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General Achievement in Call of Duty 3

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Online Required - This achievement requires play in online game modesVersus - This achievement can be obtained in modes based on competition against other playersCumulative - This achievement is obtained by gradually increasing one’s total number of experience points, kills, hours, or similar measures, over time to meet certain goals3+ Players Required - This achievement requires more than two people to be participating in order for anyone to obtain it
Receive 40000 total points in ranked matches.(Multiplayer)

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Mr Fiddler
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Mr Fiddler
Achievement won on 04 Jun 09
TA Score for this game: 2,642
Posted on 18 October 09 at 15:38
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Flag boosting is by far the fastest way to earn points. It will only really work if everyone in the session is up for it so be prepared to quit and start up a new session if you cannot get universal agreement. You need a minimum of eight people (who should all be party chat together) to search for ranked capture the flag games at the same time.

Once you have all found each other you will have to hope that you don't get any legitimate players join the lobby whilst the countdown is active. It might be worth one person in the party dropping into game chat to try and talk some of the non-party members into playing along.

When the game starts you need all players to gather closely near their own flag (but not on the flag spot). Then one player from each team needs to go to the other teams flag to be the thrower. The thrower should stand almost exactly on the flag spot (perhaps with it a little behind them) such that they can pick up the flag and then immediately throw it forwards into the opposition group and it will reset. Try to find a position that requires you to do the minimum amount of movement when doing this to save time. Each time the thrower picks up the flag he will get 1 point and each time the group resets it they will get between 1-5 points each depending on connection quality.

Keep doing this until the end of the match for between 500-1500 points. The thrower will generally earn less since they only ever get 1 point per cycle. Alternative the thrower each game to keep things fair.

Note that when doing this you are quite vulnerable to legitimate players coming in and wiping everyone out. Remember that they are perfectly entitled to do this, it is really down to you to ensure you either don't start if you can't get agreement or leave early if things start going wrong.

Here's a video that showing some flag boosting in action:
Fafhrdd I just want to add that while he said "each time the group resets it they will get between 1-5 points each depending on connection quality" is completely correct I just wanted to say that the WORSE the connection is the better the points will be.

So if you can get the host to lag the connect down (UPLOADING files is the best way to lag a connection down) you can get upwards to well over 2500+ points per match. An alternative method is for your connection to be laggy but BECAREFUL not to over do it or you will be disconnected.

The most we got when I was hosting the my boosting group run was 3,200 points in a single game. I had some people walk away with 15-20k in a single night of boosting...
Posted by Fafhrdd on 15 Jan 10 13:20:24
MrBigShade Yes like Fafhrdd said having the host intentionally lagging the match makes a huge difference and saves a LOT of time. I was able to get the general achievement in one weekend by doing this. However, I think when the host intentionally lags his upload, he/she will still only receive 1 point each time. So when doing this, rotate who's the host and have the host be one of the flag tossers that round. To lag your upload, send a large file through aim, etc. Try one file, then maybe 2.. dont do too much cause the entire match can lag out.
Posted by MrBigShade on 27 Jan 10 18:40:45
Fafhrdd That is correct, host only will get 1 point per flag so he/she should be the flag tosser.
Posted by Fafhrdd on 03 Mar 10 22:27:48
Impaled Germ Many a fond memory doing this method....

it makes me smile : )
Posted by Impaled Germ on 16 Jun 10 02:48:45
Nonfaith Thanks for the lag info guys. It speeds the process up considerably.
Posted by Nonfaith on 23 Oct 10 07:20:14
AdolphMarx Ideally you will want to have 8 players in total for even point distribution; 3 receiving and 1 tossing for each team. Make sure that the host, lagging of course, is the flag thrower. Uploading video or audio files as a hotmail attachment should do the trick. Also, I prefer to walk back and forth by the flag when trowing, it helps keep pattern and keeps the receivers from getting too close. I was able to get/give about 15 points per throw. I've helped so many boost before I even knew about this site and I must say the dedicated players seek out boosters as they've had many legit matches taken over by boosters overs the years they've played. They feel threatened someone will overcome them on the leaderboards without playing legit. Medic class is a must, it will help tell apart the boosters from the anti-boosters and you will be able to revive each other in case of death. (The medic's smoke grenade can sometimes contribute to lag too.) I hope this will help & good luck!
Posted by AdolphMarx on 07 Nov 10 05:38:16
HellCreeper666 What a nightmare this achievement was. Took me about 3 weeks of non stop boosting 2 get it.
Posted by HellCreeper666 on 27 Dec 10 03:36:02
B A R 4 D ok so we tried this today, all members of my team ended up with 700-800 points and I only got 250 as I was making points really slow (I wasn't the thrower) why is this? is it to do with my connection as I normally have really connection.

thanks.
Posted by B A R 4 D on 02 Jul 11 17:55:39
Mr Fiddler You were probably the host. Generally if you notice someone isn't getting good points they should probably switch to become the thrower.
Posted by Mr Fiddler on 03 Jul 11 20:28:21
Mister Dak It's been a long time since I did this but if I recall correctly the host of the game appears second on the list of players (except on his own screen). So when you're in the lobby ask everyone else to determine who the host is and that person should be throwing the flag.
Posted by Mister Dak on 26 Jul 11 07:35:56
HonorguyXNL Expected time to reach this achievement from the start?
Posted by HonorguyXNL on 09 Oct 11 00:37:05
Mr Fiddler I forgot how long the match is now it's been so long since I did this, is it 15 mins? If you get a full session together and have no hassles with non-boosting players then you'd need theoretically around 40 games (assuming you get 1000 points per match) and 40 x 15 mins = 10 hours. However you probably won't average 1000 points per match and you certainly won't get that when you are the thrower or the host so I'd say maybe more like 15-20 hours.
Posted by Mr Fiddler on 09 Oct 11 15:17:31
HonorguyXNL Hmm gonna bit less but its the last CoD for me to have all achievs
Posted by HonorguyXNL on 09 Oct 11 16:10:58
SSGxJayTee How can I find a boosting session ?
Posted by SSGxJayTee on 27 Jan 12 08:07:03
Mr Fiddler You could try looking for one on here:

Gaming Sessions

Or perhaps check the people who have the game on their boost list here:

http://www.trueachievements.com/boostgame.aspx?gameid=1212
Posted by Mr Fiddler on 27 Jan 12 09:22:15
RealistIdealist Add in the fact that you can get actual legit players to quit using the heal and kill method. If there's one legit person running around have one person from each team (both as medics) chase after the legit person then kill them. Then the medic who's on the same team as the booster will revive them and the other guy kill the legit player again. This can frustrate them and they can quit out within a few minutes so you can get back to the flag with enough time and points so you don't have to go through the headache to find people again.
Posted by RealistIdealist on 30 Jan 12 16:12:26
BladeRunner21O HAHAHA So many good memories of this achievement... I will always miss giving people The Treatment.

COD3 <3
Posted by BladeRunner21O on 26 Feb 12 09:26:20
Pusherman Man, I had to flag throw for almost 35,000 of my points because no one else would. damn kids!
Posted by Pusherman on 03 Aug 12 18:51:15
EMFULZ works like a charm
Posted by EMFULZ on 22 Feb 13 19:30:21
xI COD MW3 Ix Can somebody please boost with me?

Thanks!
Posted by xI COD MW3 Ix on 15 May 13 15:36:14