Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-75.95.173.188-20150618205053/@comment-1824272-20150618220911

I'm really similar to your viewpoint. Even in free-to-play games, everyone has that one goal they aim towards. Whether it's getting a specific aircraft to a specific level, or earning a specific rank on a specific mission, etc. There's that one thing that feels like completion in every game.

For me, I've almost hit it. I own everything on the standard Aircraft Tree except the B-2A, the overpriced aircraft at the end of the tree, and the ADF-01 FALKEN. My only progression at this point is purchasing the FALKEN, and then I'll essentially be "done".

In my opinion, what you do in a game after you've beaten it is completely subjective. If you've made it to the point in Infinity where you feel that you're done progressing, then figure out how you'd treat it like any other game. Maybe you want to go back to the humble beginnings and give the lesser aircraft a whirl, such as the F-4E or the F-16C? I know a lot of people do that for fun regardless. Or maybe you still haven't given HARD missions a try? Put together a group and try to aim for the elusive S rank, especially now that we have the OEL for Tokyo HARD. Or maybe that's it and you feel that you're absolutely done with the game unless they bring an event you'd want to participate in. That's cool as well, take a break.

I love how subjective a video game experience can be, it's a lot different from other forms of media in that regard. (I suppose that was partly the theme of Sony's E3 conference this year.) What you do after you "beat" Infinity is entirely up to you, and they're still going to keep adding more content in the immediate future. We've got the CFA-44 to look forward to (hopefully it won't be overpriced) as well as the possibility of propeller aircraft. And then, who knows? Maybe a new Special Raid to conquer. We'll just have to see.

For myself, I'm mostly in it to keep progressing as much as possible. I'm currently working on the F-2A -Nagase-, and then maybe I'll take the X-02 higher and work on other aircraft in the meantime. But at this point, it really is just playing for fun.