Brink
43 Achievements
1,250
20-25h
Ark King
Reach Level 24
60
How to unlock the Ark King achievement in Brink - Definitive Guide
Have a light class to run faster.
Make the soldier class your default class.
Select free play, private game, objective type, invitation only
Map : Labs
Customize server :
Min Team Size : 0
Max team size : 1
Players needed : 1
Start as Resistance.
Notice that you're alone with no ennemies, but you'll still get the xp.
Then just rush the primary objectives.
Rush to the door, plant the bomb and stay close to it until it explodes.
Then rush to the post in front of you and take Ingineer class, rush to the Bio-sequencer and repair it (longest part). When done, the sample will drop in front of it, just take it to the submarine.
Don't forget to hold LB to sprint.
When you'll know well the path, it'll take you 3 minutes to make it all. Thanks to the bonus, you'll get 5500 xp in 4 minutes including the loadings. (About 83 000 xp an hour)
Note: This can do done with a bot OR another player
Firstly, props to KamiKazeKore and Tatakai no Kami. this is a modification of their strategys
So setup the game in the following manner:
Freeplay - Private Match - Versus - Only Invation (+20%)
Map: Reactor
Min Player: 0
Max Player: 1
Overtime: Yes
Player that needs most XP as Resistance, other players as Security
Resistance: Operative
Security: Engineer
Both go to the same vent
Resistance player starts hacking
Security waits until percentage is at 20% then simultaneously starts to remove hackbox (they will have to hold the X button down to accomplish this, perhaps some sticky tape ?)
IMPORTANT: Both players are hacking AND removing at the same time so BOTH players get XP at the same time
Now, in this setup, you will notice that the hack percentage still goes up. In order to combat this, the Resistance player that is hacking simply needs to move further back so that the hack is less effective
Back by how much ? Well the easy bit is to move back until the hack percentage counter in the top right of the screen turns from yellow to orange. Once it has done this move EVER so slightly forward until it goes back to yellow, no more
Once you have this setup, the percentage will no move, the timer will run to 0 and then overtime will continue, there is NO end game in this situation (I've had it up to 1h34m like this)
No further effort is required AT ALL until the game ends (unbelieveable I know)
CAUTION: The XP counter will RESET once it gets to 99,999 XP. Therefore you MUST stop the game at approx 90,000 XP in order to allow for the end game bonus (yes I found out the hard way, lost over 100k in XP :( )
Remember, the security player will get MORE XP than resistance, but considering you can get approx 80-90k EACH in one go without any effort, easy to repeat
Best of luck
D&M
set up and walk away for 30 to 40 minutes
You need to make an objective game and make it friends and invite only.
Min players1
Max players1
Map reactor
Overtime On
Switch teams to Resistance if you don't start as that team
Select an Operative Class
I always went after the right vent(probably can go left if you want) and it works much better with a character lower tier 2 or under.(level 13 and down)
What you do is you run in and hack the vent, when the AI comes (usually from the top middle the first time) you kill him.
If you stand right behind the hack box with the vent blocking your view from the door, the AI will always come in the room from that side and start to defuse if he doesn't see you. He will lock into the defuse even if he sees you after he starts (happens at level 20 too but the AI can stop defusing after a 1 minute or so if he is looking right at you). kill him and start hacking again.
Do this until the hacker hits 70-75%. After that you continue to hide on the left side of the vent right next to the hack box but about 3 steps back, with your characters body completely hiding from the site of the bot but don't kill him when he locks in.
Again seeing no enemy, the bot will run up to the vent and hack. Even if he sees you after starting he won't stop hacking (at lower levels), but to be safe you should hide to the opposite side of where the bot comes to defuse at. If he is to the left, you're to the right of the vent. And if he is in the middle just hide straight behind the Vent. Basically keep the vent between the you and the AI.
Now this is the important part, you start to back away from the Hacking vent until the percentage in the right goes from yellow to orange/brown. This means the AI is defusing more than you are hacking. It happens around 4 bars of connection or when you see your hack points are at +12 or +13.(At higher levels the AI could have engineer skills that let him defuse faster, so tier 3 players might have to sit closer)
Once you are in a sweet spot of inching forward and backwards in this range, make sure you leave it just in the orange/brown range. This will likely freeze the counter or worse case it will take the bot hours to defuse from 95%. After that you just walk away, go to sleep, change your car oil......what ever.
Because if you get this right the game will go into Overtime and keep going, after 120 minutes you should have about 170,000 exp if you stop hacking and let the bot defuse. Never Quit.
These are all projections because I was done with the game after 1 hour.
If you left for 2 hours it you should have 240,000 and a 15% bonus 3600.
3 hours would be 360,000 bonus 54,000.
4 hours would be 480,000 bonus 72,000.
So in 3 1/2 to 4 hours, you can go from level 1 to 24.
Sidenote: for level 13 and higher tier 3 plus players, the computer will be more aggressive because he has more skill/skills. The engineer will be much more likely to stop his hack to look for you if you are too close or to put down a turret or mine.
Level 20 players should check after 30 minutes to a hour to see if they are dead on the ground. You can get it to where he will leave you alone depending on the AI they set for that match, but things can go wrong with the super aggressive Bot.
He usually has the ability to shoot after you down him. Watch out for that bot if you are level 20 or higher.
*******Update:To avoid the aggressive Bot- " Start up Brink offline. This disables the DLC which is important. I can verify from testing that the so-called "smart" or aggressive AI only appears when the DLC is active. In the menus, now sign back into XBL and set up the vs. match, but this is the great part - the DLC will remain disabled."
The Level caps at 20 and exp at 300,00 but it saves all exp earned and it will unlock the next time you log in to the DLC
Credit:MitoticActivity
This trophy asks you to reach level 24, which is the max rank in the new dlc. To get this rank, you need a cumulative 503,250 xp. This is 203,250XP from level 20.
Make sure to select "Invite Only", to gain an extra 20% (2000+ XP) at the end of each match.
The information below is also clearly (and visually) explained within the video located at the bottom of the guide.
Character:
Make sure you are a heavy class, with the Chinzor MG as a primary weapon. Add attachments to suit your personal needs. Buy the Caltrop grenade for the Operative class, if possible, and set Operative as your default class.
Mission:
Start the last Security Mission (Day 8: Fallout), on solo easy. As an operative, make sure you select "Defend Vent System" on your objective wheel, and run to the room where the vents are located. Now you will wait until enemies come to attack these points, and whenever you kill them, disguise yourself for a 125xp bonus. You will also be getting "defending" points for being near the objective. Keep running between the two rooms, and disguising yourself whenever you get the chance. Try to stay away from dying. Also, make sure to throw a caltrop grenade into the doorway of one of the vent rooms, to get points when enemies walk into the room. It will also warn you that they are coming. You should be able to get about 1,000 XP every minute, and get a bonus for being successful (15%). At the end, just "retry" the mission if you want to continue boosting.
Pro tip: Instead of using the caltrop grenade (like explained above and in the video) you always have the option of using the "homing beacon". Select this ability, and aim at enemies until they have a marker above them, for an additional 50 points. Now kill them and disguise yourself. You can also switch between the same enemies multiple times to boost points. Using this method can net you anywhere between an additional 1,000-2,000xp per 10 minute match. Credit for this tip goes to xKRIS DETHx.
Note: If you played Brink after getting to rank 20, before the DLC was released, the XP you received will NOT count towards leveling for this achievement. This means you are required to attain 203,250 XP once you download the DLC update.
Video Solution Guide:
Once you reach level 24 which is 503,250 XP this will unlock. Quickest way to level up I found is to pick operative class, kill an enemy then hack this body for comms hack then hack his body again to steal his disguise. Keep doing this for lots of XP.
There is a detailed method, explanation and video for boosting xp and ranks here. Thanks to Maka for XP guide.
The quickest way to earn XP is to to play on the map called Container city. Here is a summary of what you need to do to gain a lot of XP with the set time limit and the settings you will need. Please choose Freeplay, Private match.
- Game Mode: Stopwatch
- Play Mode: Solo
- Visibility: Solo
- Map: Container City
- Match Settings:
- Match Duration: 30 Minutes
- Difficultly: Whichever ( Normal)
- Min/Max Team Size: 8 (Eight)
- Everything else the same, except Friendly fire: Turn it off.
Your first objective is to guard a gate and another objective is to disable the Maintenance Robot. All you need to do is stay crouched near the gate and continue to take out enemies until the robot starts to come towards you, then just toss a grenade and a Molotov if you are a soldier and keep shooting at the robot with an assault rifle while simultaneously switching out for an SMG at some points to take out overwhelming enemies. The mission is easy due to the fact that your AI partners will continue to stay around you at the gate during this mission. Thanks CorpusDelecti for the tip.
Here are two videos that can help with gain XP a little faster than just playing the game over and over.
Thanks MakasGuides for the video guide.
Thanks KingSuperOne for the video guide.