- Estimated trophy difficulty: 3/10 (Platinum Difficulty Rating)
- Offline trophies: 49 (37, 10, 1, 1)
- Online trophies: 6 (5, 1)
- Approximate amount of time to Platinum: 125+ hours (Estimated Time to Platinum)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 each of: MyCAREER, 2KShowcase, and WWE Universe
- Number of missable trophies: None
- Glitched trophies: 3 - Stone Cold said so, WWE Live Star, Blue-Chipper
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes - 1: Don't trust anybody
- Do trophies stack?: No
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: None
Welcome to WWE 2K16! There are a few changes from the last WWE game that was released. They've overhauled MyCAREER mode for the better, changed how submitting works by adding a type of mini-game to it, as well as added a reversal limit, where you can only reverse a certain amount until you build it back up again, plus the highlight of it, the new 2K Showcase mode, featuring none other than Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
With patch 1.02, two trophies (Giant Spear and Gentleman in the ring) that were glitched have been fixed and you can now obtain the platinum.
The following steps can be completed in any order, but the order I have them in will get all the locked items and characters out of the way for you to use when creating your superstar or doing your Universe. As I state in multiple trophy descriptions, I suggest putting the game difficulty on easy, unless you're going for a difficulty related trophy. Also, you should max out the slider on the finisher damage meter, and deplete the meters for the reversal rates on the AI. I would also turn off the reversal limits as well.
Step 1 - 2K Showcase
This is where you will playthrough Stone Cold's career. You should complete all the objectives in the matches, as well as complete all the bonus matches. Once you have completed all the matches, work on the special objectives, as all the hints will be unlocked for you to see.
Be careful if you purchase the accelerator as it can glitch out the Stone Cold said so trophy if you use it.
Trophies you will get:
Austin 3:16
Showcase master
Wrestling heritage
Don't trust anybody
Stone Cold said so *Glitched*
What? What? What?
Step 2 - MyCAREER
You will need to create your own custom superstar for this. You can do this by going to custom and creating your superstar right from the start, or by going to MyCAREER and doing one there. Once you create it, you'll see a brief scene at the Performance Center and then be brought to the home page, where you can customize your entrance and moves, along with anything else dealing with your superstar.
This will be quite the grind, but it can be made shorter if you are willing to spend...wait for it...$9.99! You can spend that amount on the MyPlayer Kick Start to be able to boost your attributes freely until your overall rating is 90, which does help a lot. To make the grind for the VC shorter, do not spend any of it. Wait until you get 1,398,000 VC and then make a backup save. Buy all the skills and then load the backup and then buy all the managers. This will take a significant amount of time off your grinding.
These are the trophies that you will want to focus on and will obtain through this mode:
We have a new Champion!
My path starts here
Welcome to the main roster
Big Four
Untouchable
Hall of Famer
Controller of my destiny
Birth of an NXT Champion
Birth of an IC Champion
Birth of a US Champion
Birth of a Tag Champion
I am a Wrestling God
I am the best!
Competent manager
The start of a rivalry
I'm running in!
Step 3 - WWE Universe
You can get the majority of these trophies by simulating ahead, but in the end you will need to play and win matches.
Trophies to focus on:
Universe Master
Road to WrestleMania
Attitude Adjustment
Face of the WWE
The Celtic Warrior
Leave me alone!
Destined for greatness
Actions speak louder than words
Future of the WWE
Phenom vs. Scorpion
I suggest waiting to do the WWE Universe trophies after MyCAREER mode and the 2K Showcase, as you will have everything unlocked by then for this mode. You can sit back and enjoy the mode, or simulate through everything to get where you need to get to for the trophies. It's up to you.
Step 4 - Online - Unobtainable due to server closure
There is some new modes this time around for the online portion of the game, and for the most part, you'll have to use them all to get the trophies you need. The boosting thread can be found here.
Here you will be working towards:
This is my yard
Prospect
Blue-Chipper *Glitched*
WWE Live Star *Glitched*
Teamwork is fun
Tonight is the night
Step 5 - Clean Up
You should have the majority of the trophies by now, if not all of them. Any that you do have left will be the miscellaneous ones so go through and clean up any that remain.