Mass Effect 3 Trophy Guide

[Wiimka]

Just wanted to add some more helpful info for the tutorial glitch you mention for Veteran.

- It's by far the fastest way to grind for that trophy. I got my final 2500 kills in just over two hours.
- The weapon you have at that point is the M-3 Predator, and upgrades carry over, so you may want to max that gun out before the end of your previous playthrough if you're planning on doing this.
- You also carry over your powers, so things like incendiary ammo, concussive shot, etc will be very helpful in this section to make things go faster.
- You'll get to choose a bonus power if you import a character, so again, choose something that will help you kill these guys quickly (choosing another ammo type when you already have the one you're going to use is a waste).
- If you accidentally hit at any point to go into cover, the sequence will end after a few more kills, so make sure you hit start and reload the checkpoint before you get far enough that it autosaves over it.
- Since your kills are saved in your profile and not your save file, you can quit at any point and pick up where you left off, to avoid passing out from boredom.

I have a little improvment for this method, while using incendiary ammo, just shoot with no stop the wall behind the respawning ennemies (while you stand at the right end of this cover spot, you will also automatically grab ammo), the bullets kind of explodes and kill ennemies at very high pace, you have several kill per second and you don't waste time aiming the ones respawning a bit on the left part. It makes the trophy very fast, I got like 2000 kills in 60+ minutes. I don't think there is a faster way.

[wandarer]

I found that you do not need a 2nd playthru to earn the Gunsmith trophy. In multiplayer, if you can get one if your weapons up to level 10, by purchasing (via credits earned) the trophy will unlock. I'm barely into my first playthru and I have earned this trophy.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to edit the wiki, but thought I'd mention this.

[Hitman]

I found that you do not need a 2nd playthru to earn the Gunsmith trophy. In multiplayer, if you can get one if your weapons up to level 10, by purchasing (via credits earned) the trophy will unlock. I'm barely into my first playthru and I have earned this trophy.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to edit the wiki, but thought I'd mention this.

No, you're not allowed to edit the wiki. If it isn't already in the guide, hopefully one of the guide writers sees your comment and adds it.

[ant1th3s1s]

Just to add to the Veteran trophy tips - take Carnage as your bonus power with the area effect evolution, set the game to Casual and stand just to the right of the hut protecting the injured soldier.

The Cannibals spawn faster and you'll kill them as quickly as Carnage will recharge, often 2 or 3 at a time. There's no need for ammo, you're at no risk of damage if you angle it right, you don't need to move or aim and the homing Carnage projectiles mean faster kills & respawns, making the trophy much quicker to obtain.

This method is as fast as Wiimka's suggestion with 500+ deaths every 15 mins and all you need to do is mash every couple of seconds.

[update] Just confirming that it took 36 mins to kill the last 1000 I needed for the Veteran trophy while faffing about browsing the forum and blinding clicking .

The benefit of using Carnage is it's no-risk, ammo-free, idiot-proof and class-independent. Take the Radius and Recharge Speed upgrades to Carnage.

[CM17]

How is my first playthrough not counted when I completed the game? The choice i made is not to do anything.

And is there any other way I can get the Long Service Medal without starting a third playthrough?

[jph98h81]

What is it with developers making multiplayer mandatory to get the platinum?

[Jimmy-Page-666]

What is it with developers making multiplayer mandatory to get the platinum?

Well they want you to play their (usually tacked on) multiplayer. In fairness it probably works. Most people wouldn't give it a chance otherwise. Gotta say this one isn't bad.

About the Defender achievement, quite a few other sites imply that you need to finish the game while having readiness at 100% to get the trophy. I just finished the game, then ground out the multiplayer to get to 100% and the trophy popped. Takes ~17 random games in all.