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Subject: advice for a starting xbl player
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I just need advice from you better players. my gt will probably be SirLancealittle, so yeah.

  • 06.07.2007 6:23 AM PDT
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Don't use a headset unless you're used to taking verbal abuse from a bunch of jerks. I'm kidding it's not really that bad. I'd like to help you but I'm probably not good enough to be giving advice. Unless...here's one good piece of advice, when you die, look away from the screen for 5 seconds so you won't have to watch the disturbing image of someone simulating sex with your dead body.

  • 06.07.2007 6:38 AM PDT

I can't exactly recall sweetheart... but hot damn, I feel minty fresh.

Always make sure you've got clean underwear on.

  • 06.07.2007 6:39 AM PDT

It can seem really intimidating at first as you're coming late to the party. Just don't lose sight of the fact that everyone started somewhere, and everyone started by getting their arse handed to them time after time. Stick with your team-mates and don't run at the enemy over and over again. Don't be disheartened by a few losses; just try to get a few kills for yourself, and above all HAVE FUN!

Be warned, there are some jerks who play this game, so be prepared to hear some crap that you don't want to hear. Learn how to mute players!

  • 06.07.2007 6:46 AM PDT

I can't exactly recall sweetheart... but hot damn, I feel minty fresh.

This is all true.

I've met those jerks. They made defamatory remarks about my mothers posterior which I thought a little harsh. Sure I'll admit she's put on a little wieght these days but come on...

  • 06.07.2007 6:50 AM PDT
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Practice. Practice. Practice.

You can send me a Friend Request, and I can help you out :)

  • 06.07.2007 6:54 AM PDT

Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
Kevin's post = breath of fresh air.
Take it from this guy people, he knows what he's talking about.

Second accounts are NOT cheating:
http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=13824

Man, ive got a whole list of advice I could give you. Instead, ill keep it simple.


Learn all of the callouts for the maps and the weapon spawns as soon as you can, there are plenty of GOOD teachers out there that are willing to help you with that.

Play with the best people you can find. Playing with other new or bad players wont improve your game, instead itll just get you into making bad habits that will be hard to break in the future.

Learn from your mistakes, watch what the best players do in certian situations and try to integrate that into your game. Being good at this game takes alot of hard work and dedication, it WILL NOT come overnight and you have to keep pushing yourself. Dont be afraid to ask the good players for help. Just because someone claims to be good dosent mean that they are. There are alot of guys that were legit 25-30's out there that think that they were the best players alive or something and that everyone else was a cheater...its pretty pathetic.

If you need anything feel free to PM me.

  • 06.07.2007 6:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: Army of Two
Play some Rumble Pit, it is good to get your shooting good.

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If you need some help


That is actually great advice.

  • 06.07.2007 7:07 AM PDT
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Play swat. The weapon of choice in H2 is the Battle Rifle...if you are not good with that., you can consider yourself stuck as far as skill goes.

Play MLG. More BRs.

BRs BRs BRs!

Two SMGs are better than one
A plasma rifle and an SMG is better than two SMGs
An SMG and a magnum is better than an SMG and a plasma rifle
A plasma rifle and a magnum is better than an SMG and a pistol
A plasma pistol and a magum are the best if you can get headshots. ONLY if you can get headshots.

  • 06.07.2007 8:04 AM PDT
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We're not up by as much as you think.

GT: muede

first off, when your dead, press A to cycle through players and look for easy kills, dont look away from the tv
map callouts and weapon respawn times are good to know, but not necessary for having fun, theyre more for MLG and team hardcore
pit is good for practice, but custom ffa's are probably better, because you lean more
if you ever have games where you just "cant get a kill" dont worry, sit back be patient and try and help out you team mates
DONT GET ANGRY and this is a little hypocritical because i tend to flip out all the time, but youll play worse, you wont have fun, and people will hate you, remember its a game and you bought it to have fun, not to stress out
most importantly, dont ever cheat. it stupid to cheat for a colored number in a video game, its not respectful to the other people that spent money on the game to have fun, and you wont get any better, ive played 50's (thats the highest rank) who play like 5's becuase they can standby (a form of cheating im sure youll encounter) well.

have fun and ill try and remove someone off my list so i can add you, otherwise ill send you a clan invite.

  • 06.07.2007 8:05 AM PDT

Understand that you will come across people on your team and the other team that are hardcore. If you don't play better than them you will be called names.
There are people out there who want to make you lose by betraying you and what not. If given the chance, boot them. This also goes for people who suicide themselves over and over.
Stick with your teammates and always stay near a teamate with a sniper. Give that person cover so they don't need to be watching their own back. If you are always following someone, don't shoot them in the back. Help out with grenades over their head and if they die, try to get revenge for their death by kill in the person who killed your teammate (unless it was sniper across map).
A person with low kills and low deaths but with assists is much better than a person with medium kills and hig deaths.
Talk to your team to let them know where you are and if you see an enemy. They may be able to sneak around on that person to double team um.

  • 06.07.2007 9:30 AM PDT
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some weapon glitches which r very useful are
BXR
BXB
BXL
RRX
RRXYYRRX
train on a guest or play with another controller hooked on and jus practice these will be very useful and add my gt : MoB OneShoT and ill sho u how 2 sweep snipe and stuff around various levels

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  • 06.07.2007 10:55 AM PDT
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I now know y yall complain... So, it was 1 flag ctf on burial mounds. my entire team quit after the 1st round. All that was left of the other team was a 7-year-old and some guy. The 7-year old killed me w/ a launcher while i was in a ghost, and humped my corpse making -blam!- noises. I then proceed to snipe him out of a hog moving full throttle.

  • 06.08.2007 9:50 AM PDT
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ok here are some tips

play on look sensitivety 8 or higher u might be like no way at first but stick with it i can br on 9 like its at 1 and when someone behing me i can turn and assasinate them and there like wtf lag but it really wasnt.

use Br's,sniper,carbine,beam rifle and to behonest with you if ur in MM get the sword shotgun and combo cause someone else is going to get that 99%

play -blam!- loads of mlg

use some button combo as the above person said.

dont get mad if u loose a game keep playing and playing . it improves ur skill but u wont realize it

play with ppl that are way better then you cause when u frst start out and u cant get a kill of them. and the second game u did u either got better got lucky or learned a new tactic.

if ne one wants help getting good add my gt ill be glad to help its DaRkxToxik

  • 06.08.2007 10:06 AM PDT
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I cannot stress this enough.....DO NOT PLAY BTB SLAYER. It's a cesspool of racists,homophobes,shouting profanity and just bad players.I cannot stress this enough......do not play this playlist.It's the biggest joke since Bush became president.

  • 06.08.2007 10:35 AM PDT
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Thx all. Where can I find MLG? Oh, and rite now, im trying to get better @ sniping. Im playing -blam!-loads of team snipers. Oh, and this n00b (yes, im a newbie, but i dont act like a noob)on my team during team slayer killed me cuz i "stole" his sniper rifle.

  • 06.08.2007 6:13 PM PDT
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/...../

  • 06.08.2007 6:16 PM PDT
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A major thing i 4got 2 tell yall is i dont have a mic, cuz my parents are cheap.

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  • 06.09.2007 5:59 AM PDT

Buy a stress ball. Now.

  • 06.09.2007 6:01 AM PDT
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Don't ever take the game too seriously.............ever. The game is meant to be for having fun and being a good wind down to a tiring day.
When someone says ' you suck balls ', just laugh it off and carry on regardless...............just play your own game.

  • 06.09.2007 6:05 AM PDT
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you stole his sniper... and your a n00b because if it. WTF!?!

  • 06.09.2007 7:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: Cheetofreak
you stole his sniper... and your a n00b because if it. WTF!?!



Yeah. I picked up the sniper, and he was like "sirlancealittle let me use the sniper so I can sumpbounce w/ it." I ignored him, and he stabbed me with the sword.

  • 06.09.2007 7:11 AM PDT

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