This is non-cumulative. You need to be in a single game for 1 hour. I simply plugged my controller in, to keep it from turning off, loaded up the "Speed Run 4" game, went into the map and stood on a platform, and let my control sit while I got ready for work this morning. Shouldn't be hard to get at all.
Edit: Per Michael and some of the other comments below, you need to hit your sticks once or twice during that hour as the game will kick you for idling. Apologies for not mentioning that, as I believe I did hit them once or twice during the hour.
Edit: Others are reporting you can get this even with the disconnection, if you leave the game on. To be safe, I would definitely recommend moving the sticks once or twice to keep you from going idle.
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Okay, I've got information. I just unlocked this achievement. I started a Hide and Seek game, plugged in my controller, and just let it run while I worked on some homework on my computer (Windows 10 with the Xbox App running in the background).
I checked the Xbox One after about a half hour. The game displayed text at the top of the screen saying "You've been disconnected after 30 minutes of being idle" or something like that. I notice my man was still on the screen and doing his breathing animation. I pulled up the achievement app on the Xbox One to see if there was any progress on the achievement, but no, the game does not record achievement progress on this achievement. I unsnapped the achievement app and just left the game running. I didn't exit or worry about the disconnect message, I just left it at that point.
Half an hour later the achievement has popped (1 hour total). I noticed the achievement toast on my Windows 10 computer. So yes, you can disconnect from being idle and still get the achievement. Just don't exit from the game session you are in, even if it says you were disconnected.
By Xtowers on 23 Feb 2016 03:55
It takes you an hour to get ready for work? Jk.
By PLANET13 on 27 Jan 2016 14:21
Counter top right in that game is in seconds so once it reaches 3600 you've been in for an hour.
By Spilner on 27 Jan 2016 14:21
Scratch that, the servers disconnect you for being idle so you cant use that count unfortunately, stay in the game though.
By Spilner on 27 Jan 2016 14:54
What about rubberbanding your controller to keep you moving?
I didn't disconnect for being idle. I might've smacked my sticks once or twice in that hour, though, I can't remember. I'm assuming the rubber band trick would work.
By themusicluvr13 on 27 Jan 2016 18:42
Rubberbanding didn't work for me unfortunately. I was running straight in Speed Run and kept respawning for some time fine but when I came back after an hour it said that it disconnected me after 36 minutes. So the way how to do it is just to keep checking the game regularly.
By Mick Wazowski on 27 Jan 2016 18:43
It's not accumulative. I accidentally left the game on 3400 seconds. I had to re join and go all the way to 3600 for it to pop
By TricKyRicKy xD on 27 Jan 2016 18:58
Doesn't matter if you disconnect FYI it will still pop after the hour still since mine did when I left the game idling for 6 hours while I went out.
By Spilner on 27 Jan 2016 23:53
I disconnected and still got it. If you are playing a game legit for an hour I recommend the Dodgeball game, it's pretty fun tbf.
By White Wyvern on 28 Jan 2016 20:27
I did this on Speed Run 4.
First try I used rubberbands on both sticks to keep me moving in a circle plus I plugged in my controller. Even though you are constantly moving, after a while the screen will turn dark after a while (idling). If you're idle for 20 minutes, you're booted from the game (happened to me) and have to start all over (I think I was at like 2800 seconds).
So what I did was I plugged in my controller and rubberbanded only the LS to keep running straight and jumping off the cliff. Every 10 minutes or so (600 seconds), I would flick the RS to change the camera. I kept an eye on the game while I was on my computer and by doing this, the game didn't go idle. Got the achievement!
Downvote for false information. I will change my feedback once the solution gets updated. This is not cumulative but you can however get it by staying in the game like the comments are saying. I was at 3000 seconds when I got disconnected, left the game because you said it was cumulative.
By VRETENAR 906 on 29 Jan 2016 15:30
I just enter the R2D game and left it in the lobby. When I got home several hours later, the box had auto shut off and the cheevo was unlocked :)
By A42TheBaptizer on 29 Jan 2016 18:50
Fixed, Pickle Squid. Also updated with the information provided by others.
By themusicluvr13 on 29 Jan 2016 18:59
Thank you, I changed my feedback.
By VRETENAR 906 on 30 Jan 2016 12:56
But you don't need to?! You can get disconnected and still unlock this
By Spilner on 05 Feb 2016 16:13
I didn't realize that at the time. :)
By VRETENAR 906 on 05 Feb 2016 18:39
I tried 4 times last night and had the game shut down even though I was playing. This game is a disaster. I also don't have the counter for the length of time spent in the game. I will get this done eventually, Just so I can take pleasure in having the 1000g and deleting its existence from my HDD.
By FullMoonBeaver on 19 Feb 2016 10:35
if the game shuts down without you going idle game you still get this achievement by staying in the game? i have been doing this for over 2.5 hours now and keep leaving because the game shuts down for no reason even when im legit playing some of the time
By REDWINGS05 on 21 Feb 2016 14:41
I'm going to try this now and let you know what worked for me! :)
By Xtowers on 23 Feb 2016 02:40
Just a quick note, I lost connection to the game about 10 minutes in (Not kicked for idling but disconnected) And I continued and stayed in the game for another 50 minutes and the achievement unlocked, Just letting you all know
By Avenge Agony on 23 Feb 2016 06:02
Me too. Yesterday my game got a message like "the game shut down" or whatever, and was stuck. But after 1 hour i still got the achievement.
By lLeoOneBR on 23 Feb 2016 11:55
I started a game then went to work, still popped lol
By Iron Man TStark on 22 Apr 2016 18:07
i can confirm that your controller can turn off and you can get kicked from the game and still get the achievement. i got it this morning and just left it alone for an hour, didnt move the sticks on my controller, nothing
By ChubbySweethead on 08 May 2016 06:32
cant get this achievement my game crashes randomly after 20-35mins
Just got this, about 30 minutes in I got the message "You have lost connection to the game" on the top of my screen. My character was running in place and I could see other players standing still so I just left it running for another 30 and it popped
By StK I on 29 Aug 2016 20:24
just found out you can do it on blox hunt if you want to do it that way
By darkofwho on 26 Sep 2016 18:34
If you're playing Speed Run 4 for the achievement, wait until the time played number reaches around 3575 and it should unlock.
By JFishh on 14 Jan 2017 12:32
If you're playing Speed Run 4 for the achievement, wait until the time played number reaches around 3575 and it should unlock.
By JFishh on 14 Jan 2017 12:41
I was playing this Speed Run 4 for the achievement and was actually playing it. Was around 3000 seconds played when I got to the end of a level, went through the door and it said it was teleporting me. Well it teleported me back to the dashboard and the game crashed, lol. So now starting over and I'm just gonna sit.
By Haugse 0ne on 17 Jan 2017 08:22
I left the game on for 3h and when i got home I was already kicked for being idle and the achievement did not pop, so I would say you do have to be in game.
By MakruchaLT on 22 Feb 2017 11:29
Here's an idea instead of all these hacks and rubber band ideas. Just play one of the games for an hour and the achievement will pop.
By mocoworm on 19 Jan 2018 11:30
All I did was start it, put ym shoe on the right stick and left the house to do some errands. Done. Mocoworm, heres an idea. Let people earn achievements and play games the way they want and get off that high horse. Your on a website for achievement hunters.... derp
By Darkness727420 on 25 May 2018 20:53
Confirm I unlocked it after being disconnected 25/11/19
By Sensei Neo on 25 Nov 2019 12:54
I can confirm this as well. I intentionally turned off my controller and just let the game on for 60 mins. Got kicked out and got the cheevo. :)
By Osmo76 on 25 Dec 2019 11:25
Idling didn't work for me. Left it for way over an hour.
By SwearySean on 11 Oct 2020 11:32
Speed run 4 can not be played anymore, but “mirror speed run 4” works for whatever reason. I don’t know why people idle controllers, I used a couple rubber bands to make my character spin. Toothpicks work too.
By SiRFaPaLoT420 on 05 May 2022 08:35
"The labyrinth" worked perfectly for me. I was kicked for being idle for 100 minutes.
I just joined the game, went to the Nitenity board on the big tree and opened the store by pressing x (Not necessary I guess), meanwhile I was watching Netflix because I don't like Roblox.
The achievement only popped when I went back to Roblox, it didn't pop before.
By Z0xea on 15 Aug 2022 15:25
All I did is choose a random game, touch my controller soemtimes and got it.
By Nit0rin on 05 Sep 2022 20:43
Didn't even pop at all!!!
By MortalViper5 on 22 Nov 2022 21:05
Put a timer on my phone and rubber band on my controller. Popped while I was doing housework, didn't have to exit the game
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