How to get perk "Merry men"?

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mdfgrifter

FNG / Fresh Meat
Mar 23, 2010
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Sorry if this seems like a noob question. I've never achieved merry men even when i used xbow to kill the patriach a few times.
 

cheesecake

FNG / Fresh Meat
Jan 28, 2010
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Well, if you read the description under the achievement...

"Kill the Patriarch when everyone is ONLY using Crossbows."

So there's your issue, you have to convince your whole team to use NOTHING BUT the X-bow. Not even a 9mm can be fired or it will screw up the achievement.

Happy Hunting!


Oh, the title of the achievement takes its name from Robin Hood, if you weren't already aware. I understand what they we're going for - but it's interesting that I don't recall anyone using a cross-bow except for an assassin in the original story. Also, Little John uses a quarter staff, so maybe he is the berzerk?

:3
 

nutterbutter

FNG / Fresh Meat
Feb 8, 2010
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Solo it is pretty much the only sure way. Some yahoo always wants to throw a grenade and use a pistol.
 

NeosWolvenkin

FNG / Fresh Meat
May 18, 2009
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Took me several tries to get it because even in games where everyone did use only xbows, KF wouldn't give me the perk. I finally managed to get it when one game everyone used xbows and I got the kill shot, which suggested to me that you had to be the one to kill him and he only took damage from xbows. Best way to do this... like said above, solo. I can't say for sure that you have to be the one to kill him, but like I said, I tried several times and didn't get the achievement until I killed him.
 

Colonel Panic

FNG / Fresh Meat
Jul 5, 2009
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Solo it is pretty much the only sure way. Some yahoo always wants to throw a grenade and use a pistol.

I've made it a policy on my server, that if someone requests to use xbows only on the patriarch, the entire team will comply, or I will beat them down with my katana.

I've made a LOT of beat down TKs lately...
 

YFGHNG

FNG / Fresh Meat
Mar 30, 2010
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Yup. Solo works best on beginner. The Patty literally goes down in one headshot from a crossbow at lvl 5 SS. Kinda surprised me actually. I thought it would at least take 2.
 

Major Liability

FNG / Fresh Meat
Apr 14, 2010
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I'm pretty sure it only counts if you get the killing shot, I ended up being the only one who got it when my group tried. Funny, I was the only one who didn't care.
 

Nathuram

FNG / Fresh Meat
Mar 7, 2010
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In Robin Hood, there were no crossbows.

So what? the achievement name is a joke, a reference and it makes sense. What's next? Is some douchebag going to comment on The achievement "The L.a.w. That Broke The Camel's Back"

"You will all probably find it very interesting to know that despite the achievements name. The Patriarch is not a camel. Nor does he possess any camel like features *Sagenod*"
 

YFGHNG

FNG / Fresh Meat
Mar 30, 2010
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Congratulations, you just received a PhD in the field of Obvious. Yes, we know it's a play on words, etc, etc, etc.
 

cheesecake

FNG / Fresh Meat
Jan 28, 2010
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What's next? Is some douchebag going to comment on The achievement "The L.a.w. That Broke The Camel's Back"

What crawled up your nose and turned you into king jerk-face?

It was an aside, no need to tear me down.

(PS - Dear mod, Can I have my 'junior member' title changed to 'some douchebag'? This is a serious request.)
 
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