"Bosco, you're the best" achievement is really annoying

[mhm_cake]

I really hate this achievement. Most of my fun in this game comes from playing and interacting with other people online, and now I have to suffer through 100 solo missions to achieve 100% completion. Why is the achievement even there? This game was designed for multiplayer, so isn't forcing completionists to slog through 100 solo mission against the design of the game? It's so slow-going, it really drains my motivation to pay the game. It's the last thing I need for 100%, so I've come too far to give up, but it's just not fun. Any tips for keeping motivation? I still have around 50 missions to go.

[Watermelons]

And here I am playing 99% solo because of all my mods and because most of my friends have long since burnt out from this game. Just keep playing. Or stop giving a crap about achievements.

[Johnno]

Wasn't aware that achievements are a forced thing, thought they were entirely voluntary.

How are you not keeping yourself motivated with the constant and overwhelming serotonin production from knowing that you'll soon "100%" the game?

[999 ms]

Originally posted by Johnno:

Wasn't aware that achievements are a forced thing, thought they were entirely voluntary.

How are you not keeping yourself motivated with the constant and overwhelming serotonin production from knowing that you'll soon "100%" the game?

If you want to do 100% of the achievements in DRG YOU are forced to get this one, really not that hard to understand.
But the echo chamber in this community is so loud you can't hear yourself.
One single critic at the game and all of you lose your ♥♥♥♥ cuz free update = suck the devs boot.
Most games do free updates, that's how live service games work it's really not worth licking the devs boots for a update.

[Johnno]

Originally posted by 999 ms:

If you want to do 100% of the achievements in DRG YOU are forced to get this one, really not that hard to understand.

IF. But it's not a forced thing since it's entirely voluntary. Beyond that, if you're not motivated enough to get the achievement you don't deserve it, thus go kick rocks.

No idea what your ranting about updates or boot licking is, I'm just pointing out how pathethic it is to whine about achievements that don't matter whatsoever. You don't get to make any demands about anything if you yourself decide to pursue some goal and then decide you're not up to the task.

[Shiki Diki]

Originally posted by 999 ms:

If you want to do 100% of the achievements in DRG YOU are forced to get this one, really not that hard to understand.

I mean... yeah if you WANT to complete 100% you have to sit through the achievements you don't like doing. But that is true for most games. I encounter achievments/trophies/etc. I absolutely loathe at a regular basis, but that's just what it entails when ya want to 100% that stuff

Giving yourself a goal and then moaning about the first roadblock that comes your way ain't it

Edit: As long as they are reasonable, which 100 Solo Missions are imo. You can always weave a quick Haz 4 1/1 Egg Hunt in the Salties in between other stuff. Doesn't take long.

[Shiki Diki]

Play lower Haz for faster Missions. Don't try to do them all at once. Weave 'em inbetween Missions when there is nothing fun up or your group disbanded.
Salties, Radioactive and Crystal seem to have the most simple terrain gen so you don't need to look into every corner for stuff.

If I wanna do a quick mission I just look for 1/1 Morkite or Eggs in Salties/Crystal

[BaronVonNapking]

I hate stupid forced grinding achievements... "congratulations, you played the game in the most boring way X amount of times... you must be so skilled, this truly is a great achievement"

Achievements should be something challenging to achieve... not baby food you'll only be finished with when you've already become a toddler (because of how stupid long it takes to get it)

[ShugoTheRipper]

Hardest achievement, took me over 1000 hours to get it.

I get it tho I hate nonsense achievements that outstay their welcome, nothing will beat that one that took 3 IRL years to get in Banner Saga 3. Or anything dependent on you playing 3000+ hours of multiplayer.

[StaunchStache]

Try not to think about it too much, just play a short solo mission once in a while and it'll come naturally.

I personally got this achievement in the process of a few weeks during which I had zero internet access, so not much of a choice on the matter for how I'd play DRG.

Stuff like Car Pool and Roller Coaster is a lot more annoying to unlock imo. Going out of your way to do stupid and tedious stuff, especially if you have to coordinate with three other players is a lot more painful.

[mhm_cake]

Originally posted by ShugoTheRipper:

Hardest achievement, took me over 1000 hours to get it.

I get it tho I hate nonsense achievements that outstay their welcome, nothing will beat that one that took 3 IRL years to get in Banner Saga 3. Or anything dependent on you playing 3000+ hours of multiplayer.

Damn. Never heard of that series, but that sounds like one of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ achievements ever. Not sure if I've put 3000 hours in a single game ever before, let alone specifically multiplayer. Kudos to your tenacity.



I don't want anyone to get what I'm saying wrong. I still love this game, and I'll still play it despite this achievement. I just hate how there's this super grindy achievement that forces you to play in the least fun way possible. If I'd known it was going to be this boring, I probably wouldn't have gone for 100%, but I got every other achievement now, so I'm committed.

[Lord Of War]

Originally posted by mhm_cake:

Most of my fun in this game comes from playing and interacting with other people online, and now I have to suffer through 100 solo missions to achieve 100% completion

You don't have to suffer:
Click TAB - select a mission you want to play,
Click Solo,
Then click Join and connect to any available mission you just chose.

Happy mining

[mhm_cake]

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Originally posted by mhm_cake:

Most of my fun in this game comes from playing and interacting with other people online, and now I have to suffer through 100 solo missions to achieve 100% completion

You don't have to suffer:
Click TAB - select a mission you want to play,
Click Solo,
Then click Join and connect to any available mission you just chose.

Happy mining :cozykcdaxe:

I tried that and it didn't seem to work. I'll try it again, maybe I did something wrong last time. Thanks for the advice!

[Lord Of War]

Originally posted by mhm_cake:

I tried that and it didn't seem to work. I'll try it again, maybe I did something wrong last time. Thanks for the advice! :pickax:

That's how I got mine, but that was... a year or so ago, I hope that wasn't patched out.
It's a crime to push players play solo in such coop focused game

[Gangleri]

Glitch you can use to get this achievement without playing any game in single player, it worked for and so it will for anyone else:
- Click on the mission you want to start/join.
- Click on Solo. It must be highlighted in brighter yellow now.
- Don't start the mission and click join instead.
- Choose a server from the list and join a game.
- Finish the mission.
- The mission will be counted as finished solo mission.
- Check the counter and repeat this until you get the achievement.

Enjoy

[Marmarmar34]

Play the game.