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Subject: Why can't I get kills on tombstone?
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Whenever I play a game on tombstone, I keep spawning in the open to get spawn killed. I can't get around the map cause every time I leave from behind the blue base, I'm shot dead one hit. I look for them, but can never find them. The people on my team are getting like 20 kills when I get like 3. What is the problem? I don't suck, I usually get 2nd or first place. It's always that map. It pisses me off. It's only on Team snipers too. I don't have a problem with it when I play slayer with my friends, because I don't spawn in the open. I have played on that map about 10 times, and I have only won one game on it. Should I just play snipers on it with friends until I figure the map out?

  • 05.30.2007 1:13 PM PDT
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Dont look for people before you find cover if your out in the open. If you spawn and just stand still looking for them your dead. There is alot of cover on the map if you are in the open getting shot at bunny hop around til you can hide.

  • 05.30.2007 1:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: SlanderousCape
bunny hop around til you can hide.


I disagree with that part specifically.
If you spawn in the open RUN for cover immediately, just do NOT hop up and down while running for your life.
If one guy saw you before, the other three are bound to see you hopping around down there as that first guy takes shots at your little bunny tail.

First thing I do is find cover, whether on the ground or not, hide first, then look around. (unless you spawn with an enemy in your sight)
I've gotten 1st second on that map alot in TeamSnipers.

  • 05.30.2007 2:06 PM PDT

only in objective games should you be on the move, in slayer game it desends in to a camping match with the occasionally bursts of fire over sniper or rockets

  • 05.30.2007 2:21 PM PDT

A big part to success in Halo 3 or and Halo game is not getting frustrated when you feel you've been killed unjustly. Stay solid, and realize that its easier for you to come back when the other guys cant control their anger and frustration. Its hard to aim when your an emotional wreck :)

I could only tell you that its part you being unlucky, and the other part you not being familiar enough with the map. Do what I do, and just play a custom game by yourself for a while. Run around, doing pointless things, but in the end your memorizing the map even if you dont realize it.

  • 05.30.2007 2:45 PM PDT
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i hate tombstone can get some kills just pick up a battle rifle or if you can even get sniper and just keep shooting away with a cover for help and have teammates back you up

  • 05.30.2007 2:57 PM PDT
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Ok you guys, I try to do that. I'm mad because I get spawn killed. I cannot help what happens to me when I spawn. And I know to move. It's not like I was a level 25 in snipers.

  • 05.30.2007 3:11 PM PDT

I constantly spawn in the middle of the map, already being shot at.

The strategy is to run and get behind something, dodge as many shots as you can, confuse your attacker... possibly bait him into a dumb mistake and kill him.


BUT! The most important part is to call your teammates and tell them to help you. Call as much teammate attention to yourself as you can, so that at worst your spawn was an easy kill for the enemy, but also an easy kill for your teammate.


If you try to attack them right off the bat, none of this will happen and you'll just die pointlessly.

  • 05.30.2007 4:29 PM PDT