Trophy Collector: Part I - Introduction

There are two things that I have recently admitted to being addicted to: one is coke (that's Coca-Cola) and the other is Trophies for the PS3. I can't help it; I need more trophies for my (virtual) collection. I want them to adorn my wall like the heads of many an animal in the library of an avid hunter. I need to earn trophies. I am crazy for them, and I'm not even that good at getting them. But, when I do, I feel a sense of euphoria overwhelm me and an accomplished grin crosses my face. It's at about this time I pause the game, sync my trophies and run through my list of game trophies until I find the one I have just conquered to see what it is I have done that was good enough to merit a trophy.
These days, I won't buy a game unless it has trophy support. It's like, what's the point? Why play a game without some kind of physical reward during and after completion of the game? Well, there is no actual physical trophy to be had, but a picture on screen is worth a thousand kills. I have the special edition of Metal Gear Solid 4, which I have barely played when I received it, but may never play again based on the fact there is no trophy support. Now, don't get me wrong, I understand this is a brilliant game, but, let's just say I like trophies just a little bit too much to want to play a game that won't reward me virtually. Even my facebook account has the trophy support option that spits out my rewards to all my friends, letting them know that I have killed a thousand creatures of the night, or I have solved a puzzle.
It's crazy stuff like this that makes me feel I need to tell the world of my addiction to trophies. I need to tell all the other addicts that you are not alone. We are in this together. I want to tell the kind folks of the world wide web that collecting something that makes you feel better about yourself is a good thing. And, with that being said, I have decided that I am going to try and collect 500 trophies before the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2011. Currently, I have 260 trophies (I never said I was good, I was just saying that I was a collector) and need 240 more to complete my task. That's approximately 1.56 trophies needed each day starting August 1st and concluding on December 31. Sounds crazy? Well of course it is. That's what addictions are: crazy. Wikipedia (a most reliable source) defines my type of addiction as a "recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences, as deemed by the user himself to his individual health, mental state, or social life." I think I can do it. All I need to do is give up my social life (like I even have one) and family life (that's the tricky one) and 500 is all mine.
You know, I may even make a contest out of this, with people placing bets on how many trophies I will end up with by years end. I'll let you know about this in a later blog. I promise to blog my journey of trophy collecting here to let my readers follow me on my trek to 500. With a little luck and a lot of gaming, I believe I can do it.