[sek929]

I know, I looked over a lot of your last games.
creeeeeee-py

[sek929]

RTB it is.
Page 10?

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by sek929 

I know, I looked over a lot of your last games.
creeeeeee-py

You have no idea. We played snowbound and one team went straight for the underground and we took the ghost and sniper. Score is 2-1 us, and for a minute no one is doing moving. I say, wait them out, but some idiot gets killed, then we manage to get tied up at 3-3, I beg for everyone to wait them out, again, and finally at 5-7 I plasma'd the ghost and headed underground to the slaughter that awaited.

I will admit, my k/d is a bit inflated, as I don't gamble much, and I provide a lot of cover fire and "saves".

[sek929]

I was doing a little Double Team with a friend of mine that just recently got 360. He's a 41 now (I taught him all he knows)

It was 2-1 good guys winning. I had sniper/BR, he had RL + Shotty. He starts running down the middle in Narrows and I had to yell at him to calm the hell down and wait for the LOSING team to come to us.

[::maroma::]

You pros should post some tips and tricks that you use to get so damn good. Maybe tactics to use when solo, teamed, tips for certain weapons, etc.

Cuz you know, that would be good for me, and force you pros to not play so much and spend some time posting tips to help the nubs.

[sek929]

Fatty's #1 Tip

Battle Rifle!

Fatty's #2 Tip

Let your shields recharge after killing, run away if needed.

Fatty's #3 Tip

In Team games don't bunch up, but don't spread out too much. You should be close enough to help your friends with a BR.

Fatty's #4 Tip

Utilize every special object. No exceptions. A Flag/Bomb can either be captured/detonated or returned based on these items.

In order of importance IMO (matchmaking only)

1. Shield Regenerator - Most useful for Team Slayer.
2. Bubble-Shield - Invaluable in all sorts of Objective games.
3. Shield Drainer - Most useful for TS and BTB, stops and diables all vehicles in their tracks. Makes enemies easy prey.
4. Grav Lift - All around handy to use if you pick it up right before you need it, otherwise the previous three are great to stash.
5. Trip Mine - Hard to land a decent kill with. I've only recently been fooling around with them in a serious manner. My advice, best used when put in front of the spawn location for vehicles.*


Fatty's #5 Tip

Never stop moving, a still Spartan might as well have a bulls-eye on it. Even if you don't know what's going on in a crazy situation....keep those feet moving.

Bonus Tip!

If you get hit once by a snipe.....DON'T JUMP. Strafe. A jumping Spartan is predictable target for a sniper.

[sek929]

*Trip Mine

If your lucky a warthog will be in range to see you, stand still behind the mine you've already placed. nary a driver will resist splattering a still spartan.

[sek929]

On another note:

I can't stop popping wheelies!

[::maroma::]

Sweet tips!

I gotta work on resting after a battle. I usually keep running and end up running into someone else who finishes me off.

I've been working on getting better with the BR. Its definitely a nasty weapon. I'm still pretty inaccurate with it though.

Question, does the Trip Mine last until its detonated when you toss it on the ground, or does it disappear after a while?

[Chuckit]

I always try to recover after a battle, but a lot of times there's already some vulture descending to pick me off. Hiding is an art all its own.

[sek929]

It lasts until it finds something to blow up.

I've gotten some really delayed betrayals that way

[sek929]

Well, Fatty is a new man today.

Thanks to some friends helping me out on a few games late last night I finally got my bird. Next stop....general.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Interesting night, last night. Had the main crew come on. But before that, I played some TS. On this game on Valhalla, two of the Red Team and one Blue dropped pre-game. A Red quit soon after, and I had a field day with the laser. 3 times, I caught a guy mid-jump, twice with the Missile Pod about to lay waste to teammates, the last while trying to sneak up on me (Yeah, right, buddy, I'm paranoid).

[sek929]

RBT is so laggy it makes me cringe.

Despite that annoyance I was able to win a few games with people I partied up with.

Best games of the night were back to back One Flag on Sandtrap. In both games I got the laser right away (on defense first both games) and laid waste to any and all vehicles coming at my base.

I'm sad that you dissed me to play TS instead

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

You pros should post some tips and tricks that you use to get so damn good. Maybe tactics to use when solo, teamed, tips for certain weapons, etc.

Cuz you know, that would be good for me, and force you pros to not play so much and spend some time posting tips to help the nubs.

Eve though I don't think I'm a pro I'm going to assume that was aimed at me as well. Ah, contradictions.

Originally Posted by sek929 

Fatty's #1 Tip

Battle Rifle!

Fatty's #2 Tip

Let your shields recharge after killing, run away if needed.

Fatty's #3 Tip

In Team games don't bunch up, but don't spread out too much. You should be close enough to help your friends with a BR.

Fatty's #4 Tip

Utilize every special object. No exceptions. A Flag/Bomb can either be captured/detonated or returned based on these items.

In order of importance IMO (matchmaking only)

1. Shield Regenerator - Most useful for Team Slayer.
2. Bubble-Shield - Invaluable in all sorts of Objective games.
3. Shield Drainer - Most useful for TS and BTB, stops and diables all vehicles in their tracks. Makes enemies easy prey.
4. Grav Lift - All around handy to use if you pick it up right before you need it, otherwise the previous three are great to stash.
5. Trip Mine - Hard to land a decent kill with. I've only recently been fooling around with them in a serious manner. My advice, best used when put in front of the spawn location for vehicles.*


Fatty's #5 Tip

Never stop moving, a still Spartan might as well have a bulls-eye on it. Even if you don't know what's going on in a crazy situation....keep those feet moving.

Bonus Tip!

If you get hit once by a snipe.....DON'T JUMP. Strafe. A jumping Spartan is predictable target for a sniper.

AGreed on the bonus tip. I'm guilty of that too often. I'll have to disagree with 5, conditionally.

I might add one of the top flaws in my game is I just don't use equipment. It never occurs to me.

Alright, my tips. Consider them the ying to sek's yang (and much more basic, as this my first Halo experience). I am primarily a defensive/conservative player. I hate dying. A lot.
(And since I'm not exactly a kill machine, this allows me to stay in positive k/d)

Tip 1
Weapon Balance/Reserve
If I have a shotgun or a sword, best bet is to carry a BR or a Needler in reserve. First, it helps hide your strengths (I'm notorious for getting into a fire-fight, ducking behind cover, switching weapons, then blowing someone's head off when they went in for what they thought was an easy kill) and second, it also gives you versatility, making you dangerous from in-close or far away. Snipers are notorious for this (Shotty snipes anyone?).

Tip 2
Weapon Hording
Let's say some guy is killing you with the Sniper on Guardian. You finally kill him, but no one on your team can use it. That's when you should pick it up and throw it on your back. The longer you're alive the longer their sniper can't use it.

Tip 3
Flank or be Flanked
I'm a bit of a Maverick in Team games (ask ::maroma:, and instead of being in the group of 3 that murders you when they BR you en masse, I'm the one who sneaks up from behind to assassinate you or gets you from the side when you duck for cover from the frontal assault.

Perfect example is the Rocket rush on the Pit. I always go for the shotgun, then head for the invisibility while everyone is engaged. Worse case scenario you meet someone doing the same and you have the power weapon, best case catch the quite occupied rushers unaware and send them packing.

Tip 4
Sticky Situations
Nothing insightful here, but when the enemy gets the drop on you, or you know the end is near, take those last moments, gather your aim and leave him with grenade on his face. You'll cancel out your own death, and in the cases of intense fire-fights and pack mentality, you may take out an extra enemy or two.

Tip 5
Playing Possum
There's going to be several times when your teammates die in a rush leaving you alone in enemy territory. Don't panic. Actually, don't move. So long as you're out of line of sight, the enemy won't know you're there or they'll think you've gone out of range. That way, if they come near you, you'll have the element of surprise to kill at least one, or, when your team mates return, you'll already be in a flanking position to surprise the enemy.

Bonus Driving Tip
The Mobile Oppression Palace
Here's where you should always stay in motion. Aside from Missle Pods and Lasers, grenades are a driver's worst enemy, and whenever you stay still you increase the accuracy of any enemies tossing nades at you.

The other bonus of always staying in motion is when the missle lock alarm sounds, its easier to get to cover. Twice last night I was able to get behind some rocks on Valhalla with the Warthog. Both times the first Pod hit, killing me, but both times my Gunner/Warthog survived, allowing me to return and start driving again.



Now, that I've handed sek all my secrets I can't wait till he murders my ass worse than before.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by sek929 

Well, Fatty is a new man today.

Thanks to some friends helping me out on a few games late last night I finally got my bird. Next stop....general.

Congratulations!





Hey, everyone, I teabagged a Brigadier!
So... about helping me get to 30...

Originally Posted by sek929 

I'm sad that you dissed me to play TS instead

Well, I was only gonna play till like 6.30 or 7, but when I came out the first time, you were in theater and the second off-line completely. And you were playing Forza when I got back on with my buddies.

[sek929]

That was my roomie playing Forza. Almost beat that game (second time since my 1st Xbox died.

[Dakar the Fourth]

I should add that Tip 5 is supposed to apply when you're greatly outnumbered (3 to 1). Otherwise I just come off as a gigantic pussy. (Oh no! It's me alone with one enemy guy! What will I do!)