PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION

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The Reconing

The Reconing

Finish any heist and kill at least 200 enemies using the Reconnaissance Sight on Vh or above.

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How to unlock the The Reconing achievement in PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION - Definitive Guide

Heist: Any infinite heists work well for this one
Difficulty: Very Hard
Attachment: Reconnaissance Sight
Weapon: Sniper or Assault Rifle
Armour: Heavy
AI: On. This is in case you get downed. I won't lie. I needed them.
Equipment: Ammo Bag or Doctor Bag it is up to preference

The Recon sight is an attachment for sniper rifles and assault rifles. So choose whatever you feel most comfortable with and start up a heist. I chose Prison Nightmare because it is infinite and there are many places to run to when you get overwhelmed. I just grabbed the second keycard and farmed kills in the middle of the prison.

So just watch your health and make sure that you keep track of your kills. If you aren't sure how many kills you have, try and aim for 225-250 kills just to make sure. Make sure to aim down sights, I am not sure that hip-firing counts for this achievement so better safe than sorry.

If you're looking to save time and not waste effort on getting a surplus of kills, here is a fantastic comment / tip from Healtti:

There's a crew ability or a crew boost that refills one throwable per 35 kills. I brought 6x conc grenades, threw them all at the start of the heist and fought the assault waves until I had 6 more in my inventory. That's 210 kills. 👌

You have to bring your AI bots to get the benefits. I chose the good ole Ukrainian Job and ordered my team to hold position inside the store.
This crew boost is called "Stockpiler" and can be accessed at: Crew management>crew boost>stockpiler

Thank you Zalexzy for providing us with the name of this crew boost!

You can only use one weapon with the recon sight. What i mean by this is, each weapon has it's own counter and equipping a recon sight on another weapons means you have two guns with their own independent number of kills that go to the achievement. So keep that in mind if you happen to have two recon sights.

I used Hostage taker to make sure I was regenerating my health. There are certainly perk decks you can take advantage of, but I stuck with Armourer.

Don't forget. You must complete the heist to unlock the achievement

If you give me negative feedback, please let me know why or PM me so that I can improve on my future solutionstoast
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26 Nov 2017 01:00

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Thank you.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 24 Dec 2017 15:47
Which gun would recommend?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 23 Dec 2017 21:42
Any automatic weapon. I used a golden ak
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By BearlyComplete on 23 Dec 2017 23:03
You may not Be getting enough kills. Maybe try a hard reset to see if that unlocks it
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By BearlyComplete on 24 Dec 2017 20:44
Might I recommend commanding the AI to stay in a certain area? So you can accurately track kills in a separate area
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By BearlyComplete on 24 Dec 2017 22:29
I don't how to send them to a certain area.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 26 Dec 2017 22:23
Hold RB while your crosshair is pointed towards the AI and they will stay where you have set them. It's kind of like telling a hostage to get down.

Just know that pressing RB while looking at them will make them come towards you
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By BearlyComplete on 26 Dec 2017 22:25
When you say heavy Armour do you mean the biggest?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 16 Sep 2018 21:26
@J ROLLER 1979 This is what I'd recommend, but the heaviest you can equip is best.
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By BearlyComplete on 17 Sep 2018 14:33
Cool, thank you, as always.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 20 Sep 2018 20:25
Happy to help!smile
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By BearlyComplete on 21 Sep 2018 21:15
U should try to reset ur network turn it off then go into game then go into ur inventory then come out and watch the auto save to finish then turn ur network back on, yes only use 1 gun and head shots dont matter either
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By jagged28 on 26 Feb 2021 04:21
There's a crew ability or a crew boost that refills one throwable per 35 kills. I brought 6x conc grenades, threw them all at the start of the heist and fought the assault waves until I had 6 more in my inventory. That's 210 kills. 👌

You have to bring your AI bots to get the benefits. I chose the good ole Ukrainian Job and ordered my team to hold position inside the store.
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By Healtti on 07 Aug 2021 11:08
Healtti this is a fantastic tip. Will add to the solution.
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By BearlyComplete on 07 Aug 2021 21:28
Crew management>crew boost>stockpiler
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By Zalexzy on 13 Oct 2021 10:05
Thank you Zalexzy, I have updated the solution!
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By BearlyComplete on 13 Oct 2021 11:17
I does not seem to want to unlock online or offline.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 24 Dec 2017 20:38
I have done a hard reset and no luck. I counted 230 kills, but it's hard to know if the AI killed some. I got most of mine on the train at the end of the prison level, but that should not matter. I will try again sometime and post back.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 24 Dec 2017 22:20
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The trophy drops at the end of the mission, so I recommend combining it with the “ Patience Is Key ” trophy, where you need to wait until Matt gets out of the van without using canisters. There you will definitely shoot 200 enemies. The sight itself is located in the Sight tab, the very last one.
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11 Dec 2017 09:32