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Back off, Man. I'm a Scientist

Back off, Man. I'm a Scientist

Fully upgraded all 4 characters!

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0.09%

How to unlock the Back off, Man. I'm a Scientist achievement in Ghostbusters - Definitive Guide

Update: @Sashamorning - you can connect controllers at an end of a level to upgrade the other characters. "I found Sparky's Remix to be a bit faster. I got around 340,000 in 20 minutes. Otherwise, I was averaging around 10k/minute per mission. I also found it fastest to use the minigun, use the perk to fire it faster, and blow up everything in sight."

When you've connected the controllers, pause the game to "Join Game".

2-4 controllers method:

If you have 4 controllers then this ain't gonna take long at all. (unfortunately I didn't know about this so I did the long method).

Since this game is local only, you can save a tonne of time if you have 4 controllers. This way you can upgrade 2-4 characters once you've finished a level, whereas if you're playing with one controller you can only upgrade the selected character.

- Fully upgrading each character is getting to level 30.
- Ecto is what's required to level up.
- Remember to connect the controllers in at an end of the level (Preferably when you're about to trap the last ghost).
- Try to get x10's when ghost trapping for ecto.
- Try to find all the hidden areas for ecto.

Tip - you can detonate a grenade by pressing LT again.

If you only have 1 controller:

When you fully upgrade one character and move on to the next, make sure you downgrade the fully upgraded characters before starting a new one. So lower their weapon power, weapon range, etc.
This will mean the AI won't be able to defeat the enemies that easily, making you receive most of the ecto.
Also make sure your weapon power, ghost traps and ghost trap rewards are maxed out to gain much ecto as possible.

To unlock the achievement make sure after, that you upgrade them all back to max stats - so 5 for everything.

Please let me know if I can add anything else.
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25 Jul 2016 16:45

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Yeah I'm finding that doing it this way is actually better to give everyone the extra ecto perks since it doesn't seem to take away from the others. And while doing that, better weapons = faster killing. The 10x is obviously crucial, but unnecessary except for your main (since you're the only one spamming A).

And yeah, I was pretty surprised that it let me do that. Literally jumping into the game when the camera is showing the characters cheering post-fight.
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By Sashamorning on 26 Jul 2016 23:46
Yeah, it's garbage that the ecto collected by AI can't be invested for their skills! So playing with more local players definately cuts the time. But I don't think I will find anyone who wants to play this with me. How long did it take you to get everyone to level 30?
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By Rusty Nail zh on 26 Jul 2016 00:01
bit of a boring grind I must say. And yeah it does suck that ecto can't be invested for their skills.
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By N1NJ4 on 26 Jul 2016 00:28
Log in extra controllers at the end of the level and you can upgrade the players then.
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By Sashamorning on 26 Jul 2016 08:34
You can do that?!! The amount of time I've wasted! for Gods sake. Well thanks for the comment anyway, I'll update the solution. That's really annoyed me :(
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By N1NJ4 on 26 Jul 2016 18:23
I found Sparky's Remix to be a bit faster. I got around 340,000 in 20 minutes. Otherwise, I was averaging around 10k/minute per mission. I also found it fastest to use the minigun, use the perk to fire it faster, and blow up everything in sight.
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By Sashamorning on 29 Jul 2016 03:46
Ah nice, just updated.
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By N1NJ4 on 29 Jul 2016 09:08
Why do you have all the guide text in bold typeface?
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By EastX on 02 Aug 2016 06:56
Accident, sorry. Sorted now.
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By N1NJ4 on 02 Aug 2016 11:16
Anyone else having trouble with this actually unlocking
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By MikeProcurator on 17 Aug 2016 18:50
Xbox one has issues today. Such as achievements not showing, friends not showing online, no notifications etc...Should be fine later.
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By N1NJ4 on 17 Aug 2016 20:54
Yeah it popped a couple hours later... Usually says "done unlocking" so i got a little nervous.... I appreciate the guide saved me hours! Thumbs up!
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By MikeProcurator on 18 Aug 2016 01:57
So by login in extra controllers your just pausing, logging in guests on the controllers and then I pausing before the game tallies the scores? Trying to figure this out as far as when you need to log the controllers in.

EDIT: ok, got it. You have to pause the game with each controller then choose "Join Game". Now it's working. Thanks for the idea.
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By DominusTenebrae on 15 Oct 2016 15:36
Cool. And thank you, I'll add that.
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By N1NJ4 on 15 Oct 2016 19:19
Yeah this helped a lot, I can't believe you did this one at a time....Balls of Steel, that's what you have.
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By Jerikko on 06 Mar 2017 02:13
This game is a nightmare to grind, so boring.... I feel like blowing my fuckin brains out
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By South Park TFBW on 06 Jul 2017 07:31
The issue with this game is, is that when you think the level is over, it’s really not over. 🤦‍♂️
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By capicawl on 06 May 2018 12:09
I wanna say around 30 hours...but my completion time was way past that. Although I did take quite a few breaks on the game (keeping it paused or falling asleep.) All I can remember is that it took me around 2 hours to get from level 20 to 30 with my last character. If you can keep at it, I'm sure it can take 2-3 solid days.
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By N1NJ4 on 26 Jul 2016 00:23
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