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First Among Equals

First Among Equals

Earned the Silver "Number 1" medal.

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How to unlock the First Among Equals achievement in Gears of War 3 - Definitive Guide

UPDATE: Solution completely remade, found a way to earn this achievement in about 30 minutes. See my attached video.
In short, load up Act 2 Chapter 2 with 2 controllers plugged in, make sure you put one of the characters as far up the last hill, as close to the door as possible when the checkpoint at the very end of the chapter occurs. Finish the chapter, pause during the cutscene and reload checkpoint.
Run up the hill and finish the chapter again and just keep repeating.
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15 Sep 2011 17:58

69 Comments
I take it you need a 2nd live account and 2nd controller can't be done locally?
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By RobbiWanKenobi on 21 Sep 2011 20:02
Can be done offline split-screen.
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By Nikke84 on 21 Sep 2011 20:22
Great solution- thumbs up both places I read it!
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By Salty Old Dog on 22 Sep 2011 02:47
u can also do this in the prologue, may be quicker
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By T1PP3R on 22 Sep 2011 07:18
Yes, the prologue is a little faster but I recommend this method until you got the 10x multipliers you need :)
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By Nikke84 on 22 Sep 2011 12:51
Nice one. I used this method until I got the 10x multiplier, very easy for that one then I went to the prologue cause that is quick as hell. Thumbs upped.
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By Almighty Allah on 23 Sep 2011 02:59
Yeah prologue is fast but everytime you finish it you have to go back in the main menu and restart it.
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By Hunter#8335 on 24 Sep 2011 15:50
I keep getting shot so end up with 9x, any other method?
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By Barad 007 on 24 Sep 2011 23:01
Dont be so eager to shoot down the last barge, wait till its very close cause the reavers will have passed you by then.
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By Nikke84 on 24 Sep 2011 23:43
How many chapters does it take to get Silver in Number One?
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By OrphanOfSoss on 25 Sep 2011 15:07
Is the prologue really faster considering you have to go back to the main menu?
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By annndtpain on 25 Sep 2011 23:17
I'm going to try the prolouge method when I get home as I've already netted the 10x cheevo. Do you actually have to go back to the main menu? Can't you open the pause menu and "reload chapter"?
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By Prattalmighty on 26 Sep 2011 15:22
No you cant reload because the checkpoint comes so quickly after you see the stats from this chapter.
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By Hunter#8335 on 26 Sep 2011 19:04
Yes, you can reload chapter, but not checkpoint. As soon as the checkpoint occurs for Act 3 Chapter 1, pause and choose reload chapter and you'll play it again. I would recommend finishing it even if you just get the 9x multiplier because you need way more Number 1 badges than force multiplier. You need 60 number 1 medals for the achievement, 240 for the onyx. You need 10 force multipliers for the achievement, 100 for the onyx. Cheers and good luck!
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By slacker322 on 26 Sep 2011 21:54
this takes too long, you can just do prologue instead.
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By Barad 007 on 27 Sep 2011 09:59
I tried both and Prologue does not seem very much quicker at all, plus it's very annoying having to walk slowly along that corridor at the beginning time after time...
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By TheDapperBandit on 27 Sep 2011 12:01
This method works splendidly! Once you get the timing down, it's pretty much a breeze. The only chancy part is hitting that third gasbag barge. And the not getting hit by the random Reavers flying around. Great solution. Thanks!
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By WeisGuy9 on 28 Sep 2011 04:08
Also, this method is better in the long run than doing the Prologue because you earn MUCH more points to work toward the "X" points earned in arcade medal. You also get credit toward the complete "X" arcade chapters without dying. You won't get credit for this one on Prologue, because you can't die in the Prologue.
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By WeisGuy9 on 28 Sep 2011 04:12
Actually you DO get credit for not dying on prologue, try it now if you don't believe me. prologue is much quicker and easier
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By Barad 007 on 28 Sep 2011 14:17
awsome guide and vid worked gr8 4 me did the 10 x mp got lots ribbons and few medals too stil finishing it atm thumbs up
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By SinSTeRS DEVIL on 29 Sep 2011 14:17
@slacker322: Nope, you cant reload the chapter it doesnt work.
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By Hunter#8335 on 29 Sep 2011 20:20
@theHunter 117 You CAN reload chapter , Ive done it numerous times when the cutscene for the gas barge is falling out of the sky.

@iSHOCKWAVE 1993 IMO this is superior to prologue cuz your getting so much more bang for your buck persay,while prologue may shave off a few seconds or so this method gives much more value,That much is undeniable.
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By NINja277 on 01 Oct 2011 00:49
@ninja277: You can do it in every chapter but not directly after the prologue. I cant say why but for me it doesnt work after the prologue. It switches everytime back to the scene where marcus woke up on the ship.
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By Hunter#8335 on 01 Oct 2011 19:00
Just a thought, but maybe you should mention the fact you can do this along with the Force Multiplier achievement in the Force Multiplier's solution. I had previously followed (your excellent) video guide for doing the Force Multiplier & didn't sign in an extra controller thinking it'd screw up the multiplier somehow.
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By Pedle Zelnip on 06 Oct 2011 15:27
I kept losing the 10x multiplyer, damn you Reavers! So, I just turned on one of the XP modifiers, the low ammunition one. I got the 10x everytime thereafter, without having to worry about getting shot.
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By SpazCool on 10 Oct 2011 11:13
New method is the SHIT !!! I love it...saving so much time
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By wBRY on 12 Oct 2011 20:03
Love it!
32 Number 1's in about 15 mins
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By SpeciallyTDerp on 13 Oct 2011 17:15
this is great!
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By Im Dan Short on 13 Oct 2011 18:30
took me 40 minutes, thx dude :)
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By KGK Lunchbox on 14 Oct 2011 16:11
I got 140.000 XP in 45 minutes work. Put it on Normal, and with Friendly Fire and No Ammo pickups as mutators on. Got me 55k of Arcade points every round. Got from level 40 tot 45 :). So this is also a very good way to level up fast hehe.

Perfect, perfect solution, thank you Nikke!!!
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By Dr Tinus NL on 15 Oct 2011 16:57
You're welcome, I have already put this as a solution for the "Level 50" achievement as well. Had no idea it was working so well for XP when I made the video.
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By Nikke84 on 15 Oct 2011 18:31
Awesome, just make sure you dont press back instead of pause in the cutscheme!!!
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By dabaldie on 16 Oct 2011 11:48
A most excellent find, thumbs up :)
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By SILVERsifDURFER on 16 Oct 2011 22:12
does the difficulty matter?
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By DeSoto23 on 21 Oct 2011 07:15
Why do ppl keep mentioning barges and reavers? I didnt see any when doing this method. And i was not able to get even close to a 10x multiplier here (5 was as high as i got).
Otherwise a very good way to get a few onyx medals. Thumbs up!
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By Zordnil on 22 Oct 2011 15:20
Those comments were before Oct 12th, that's when I changed the solution to something different. Used to be chapter 2-7 before.
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By Nikke84 on 22 Oct 2011 23:00
Holeeee shit that works a charm, and counts for other medals too. How on Earth did you find this?!?
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By PeeMcPee on 26 Oct 2011 09:26
So you can level up pretty fast this way? That's cool. Also great job Nikke84, not just on this solution, but the Seriously 3.0, as well.
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By DownInFlames85 on 29 Oct 2011 13:40
^^ what he said.
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By Solario32 on 06 Nov 2011 18:51
This is really, really, really good. One of the best boosting ways I've ever seen for a game like this
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By Acceleretto on 16 Nov 2011 20:45
Still working with Title Update 2.
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By Wicelow on 18 Nov 2011 15:45
Hey I know this is totally unrelated but what is the song in your intro?
BTW perfect solution. Worked flawlessly. Thumbs UP
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By Chuchuko on 15 Dec 2011 21:12
Worked beautifully, thanks man and good going on seriously!!
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By True XenoBlade on 16 Dec 2011 08:28
Song is the intro for Deja Vu (NES).
Thanks.
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By Nikke84 on 16 Dec 2011 08:31
Very helpful thanks, i think your solution could be improved by listing how many #1s you need for the achievement, etc. just to be more detailed. also it may be obvious to most, but you should also explain what the requirements are for the achievement. arcade mode, etc
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By TonyTwoSteaks on 19 Dec 2011 00:03
Didn't work for me, must be doing something wrong. I'm doing this on prologe, but its taking forever.
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By SGT JSF on 09 Jan 2012 21:14
Did it today, still works with latest title update. Thanks :)
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By Niteowl1980 on 16 Jan 2012 15:14
Love this method! Thanks a lot. Just re-upped and still managed to go from level 9-11 in 10 minutes (that's including the time it took to get through the first portion of this guide). I was not able to get a 10x multiplier though. Does the multiplier/score go up a lot quicker based on difficulty? I personally think that with some (1 or 2) mutators that this would still go very quickly even on insane.
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By LegendaryMarvel on 12 Feb 2012 11:54
Still works!
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By nhlkoho on 15 Apr 2012 14:11
Excellent solution my friend.
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By thebigbadtoph on 18 May 2012 20:45
Money!
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By BobLoblawsBlogs on 21 May 2012 04:11
Brilliant solution!!
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By crowbo 360 on 20 Oct 2012 17:16
360 positives. :P I would give you thumbs up but I wanna let it as it is. :P LOL
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By CM Trance on 14 Dec 2012 05:27
JUST DO IT THIS WAY AND YOU'LL HAVE IT DONE SOON!
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By Kanchanaburi on 19 Mar 2013 04:17
Nikke84 said, "Can be done offline split-screen." Thanks, I was wondering the very thing. Don't own the game, yet, but I'm thinking about it (since it's like $15 bucks now).
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By Onza on 12 Apr 2013 14:30
thanks for posting this
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By soccer4cmo on 20 May 2013 22:12
I commented on the video: I think the multiplier gets reset to 1x after reloading checkpoints
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By S4LUT3t0LUN4CY on 13 Feb 2014 00:19
perfect solution. 30 minutes.
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By Shadow XBL on 21 Aug 2014 04:18
great solution!!!
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By Redsleey on 21 Dec 2014 16:33
Thanks for posting this solution. Thumbs up for me. Your time frame was spot on. Cheers.
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By WhiskeyCharlie on 08 Sep 2015 13:03
Can confirm, still working.
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By Kun Aguero FIN on 24 May 2016 20:30
This is an awesome solution! thanks so much!
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By VCS 2600 Atari on 06 Aug 2016 05:33
Nice man really good guide, upvoted :)
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By Demian on 29 Sep 2016 18:33
June 2019. This still works. Upvoting!
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By HKTR2 on 14 Jun 2019 14:20
Jan 2020, still works. Upvoted 👌
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By Sir Lagselot on 05 Jan 2020 14:15
Excelente guía
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By ElectricPath744 on 26 Jan 2022 18:46
April 2022, still works. Upvote
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By T0m Mato on 01 May 2022 20:26
Nice!
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By Happy Dog CPH on 31 Jul 2022 11:27
Awesome!
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By Ox1893 on 23 Aug 2023 05:39
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This achievement requires you to finish in first place for 60 arcade chapters. One of the easiest ways to do this is to sign in a guest controller, and then play arcade on the prologue mission (Act 1, Chapter 1). This level is much shorter than chapter 7 in act 2, and in addition to that, you can't even die or take damage (as far as I know), so difficulty isn't that important (I did it on casual to be safe though).

Just play that level and once it goes to the next chapter, back out to the main menu, then rinse and repeat for an easy achievement. Reloading the checkpoint is faster than backing out to the main menu.

Also, just in case anyone is wondering, you MUST either have a guest signed in or someone playing with you to get the ribbon. Playing by yourself will not work.



EDIT: I've added a video, it was made by Lucid Dreams84 (he also sent it to me). Thanks man!
VIDEO NO LONGER EXISTS. REMOVED LINK. Reported Content Team.


***You can also use this method to farm points for the king of cog medal (where you have to earn points in arcade) by putting the game on insane and putting on any hard mutators (such as friendly fire and no ammo pickups). No ammo pickups is a good one to put on because you have unlimited ammo for this level. (It may also be a good idea to put on super reload, and then combine that with some hard mutators, just to speed up the process). This is also a good way to farm Aficionado (play a certain amount of chapters of arcade). Chapter 7 in act 2 is actually the best chapter for farming points, and you can get an easy 10X multiplier, but do the prologue if you are going for both king of the cog and Aficionado***
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love this solution great work.
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By Barad 007 on 28 Sep 2011 14:18
how long does act 1 chapter 1 take though? act 2 chapter 7 goes by real quick. is this faster?
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By ClevelandFan on 28 Sep 2011 17:04
Cleveland - It's the Prologue where Marcus has that dream sequence with Anya opening the cell gate. That is Act One - Chapter One and it's really fast if you blast past cut scenes. Much easier & faster than Act 2 Chapt 7
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By Asatira on 28 Sep 2011 18:22
Thanks for the comments and positive votes guys, I appreciate it
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By EaglesFan520 on 28 Sep 2011 21:39
On Insane the Locust seem to take more bullets, but you can't die, so if you want to kill 2 birds with one stone (King of COG), do it on Insane and earn more points, along with mutators.
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By Hooded Claw 006 on 29 Sep 2011 15:44
Full time to get from start menu to start menu (skipping all cut scenes and sitting through all rewards) was about 3:00-3:10 for me. Act II Chapter VII mission time is ~2:45 not including menu times.

Edit: Time in prologue mission is about 1:50.
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By N1GHTM3NACE on 03 Oct 2011 03:41
And thank you for posting my video!
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By PryOpenMy3rdEye on 04 Oct 2011 17:21
tanx
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By MTpocKeTS on 05 Oct 2011 02:30
did everybody else have to back out to the main menu instead of just restarting chapter. because this is gonna take forever.
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By Silver Thunda on 09 Oct 2011 09:19
u have to back out, i tried reloading the chapter after the checkpoint but it puts u at the same checkpoint again.

still quicker than other methods imo.
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By JPG30 on 13 Oct 2011 09:30
like JPG30, I couldn't reload right away, but it's a great way! Congrats...
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By TNT Tricker on 21 Oct 2011 20:38
Good guide, but you cant reload the check point when it goes to the next chapter. Perhaps you should edit that part of the guide, considering its just not correct.
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By Solo P3T3R on 05 Dec 2011 02:01
how do i unlock the mutators?
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By KingTone122 on 16 Nov 2012 02:33
tonenkyra-

I got rid of this game a while ago, so I forget the specific requirements, but you should be able to see how to unlock them somewhere on the stats page. I think it's under unlocks, then just click on mutators. Again I'm not really sure because I don't have the game anymore, sorry.
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By EaglesFan520 on 16 Nov 2012 15:00
Does guest account need Gold or can this be done local split screen? Don't own the game, yet, but I'm thinking about it.
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By Onza on 12 Apr 2013 14:28
@ Onza - Guest account do not need to have Gold. However you need to select 'public match' for it to count.
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By Lord BaneJ on 24 May 2015 18:25
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