Batman: Arkham Origins
62 Achievements
1,300
40-50h
I Like Those Odds
As a Hero, defeat 4 Elites within 40 seconds without using melee in multiplayer
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How to unlock the I Like Those Odds achievement in Batman: Arkham Origins - Definitive Guide
I used an explosive gel on the central objective and waited for someone to perform an invert take down on and right after I did one of the thugs got taken out by my gel so I jumped down and took out two recently spawned thugs from behind.
Dont forget to scramble their goggles with your scrambler before you attempt silent take downs. You could also use your sonic batarangs to help you take them out quicker. Good luck and have fun!
At start, I scrambled and explosives the middle point. Got a silent takedown on one, then the explosion got two. Then I got an inverted takedown on the fourth.
This achievement can be done either in the Invisible Predator Online game mode or the Hunter, Hunted game mode.
Lobby Setup
For this achievement you will need at least 5+ players including yourself. If you have dummy accounts, that might be a recommendation to ease the congestion.
Whoever is the host needs to go into "Create Private Game" from the Main Menu and make sure Mode is Inv Pred Online (Invisible Predator Online) or Hunter, Hunted and the recommended map is Chemical Plant. Keep "Map Rotation" Off and then click "Start Game".
Here you need to use your and invite your group into the game until it is full with the people. Once you have enough people you can start the match. If anyone get's disconnected during the match, the match will continue but they cannot return to the game as invites will be disabled.
Boosting Method
You can easily work on this achievement the same time as...
You will have to either be Batman or Robin. If you have less players within the group only one of you will spawn as Batman whilst the rest will either be on the Joker Team or the Bane Team. If you have 6+ people then one of you will spawn as Robin as well as Batman, giving 2 people the opportunity to go for the achievement.
For this achievement you will need to all meet up somewhere on the map and get at least 4 people within the Joker/Bane Teams to squeeze within each other like a sponge. The Hero will then go nearby and then equip the Explosive Gel by pressing . They then need to hold down the button and then press to place the Gel on the ground.
When everyone is nearby and in position, the Hero needs to step back and then hold down the button again. When ready press the button to detontate. The Gel will explode and if done correctly the explosion should kill at least 4 opponents, giving you the achievement. If you didn't get it, you've got less than 40 seconds to take down some opponents in getting credit towards the achievement before the counter resets.
There are other attacks Batman & Robin can do in the game without meleeing but this is known to be the easiest.
Credit towards my friend tornprince2012, there is a method that can be applied of you want to have certain people on certain teams before your match loads up. This applies throughout the multiplayer of the game.
From the main menu, if you go to "Options" and then select "Game Options" you should be given the option to choose your "Faction Preference". Originally it says None, but you can change this to either "Joker" or "Bane" so that you have a high chance in joining either of the two teams you wish to be on. If you are wanting to be "Batman/Robin", simply keep this as None and choose "Hero Opt-Out" as "No". Get everyone else to choose "Yes" and this will give you a high chance in becoming "Batman/Robin" for the round you are playing on. However even though you have chosen these team members doesn't 100% guarantee you will be on that team. In addition at the end of the round, people can still "Opt Out" & "Opt In" if they want to become "Batman/Robin".
Good Luck!
As Batman I grappled onto one of the vantage points and waited for the inevitable rush from the Elites to capture the central zone. Once the Bane team got there I waited for the gunfight between the Bane elites in the central zone and the other gang emerging from the tunnel.
I launched a Sonic Batarang into the central zone, which exploded and took out two Bane Elites at once. I think the fact they were engaged in the firefight distracted them from the bleeping of the Sonic Batarang.
Once they were KO'd I realised I had a chance to get this achievement - and now that the central zone Bane Elites were down, the Joker Elites started advancing out of the tunnel. Quickly I grappled over to the vantage point directly above the tunnel entrance and did an inverted takedown on one of the thugs.
3 down, 1 to go.
Then, fortunately, the remaining Bane thug was wandering about on his own down by the lower tunnels to the side of the map, so I drop attacked him and followed it up with a ground takedown, popping the achievement.
The key is to get that double takedown at the start, either with Explosive Gel or the Sonic Batarang: That starts the timer for getting two more takedowns within 40 seconds.
A lot of luck is involved in this, but the more you play, the better your chances at getting it. I was overall rank 20 before I finally earned the Achievement.
Unobtainable - Server Closure, August 2023
This is another one that is nearly impossible legit, the easiest way to do this is boosting with 5 people minimum. The easiest way by far is putting explosive gel on the floor, getting 4 elites to crowd around the gel, then blowing it up. Otherwise just don't tap at all.
This is best done if boosted in a Private Match with at least five other players. While playing as either of the Heroes, meet up with four different Elites anywhere on the map. The middle control point is usually a good central meeting point. From here, equip your Explosive Gel and spray it on the ground so that the four Elites can stand around it. Detonate the Gel with the to kill the Elites and unlock the achievement.