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Ding! Overleveled

Ding! Overleveled

Reached Level 51

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How to unlock the Ding! Overleveled achievement in Borderlands - Definitive Guide

For those of us that had level 50 and enter this DLC (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx), this is an easy achievement. The DLC has some really high experience enemies to kill, I had this achievement by the northern most roadblock by the Crimson Lances. The drifters are worth alot of XP and will sit off in the distance. Their weak spot is the glowing sack hanging off their back (I like to think of it as their buttock) which can be sniped from afar since it hangs down a little.

Also note that if you had your XP bar maxed out for level 50 (and 1 XP point would have put you into 51) that your XP bar is now reset and you start as if you just obtained level 50.

Happy hunting!

Since the last title update, you can unlock this achievement sans the appropriate DLC.
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27 Feb 2010 18:41

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The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
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By dropK1CK ninJA on 21 Mar 2011 00:08
Worth noting is also that after the level cap change of latest title update, this achievement can be obtained even if you don't own the DLC.
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By Artanicus on 13 Nov 2010 16:58
Is that true or just speculation? I'd imagine the achievement is still tethered to the DLC.
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By dropK1CK ninJA on 16 Nov 2010 10:38
Confirmed by my friend, doesn't have any DLC, popped the cheevo. It seems the achievements are tied to the game and the DLC just gives you the means to trigger it. Of course its possible its just a bug they'll patch later on.
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By Artanicus on 16 Nov 2010 16:12
Just got this, WITHOUT the DLC
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By XmoppelX on 06 Jun 2011 10:34
I got this with the Zombies Island DLC.
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By EDF Trooper on 19 Jul 2012 00:50
Which DLC are you referring to?
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By Epsilon Factor on 20 Mar 2011 23:53
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You dont need the DLC content, just carry on playing as normal and you will get the achievement. The quickest way is to jump into a game where the other players are over level 65 so you get more XP for a kill. After reaching lvl 50 I got this achievement in about 5 minutes of game play.
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22 Jan 2011 08:03

Even though before the DLC you could get just under level 51 but not on 51... when you start the new DLC you will start from the beginning of level 50 (provided that you were already at that level before the DLC dropped) and you must progress through until you reach level 51 again.

Do note though that ANY EXP earnt during your time maxxed out at level 50 before this DLC dropped will not be added onto your score... you start at the beginning of 50 always.

An easy way to help do this I have found, if there are any missions that you haven't turned in for, for whatever reason, simply trace back and turn them in - not only are the enemies levels boosted significantly but you also get the extra EXP from turning in or completing any challenges.

Those who haven't completed Mad Moxxi yet may be enlightened to know that by completing the 20 round missions, you will score a lot of EXP - so now might be the time to take them on!

Alternatively, running over a few enemies or just playing through the DLC normally will probably do the trick all the same.
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24 Feb 2010 00:08

just to be clear you DO NOT NEED THE DLC for this particular achievement all you have to do is just keep leveling up which if you have any dlc wont be hard at all. you simply go back through replaying certain missions such as the last one since you get an outragous amount of xp for winning it. this is a very easy achievement for people who enjoy the game.
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05 Apr 2011 00:27

My suggestions for leveling:

Finish Playthrough 1
Finish Playthrough 2
Start the DLC---
---Start Zombie Island.
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You should hit 50 at this point.
Start General Knoxx and play through and you'll hit 51 pretty fast, giving you the achievement.

If you're not 50 at the end of Zombie Island, keep fighting in the Eridian Promontory in Playthrough 2.
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28 Sep 2010 19:16

First off, you'll need 3,625,271 XP to get level 51. The most active way to earn this trophy is to complete all missions (which will count towards other trophies) and killing, or have a teammate kill, all enemies equal to or greater than your level.

Do not waste time reloading and replaying through certain parts of the game as progressing to Playthrough 2 will in all likelihood get you to unlocking this trophy quicker. Once playing through Playthrough 2, feel free to reload and play areas that have enemies that are no greater than 3 levels above you, as the difficulty to handle mobs will be too time consuming. As you progress, keep using the same strategy mentioned above and you this will be yours sooner than you know it!

Some all-around tips to making this go faster are as follows:

Focus on improving gun proficiency for 2 weapons only. I recommend SMG and Revolver due to the fast reload and moderate damage of the SMG which can handle mobs, while the Revolver deals high amounts of damage, best used for strong enemies and bosses.

Keep on hand all types of elemental weapons. When combining this with the previous tip, you should have 5 different weapons for each weapon type you choose to have, keeping your backpack filled with at least 10 weapons. This will come more in handy than you realize, especially playing solo.

If you can manage to gather a decent boosting party, definitely play co-op as the experience gained will be much more.

Avoid dying by always having an exit to fall back to. If facing bosses, just keep running around while you heal. In either case, dying will be the biggest drawback to leveling quicker as you have to run back to where you were before progressing forward. And since enemies do not respawn, there is nothing to gain.

Feel free to comment with more tips!

Happy Hunting :)
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05 Mar 2016 08:52

This achievement should come fairly early on into the DLC. You should be on playthrough two at this point and I suggest that you play the DLC on it to maximize the amount of experience you can gain. If you're like me, you may not have finished playthrough two of the original game. If this is true, I suggest you do those quests to get yourself to about level 52/53 before you even start the DLC. The reason for this is that playthrough two quests for this DLC start at level 51. If you're under that, you may have a tough time surviving.

See "Ding! Overleveled to 11" for more info.

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This achievement should come fairly early on into the DLC. You should be on playthrough two at this point and I suggest that you play the DLC on it to maximize the amount of experience you can gain. If you're like me, you may not have finished playthrough two of the original game. If this is true, I suggest you do those quests to get yourself to about level 52/53 before you even start the DLC. The reason for this is that playthrough two quests for this DLC start at level 51. If you're under that, you may have a tough time surviving.

See "Ding! Overleveled to 11" for more info.

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If you haven’t downloaded any add-ons yet, but plan to complete Borderlands 100%, then I highly recommend downloading the add-on “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx” at the same time, because. If in previous add-ons you gained experience above level 50, do not expect that by downloading this add-on you will immediately skip a couple of levels, on the contrary, all your accumulated experience will drop to the beginning of level 50.
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06 Mar 2010 15:16

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This trophy can be obtained without add-ons, since the maximum level in the game without DLC is 58.
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By h-refr on 23 Dec 2012 14:53