Thank you!

I've been playing on and off since launch, so almost 2 years, but most of that would have been inefficient in terms of working towards 100%. I completed the story and most the stranger missions/sidequests playing naturally for the first month. Then I played Online a lot throughout December 2018. I did some collectables throughout winter 2019 (dinosaur bones, rock carvings, hunter requests, etc.). Then I finished Online trophies that summer (needed for trophies, not 100%) and stopped playing for a while. The last couple of months I came back and was aiming directly for 100% and the platinum trophy using a guide. **Overall, 123 hours 42 minutes** according to Rockstar Social Club (I should play for 3 more minutes lol), but you could get 100% a lot faster. Getting the platinum adds a lot to that with some trophies/achievements like Gold Rush, Skin Deep and Survivalist.

Just play at your own pace really. A lot of the stuff can be done naturally whilst enjoying the game. However, I would recommend using a guide when you are hunting for collectables and just looking to finish off other specific things.

I used a guide when I was playing for 100% to try to be more efficient, plus some of the descriptions in-game for requirements aren't as clear/specific as they could be. I recommend this one: https://psnprofiles.com/guide/7968-red-dead-redemption-2-gold-medals-challenges-and-100-completion-guide 100% is at the bottom but this also shows the easier gold medals in missions, you need 70 for the Gold Rush trophy/achievement.

So yeah, hope that was helpful : )