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BF3 Rent a server Achievements

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DTI Bebop
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Last post: 09 Apr at 19:24
Posted on 03 April 12 at 17:50
Has anyone tested if achievements unlock on rented servers?

and if there is a min player start up

thinking of renting one to get some of the harder chevos in private matches wink
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Posted on 03 April 12 at 19:52
Don't know myself but will be very interested to find out if achieves unlock in Private matches. I'm personally leaning to a 'no', only for the simple fact that back in the Bad Co.1 days, MP achieves didn't unlock in unranked matches.

The achieves would unlock in a rented server that's RANKED, but I'm not sure what kind of power the rent-er would have such has kicking players and what not to make the server into a boosting sesh.
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DTI Bebop
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Last post: 09 Apr at 19:24
Posted on 03 April 12 at 20:45
well ive just been playing on rented servers and unlocking ribbons so tomorrow i will try for the chevo to unlock all ribbons and we shall seei hope it works but im leaning towards it not working
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flyingbuddha
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Posted on 04 April 12 at 06:58
Lemme know the outcome dude.
JungleWookiee
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Posted on 04 April 12 at 17:14
I get some ribbons on rented ranked server yesterday, leading to achievments. In fact, I even froze my xbox on one of them and still saved the ribbons get in the game I had to quit.

Don't know about non ranked though.
DTI Bebop
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Last post: 09 Apr at 19:24
Posted on 04 April 12 at 20:58
got a server today, got achievements you just have to be cautious setting it up.

if you change to many things it makes the game unranked which = no chevos

me and a friend were the only 2 in my server got MVP chevo and kills and ribbons.

so it does work :)
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CyberMartyr88
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Last post: 06 Apr at 10:24
Posted on 06 April 12 at 08:54, Edited on 06 April 12 at 08:55 by CyberMartyr88
I can confirm this. Got 'like a boss' on a 24/7 Karkand server. Not sure aboit a private server though...
Jake2355
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Posted on 07 April 12 at 23:22
I didn't know you could rent a server.... how much does it cost??
Jake
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Posted on 08 April 12 at 13:03
Jake2355 said:I didn't know you could rent a server.... how much does it cost??Here ya go:

The Prices on Xbox:

1 day: 120 MSP

7 days: 560 MSP

30 days: 2000 MSP

90 days: 4800 MSP
(http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/rent-a-server)
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Jake2355
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Posted on 09 April 12 at 04:17
Thanks Treezy
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Posted on 10 April 12 at 02:51
Right now there's not really a point in renting a server unless you can get a specific group to play on it. Because there are so many already that have what you want. Example: There's about 100 24/7 Operation Metro servers. 95 or so people wasting money.
yollom69
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Posted on 23 May 12 at 22:50
The whole Rent a Server thing stinks to me. EA are making money providing something that they need to provide anyway. The only reason people rent a server is to set stupid settings, i.e.

- 500% settings, so you're playing a single game for 2 hours :-(
- Boosting, which you're in the way of
- Ability to boot you if you kill them, are too good or use a weapon they don't like

All the achievements are doable on standard servers. I've just got them :-) Giving EA money for something they need to do already is setting a dangerous precedent