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Subject: i did the vidmaser 4 times but wont give achievment

i did vidmaster classic four seperate times twice on prepare to drop and once on monbasa streets and once on tyranty plaza and yes i got recon helmat and basicly assinated every grunt and brute answered the phone went through the feild and no bullets used or grenades thrown. bungie plz help me i have a 18min vid of me going through prepare to drop if u want me to any other vids let me know.

  • 04.15.2010 5:20 PM PDT

Was your network set to online? Or were you local? It has to be online, not with other people but your network needs to be online.

  • 04.15.2010 5:22 PM PDT

i made shure it was set to xbox live open party

  • 04.15.2010 5:23 PM PDT

Then I'm not sure.

  • 04.15.2010 5:24 PM PDT

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You can't get Vidmaster: Classic on Prepare to Drop or Mombasa Streets - it needs to be done in a flashback mission. You also don't have a game on Tayari Plaza where you successfully completed the mission on Legendary difficulty.

Try Uplift Reserve - you can get it done in less than 5 minutes if you drive smart with the ghost (boosting with the left trigger is allowed). Tapping the right trigger at any time (even in a Warthog) will invalidate the achievement.

[Edited on 04.15.2010 8:05 PM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 7:59 PM PDT

There comes a time in every mans life... and that time is not now.

Uplift Reserve is the way to go.

I think the achievement is a bit glitchy, so to be safe, just try not to kill anything. Easiest way to make sure you get the achievement.

  • 04.15.2010 8:02 PM PDT

Well, let's make sure of a few things. Mombasa Streets doesn't apply to this achievement, as this isn't truly considered a level. Make sure you don't kill anything, even by assassinations; this achievement is somewhat misleading in its description.

You appear to have tried this multiple times on Tayari Plaza, Legendary difficult. The latest run appears to show no enemy kills, but was quite short in gameplay. Did you not finish the level seeing that you only took just slightly over one minute?

My suggestion is to try the level Uplift Reserve. Make sure when trying this level to not allow Marine passengers in the Warthog or honk the horn. Then get a Ghost as fast as possible. In the Ghost, boosting is fine, but try not to splatter enemies. Just keep on boosting until the end of the level, and stop to pick up health packs as needed. If you need more help, try looking for some online videos walkthroughs.

  • 04.15.2010 8:05 PM PDT

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Also, the achievement does not unlock during the end-of-mission cutscene; it usually gives it to you when you regain control of the Rookie in the hub again.

@Spartan - you can definitely kill enemies by melee, splatter, or the guardians. Also, NPCs in your Warthog can shoot weapons for you and the achievement will still unlock.

[Edited on 04.15.2010 8:08 PM PDT]

  • 04.15.2010 8:06 PM PDT

If you do it on Reserve then don't honk the horn in the hog, not sure if it's true or rumor but people have said you don't get it if you do.

  • 04.16.2010 8:19 AM PDT

Play it on Uplift reserve, mombasa streets don't count.

PS. Don't mash the RT button with laser, it counts as firing.

  • 04.16.2010 9:07 AM PDT

ah thats why i did not get the acheivment because i was driving the car through most of it and i beeped the horn a few times for the men to climb in.
but if you don't mind me saying wtf i mean why does it cancel the acheivment when you bib the horn i mean common its not like you are shooting anything!

  • 04.29.2010 9:56 AM PDT