One Crimson Desert fan has secured its Platinum trophy after spending 305 hours since the game came out — leaving fans of the game shocked and concerned.
A Platinum trophy is awarded to PlayStation users who obtain all other trophies in a game. TioZer0, who has a number of Platinum trophies under their belt already, has been explaining how and why they did this after posting a screenshot of their achievement on reddit, which subsequently went viral.
As TioZer0’s achievement made its way to social media, Pearl Abyss PR and marketing chief Will Powers expressed his disbelief, pointing out that Crimson Desert had only been out for 428 hours when TioZer0 nabbed the Platinum.
As one redditor worked out, Crimson Desert came out 18 days before TioZer0 posted their achievement. Given there are 24 hours in a day, TioZer0 spent 70% of waking hours playing Crimson Desert, or roughly 13 hours a day.
“I went for the blind approach and it took me 305 hours,” TioZer0 explained. “Over 60 of those hours were hunting the insects and fish at the end, so this number is PRETTY inflated. With the datamined information now available in some websites and guides now having more information, anyone can get it at around 130~150 hours.”
As many have pointed out, such an intense gaming marathon can’t be good for anyone’s well being, but TioZer0 defended the amount of time they put into the game over such a condensed period.
“As long as I eat well, I don’t really feel the need to sleep so much, so I played 56 hours straight and slept eight, repeating until done and only stopping to shower or to buy food,” they explained. “I also only needed to work 16 hours during these days, which is also something that makes it easier to complete the game earlier.
“Yes, this is extremely unhealthy, I know, and I don’t recommend it to anyone even if you can handle it like me.”
