Battlefield 3
34 Achievements
900
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Colonel
Rank 45 achieved!
20
1.95%
How to unlock the Colonel achievement in Battlefield 3 - Definitive Guide
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So, I just reached level 45 yesterday. Playing the game around 9-12 hours a day, daily since the game came out. I only work part time which is what allowed me to play the game so much. That being said, here is my rough guide on how to level up, without boosting, or cheating, and being an excellent player in the meantime.
Know Your Role!
I NEED AMO!
Find a class you enjoy. If you like running and gunning and don't like playing too objectively, let me recommend the support class. This class is perfect for people like you. You are not limited to just light machine guns either, you can also use shotguns and SMG's, if you prefer. The reason this class is great for run and gun type players, is that there is not so much focus on "team playing". Not to say you SHOULDN'T be a team player, but it will help ease you into the world of realistic warfare. As the support class, you have access to an array of excellent tools that will help you and your team without having to worry about others too much. These are; the Amo pack, C4, Claymore, Mortar Strike and a variety of high capacity machineguns. To earn points with this class, make sure to drop amo packs around clusters of team mates, C4 unsuspecting tanks, and lay claymores around entrances to objectives. The support class is a highly versitile class suitable for all players. Skilled players and noobs alike should be able to use this class effectively.
MEDIC! MEDIC! Are you a real slayer and objective master? The assault class is for you! The workhorse of the Battlefield army, Assault soldiers are both slayers, and medics. Using this class effectively is very easy and you'll be ranking up in no time. The best way to use this class is to stick with team mates, when they get injured, drop medic packs down to heal them, and when they die, get out your shock pads to revive them. Reviving a team mate will refund your team a ticket, so reviving is extremely important in conquest, and while playing as the attackers in Rush. If you don't want to focus on healing people, the assault class also has access to under-barrels. These range from grenade launchers to shotguns. An extremely useful tactic to use as assault is to equip the smoke grenade launcher. This little baby is incredible. Not only can it cover your team mates as you make your way to objectives, but it can also blind enemy tanks, and cover your ass as you make an escape from a hot area. This however, will not net you any experience points, but remember, if you win a game, you get a winners bonus! WINNING!!!
OH GOD!!! TANK!!! TANK!!! Are you constantly getting blown the f* up by tanks, IFV's and the like? Have no fear, the engineer is here. This class is a great ranking up class, and the worst enemy of vehicles. As an engineer the best way to rank up, is to destroy tanks with your RPG's, and repair friendly vehicles with your repair tool. You can also use the EOD bot to prevent m-com stations blowing up without being near them. Just leave your little robot in a dark corner, and after they plant the bomb, send in the little thing to defuse it. Points galore, and you'll live to tell the tale! Another great tactic to use as the engineer class is to lay anti tank mines on highly traversed roads. Remember, even if you die, the mines don't. So sometimes, even after a good 5 or 10 minutes, you will get a random kill, and the enemy team is a vehicle down. Don't underestimate the fear you put into enemy vehicle users while playing as engineer. Also, here's a pro tactic you can use. When an enemy tank is bothering your team, sneak up behind it, and ruin it by messing it up with your repair tool, just remember to crouch or lay prone so the driver can't see you. When the pilot gets paranoid and confused as to why his tank is dying, quickly get in, and make an escape, then when you are safe, repair the tank, and BANG. Your team now has an extra tank, and the enemy team has one less. The tank is easy to use, and easy to get kills with, so make good use of them.
BOOM! HEADSHOT! So, you're a sniper. A wookie eh? You may be thinking, how on earth can I even remotely contribute to the team while playing recon? But that's the thing, It's now SUPER EASY to get loads of points while playing as recon, the key is in the equipment. Stick your motion sensor near an objective, make good use of the MAV (the flying motion sensor) by hovering around large clusters of enemies and spotting them at the same time (absolute point fest on TDM - and your team WILL win every time). Using the MAV on TDM is where its at for the recon class. I can not stress how ridiculous it is. You will be level 45 in no time. In one round of TDM you can honestly probably net around 20 surveillance ribbons, and bare in mind you get a medal for it every 50 ribbons, worth a whopping 10,000 points! Use the MAV and nothing else in TDM for 4-5 rounds, and you'll be up a good few levels in no time. It's also leading your team to victory guaranteed.
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Find a weapon you love, and stick to it. You will recieve a service star for every 100 kills you make with the weapon (worth 2000 points!), and eventually get a dog tag for doing so!
Ribbons and Medals
An easy way to get points is to get ribbons and medals. Check your battlelog online to see which ribbons you need, and then go for them. Most of these are related to getting either a certain amount of kills with specific weapons, or capturing or destroying objectives. Medals come usually after you've received a ribbon 30-50 times. Easy ribbons to get are one's like flag attacker, which require you to capture a certain amount of flags in a game. Playing conquest should net you vast amounts of points.
Squad up
Try to stay in a squad at all times. The game is better when you play with people you know. Staying in a squad means you can spawn on squad members, get squad bonuses and occasionally get the "ACE SQUAD" ribbon. There's no reason NOT to be in a squad, unless you hate human beings, in which case, I can not help you.
DO NOT CHEAT
Do not do it, you will regret it. Boosting is not an easy way to level up, It's an easy way get banned. Dice have boosting tracking algorithms which search for suspicious behavior. So sitting in a corner of a map reviving and killing the same person over and over will get picked up somehow. Not to mention, many people HATE boosters, and if you get caught by someone in the game while boosting, you can except him or her to report you. It's not worth it. I once boosted in Battlefield 2 and the server admin banned me for life, so please understand, boosting will only result in a negative outcome. The last thing you want after reaching level 44 is for your stats to be reset.
That being said, some closing thoughts. Getting points is not hard on Battlefield, It's how long it takes you to get there. Try not to be in a rush, just enjoy the game, and remember the tactics I've mentioned. Good modes for getting lots of points is TDM (fast paced, lots of kills, lots of ribbons), and Conquest (lots of vehicles, lots of ribbons to be gained, lots of team playing bonuses to be made).
I hope this little guide helped you, and remember to have fun! Getting achievements should be fun, not a chore!
Know Your Role!
I NEED AMO!
Find a class you enjoy. If you like running and gunning and don't like playing too objectively, let me recommend the support class. This class is perfect for people like you. You are not limited to just light machine guns either, you can also use shotguns and SMG's, if you prefer. The reason this class is great for run and gun type players, is that there is not so much focus on "team playing". Not to say you SHOULDN'T be a team player, but it will help ease you into the world of realistic warfare. As the support class, you have access to an array of excellent tools that will help you and your team without having to worry about others too much. These are; the Amo pack, C4, Claymore, Mortar Strike and a variety of high capacity machineguns. To earn points with this class, make sure to drop amo packs around clusters of team mates, C4 unsuspecting tanks, and lay claymores around entrances to objectives. The support class is a highly versitile class suitable for all players. Skilled players and noobs alike should be able to use this class effectively.
MEDIC! MEDIC! Are you a real slayer and objective master? The assault class is for you! The workhorse of the Battlefield army, Assault soldiers are both slayers, and medics. Using this class effectively is very easy and you'll be ranking up in no time. The best way to use this class is to stick with team mates, when they get injured, drop medic packs down to heal them, and when they die, get out your shock pads to revive them. Reviving a team mate will refund your team a ticket, so reviving is extremely important in conquest, and while playing as the attackers in Rush. If you don't want to focus on healing people, the assault class also has access to under-barrels. These range from grenade launchers to shotguns. An extremely useful tactic to use as assault is to equip the smoke grenade launcher. This little baby is incredible. Not only can it cover your team mates as you make your way to objectives, but it can also blind enemy tanks, and cover your ass as you make an escape from a hot area. This however, will not net you any experience points, but remember, if you win a game, you get a winners bonus! WINNING!!!
OH GOD!!! TANK!!! TANK!!! Are you constantly getting blown the f* up by tanks, IFV's and the like? Have no fear, the engineer is here. This class is a great ranking up class, and the worst enemy of vehicles. As an engineer the best way to rank up, is to destroy tanks with your RPG's, and repair friendly vehicles with your repair tool. You can also use the EOD bot to prevent m-com stations blowing up without being near them. Just leave your little robot in a dark corner, and after they plant the bomb, send in the little thing to defuse it. Points galore, and you'll live to tell the tale! Another great tactic to use as the engineer class is to lay anti tank mines on highly traversed roads. Remember, even if you die, the mines don't. So sometimes, even after a good 5 or 10 minutes, you will get a random kill, and the enemy team is a vehicle down. Don't underestimate the fear you put into enemy vehicle users while playing as engineer. Also, here's a pro tactic you can use. When an enemy tank is bothering your team, sneak up behind it, and ruin it by messing it up with your repair tool, just remember to crouch or lay prone so the driver can't see you. When the pilot gets paranoid and confused as to why his tank is dying, quickly get in, and make an escape, then when you are safe, repair the tank, and BANG. Your team now has an extra tank, and the enemy team has one less. The tank is easy to use, and easy to get kills with, so make good use of them.
BOOM! HEADSHOT! So, you're a sniper. A wookie eh? You may be thinking, how on earth can I even remotely contribute to the team while playing recon? But that's the thing, It's now SUPER EASY to get loads of points while playing as recon, the key is in the equipment. Stick your motion sensor near an objective, make good use of the MAV (the flying motion sensor) by hovering around large clusters of enemies and spotting them at the same time (absolute point fest on TDM - and your team WILL win every time). Using the MAV on TDM is where its at for the recon class. I can not stress how ridiculous it is. You will be level 45 in no time. In one round of TDM you can honestly probably net around 20 surveillance ribbons, and bare in mind you get a medal for it every 50 ribbons, worth a whopping 10,000 points! Use the MAV and nothing else in TDM for 4-5 rounds, and you'll be up a good few levels in no time. It's also leading your team to victory guaranteed.
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Find a weapon you love, and stick to it. You will recieve a service star for every 100 kills you make with the weapon (worth 2000 points!), and eventually get a dog tag for doing so!
Ribbons and Medals
An easy way to get points is to get ribbons and medals. Check your battlelog online to see which ribbons you need, and then go for them. Most of these are related to getting either a certain amount of kills with specific weapons, or capturing or destroying objectives. Medals come usually after you've received a ribbon 30-50 times. Easy ribbons to get are one's like flag attacker, which require you to capture a certain amount of flags in a game. Playing conquest should net you vast amounts of points.
Squad up
Try to stay in a squad at all times. The game is better when you play with people you know. Staying in a squad means you can spawn on squad members, get squad bonuses and occasionally get the "ACE SQUAD" ribbon. There's no reason NOT to be in a squad, unless you hate human beings, in which case, I can not help you.
DO NOT CHEAT
Do not do it, you will regret it. Boosting is not an easy way to level up, It's an easy way get banned. Dice have boosting tracking algorithms which search for suspicious behavior. So sitting in a corner of a map reviving and killing the same person over and over will get picked up somehow. Not to mention, many people HATE boosters, and if you get caught by someone in the game while boosting, you can except him or her to report you. It's not worth it. I once boosted in Battlefield 2 and the server admin banned me for life, so please understand, boosting will only result in a negative outcome. The last thing you want after reaching level 44 is for your stats to be reset.
That being said, some closing thoughts. Getting points is not hard on Battlefield, It's how long it takes you to get there. Try not to be in a rush, just enjoy the game, and remember the tactics I've mentioned. Good modes for getting lots of points is TDM (fast paced, lots of kills, lots of ribbons), and Conquest (lots of vehicles, lots of ribbons to be gained, lots of team playing bonuses to be made).
I hope this little guide helped you, and remember to have fun! Getting achievements should be fun, not a chore!
37 Comments
Yeah its why CoD works well no really reason to play online it however then attracts score whores.
By matdan on 24 Nov 2011 00:02
Great guide....you shouldn't boost in a game like this....it's not that hard to get to level 45 on your own. Just by doing teamaction your score goes up like a mofo....repair, revive, resupply, spot, capture, defend etc....
Plus like the TS said....I hate boosters because this game isn't fun if 4 guys are sitting in a corner repairing an EOD bot....it messes up the gameplay. Plus it wont get you anywhere. Almost all weapon attachments are unlocked by using the weapon. So you'll be a level 45 noob with no skill, weapons or respect :P
Plus like the TS said....I hate boosters because this game isn't fun if 4 guys are sitting in a corner repairing an EOD bot....it messes up the gameplay. Plus it wont get you anywhere. Almost all weapon attachments are unlocked by using the weapon. So you'll be a level 45 noob with no skill, weapons or respect :P
By Little 3vil on 26 Nov 2011 16:55
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To reach rank 45, you need a score of 1,600,000. Here is a list to help you gauge how long it will take you, depending on your Score Per Minute (SPM). For each 100 SPM, I have given a time for how long it would take to reach a score of 1,600,000 with that SPM. All values are rounded up to the nearest minute.
100 SPM is 266h 40m
200 SPM is 133h 20m
300 SPM is 88h 54m
400 SPM is 66h 40m
500 SPM is 53h 20m
600 SPM is 44h 27m
700 SPM is 38h 6m
800 SPM is 33h 20m
900 SPM is 29h 38m
1000 SPM is 26h 40m
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100 SPM is 266h 40m
200 SPM is 133h 20m
300 SPM is 88h 54m
400 SPM is 66h 40m
500 SPM is 53h 20m
600 SPM is 44h 27m
700 SPM is 38h 6m
800 SPM is 33h 20m
900 SPM is 29h 38m
1000 SPM is 26h 40m
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This is pretty close, but i would change it to total hrs since that is what battlelog does, less math for everyone
By Humpyrton on 23 Dec 2011 16:02
Humpyrton, I have changed all of the values in to hours and minutes.
By Waddaboo on 30 Dec 2011 11:18
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Ok so the fastest way I know of getting this with pure boosting and not doing this legit against randoms goes like this:
Note: You may as well get the all ribbons achievement and other misc/dlc achievements out of the way first as you should get at least 20 levels from doing all of that.
At the bare minimum you ideally want at least 5 players
Someone rents a server with the following settings: (This is only for server admins)
Minimum amount of players required to start - 4
Max players - 8 (unless you have more than this number of ppl but that is unlikely)
Map - operation firestorm
Mode - Conquest
Ticket counter - 70% of normal (100%)
Rounds - 2
In the map rotation section you're going to want to pick the same map about 2 or 3 times
You may need to force a server restart as well so make sure the server is empty, you could also put a password on the server but I found randoms still got in anyway so just kick them out when needed.
(End server admin notes)
The explanation given here will be based upon having 5 ppl so adjust it as needed:
You want everyone to be assault with shock paddles unlocked and ready to equip.
You will be going for Transport warfare medals, each one gives you 10k exp, to get this you need 40 kills using a transport vehicle, we will be using a transport helicopter for this role (not the attack chopper in each base).
4 kills using the side mounted gun on one of these is a ribbon, 10 ribbons gets you the medal.
you will also get medals for nemesis, combat efficiency, medic medal, possibly sniper (headshots with helo gun) and possibly a couple of others I forget (each one being worth 10k exp).
The killer will be on a team with one other, the other side will take the majority of players.
Have one team bring a transport chopper to near point C on the map, there is a road; set it down there.
Have the 1st person going; sit on the gun (B to get in/out of vehicles. A to swap seats) and shoot 2 of the other team which should be nearby and standing, the medic for that group will be crouched so as to avoid incoming fire and save confusion as to who the gunner does NOT shoot.
Once everyone except the medic is down, he revives them all, the gunner does not shoot until he sees the revived start to stand up as when a revived player hits A they will trigger a standing animation; if you kill them before this they will be forced to respawn which slows things down.
After awhile the medic will stop getting points for revives so just swap who is the medic. Once the killer has 40 kills you will swap who is doing kills. You will not see the medal straight away as all the ribbons you have been getting have created a backlog queue. (Note - You may get it pop up early if you have already made progress towards this medal).
The second player on the killing team should of been sitting in the helicopter pilot seat to get 70exp every time the gunner gets a kill, this is the easiest role (free xp, yeah!). Make sure to keep active every 20 kills or 3 minutes as you will get kicked for inactivity of 5 minutes (I would jump out of pilot seat, move and shoot then get back in).
Make sure not to capture any locations until you're ready to stop or get a fresh round.
The server admins can press start then go to manage server to kick randoms or shuffle the teams around to always have 2 on the killer's side to speed things up.
Keep repeating the cycle of 2 in helo' (1 gunner, 1 pilot not moving vehicle) and the rest on other team dying; bar 1 reviving.
If you are awful at flying and just wanna get to site C then grab a jet and fly near it then hit B followed by A to parachute, it doesn't matter which team's transport vehicle is brought over as they have the same gun effectively and can be used by both sides.
Try to end the match in a victory/loss result as I am not sure if medals will stick if you quit early; the value of these will not appear during the game on the scoreboard but you will see them after the match.
If you have any suggestions on how to improve this then mention them in the comments but this won't take long at all compared to legit play.
Note: You may as well get the all ribbons achievement and other misc/dlc achievements out of the way first as you should get at least 20 levels from doing all of that.
At the bare minimum you ideally want at least 5 players
Someone rents a server with the following settings: (This is only for server admins)
Minimum amount of players required to start - 4
Max players - 8 (unless you have more than this number of ppl but that is unlikely)
Map - operation firestorm
Mode - Conquest
Ticket counter - 70% of normal (100%)
Rounds - 2
In the map rotation section you're going to want to pick the same map about 2 or 3 times
You may need to force a server restart as well so make sure the server is empty, you could also put a password on the server but I found randoms still got in anyway so just kick them out when needed.
(End server admin notes)
The explanation given here will be based upon having 5 ppl so adjust it as needed:
You want everyone to be assault with shock paddles unlocked and ready to equip.
You will be going for Transport warfare medals, each one gives you 10k exp, to get this you need 40 kills using a transport vehicle, we will be using a transport helicopter for this role (not the attack chopper in each base).
4 kills using the side mounted gun on one of these is a ribbon, 10 ribbons gets you the medal.
you will also get medals for nemesis, combat efficiency, medic medal, possibly sniper (headshots with helo gun) and possibly a couple of others I forget (each one being worth 10k exp).
The killer will be on a team with one other, the other side will take the majority of players.
Have one team bring a transport chopper to near point C on the map, there is a road; set it down there.
Have the 1st person going; sit on the gun (B to get in/out of vehicles. A to swap seats) and shoot 2 of the other team which should be nearby and standing, the medic for that group will be crouched so as to avoid incoming fire and save confusion as to who the gunner does NOT shoot.
Once everyone except the medic is down, he revives them all, the gunner does not shoot until he sees the revived start to stand up as when a revived player hits A they will trigger a standing animation; if you kill them before this they will be forced to respawn which slows things down.
After awhile the medic will stop getting points for revives so just swap who is the medic. Once the killer has 40 kills you will swap who is doing kills. You will not see the medal straight away as all the ribbons you have been getting have created a backlog queue. (Note - You may get it pop up early if you have already made progress towards this medal).
The second player on the killing team should of been sitting in the helicopter pilot seat to get 70exp every time the gunner gets a kill, this is the easiest role (free xp, yeah!). Make sure to keep active every 20 kills or 3 minutes as you will get kicked for inactivity of 5 minutes (I would jump out of pilot seat, move and shoot then get back in).
Make sure not to capture any locations until you're ready to stop or get a fresh round.
The server admins can press start then go to manage server to kick randoms or shuffle the teams around to always have 2 on the killer's side to speed things up.
Keep repeating the cycle of 2 in helo' (1 gunner, 1 pilot not moving vehicle) and the rest on other team dying; bar 1 reviving.
If you are awful at flying and just wanna get to site C then grab a jet and fly near it then hit B followed by A to parachute, it doesn't matter which team's transport vehicle is brought over as they have the same gun effectively and can be used by both sides.
Try to end the match in a victory/loss result as I am not sure if medals will stick if you quit early; the value of these will not appear during the game on the scoreboard but you will see them after the match.
If you have any suggestions on how to improve this then mention them in the comments but this won't take long at all compared to legit play.
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^^ Just preference I guess.
By Shin Gatsurai on 06 Apr 2014 14:42
It seems like the whole thing can be boosted in about 3 hours for a single person. We had a rank 12 gain about 8 levels taking regular turns for about 1.5 hours, then gain his achievement having 2 hours all to himself in the minigun after the rest of us were finished.
By Mobius Evalon on 20 Apr 2014 01:34
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Hey all!
As of mid-July 2015 I've finally finished this game, and there were some boosting methods for ranking up both my partner and me perfected to get the maximum amount of points for each game. There are 2 methods we used to level up as fast as possible, which will be described below. Before you continue to read this method, please be aware that I recommend going for all the other achievements first since they should give you a nice boost to start with (and making this grind a little bit shorter).
- Requirements: 4 people, private server, rubber bands, End Game DLC, something to hit yourself in the face with to keep you awake
- Map: Operation Riverside (DLC: End Game)
- Hints and tips:
Two people will spawn as "Attackers", while two others spawn as "Defenders". To make it easier, have the host invite one of the boosters on his team and let one other person search for the server manually (and invite person #4). The people defending the bombs just idle, hence why you have the rubber bands (you will be kicked for inactivity). The people going for the bombs should target one each (preferably the same letter to avoid confusion). You will receive 100 points for arming the XCom station and another 500 when it detonates. There is a total of 10 stations, so 5 for each player awarding 6,000 points for each game. A match is usually finished within 5 minutes.
- Ribbons that will unlock:
* M-Com Attacker Ribbon (Blow up 2 stations in one game, awards 200 points)
* Rush Winner Ribbon (Win a game of Rush, awards 500 points)
* Ace Squad Ribbon (Be part of the winning squad, awards 500 points)
- Ribbons that might unlock:
* MVP Ribbon (Be the best Player, awards 500 points)
* MVP 2 Ribbon (Be the second best player, awards 250 points)
- Medals that might unlock: (award 10,000 each)
* M-Com Attacker Medal (unlock the related ribbon 10 times)
* Rush Winner Medal (win a game of Rush a total of 50 times)
* MVP Medal (unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 2 Medal (unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Ace Squad Medal (unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
This is a very boring, and time consuming grind and you will want to ask yourself the question "why am I suffering this much?".
Method #2: Squad Rush Nemesis Boosting
- Requirements: 4 people, private server, Close Quarters DLC, Assault kit with Defibrillator
- Map: Any map
- Hints and tips:
Two people will spawn as "Attackers", while two others spawn as "Defenders". To make it easier, have the host invite one of the boosters on his team and let one other person search for the server manually (and invite person #4). Now what you will need to do, is stand in a square and do the following (assuming Player 1 and 2 are on the same team, and 3 and 4 are on the other).
Player 1 kills Player 3
Player 4 revives Player 3
Player 3 kills Player 2
Player 1 revives Player 2
Player 2 kills Player 4
Player 3 revives Player 4
Player 4 kills Player 1
Player 2 revives Player 1
And so on. Remember to kill with different weapons while you are boosting this for the different medals there are available to unlock, but always stay within the Assault Kit. If you run out of ammo, have one player spawn in as Support to put it down and re-spawn as Assault to continue.
Doing so will award you with a guaranteed 110 points for reviving your squad member, but should also give you somewhere between 400 and 500 points for each kill if the Nemesis is at 200 points. Remember to aim for the head to save ammo and, you guessed it, to continue to work on Ribbons/Medals. The game can continue to run as long as all of you want, since due to reviving no kills are taken away from the tickets.
* Squad Rush Winner Ribbon (Win a game of Squad Rush, awards 500 points)
* Ace Squad Ribbon (Be part of the winning squad, awards 500 points)
* MVP Ribbon (Be the best Player, awards 500 points)
* MVP 2 Ribbon (Be the second best player, awards 250 points)
* MVP 3 Ribbon (Be the third best player, awards 100 points)
* Accuracy Ribbon (Get 5 headshots in one round, awards 200 points)
* Nemesis Ribbon (Get 2 Nemesis kills in one round, awards 200 points)
* Medical Efficiency Ribbon (Get 5 revives in one round, awards 500 points)
- Ribbons that might unlock:
* Assault Rifle Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with an Assault Rifle, awards 200 points)
* Light Machine Gun Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with an LMG, awards 200 points)
* Carbine Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a Carbine, awards 200 points)
* PDW Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a PDW, awards 200 points)
* Shotgun Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a Shotgun, awards 200 points)
* Assault Rifle Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Light Machine Gun Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Carbine Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* PDW Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Shotgun Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Squad Rush Medal (Win a game of Squad Rush a total of 20 times)
* MVP Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 2 Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 3 Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Ace Squad Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Accuracy Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Nemesis Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Medical Efficiency Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
There's so much more to unlock here when it comes to medals and this is the exact method I recommend you use if you still want to complete this game. I started using Method #2 when I obtained all the other achievements and was Rank 31 and went up to Rank 45 within 5 hours. I did boost my rank with a friend who was running 3 copies, so that might have influenced the time frame a little bit. If you are dualboxing this as well, you will want to follow this order:
Player 1 kills Dummy 2
Player 2 revives Dummy 2
Player 2 kills Dummy 1
Player 1 revives Dummy 1
All the other rules above apply to this method as well.
That's it for this solution. If you feel there's room for improvement, please let me know and I'll update this accordingly. Thanks for reading and if you are boosting this, good luck!
- MC0REBE
As of mid-July 2015 I've finally finished this game, and there were some boosting methods for ranking up both my partner and me perfected to get the maximum amount of points for each game. There are 2 methods we used to level up as fast as possible, which will be described below. Before you continue to read this method, please be aware that I recommend going for all the other achievements first since they should give you a nice boost to start with (and making this grind a little bit shorter).
DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that these methods still might result in being reset by the game developers, although at the time of writing I'm sure they don't care about this game anymore since the MP is mostly dead apart from a few randoms due to new iterations in the franchise.
Method #1: Rush- Requirements: 4 people, private server, rubber bands, End Game DLC, something to hit yourself in the face with to keep you awake
- Map: Operation Riverside (DLC: End Game)
- Hints and tips:
Two people will spawn as "Attackers", while two others spawn as "Defenders". To make it easier, have the host invite one of the boosters on his team and let one other person search for the server manually (and invite person #4). The people defending the bombs just idle, hence why you have the rubber bands (you will be kicked for inactivity). The people going for the bombs should target one each (preferably the same letter to avoid confusion). You will receive 100 points for arming the XCom station and another 500 when it detonates. There is a total of 10 stations, so 5 for each player awarding 6,000 points for each game. A match is usually finished within 5 minutes.
- Ribbons that will unlock:
* M-Com Attacker Ribbon (Blow up 2 stations in one game, awards 200 points)
* Rush Winner Ribbon (Win a game of Rush, awards 500 points)
* Ace Squad Ribbon (Be part of the winning squad, awards 500 points)
- Ribbons that might unlock:
* MVP Ribbon (Be the best Player, awards 500 points)
* MVP 2 Ribbon (Be the second best player, awards 250 points)
- Medals that might unlock: (award 10,000 each)
* M-Com Attacker Medal (unlock the related ribbon 10 times)
* Rush Winner Medal (win a game of Rush a total of 50 times)
* MVP Medal (unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 2 Medal (unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Ace Squad Medal (unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
This is a very boring, and time consuming grind and you will want to ask yourself the question "why am I suffering this much?".
Method #2: Squad Rush Nemesis Boosting
- Requirements: 4 people, private server, Close Quarters DLC, Assault kit with Defibrillator
- Map: Any map
- Hints and tips:
Two people will spawn as "Attackers", while two others spawn as "Defenders". To make it easier, have the host invite one of the boosters on his team and let one other person search for the server manually (and invite person #4). Now what you will need to do, is stand in a square and do the following (assuming Player 1 and 2 are on the same team, and 3 and 4 are on the other).
Player 1 kills Player 3
Player 4 revives Player 3
Player 3 kills Player 2
Player 1 revives Player 2
Player 2 kills Player 4
Player 3 revives Player 4
Player 4 kills Player 1
Player 2 revives Player 1
And so on. Remember to kill with different weapons while you are boosting this for the different medals there are available to unlock, but always stay within the Assault Kit. If you run out of ammo, have one player spawn in as Support to put it down and re-spawn as Assault to continue.
Doing so will award you with a guaranteed 110 points for reviving your squad member, but should also give you somewhere between 400 and 500 points for each kill if the Nemesis is at 200 points. Remember to aim for the head to save ammo and, you guessed it, to continue to work on Ribbons/Medals. The game can continue to run as long as all of you want, since due to reviving no kills are taken away from the tickets.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you don't receive any points anymore for reviving or for Nemesis; either go plant the charge and disarm it or kill one person and have him bleed out. That should reset the cycle.
- Ribbons that will unlock:* Squad Rush Winner Ribbon (Win a game of Squad Rush, awards 500 points)
* Ace Squad Ribbon (Be part of the winning squad, awards 500 points)
* MVP Ribbon (Be the best Player, awards 500 points)
* MVP 2 Ribbon (Be the second best player, awards 250 points)
* MVP 3 Ribbon (Be the third best player, awards 100 points)
* Accuracy Ribbon (Get 5 headshots in one round, awards 200 points)
* Nemesis Ribbon (Get 2 Nemesis kills in one round, awards 200 points)
* Medical Efficiency Ribbon (Get 5 revives in one round, awards 500 points)
- Ribbons that might unlock:
* Assault Rifle Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with an Assault Rifle, awards 200 points)
* Light Machine Gun Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with an LMG, awards 200 points)
* Carbine Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a Carbine, awards 200 points)
* PDW Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a PDW, awards 200 points)
* Shotgun Ribbon (Get 7 kills in one round with a Shotgun, awards 200 points)
I do not recommend using side-arms, grenades, the Xbow or anything similar to keep it simple. There are no Sniper Rifles in the Assault class.
- Medals that might unlock: (awards 10,000 each)* Assault Rifle Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Light Machine Gun Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Carbine Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* PDW Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Shotgun Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Squad Rush Medal (Win a game of Squad Rush a total of 20 times)
* MVP Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 2 Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* MVP 3 Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Ace Squad Medal (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Accuracy Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
* Nemesis Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 30 times)
* Medical Efficiency Ribbon (Unlock the related ribbon 50 times)
There's so much more to unlock here when it comes to medals and this is the exact method I recommend you use if you still want to complete this game. I started using Method #2 when I obtained all the other achievements and was Rank 31 and went up to Rank 45 within 5 hours. I did boost my rank with a friend who was running 3 copies, so that might have influenced the time frame a little bit. If you are dualboxing this as well, you will want to follow this order:
Player 1 kills Dummy 2
Player 2 revives Dummy 2
Player 2 kills Dummy 1
Player 1 revives Dummy 1
All the other rules above apply to this method as well.
That's it for this solution. If you feel there's room for improvement, please let me know and I'll update this accordingly. Thanks for reading and if you are boosting this, good luck!
- MC0REBE
DramaticSAnTA
TrueAchievements
TrueAchievements
Now that people can setup custom server theirs a much faster way to rank up. Use the server browser and look for a server with the following Team DM , only Noshahr Canals, 500%, The 500% means the game is 5 times longer than normal so you can unlock more ribbons. Noshahr canals is great for levelling up, their are tons of servers that only run this map.
No you have a server you need the technique. Hopefully the server you find will allow shotguns, take out the DOA or any shotgun if you don't have that. Now just run around the creates blasting away. It's possible to get 50-100 kills per game.
It won't be long before you unlock red dot sight and extended mags. With the DAO this gives you 12 shots between reloads.
You can also play as support or medic, dropping packs as you enter the creates, people will be forced to walk over them giving you several ribbons per game.
No you have a server you need the technique. Hopefully the server you find will allow shotguns, take out the DOA or any shotgun if you don't have that. Now just run around the creates blasting away. It's possible to get 50-100 kills per game.
It won't be long before you unlock red dot sight and extended mags. With the DAO this gives you 12 shots between reloads.
You can also play as support or medic, dropping packs as you enter the creates, people will be forced to walk over them giving you several ribbons per game.
The_Rottler
TrueTrophies
TrueTrophies
You gain experience for just about everything you do in multiplayer for Battlefield 3. Here are a few of my favorite tips to get points even if you aren't always on top of the leaderboards for kills:
Play Support class and throw down ammo. Try to join a squad that has snipers, then spawn on them and immediately toss an ammo box. They almost always give points.
Stick to one gun in support and try to get enough kills with it to unlock extended mag. Equip the extended mag along with the suppression perk, then just open fire on any enemies you find. You may not get the kill, and you may end up being killed instead, but chances are great you will get both a kill assist and a suppression assist once someone else kills your target. Those two numbers combined almost equal 100 points anyway. I like to use the guns with higher firing rates for this method.
Play Assault class and throw down medkits. Don't be afraid to revive with the defibs as well, tho you may make people angry if they didnt want to be rescued.
Spot any enemies you see, its worth points if someone else kills them for you.
Play conquest and just capture enemy bases for easy points.
Jump in a tank or helicopter that has a skilled pilot. You can spot enemies while sitting in there, and you will rake in passenger kill assists.
Throw four C-4 packs on an empty vehicle. If you notice the vehicle disappear on your mini map later, chances are an enemy just jumped inside it. Switch to your detonator and click the trigger, it should disable or destroy the vehicle and cause some kills as well.
**NOTE** some servers will specifically mention the C-4 method below is not allowed, be sure to follow the server rules to avoid being kicked:
Put C-4 on the flags then watch your mini map on the lower left side of the screen. If the letter of the flag you put C-4 on starts to blink, switch and detonate your C-4. It may kill the base attackers remotely.
Play team deathmatch on the Canals map, and hide in the crates area. Throw medkits or ammo packs in the middle of the crates, teammates will heal or reload as they run past which gives you points.
Another great trick someone else showed me was to play Recon on Canals, but take a SMG or shotgun instead of a sniper rifle. Get in the middle of the crates and find a cozy spot to put down a motion detector. You will rake in motion assist kills, and if anyone comes around your corner just open fire on them.
Keep your eyes open for double XP events and play as much as possible during those times.
If you notice you are on the winning team more often than not, try sending friend invites to the other players on that team and playing with them any chance you get.
Good luck!
Play Support class and throw down ammo. Try to join a squad that has snipers, then spawn on them and immediately toss an ammo box. They almost always give points.
Stick to one gun in support and try to get enough kills with it to unlock extended mag. Equip the extended mag along with the suppression perk, then just open fire on any enemies you find. You may not get the kill, and you may end up being killed instead, but chances are great you will get both a kill assist and a suppression assist once someone else kills your target. Those two numbers combined almost equal 100 points anyway. I like to use the guns with higher firing rates for this method.
Play Assault class and throw down medkits. Don't be afraid to revive with the defibs as well, tho you may make people angry if they didnt want to be rescued.
Spot any enemies you see, its worth points if someone else kills them for you.
Play conquest and just capture enemy bases for easy points.
Jump in a tank or helicopter that has a skilled pilot. You can spot enemies while sitting in there, and you will rake in passenger kill assists.
Throw four C-4 packs on an empty vehicle. If you notice the vehicle disappear on your mini map later, chances are an enemy just jumped inside it. Switch to your detonator and click the trigger, it should disable or destroy the vehicle and cause some kills as well.
**NOTE** some servers will specifically mention the C-4 method below is not allowed, be sure to follow the server rules to avoid being kicked:
Put C-4 on the flags then watch your mini map on the lower left side of the screen. If the letter of the flag you put C-4 on starts to blink, switch and detonate your C-4. It may kill the base attackers remotely.
Play team deathmatch on the Canals map, and hide in the crates area. Throw medkits or ammo packs in the middle of the crates, teammates will heal or reload as they run past which gives you points.
Another great trick someone else showed me was to play Recon on Canals, but take a SMG or shotgun instead of a sniper rifle. Get in the middle of the crates and find a cozy spot to put down a motion detector. You will rake in motion assist kills, and if anyone comes around your corner just open fire on them.
Keep your eyes open for double XP events and play as much as possible during those times.
If you notice you are on the winning team more often than not, try sending friend invites to the other players on that team and playing with them any chance you get.
Good luck!
Brenin Watson
TrueAchievements
TrueAchievements
You won't get a stat reset as long as you've purchased your own server or are playing on one.
Personally tested with the same group (1 Day Server is $1.50 est.)
You need a minimum of 4 people and you can also kick/ban any random player that joins.
We just took turns killing and reviving. After 100 kills each, we rotated. We gained about 1.5 levels each time. As long as you don't change your weapon, you can rack up specific weapon medals along with headshots. HOWEVER please see other nemesis boosting guides as they are most likely more efficient than what I personally did
When you stop seeing your score go up, rest assured that you are still getting experience points, tested while getting the last player from 35 to 45.
3 players with 2 alternate accounts got to Rank 45 in two 3-hour boosting sessions.
Personally tested with the same group (1 Day Server is $1.50 est.)
You need a minimum of 4 people and you can also kick/ban any random player that joins.
We just took turns killing and reviving. After 100 kills each, we rotated. We gained about 1.5 levels each time. As long as you don't change your weapon, you can rack up specific weapon medals along with headshots. HOWEVER please see other nemesis boosting guides as they are most likely more efficient than what I personally did
When you stop seeing your score go up, rest assured that you are still getting experience points, tested while getting the last player from 35 to 45.
3 players with 2 alternate accounts got to Rank 45 in two 3-hour boosting sessions.
Xenolith666, Neomop, Maka
Colonel is the highest standard rank to achieve for multiplayer. All I can really say for this one is to play as the class you feel more comfortable with, that will net you the most xp every game. The amount of xp required to level up increases exponentially, so this will probably end up being the last achievement to get.
Also, play as much as you can in a squad - teamwork will roll in points a lot faster than playing solo. Use high-combat vehicles like tanks/helicopters to score points/assists. Play for objects - for ex. the full process for capturing an enemy flag is 450 points.