Call of Duty: WWII
90 Achievements
3,000
99-130h
Ballistics Be Damned
In The Shadowed Throne, reach wave 15 using only melee weapons.
50
0.04%
How to unlock the Ballistics Be Damned achievement in Call of Duty: WWII - Definitive Guide
This may sound straight-forward but it can actually be quite frustrating, so make sure to:
- switch to the shovel by clicking right on the d-pad as soon as the game starts
- buy melee damage perk as soon as possible (its a blue perk found by going to the left of the wide open area of the map with the stairs, the lower opening not the door at the top)
- make sure ALL players in the game use melee weapons as well. if you can't get others to do it, I suggest you play solo. if anyone even as much as shoots a bullet, the achievement is void for everyone
- you can buy armor
- bombers exploding shoud not be problem
- cannot confirm but I strongly suggest to not use your special ability
It's easy enough, but I do recommend using these tips:
- Have a friend help out. Everyone in the game has to use melee weapons.
- Switch to your shovel as soon as you spawn in. You can also use the spiked baseball bat (found near the radio), the ice pick (found in museum) and the trench knife (found in the back of theater).
- Use Camouflage as your special ability.
- Pick up 'full meter' power ups every time you see one. (You can pick up any power up, even nukes).
- Don't throw any grenades. *I'm not sure if throwing knives void the achievement. If someone can confirm, that'd be great*
- Bomber zombies don't void the achievement, so if you don't mind taking some damage, use them to your advantage.
- Purchase the "increased melee damage" perk early on (found upstairs in the museum).
- Keep an eye on your armor and purchase more when needed.
Good luck!
This one isn’t too bad considering there are multiple powerful melee weapons in the map. Bring a camouflage class for this one. Get to Main Street as quickly as possible, then grab the spiked bat on the upper level, though I’d recommend switching that out for the pickaxe as soon as you open the museum. From there, follow the steps for the upgraded axe under step 3 of Stadtjäger Down. Whenever you have enough points, grab the melee damage blitz on the upper floor of the museum, and you should have all you need to reach round 15. I’d also recommend getting Stamin-Up on Main Street and Self-Revive if playing solo. As long as you play it safe, you shouldn’t have an issue getting all the way to round 15 with just the upgraded axe, don’t forget to use camouflage if you get overwhelmed. Note that you can’t use the Wunderbuss or grenades, so despite the two trophies seeming similar, you can’t get this on the same run as Ammo Conservation.
When a magnet, cartridges, or a skull fell out of a zombie, we took everything. When a bomb fell, they didn’t take it just in case. The trophy dropped immediately after the end of the 14th wave.
Combine this trophy with the Ammo Conservation trophy