Players that are interested in increasing their carrying capacity, stamina, and health in Cyberpunk 2077 may want to put some work into leveling up their Athletics. However, reaching the highest levels of Athletics through standard gameplay can be extremely challenging, and indeed some fans may be looking for a way to circumvent the grind altogether. Fortunately for these players, there is an Athletics glitch in Cyberpunk 2077 that makes it possible to level the skill extremely quickly and while AFK.
To perform this Athletics leveling glitch, Cyberpunk 2077 players will first need to obtain a Berserk Operating System, and this cyberware comes in a number of variants and rarities. One of these variants can be purchased from the Ripperdoc in Westbrook (Charter Hills), and it costs only 7,500 eurodollars. Any Berserk Operating System will work for this glitch, though, and fans should make sure that they have not already obtained one of these cyberwares before they spend money on a new one.
Once a player has picked up the requisite cyberware in Cyberpunk 2077, they should equip it alongside a melee weapon. They should then press the inputs indicated on the Operating System to activate Berserk and perform a Strong Attack, pausing the game at the moment just before the weapon would come into contact with an enemy. From there, players should navigate to the Athletics skill tree and take note of the skill progression that is indicated near the bottom left corner of the screen.
Fans should then close and reopen the Athletics skill tree in Cyberpunk 2077, and, if the timing with the pause was right, they will see that the skill progression has advanced. If this does not occur, then players should keep trying until they nail the timing. For those fans that are struggling with this part of the glitch, it is indicated that pausing the game while simply holding a Strong Attack will work just as well, but that has not been verified at the time of writing.
After a fan has verified that their Athletics skill progression is moving forward, they are free to leave the game paused and step away from their computers or consoles. Indeed, this Cyberpunk 2077 glitch requires no further maintenance, and it should not take much time at all to reach max Athletics. More specifically, players indicate that they have hit Level 20 Athletics with the help of this glitch after only 15 minutes, and fans should plan their AFK activities accordingly.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions coming in 2021.