Online doability and difficulty.

[MemegodOshi]

How difficult, time consuming, glitchy, grindy etc is online nowadays? Is it still that 9/10 that the guide says?

[Alos88]

The online segment is fairly fast relative to V's, the main issue is finding a group to do it with. AWP can be a pain but as long as you use a checklist and redo anything if/when someone disconnects you should be fine. The real issue is that it's pretty dead today- it was so bad that I could use public servers like a private match because nobody else was on.
There are a few annoying trophies requiring you get certain missions done under a certain timeframe, but that's about it. I'd give it a 7, it's not a 9/10 difficulty by any means with all the guides and resources available online today.

[z99f]

The online potion isn't difficult. The 9/10 rating from the guide isn't just for the multiplayer but the entire game, but it's still no more than a 6 or 7/10 in my opinion (the hardest trophy is actually scoring 100% on all missions in the dlc). For the online, the only trophy that might require a few restarts is 'Fly the Co-op', and this primarily depends on what strategies you use and how experienced your teammates are (for example, glitching through the boat on the Bomb da base II (bdb2) mission makes it much easier etc.) For winning in all variations of multiplayer, just keep a checklist and if you think it didn't register, take a minute or two to redo it just to be safe.

 

Despite the online being fairly simple, you could still be spending a decent amount of time getting to max rank if you need to rely on others and take turns. If possible, bdb2 glitch will help you rank up very quickly, however, it is a little tricky to setup (there are videos/guides that show how to do this). Happiness Island xp method is slower but is easier to setup and can be done afk (dlc is needed for this obviously). In the end, you can complete the online fairly quickly if you use these methods. How easy and quick you complete the online all comes down to how you want to approach it. 

 

I would highly recommend looking at ProfBambam55's Multiplayer Guide if you haven't already. The information there is very accurate and will answer your questions in greater detail than any of us can. 

Edited May 3, 2022 by z99f

[TheHam__]

I think I'm going to answer my own question with "Yes, do it." but.. I really want to start this plat journey (not touched the game previously on current account) but the daunting online trophies are putting me off starting. Can anyone who has recently completed the online segment advise if it is practical? I understand that it is possible but is it practical? Am I going to be ripping my hair out?