Overview:
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 4/10 (Platinum Difficulty Thread)
- Offline trophies: 0
- Online trophies: 42 (29, 8, 4, 1)
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 15-25hrs, dependent on boosting (Estimated Time to Platinum)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 to Lvl 25, Multiple Matches to 1000 kills
- Number of missable trophies: None
- Glitched trophies: Multiple (The Challenger, At Any Cost & Eternal Victorious (as of Patch 1.13), some others may glitch but unlock on second attempt)
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No Difficulty Options
- Do trophies stack?: N/A
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: There are no cheats available
Introduction:
Hardware Rivals is an online-only Vehicle Warfare game for the PlayStation 4. It is the successor to the PlayStation 2 game Hardware: Online Arena. The game is developed by SCE Connected Content Group and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The game was included in 2016's first PS Plus Game collection of the year on its launch date, 5th Jan 2016. In the game, players can choose between Tanks and Fast Attack Vehicles (FAVs), pitched against one another in a variety of game modes with the ability to pick-up special & secondary weapons in each game mode.
The platinum is generally straightforward, although a number of glitches have occurred to people on their way to platinum. The main grind to 1000 kills will be the most time-consuming element of the game. If you play the game and let the bulk of the trophies come naturally, you'll cover off most of the trophies. There will likely be a handful that you will need to focus on specifically, and these are outlined in the guide below.
Glitches
Although 'The Challenger' has a definite glitch and solution (see trophy guide below), many other trophies are temperamental and for some reason do not pop the first time. In most cases a second attempt will make the trophy unlock. This includes weapon-specific trophies, air kills, special weapon kills. As an online game, regular patches will change the glitching trophies. As of Patch 1.13 the game is not unlocking the At Any Cost & Eternal Victorious Trophies when their requirements are met. The game's developers are investigating the issue
Patch 1.13
As of Patch 1.13 the ability to earn trophies in private matches & the Duel game mode has been removed, making boosting far more difficult. Boosting is still viable via public matches, but will be more troublesome due to other players' involvement in the matches. See individual trophy descriptions for tips on gaining these trophies.
Walkthrough: - The servers have now closed.
Step 1: Complete Basic Training
First things first, get yourself into the main menu and into Basic Training. You'll learn vehicle handling technique, along with weapon instructions. This will give you a good feeling of the game mechanics.
This will earn you:
First time For Everything
Step 2: Enter Quick Match and get used to the game
Dive into your first match and start to get used to the handling & the maps. There are only four maps so this will come fairly quickly. You will find that trophies start to be earned pretty quickly in this game, with trophies awarded for your first kill, playing each map, winning a round & leveling-up.
This will earn you at least:
Oil Spill
Recon
Grats!
Step 3: Kills, Kills, Kills (+ Challenges)
Now that you are used to the game, focus on kills. You'll need 1000 by the end of the game, and Deathmatch/Team Deathmatch should net you 10+ kills per round once you're comfortable with the game. That means you're looking at 100-or-so matches to reach 1000 kills.
This will earn you:
At Any Cost
Team Player
Combat Ready
Engine Grinder
Relentless
Tour of Duty
Rising Up
Officer Material
The Right Stuff
The Fury
Battle Scarred
The Suffering
Eternal Victorious
Also switch between the 4 original vehicles to earn the following trophies while going for the kills:
Full Grid
Tank Commander
Low Rider
Challenges are proving to be intermittent and even glitched for a number of people. The Challenger trophy requires you to beat 3 friends' challenges during matches. See the trophy description for more information, but I recommend you attempt these as soon as they start to appear.
This will earn you:
The Challenger
A Contender
Step 4: Clean-up
There will likely only be handful of trophies that do not come naturally, focus on these or use the Trophy Boosting Thread to get assistance with any you've not achieved naturally.
This will earn you:
So Everybody Sees You
Skill at Arms
Tactical Support
All Systems Functional
Merciless
Ruthless
With Great Vengeance
Special Forces
On the Edge
Unscathed
Splash Damage
Spoiler
Long Distance Rail
Death From Above
Essential Upgrades
Wheels Up
MVP
In Full Flight
Mentioned in Dispatches
Hardwearing
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