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THIS! IS! ANNEX!

THIS! IS! ANNEX!

Completed 100 matches in ring-based game types and captured 3 objectives in each match

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How to unlock the THIS! IS! ANNEX! achievement in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - Definitive Guide

Since the new update on 24/9/15.

Must have 2 controllers.

Go to Versus, Xbox live, Private Match, select Blitz, set the time to 60 and rounds to win to 1.

Start a game and cap the ring, now get your second controller and break the ring, then quickly move out. This allows your player to cap the ring for the second time.

Let the counter go down and the ring will move, run to the ring and cap it for the third time and finish the game

Can get one done in around 3-4 minutes including all loading times.

Hope it helps
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24 Sep 2015 18:41

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Confirmed it still works as of 3/5/2023 - with this method, you can also work towards
Gears of War: Ultimate EditionNub Pwn3rThe Nub Pwn3r achievement in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition worth 194 pointsWin 20 rounds in ring-based game types on Xbox Live by shutting out the opposing team

Only make sure your second controller is in and out without capturing any points at all
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By iShaddow GV on 06 Mar 2023 05:49
@HungryNic42 as far as I can remember, there is a notification that pops on screen sometimes, every 20 or 25%. Not sure, it may be another achievement. 3 years since I unlocked this achievement.
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By rafa1000house on 04 Nov 2020 21:59
Great, now we can unlock it with only one round! Thumbs up
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By rafa1000house on 25 Sep 2015 00:00
Brock, when its set to 60, you will only get two captures, so the hill break is needed. On Raven Down, the first ring will get you about 56 seconds by the time you get there total. If you break the ring, you get two captures up to around 55 seconds, then the third capture will get you to 60.
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By Jafooolie on 07 Oct 2015 08:35
Also, This is quicker than how I was doing it the other week, to 120 without breaks. Good guide, done two while reading this and typing. +1
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By Jafooolie on 07 Oct 2015 08:36
Just done my last 40 matches in 2 hours, while playing a game on my PC and eating, so it should take less if I was paying attention.
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By Jafooolie on 07 Oct 2015 10:45
I was just about to reply to Brock as i didn't understand what he meant, as i agree with you Jafooolie, there would not be enough time for 3 caps.

I did my remaining 78 in about 3 hours 45 minutes so yeah basically same time scale as you Jafoolie.
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By Swyer87 on 07 Oct 2015 12:05
So much faster great solution
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By MeGreenGo on 21 Oct 2015 00:01
a little better explanation would help and I got 21 done per hr with this method. thanks.
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By deluxnugs on 22 Nov 2015 19:20
that's less than 5 hrs total for the achievement.
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By deluxnugs on 22 Nov 2015 19:21
that's less than 5 hrs total for the achievement.
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By deluxnugs on 22 Nov 2015 19:55
The fastest I could complete a match was 04 minutes 20 seconds - starting from pressing start in pre-lobby, ending in pre-lobby after the match won.
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By Jayowski on 30 Apr 2016 14:35
Can anyone answer if this method also works for if you trying to get it with a friend????
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By FearBlarg on 13 May 2016 11:35
@blargy118 - Yes, it works. I did it with a friend, both can make progress together. Just capture the same ring 3 times, while your friend capture it as well. No matter who wins.
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By rafa1000house on 13 May 2016 17:12
Still works July 2016 using two controllers. Definitely the best solution. Thanks!
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By DominusTenebrae on 09 Jul 2016 14:41
This is by far the best solution for many reasons but the biggest is because of load times between rounds and starting new matches.
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By Muzzily on 08 Oct 2016 03:03
You can add that you can change the map cycle to just have the Raven Down map to make this go by a little faster as well.
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By Vex Twilley on 30 Apr 2017 10:27
Sorry for being thick what counts as a cap and how do you know if you have one.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 16 Nov 2017 18:09
Cap is basically capturing a ring. The ring will go blue. Try it out and see for yourself.
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By Coffee OUFC on 16 Nov 2017 20:11
Well, I didn't know if you had to be there for a certain time or anything to give you credit for it.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 16 Nov 2017 20:40
You need to fully capture it. The circle will be fully blue / red and you will notice a particular sound that represents a locked circle
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By rafa1000house on 17 Nov 2017 14:40
Thank you.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 17 Nov 2017 19:00
That’s correct.
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By Coffee OUFC on 17 Nov 2017 21:25
So then why wasn't you more helpful
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 18 Nov 2017 14:15
Also you can press Back (aka Select) and check yor Cap score on scoreboard. As the solution says, you need 3 in each match
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By rafa1000house on 18 Nov 2017 14:27
Nice one thank you at least you have been helpful.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 18 Nov 2017 20:29
It's been stated, but just wanted to reiterate.. instead of selecting raven down directly, set up the map cycle to be only raven down and play map cycle. Additionally, the locust does not have to cap unless he is also going for the achievement. It is enough to just break the circle.. you can see your number of caps in the scoreboard by pressing back/select.
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By Failure Online on 28 Apr 2018 20:36
THX
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By MrPeck1978Xo on 26 Apr 2019 08:55
Is there anyway to track how many wins you have, they do not show in statistics
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By HungryNic42 on 04 Nov 2020 21:52
Need this
Gt: J ROLL 1998
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By J ROLL 1998 on 15 Mar 2022 19:52
@J ROLL You can do it solo.
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By Happy Dog CPH on 20 Mar 2022 10:11
This solution is more hassle free then the rest. Extremely misleading title of the achievement when you can and should just do this in blitz with a second controller.
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By My Ringtones on 21 Jan 2023 02:25
Just to provide some math/time:
If you change your map cycle to include only raven down, each match takes 3 minutes (measured on series S in case that matters) give or take a bit depending on how much you are paying attention.
This means you can do 20 matches in an hour, and complete the 100 for the achievement in 5 hours using the method explained above
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By Geezr Pleazr on 09 Apr 2023 15:24
I personally did this on War Machine, rather than Raven Down as I found it a few seconds quicker. With Raven Down, you navigate through cars blocking your pathway, with War Machine, with ring is situated just downstairs by the longshot - the following ring is upstairs by the turret gun with nothing blocking your way.
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By Ox1893 on 06 Jun 2023 06:53
This method still works, thank you was doing annex then seen this. Blitz was so much faster also i choose not to back out so so much faster. After 1 rotation you should know where the next hill is going to be at.
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By NoobsUnited on 08 May 2024 15:03
1 way I would tweak the solution, you don't necessarily need to break the hill with second controller, the time you spend running to next hill rocks away enough that just going hill to hill you will still get three captures in one round, that said, 1 positive vote from me!!!!!
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By Brock M Rambo on 06 Oct 2015 16:10
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EDIT: A title update was pushed out and now the achievement is to simply play 100 matches of any ring playlist(KoTH, Blitz, and Annex) and capture 3 rings in the match.


This is one method to knock this achievement out.
Sign in a guest profile with a second controller. Head on to Xbox Live Matchmaking. Be sure to select Xbox Live and NOT local multiplayer[VERY IMPORTANT]. Go to Private Matches. Select Annex. Change the settings to be 3 rounds and set the timer to 120. Start up the game on a small map, like Raven Down, and start the match. Simply Play the game and capture the hills. You are looking at roughly 10 minutes to complete 3 rounds, including wait times, per match.
EDIT: One additional note, all achievement progress is using the built in achievement tracking. You will not see a percentage increase from the achievements app on xbox live.
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I've been using Raven Down as it's the smaller of maps, only 5 away now.
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By DownInFlames85 on 27 Aug 2015 01:29
@DownInFlames85 dang man. Props to your dedication! Haha. I don't have nearly as much dedication as I used to for that Seriously 3.0 grind.

Glad everyone is able to get this achievement progress going! Been a rough week for and haven't been able to grind like I'd like to.
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By Seliphas on 27 Aug 2015 02:20
Appreciate the kind words. I did finish it earlier. Wasn't too bad as I had another TV with stuff to watch. Good luck to everyone else toast
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By DownInFlames85 on 27 Aug 2015 03:04
I can't find Annex? I'v only found KotH and Blitz.. Where is Annex?
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By WCC SLEEPY on 28 Aug 2015 08:18
Hate second controller achievements. What's the point?
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By Fiction0713 on 28 Aug 2015 22:03
Changed my downvote to an upvote. Sorry about that I didn't realise that annex was now ONLY in private matches. As annex was a playable game mode online with other people on the 360 version and this achievement stated Xbox live I got confused.
Glad to know people are smashing this out, again really sorry for not looking further into this :/
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By Da Lukinator on 28 Aug 2015 22:24
Disgusting this isn't just for competitive matches. What the hell. And what the hell again for the not bundled in-app achievements tracking.
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By Gonzo345 on 29 Aug 2015 18:48
If you guys are curious what your at and have done nothing but annex with 3 rounds, just go to your statistics page and it will say how much games you won/ rounds won. My tracker hit 20 played one more after then just checked and showed 21! Hope this helps.
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By GtechApocalypse on 30 Aug 2015 19:26
+1 works perfect thx
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By WARFIGHTER1987 on 30 Aug 2015 21:37
I think it would be helpful to note that you can set the map rotation to only have Raven Down.
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By Wintr17 on 29 Aug 2015 01:52
I confirmed it works in private matches...give it a shot yourself and you will see. Annex can ONLY be played in private matches anyway
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By Seliphas on 25 Aug 2015 23:09
@ Seliphas: Saw your tweet to the GzB earlier (I'm a forum member and know a few of them), I'm working on it now. Hopefully it won't drive me crazy.
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By DownInFlames85 on 25 Aug 2015 23:46
@DownInFlames85 best of luck to ya! I'd recommend resorting to Seriously 3.0 methods....watch some netflix while grinding this out. Haha :)
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By Seliphas on 26 Aug 2015 00:13
I just did on match like but the percentage isnt going up
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By GuillermoMunoz on 26 Aug 2015 01:28
@GuillermoMunoz make sure to set the rounds 3. The default is 2. This is vital as it will not count with only 2rounds. I just redid the method and got another +1. Unfortunately the counter doesn't show every match. It will show for 1/100. I am not sure when it will show next. I am going to work on it a little tonight myself to see where the next counter is
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By Seliphas on 26 Aug 2015 01:47
Also. The developers did not implement the percentage in the achievements app. It's either not unlocked or unlocked. Have to watch for the in game tracking as you progress
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By Seliphas on 26 Aug 2015 01:47
This is so ridiculous that its not a competitive gametype. Really discouraging.
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By brent1221 on 26 Aug 2015 02:07
Completely agree. My guess is they will cycle the playlist in at some point for a short amount of time. Perhaps if they bring special events to UE
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By Seliphas on 26 Aug 2015 02:09
This is definitely working, up to 50+ now, hope to be done either tonight or tomorrow morning (I'm on vacation from work) laugh
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By DownInFlames85 on 26 Aug 2015 15:12
If its 10 minutes for each 3 round match, and you have to do 100 of them, isn't that 1000 minutes (so 16+ hours)? How would you only have to do this 7x per the solution? Feels like I'm missing something...
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By JORAX on 26 Aug 2015 17:35
@JORAX sorry. Updated this. That part was a description meant for the other annex related achievement.
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By Seliphas on 26 Aug 2015 17:49
+1 from me mate. Shame on people that do not test things out before stating that they don't work. It's blatantly obvious that's the only way to do it since you can't play annex in competitive or social matches.
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By SiegfriedX on 26 Aug 2015 21:22
+1 from me also. The guy from the first comment is an idiot and an asshole. Works flawlessly. Do wish this was in competive also. Its pretty pointless as a game type at this time.
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By TheDeuterostome on 26 Aug 2015 22:32
Can confirm this method works just fine! Thanks for the post Seliphas +1
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By BombasticGinger on 26 Aug 2015 23:54
Worked perfectly for me! knocked it out in about 15 hours
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By Shadowman006 on 28 Aug 2015 13:15
Anyone have any idea when annex will make it to actual mp and it private? I would love trying to do some legit before I just boost it all the way.
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By Its Uncle Kev on 01 Sep 2015 06:12
Thank you for the guide, Seliphas. I'm not looking forward to it, but I'll be tackling this over the next few days.
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By CaptainSlayer on 01 Sep 2015 09:48
If set to 120 seconds, you'll never capture 3 objectives.
The game has to 180 seconds in order to capture 3 objectives.
Someone to tell me if I am right.
I this achievement I'm doing with 180 seconds.
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By MuertoHungry on 02 Sep 2015 14:16
@x EnFermO x this is incorrect. You don't have to capture 3 objectives in one round. Achievement states per match, which you have to do 3 rounds per match, so there is no issue with doing 120 seconds.
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By Seliphas on 02 Sep 2015 17:01
Ok Thanks
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By MuertoHungry on 03 Sep 2015 10:10
Works perfectly fine if you set the map cycle to only be Raven Down. It only has two hill locations (at the grenades), so you can capture the 1st hill, move to the 2nd one, and then spend about 100 seconds per round doing something else, like reading or using your computer. Now repeat 300 times.
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By platinumpwnzor on 18 Sep 2015 16:50
If anyone is looking for a boosting partner for this please contact me, although I only have one controller. I'm very flexible.
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By EnjoyableCoffee on 20 Sep 2015 20:01
I assume with the new patch you can still do the normal Annex method, but set the timer to 60 as you will still be capturing 3 rings?
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By Swyer87 on 24 Sep 2015 12:40
@Swyer87 you can still do the normal Annex method, I haven't checked on the timer changes, but I have heard that you can set Blitz playlist to 60seconds.
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By Seliphas on 24 Sep 2015 14:44
If anyone sees this comment, I'll let you know that if you were already doing this achievement before the patch, it will continue your progress because it popped up as 30/100 for me last night and I didn't play 30 games after the patch online
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By Kirby Slays on 24 Sep 2015 15:24
So, now it can be only ONE round instead THREE? Great!!!
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By rafa1000house on 25 Sep 2015 00:05
@rafa1000house you are correct :)
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By Seliphas on 25 Sep 2015 00:14
I would advise playing competitive king of the hill, at least for this weekend. You get some kills towards seriously and its double xp this weekend. I got 10k xp on a poor match.

Also for those going for seriously legit you will definitely get this just playing normally clap
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By ArogueHaggis on 26 Sep 2015 09:42
Yh I agree play KOTH untill you get other cheevos n then grind the rest out
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By UNDEADZ3LD4 on 11 Mar 2016 12:13
So, I can do one round 180 ( 3 capture 60 per ring ) on annex.
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By Zerotheundead on 26 Jul 2016 05:24
I think it would be helpful to note that you can set the map rotation to only have Raven Down.

Missed that when I was playing. How does one do that?
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By BUSHEE BROW on 29 Aug 2015 05:40
@ Bushee Brow: When you're setting up your Annex settings (rounds, time limit etc.) it should say Map Cycle at the bottom, hit cn_Y to bring map selection, hit cn_X to clear current cycle, highlight Raven Down and hit cn_Y to add it. Hit cn_A to save and you're all set.
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By DownInFlames85 on 29 Aug 2015 13:37
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I will present to you 2 methods to do this achievement. One if you have 2 controllers and want to do all alone, and another if you don't have 2 controllers or want to do with a friend.

To do alone with 2 controllers:
Sign in a guest profile and go to Xbox Live Matchmaking. DO NOT PUT LOCAL MULTIPLAYER, select Private Matches and put Annex. Changes settings to 3 rounds and the round score to 120. Start the match and capture the hills. This will take 10 or 11 minutes, per match.

10:30 per match
103 minutes to 10 matches
1030 minutes to 100 matches or 17-18 hours

To do with 1 controller:
To do this method of course you will need a friend as crazy as you to want to do this shit
Starts the same that alone, Go to Xbox Live Matchmaking, select private matches and put Annex. But now instead of you put 3 rounds, put 2 ROUNDS and the round score to 120. Once the match starts you or your friend have to win the first round (120-0), in the second round the one that do not won the first round take the hill and soon as he got he leaves the hill, the other one needs to break the count, just break DON'T STAY IN THE CIRCLE, the one that was in the hill turn back and restart the catch. You need to do this to count as 3 objectives captured. The third round needs to be won by the guy who ones the first. When he took the first hill he will be doing what is needed for the achievement, finish the match will count for you two. This method takes 9-10 minutes.

9:30 minutes per match
93 minutes for 10 matches
930 minutes for 100 matches or 16-17 hours


Both of this methods also work for the Nub Pwn3r achievement.

Thanks to PopulosoGekikon, together we're doing this shi*
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I’m surprised no one has mentioned this, and it’s a big enough game changer I thought it worthy of a ‘guide’ rather than a comment hidden away.

Short version:
If the you win by forfeit (i.e. the entire enemy team leaves), this still counts as a ‘Complete’ match.

Long version:
2 controllers and 2 xboxes (better known as a friend):
1. Whoever wants the achievement, Host a Lobby and go to Versus -> Xbox Live -> Private Match
2. Load up Blitz with the map cycle consisting only of Raven Down - the other settings don't really matter but we want blitz as the capture and break times are instant, and every second counts!
3. Once done, select A to create the lobby.
4. Invite your friend, who should be on the other team, and start the match.
5. Run and capture the ring, and just stay there (if you don’t leave it, you can knock out Nub Pwn3r at the same time)
6. Once you are in the ring, your friend should be running over, and simply run through it. As they do, the ring will break, and as they leave, you will recapture it.
7. Repeat step 6 once more to get your 3rd capture.
8. Your friend quits the lobby, leaving you with a win and progress to this achievement!

Just rinse and repeat and it’s all yours.
For anyone wondering, the in-game tracker will show every 10 games.
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Hey Narrow, the last point in the guide states the tracker only goes up every 10 games. So have you done 10 and the tracker still not moved?
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By thatNoseyParker on 28 Nov 2022 09:38
confirmed it only shows whenever you do 10 games
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By iShaddow GV on 06 Mar 2023 05:46
Thanks for your comment shadow, though this information is already included in the guide :)
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By thatNoseyParker on 06 Mar 2023 19:41
Thanks, double boxing and this is way too easy.
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By Living Legends on 10 Jun 2018 00:54
No worries, glad to help!
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By thatNoseyParker on 10 Jun 2018 12:00
Excellent solution, thank you.
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By RS01 on 18 Sep 2018 22:40
I don't think this works anymore, I only got progress for Nub Pwn3r
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By xTCx on 17 Aug 2019 07:47
How many did you do?
If more people confirm this doesn’t work I’ll edit the solution:’)
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By thatNoseyParker on 17 Aug 2019 11:00
For anyone worried from xTCx’s comment, I just unlocked the achievement using this method.
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By Skrubits on 16 Nov 2020 14:58
When I leave with the second playerI don't see a progression... This works without see an achievement progress?
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By Narrow17 on 28 Nov 2022 04:05
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