'O' is for Overachiever Trophy in Blood Drive

  • 'O' is for Overachiever

     

    Place first in every Event in Tournament Mode

    How to unlock 'O' is for Overachiever

    The hardest trophy in the game and probably the one that will put many people off going for the Platinum. Yet despite it being hard, it's actually a hell of a lot easier than it could have been thanks to the fact you can restart a zone when you fail as opposed to the entire Cup/Championship. Below is a list of Championships along with how many events there are in it and crucially how many zones it's made up of.

    • The Ante Cup - 1 Zone/3 Events
    • Three of a Kind Cup - 2 Zones/6 Events (3 in each)
    • Aces High Cup - 3 Zones/10 Events (3,4,3)
    • Wild Card Cup - 4 Zones - 14 Events (3,4,3,4)
    • Royal Straight Cup - 4 Zones/14 Events (3,4,3,4)
    • Blood Drive Championship - 6 Zones/30 Events (5 in each)
    • Blood Drive Championship Hardcore - 6 Zones/30 Events (5 in each)


    To elaborate: If you are playing the Royal Straight Cup for example and you placed first in the first 6 events but then you were making a horrible arse of the seventh, you can pause and select to 'Restart Zone' This will take you to the beginning of The Strip zone which is event number 4. The bad news is that as you can see, you will need to string at least 3/4/5 first place finishes together on an almost constant basis and do not be surprised if you need just one more win and the A.I seem to go nuts and not give you a chance, it likes to do this so be warned. Now the good news is at least it's not from start to finish, 30 in a row would be just pure sadistic.

    And with that, here's a few general pointers to help you in category of events. Before that though, it should be stated that you can choose to do this with whoever you prefer. Every driver has their own strengths and weaknesses and so play around and maybe complete all of the Championship completion trophies for each character before deciding on who you prefer. I personally went with Superstar for reasons I'll state in each description but the choice is yours.

    Event: Checkpoint Rally

    Use your boost bar sensibly. It often takes nothing to jolt your car in a 180 flip leaving you facing the wrong direction which normally spells the end of your run so use them only when you can handle the turbo and never on a turn.

    Try not to get into heavy combat with anybody and avoid gunfights, you will rarely benefit from this when you really should be concentrating on reaching your next checkpoint.

    If you can, grab a pick up of Mines. They are useless in every other scenario except races so if you see some and are in the lead, swing by them and plant one after another as you go until they run out as they will help keep the chasing pack off your tail.

    My Strategy:

    Driver and Loadout: Superstar/Pimped

    With this combination I rarely have any trouble with checkpoint events. The Pimped perk gives you a Full Rage Meter, a Full Boost and Engine Upgrade so is ideal here. get ready to be straight out of the blocks on the countdown and the split second you hear 'Go!' hit to activate Flashbling which will stop every other competitor from making a move. You can get a good 5 second lead this way and once you are out of harms way it becomes so much easier to just focus on the checkpoints. Use your boost if you need to and always keep giving the mini map just a fleeting glimpse to make sure nobody is too close, if they are then hit them with another Flashbling to dash their hopes of overtaking you.


    Event: Checkpoint Elimination

    Pretty much all of the above. All the hints mentioned are applicable here and my strategy is the exact same for this event, the only difference with this event is that the person in last keeps getting eliminated every 30 seconds but that's neither here nor there as far as coming first is concerned.


    Zombie Roadkill

    The aim of the game here is to wipe out as many zombies as you can in the 4 minutes you start with. The A.I. will be killing their way through their share but pay them no attention and stick to the job at hand. If you have a poor weapon, look for Saw Blades, a Minigun or ideally a Harpoon pick-up and wipe out as many undead as you can. If you run out of ammo, remember where the pick ups are and head back there where it should have respawned or find another one. These are easy for even the worst characters as long as you retain a good supply of these weapons, all others are pretty much useless.

    My Strategy:

    Driver and Loadout: Superstar/Getting Personal

    As Superstar begins with Harpoons as his weapon, this perk will double the ammo up to 50. Just hit the gas and fire constantly in all directions, the Harpoons will stick in the ground and blow up taking out a few zombies every time. If you run out you can find another pick up and go again or come to a halt, let the undead kill you and respawn with a fresh 50 to go. Just try not to get killed with a high chain kill as you lose it if you die.


    Roadkill Elimination

    Ditto the above.


    Demolition Derby

    This is the event that pits cars against each other, there's no points for killing zombies so this one is a tactical event. Every player including yourself has a damage meter that starts green, then turns amber and then red when critical. Keep an eye on these bars above each A.I. car and home in on the red bar enemies to try and land the killing blow and register a kill. Hard hitting weapons are best here, the Rail Gun is deadly if you can get it on target, and the Rockets aren't bad either. The aim is to register more kills than any other opponent before the time runs out.

    My Strategy:

    Driver and Loadout: Superstar/Triple Threat

    Though Brock and Natalya are very strong in these events, Superstar has the edge. Though the AI do fight each other, they also tend to come to you a lot which is ideal really. Let them wear each other down before you come in and let a Flashbling go to bring everyone to a standstill, and unload at the weakest person to bag a kill. If you can, try and pick up a rail gun or rockets to ad further weight to this tactic as well and don't give up either, I often was 4th or so in the last 30 seconds then got a quick succession of 3-4 kills to push me into 1st.


    King of the Skull

    This event is enjoyable with the right characters but very frustrating with the slower people and those who take an age to steer. The event begins with a randomly placed skull indicate by a golden light in the sky beaming straight down to it, the first person to it picks it up and a timer begins for them. To get it from them you have to either ram them or destroy them, after which the skull appears over your car and your timer begins and on it goes. If the carrier dies by accident, the skull respawns in a random location and so begins the cycle again. This event is dominated by the stable and quick characters so ensure you are one of them.

    My Strategy:

    Driver and Loadout: Superstar/Pimped

    If you can get to the skull first then great but don't worry if not. Watch the mini-map and follow it until you catch whoever has the skull, now pull up as close as you can and hit your special move. The carrier will immediately slow down and coast forwards, just ram them quickly and drive off with the skull. Even though Superstar isn't the fastest person, his car is definitely the best at handling so those that can catch you can be lost with a clever turn, I was able more often than not once I got the hang of things to retain the skull for the rest of the round after picking it up.


    Total Massacre

    Everything mentioned in the Zombie Roadkill method will work here, it's practically the same event except kills on other cars count too but it's still only a single kill on the board so not even worth focusing on. Stay focused on the zombies and if you see a clean and easy shot for a kill on an A.I. opponent then go for it but the zombies are easily where the points are.

    Events in each zone are random unless you are playing via a 'Restart Zone' in which case they will follow the same pattern but if you simply don't like whatever event it is that's stopping you, quit out to the main screen then find your way back to 'Continue Cup' and it will have shuffled the events and hopefully have dealt you a kinder hand.

    Above all, have patience because this one will test you many times over. Just stick to your game plan and maybe switch up small things like your perks as sometimes it can be something simple like you always run out of ammo too soon so a double ammo perk will see you right. Once you place first in the last event of the last zone of the last championship, your hard earned trophy will pop.

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Comments
  • this trophy is taking me over a year lol
  • For anyone wondering, if you are 1st in an event with other players, that event WILL count for the trophy, in the hardcore cup this happened twice to me.
  • another tip is if you get a zone where the events are pure trash, quit to the XMB and boot the game up again. you can continue with the zone you are on and the events are random once again. this doesn't make it easy but at least you might get easier events.

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