as of now.
For example, she got every single feather in AC2.
She got every question mark in The Witcher 3. She also completed every single sidequest.
She is now trying to do the same as above, but in AC Odyssey, which is like TW3 but turned up to 11. I believe she is like 180 hours in as of now.
I remember collecting like SEVEN HUNDRED comic books in The Amazing Spiderman PS3 game.
After you get like 500 of them, the rest are marked on the map so you can find them. But, the map icons cover the comic book icons, so after figuring this out, I had to check the location of every map icon in case it had a comic book underneath.
It wasn't horrible to do because I liked swinging around in the game.
After you get like 500 of them, the rest are marked on the map so you can find them. But, the map icons cover the comic book icons, so after figuring this out, I had to check the location of every map icon in case it had a comic book underneath.
It wasn't horrible to do because I liked swinging around in the game.
Holy shit someone else played Ninety Nine Nights! Came to post this.
Big things for me:
All titles in Vagrant Story (Fuck the beat the game without saving one. did it, but I'm pretty sure that's part of the reason my PlayStation died.)
Collected every item in Castlevania Symphony of the Night.
Got every final weapon for every warrior in Dynasty Warrios 4 (or 5? can't remember)
I have gotten all the Ridler trophies in Arkham Knight... twice. I did enjoy doing it, but can't explain why. I almost never have the urge to 100% games, at least when it comes to collectibles. I did it in Arkham Asylum, but that was nothing really. I didn't bother in City or Origins. It really comes down to getting the full ending, even if it was barely anything extra.
Guilty!
Another thing could be finishing the Zodiac Relic weapon questline in FFXIV to get a weapon that's purely used for cosmetic purposes. Grinded that out over the course of two or three weeks I think...
Sleeper Simulant in Destiny 2.
Pretty much instituted a rule that if I do not like an activity, I AT MOST do it once a week for quick progress instead of forcing myself through it.
Pretty much instituted a rule that if I do not like an activity, I AT MOST do it once a week for quick progress instead of forcing myself through it.