Brink
43 Achievements
1,250
20-25h
Not so sneaky now, are you?
Reveal an enemy in disguise
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How to unlock the Not so sneaky now, are you? achievement in Brink - Definitive Guide
(*Note - In Advanced settings, with Friendly Fire at the highest settings, I believe you can knock your allies down with baseball slides/melee attacks, so these may not be as useful in identifying spies. More just annoying team-mates, really.)
Operatives in disguise are fittingly difficult to spot. The easiest way to spot one is to be an operative with Homing Beacon - this will outline enemies in red, even if they are disguised. Alternatively, if he makes the mistake of trying to impersonate you - this can lead to some comical online moments! (try impersonating someone and following them around next time you're bored - see how long it takes them to notice their doppleganger shadowing them =P )
The only other way to legitimately identify an enemy Operative in disguise is to be vigilant for odd behaviour - disguised players can only move and SMART. Be on the lookout for so called 'allied' players acting strangely:
~ Hanging around near enemies without being fired on (His teammates will see his real name following him, they won't attempt to kill him)
~ Running against the flow of battle. (Unless he's being chased by enemies and bullets, there's no reason for your medics and soldiers to be running past you towards your spawn points)
~ Not firing. (Already mentioned above, but it really should be watched for, disguised players cannot fire. I'm not encouraging friendly fire, but a few speculative rounds into an ally who's avoiding combat will reveal his true alliegance.)
~ Finally, be vigilant for duplicate Gamertags. This is more easily noticeable in Competition Public Freeplay, where everyone will be human, but a disguised Operative will show his victims Gamertag above his head, even after his victim has respawned. This can lead to SEVERAL (I once saw an entire team disguised as me) duplicates. These GTs will not show through walls, so if an ally's GT shows up just as he enters the room, he is an impostor.
An operative will almost always act a little busted if you stop and ironsight them. They may sprint away, stare at you waiting for a reaction, etc. The sketchier ones will pull their weapons, breaking the illusion.
Failing all of that, simply set up a private 1v1 with a friend, both play as operatives, and take in turns killing eachother and wearing their skin.
Mine is by far the most comprehensive guide to this (admittedly quite common) achievement. Why the hate?
Required Class: Operative (or any other if you shoot them out of disguise)
Required Ability: Homing Beacon
Ability Unlocked: Rank 2
To get this achievement, the opposing team must have Operatives that are actively disguising themselves. You must then focus your aim on them (holding ) and reveal them. The game will not do it automatically. If you find another person with your gamertag, then you know they are a fake. If you see someone not shooting the opposing team, or doing any objectives, you can also figure they may be a fake. Is the other team ignoring them completely and shooting you? Suspicious team mates hanging around enemies without being attacked? You come into a zone plagued with enemies and one of your team mates, camping together. That is who you will want to focus your aimer on.
Note: You can also pick any class and just shoot them out of disguise. This achievement may unlock without you even being aware you were doing it.
This can be one of the hardest trophies to achieve in this game. Only an operative can go in disguise and you will need to spot the enemy while he either is going under disguise or just completed the disguise formation. Your character will say "Enemy in disguise." That is when you can kill him and the trophy will soon follow. Having the Homing beacon ability will help get this trophy a little easier.
This can be boosted in a private match.