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Overview
-Estimated Trophy Difficulty 5.7/10
-Total Trophies 51 (40, 8 , 2 , 1 )
-Offline Trophies 22
-Online Trophies 28
-Approx Time to Platinum 30-45 Hours
-Number of playthroughs needed - 1
-Number of missable trophies - None
-Glitched Trophies - None
-Cheats disable trophies - No Cheats Available
This game can be very difficult to begin with, so it is better if you start playing the campaign first as you'd probably get mauled online. Once you pick up a few skills you can try and play online. HAWX can be completed in one playthrough as Elite difficulty is unlocked from the start. It is better if you play in co-op but you can only get the trophies for missions if you have unlocked it. Online is the tricky part and will take up to 30 hours with boosting. If you are no good at this game then good luck, as you'll need a lot of it.
For the boosting thread click here.
There are a couple of ways that you could go about playing this game: the co-op way or playing solo. I played co-op. It was very useful as you don't have to start from the last checkpoint after you die as long as another person on the team is still in the air.
Play Through Solo:
Well if you want to get a hang of the mechanics of this game, play the first mission which is a simple tutorial style mission designed to help you get to grips with the game. Play this on Elite difficulty. Elite difficulty really isn't that much more difficult and can be done alone. The only change is that you will start with less ammo and can get shot down easier. So just preserve ammo for when it's really needed. Only resort to JS Missiles when you have to, as they are completely useless and you have to get into close range of the enemy who are usually in groups. The missions vary, with some being very difficult testing your patience, while others you can just breeze through.
To get the the Afterburner trophy just pick one of the faster planes, (4-5 Speed rating) and fly around on missions or free play. If you really don't want to work on this then do it the lazy man's way. Tape R2 and R1 down and do something else. This could also be gotten through general play.
To get the Practice makes perfect trophy, just go onto the mission called OFF Certification. This mission lasts around 10 minutes so do this 6 times or just don't kill any of the enemies as their drones and will not shoot back.
Co-op:
If you are really struggling with the game don't worry as you can go on co-op and finish the missions that way. IMPORTANT: People should note that if you haven't completed let's say 'Mission 10' and complete 'Mission 12' on co-op you will not receive the trophy, as you have to have the map previously unlocked.
Multiplayer:
The worst part of trying to get the platinum is the amount of time you need to put into then multiplayer section. Trophies like 'General of the Airforce' and 'Counter support ace' will require a lot of skill and luck. The General of the Airforce trophy can be quickly gotten by boosting and is helpful and easier to get platinum by doing so.
For the method of easily getting General of the Airforce click here.
The trophies I would say that are better off boosted are Sitting Ducks, Evasion Ace, Counter support ace and General of the Airforce. All the others can be done without but may just take time.
- Sitting Duck's is probably the most challenging trophy of this game as it takes an awful amount of luck. When boosting this, make sure to have at least 3 players including yourself and the person getting the trophy is on the team by his/her self. Make sure that the team with one person is loosing but don't worry about how much. I found it easier to get the EMP strike available when I had 10 kills against me then killed the team ace, but it comes randomly. The other way is to wait for a good moment in a match when you have EMP strike ready.
- Counter Support ace is fairly easy and just requires the use of a perk whilst the enemy has their perk on. There is also the challenge where you have to kill 3 enemy repair drones in a row. You are able to die so just wait until the enemy sends out repair drones and get at least one. You should be able to take down 3 in one match. Make sure you kill no other enemies whilst killing the drones though.
Tips for playing MP without boosting:
For easy XP I would use a heavily armoured plane and try to get kill streaks, as that will boost your XP more each time. You can also get streaks for using the T.O.P (Target Override Pod) and Deflect streaks which is much easier to do. If you only have a few more levels to go to get to level 40, then just finish some campaign or co-op challenges. These can give up to 5000xp each. REMEMBER - Practice makes perfect and don't give up on trying to get them all.
Okay so here is a run-down of what I would do:
1 - Play co-op elite campaign and finish that.
2 - Get the Afterburner and Practice Makes Perfect trophies.
3 - Get the online ones, certain amount of kills with each weapon, one at a time.
4 - Play online trying to pick up as many trophies as possible.
5 - Boost with a partner or keep going and try your luck with the harder online trophies.
6 - Finish off campaign challenges to get to level 40.
7 - Lick the TV whilst looking at the platinum.
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