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Mad Without Power

Mad Without Power

In Die Rise, reach round 10 before turning on the power.

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How to unlock the Mad Without Power achievement in Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Definitive Guide

This can be done solo on Easy difficulty.
An easy spot to hold out is right at the PDW-57 below the spawn which happens to be beside the Quick Revive elevator. You can get there by buying the spawn door, then clearing the debris for the escalator. Alternatively you can take the elevator down to the floor by hopping onto it if you want to save some points (this applies only in Solo mode).
Either way you will see the gun on the wall beside the elevator shaft on the floor below the spawn. Be sure to pick up Quick Revive if you're playing solo, which becomes available to you whenever the perk machine drops down/comes up to that floor (in co-op this elevator shaft stays powered off). Buy the PDW and hold by the window where you can see the Dragon. Watch the barricade by the elevator to the left and aim at the head! Buy more ammo when you need it (only 500 points). The only hard part is when the Minion wave comes. A helpful tip to deal with these guys is to make sure that you have Target Assist turned on in your Options menu. If you Aim with cn_LT repeatedly with this option turned on you'll keep 'snapping' to your targets so you'll miss less shots. Watch the video below for an explanation on this trick.
As soon as round 10 starts, the achievement will unlock.
Your best alternative is at the Mystery Box in the upside-down skyscraper. Another alternative is by the AK-74u, but that one is more dangerous since zombies can hop up on the overlook where the gun is.

*Final update to this solution Apr 15 2017.
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29 Jan 2013 14:11

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Good solution, PDW spot is definitely the easiest.
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By Disturbed XBA on 29 Jan 2013 20:54
@ Disturbed x360a Thank you :)
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By Raiderhorn on 29 Jan 2013 20:57
I'm terrible at zombies... This even worked for me +1
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By TOBY 1K NO BE on 30 Jan 2013 13:41
great, i used the pdw method and it works perfectly.
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By KawaSimo81 on 31 Jan 2013 09:28
i used the pdw spot before i read this guide and was just about to post it. nice job on it btw.
i also used the svu as a replacement for my pistol as getting collateral headshots with a sniper on zombies is always fun, especially with deadshot daiquiri adding a higher damage multiplier for headshots.
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By Oni Tenshu on 01 Mar 2013 22:14
Worked first time using you method!!
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By TrueBOHliever on 18 Apr 2013 07:04
UPDATED: Removed point values for doors and the PDW with the exception of ammo cost, as to me it seemed pointless. (No pun intended)
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By Raiderhorn on 02 Jun 2013 20:50
got it on my first try
thanks
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By dataLoRe86 on 01 Dec 2013 01:21
I didn`t get it done 1st try because of the RETARD minion wave,so bullshit to it being easy solo!
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By AirNath on 28 Mar 2016 06:12
Went down at the minion wave on round 9, luckily quick revive gets you back up
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By NutCr3ck3r on 30 Jan 2017 01:38
Great solution ✔️
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By on 11 Sep 2023 11:30
Thumbs up from me 👍
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By on 20 Dec 2023 17:16
+1
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By Efford on 17 Feb 2024 19:06
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Collect the pieces to build the Trample Steam, and every player needs to take one of all four. Just make sure each player takes one, and jump two floors above you. There is a gap right next to the escalator.

If you made it, then just start building the artifact. Each player must put their part. After it is done, take it and you could either put it in front of the dragon, or facing the other building next to the Quick Revive elevator. On this video I jumped to the other building. If you are going this way, make sure the other player you are going with, has an available Trample Steam, if not, you are not going to be able to jump to the other building. So, set the Trample Steam facing the building and then just get on it. Once there, start opening doors until you get to the roof, where you will survive until the tenth round. Remember that the MP5 is right there and you can buy it whenever you want.
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16 Feb 2013 00:22

Another good location to do this at would be near the power room by the 870 if you're playing with more than one person. I did it with two others while trying to find parts and its relatively easy since nearby you can build the new wonder weapon. stay near the elevator and everyone can watch a side, although it seems most zombies come from the doors and hallways and not the elevator or window.
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29 Jan 2013 16:46

Probably one of the easiest No power achievements in the zombies series, just go the opposite way of power, by the mystery box and into the upside down building, its easy to camp there for at least 4 rounds, the room i stayed in had only one other entrance so we could also get the tramplesteam achievement.
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04 Feb 2013 14:04

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Your sped up vid is lame and no help at all!
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By AirNath on 28 Mar 2016 05:46
Yep made this 3 years ago with shitty capture hardware and didnt really gave the option for cutting down videos, oh well sorry this didnt help, but its a damn easy achievement
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By Razorable on 28 Mar 2016 05:56
Black Ops 2 Zombies Mad Without Power Achievement Guide/Trophy

You need to get to level 10 without turning on the power. This guide will show you how
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05 Mar 2013 22:08

Fairly self explanatory. Just don't turn on the power. You can either just hold out with 3 friends or find a good place to run a train of zombies. You can use the mystery box as that does not require power.

A good method is to buy the R870 Shotgun from the wall as it is a OHK up to around round 8 if you hit them directly in the chest or head AND build the Sliquifier (See Slippery When Undead). You can find a decent spot to run around in circles then just shoot a zombie. If you learn how to use the gun correctly you can kill 10+ zombies with one shot. Picking up the Perma-Perk Juggernaut works well too making you go down in 4 hits instead of 2. 6 if you buy Juggernog.

Another good strategy is to make your way towards the Galva Knuckles. They cost 6,000 posts but are a one hit kill until round 14 for both Zombies and Nova Crawlers. This means you should be able to get a free perk if you melee them all.

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Self explanatory, just avoid turning on the power until you reach round 10. The only challenge here is you won't be able to use the elevators or have access to perks, except Quick Revive if you are on solo, which can be very useful if you go down. I suggest just staying at the starting area and using the PDW-57 as it a good gun and a decent place to stay if you don't have power. Another great idea is to gain the persistent Juggernaut perk (see video below for a demonstration) which allows you to take more hits for free.

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For those who find it a bit difficult to play zombies, we set the difficulty level to Easy. And we play alone, there are few zombies, everyone moves slowly until round 15. It’s easy. Alternatively, you can stand near the “Reanimation” perk, there is a weapon there. Plus, if you die, you can revive yourself.
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02 Mar 2013 14:35

Easily divided in the first building.

We kill zombies with a knife for the first couple of rounds, until we have enough for a machine gun, which is sold one floor below from the starting point. After this, surviving until the 10th round is a matter of technique.
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20 Oct 2013 11:39