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Subject: Official Halo 3 *Mythic Difficulty* Guide (ALL SKULLS ON!!!) on HBO

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If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

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Interesting. A vid would be nice.

  • 07.12.2009 5:32 AM PDT

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Never mind.

[Edited on 07.12.2009 6:35 AM PDT]

  • 07.12.2009 6:22 AM PDT

Posted by: AuraSoldier313
Oh, and I've found a way to skip the brutes and second drone wave in tower 3. I don't know if it's been pulled off before by someone else, but it guarantees that you don't have to fight the remaining drones and if Arby has the fuel rod cannon, he (and the Flood) can make short work of the brutes when you come back down.

I'll try to post a vid of it soon showing how it's done.


I think I know how this is done. I have just done it myself. Is it where you use a little ledge on the wall to jump into the Terminal Room?

  • 07.12.2009 7:05 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: MATCLAN
Just thought I'd wonder; if people who would otherwise be in the final raffle for the SMRC yet won Recon on Bungie Day or in some other way between now and then, are they exempt from the raffle as it becomes pointless for them? Or is there going to be a replacement prize such as MS points or something?


It's in the rules. They cannot win if they already have Recon. They can participate in the challenges, but they will not be placed into the Raffles.

And Shadow, my friend, gratz dude. You've been deserving it for awhile :-)

  • 07.12.2009 7:09 AM PDT

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I had the worst death ever on the covenant earlier whilst attempting mythic again... it was early on so it didn't really matter, but it was one of those classic halo moments that makes you laugh. This screenshot says it all.

  • 07.12.2009 10:44 AM PDT

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Posted by: Tyrant122312
Posted by: MATCLAN
Just thought I'd wonder; if people who would otherwise be in the final raffle for the SMRC yet won Recon on Bungie Day or in some other way between now and then, are they exempt from the raffle as it becomes pointless for them? Or is there going to be a replacement prize such as MS points or something?


It's in the rules. They cannot win if they already have Recon. They can participate in the challenges, but they will not be placed into the Raffles.

And Shadow, my friend, gratz dude. You've been deserving it for awhile :-)


thanks man :). Yeah, it's pretty nice, but since I got it, I have yet to go a game without being t-bagged, or asked how I got it...

Also, thought I'd ask you since you have more experience in the matter, but you know how sometimes it won't load and goes back to default armor? Does that ever stop? It seems to happen every other game...

Also, I need to talk with you about a secret idea I had...

  • 07.12.2009 10:47 AM PDT

Member of team Master Theory.

17th Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3.
5th Mythic Conqueror of ODST.
If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

You can sort the armour reset glitch by changing your sensitivity and then changing it back to it's correct setting in-game. Then, next time you respawn you shoudl have your chosen armour on.
And I wouldn't teabag you lol.
And to keep on topic, could this "secret idea" involve Mythic?

[Edited on 07.12.2009 12:24 PM PDT]

  • 07.12.2009 12:22 PM PDT

Grr, 2 runs attempted and 2 careless mistakes. Got to the brutes inside tower 3 and got stuck by the last one as I went to check if the arbiter had cleared everything, obviously he hadn't. =/

And landed outside tower 3, power drained all the brutes coming through the door, and got taken out as I tried to melee one for shields. =/

Does anybody know how many BR bursts it takes to down a fully armoured brute captain? Since I also ran out of beam rifle ammo escaping from tower 1.

Still quite confident I can finish it within the week, and cortana should be done during next week, leaving me with 3 more to do. ;o

  • 07.12.2009 2:42 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o
Grr, 2 runs attempted and 2 careless mistakes. Got to the brutes inside tower 3 and got stuck by the last one as I went to check if the arbiter had cleared everything, obviously he hadn't. =/

And landed outside tower 3, power drained all the brutes coming through the door, and got taken out as I tried to melee one for shields. =/

Does anybody know how many BR bursts it takes to down a fully armoured brute captain? Since I also ran out of beam rifle ammo escaping from tower 1.

Still quite confident I can finish it within the week, and cortana should be done during next week, leaving me with 3 more to do. ;o

I reckon you'll fail on crows nest but good luck harty boy, I'm expecting you to give me tips on the covenant once you've finished, and I'll do the same for Sierra to help you pass that once you reach the hard 3 ;)

  • 07.12.2009 5:52 PM PDT

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1 hour, 45 minutes and 42 seconds and The Covenant is done for me!

Hardest part? Top of Tower 3. With tower 3 I strongly recommend that you bring the power drain up with you and chuck it at the Chieftain straight away, while they're still all bunched up. I found it an absolute nightmare trying to spot and hit the Brutes with the PPs there (like I did in my actual completing run). I don't think its worth using the Power Drain on the Brutes at the entrance like Tyrant suggests in the 2.0 guide. You have plenty of allies, plenty of ammo and they can only come from one tiny doorway so its fine without the PD anyway.

Tower 1 caught me out a few times with the Spike grenades the brutes carry. They stuck me a few more times than I would like to admit. I have to say though, I find assassinating the Hammer Chieftain a relatively simple task now. The motion is remarkably similar to the way you'd move to deal with Hunters in Halo 1: Draw them close, let them lunge, side step and circle, finish.

The Scarabs were scary as hell at that point in the level, that being further than I'd got before, and knowing how easily they could kill me. To boot, I lost the second Hornet even though i pushed the pilot off the cliff. Don't know what the hell happened. But fortunately, I've previously practised quite a lot with 'alternate' ways to board the Scarab. I grabbed the guass 'hog that was running around on my way back to the Scorpion and used that to jump off a convenient ramp next to the Scarab to board it. There were still two Brutes on it when I got there as well! Made in though.

In general, I think the length and complexity of the level is the most difficult obstacle to surmount. At least by following Tyrant's 2.0 guide, the individual sections are fairly easy and straightforward. As is often the case, the trouble is stringing it all together.

Posted by: o Harty o
Does anybody know how many BR bursts it takes to down a fully armoured brute captain? Since I also ran out of beam rifle ammo escaping from tower 1.

Infinity. With Tilt, they're completely resistant to BR rounds when their armour is 100%.

Posted by: AuraSoldier313
Oh, and I've found a way to skip the brutes and second drone wave in tower 3. I don't know if it's been pulled off before by someone else, but it guarantees that you don't have to fight the remaining drones and if Arby has the fuel rod cannon, he (and the Flood) can make short work of the brutes when you come back down.

I'll try to post a vid of it soon showing how it's done.

Yep. Been done plenty of times. Pretty much same way you skip the fighting at the bottom of Tower 1. Most times (when you don't have black eye on) it'll just be an assisted jump up through the window. But there is a tiny ledge on one of the pillars next to the window that you can jump on from a ramped ledge further back. In the right corridor as you enter the main room.

Edit: Thats the way I'd found to do it, but there is another way. In the other corridor. Check HERE click on the Covenant, then zip forward to 12:40 to see the way Pahis (Pahat Pojat) did it. Can't believe I didn't check out this run before.

Posted by: blarghonk2
I had the worst death ever on the covenant earlier whilst attempting mythic again... it was early on so it didn't really matter, but it was one of those classic halo moments that makes you laugh. This screenshot says it all.

ROFL. I've had that nearly happen to me a couple of times. Running through the water, here a crash and a splash of water just behind me, see the Hornet there and the marine's body splashing into the water.

[Edited on 07.12.2009 7:13 PM PDT]

  • 07.12.2009 7:03 PM PDT

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Just finished The Covenant, posting it on my fileshare tomorrow (gotta renew Bungie Pro).

To be quite honest, I'm surprised I even completed the mission thanks to the really helpful marines. I take on wraiths, brutes, banshees, ghosts, prowlers, and even two scarabs single-handedly, then a stupid marine drives his stupid warthog into me, removing my shields completely. :| Looking on the bright side, it wasn't as bad as the time a marine rocketed me twice in a row (by accident) from his Mongoose, during a test run. But all-in-all, it was good fun. :)

  • 07.12.2009 7:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: AuraSoldier313
Oh, and I've found a way to skip the brutes and second drone wave in tower 3. I don't know if it's been pulled off before by someone else, but it guarantees that you don't have to fight the remaining drones and if Arby has the fuel rod cannon, he (and the Flood) can make short work of the brutes when you come back down.

I'll try to post a vid of it soon showing how it's done.

Yep. Been done plenty of times. Pretty much same way you skip the fighting at the bottom of Tower 1. Most times (when you don't have black eye on) it'll just be an assisted jump up through the window. But there is a tiny ledge on one of the pillars next to the window that you can jump on from a ramped ledge further back. In the right corridor as you enter the main room.

Edit: Thats the way I'd found to do it, but there is another way. In the other corridor. Check HERE click on the Covenant, then zip forward to 12:40 to see the way Pahis (Pahat Pojat) did it. Can't believe I didn't check out this run before.

That's not the way I did it, but it seems I was beaten to the discovery anyway. The way I did it was by jumping onto the protruding pieces of wall that serve as the 'gateway' of sorts into the room's main chamber. By jumping onto the one on the right, you can jump up onto the side wall of the room, follow it around, jump across to a ledge adjacent to the terminal room and do a small jump by crouching first than jumping. It works basically the same way from what it seems but once you get the initial jump down, it's easy to do every time.

  • 07.12.2009 7:26 PM PDT
Subject: My Quest for SLASO

So do you get recon for doing the covenant SLASO, or the entire campaign SLASO? If the whole thing then **** that.

  • 07.12.2009 8:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: KoolKris
So do you get recon for doing the covenant SLASO, or the entire campaign SLASO? If the whole thing then **** that.

There's a raffle each week and if you complete the level, you have a chance to win recon. Maybe you should read the rules of the competition first instead of jumping to conclusions.

  • 07.12.2009 9:03 PM PDT
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Finally, the Covenant is over! After like 9 grueling hours of failing I finally beat it. I originally failed everytime at tower three, either by the stalkers or the flood, but now they don't even touch me. I can see camo with both eyes close =P. After a 1 h, 30 minute run I failed by landing on the scarab (the last one), seeing a brute and spikered me to death. I also did the same thing except I went to land and fell right in to the opening, and like 8 brutes devoured me. I suggest slow and steady at the scarabs, its worth it. I almost died after killing the second scarab but luckily dodged some fuel rod and a prowler.
MY BIGGEST TIP: In the citadel keep your guard up, let the flood do evrything except for grunts. Let arby go first, as I died here by the final grunt and needless to say I was mad. Keep your eyes peeled for stickys and fuel rod.
Anywho, covenant is done, now...Cortana...

  • 07.12.2009 11:26 PM PDT

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Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

Can we have 2 weeks or even a week 1/2 for the remaining challenges?

  • 07.13.2009 12:13 AM PDT

Today I completed my first mission with Mythic difficulty, The Covenant, and even with my first try! http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsCampaignHalo3.aspx?gamei d=82454923&player=Bloodpit10 (That one try took over 2 hours >.<')

  • 07.13.2009 1:10 AM PDT

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I received my Halo 3 Recon armor on 8-3-09 for completing Sierra 117 on Mythic Difficulty through the Summer Mythic Recon Challenge.

AGH SOO CLOSE. My stupid multi-playing instincts killed me just as I was leaving the 3rd tower. AGH I just wasted a good 2 hours getting there, little to no mistakes. And then I stick a combat form right in front of me and the detonation kills me. I'm about as frustrated as a monkey without a banana. It was only my 3rd attempt but I really felt like I could do it on that one.

  • 07.13.2009 1:45 AM PDT
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I have to catch up with The Covenant, I've been ill the last few days, been sick enough times for one day. Hope I can do it with the time I have left.

  • 07.13.2009 3:38 AM PDT
Subject: My Quest for SLASO

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Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

Posted by: RamenN00dl3
AGH SOO CLOSE. My stupid multi-playing instincts killed me just as I was leaving the 3rd tower. AGH I just wasted a good 2 hours getting there, little to no mistakes. And then I stick a combat form right in front of me and the detonation kills me. I'm about as frustrated as a monkey without a banana. It was only my 3rd attempt but I really felt like I could do it on that one.


I thought monkey's liked bananas?

  • 07.13.2009 3:39 AM PDT
Subject: Official Halo 3 *Mythic Difficulty* Guide (ALL SKULLS ON!!!) on HBO

Signatures are for squares.

I entered "FloodGate" and "Halo" in the raffles, and I spent DAYS trying to complete "Tsavo" and "The Storm" but I think I'll give covenant a go. I don't have anything to lose, but my life.

  • 07.13.2009 3:45 AM PDT

Member of team Master Theory.

17th Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3.
5th Mythic Conqueror of ODST.
If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

Ugh. Just got betrayed by Arbiter. Just dealing with the brutes before ascending tot he top of Tower 3 only for Arby to launch a box at me splattering me across the wall. Next time he's not getting any help. :-P
I'm enjoying this week's challenge just as much as Tsavo last week. Cortana's going to be different though, it's pretty sly having players gradually build up to open environments such as Tsavo Highway and The Covenant before flinging them into a tight and frantic situation such as the Flood hive. Coupled with the natural dislike for this mission shared by most of the community I'm really wondering how low the entries will get.

Also to Tyrant: Any idea exactly when you want to get back on track for Tri-Mythic? As usual just let me know before hand so I can make sure I can make it, there shouldn't be any complications but somehing could come up last minute in which case I'll need to let you know rather than leave you hanging. :-)

  • 07.13.2009 4:06 AM PDT

Woo finished it. 1hr 49 mins lol. Almost lost it at the jump pack brutes. Had no ammo, so just ran at them with invinvibility, which luckily lasted alot longer than I expected. =]

Anyways, gives me a fair amount of time to practice Cortana.

[Edited on 07.13.2009 4:48 AM PDT]

  • 07.13.2009 4:47 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: MATCLAN
Ugh. Just got betrayed by Arbiter. Just dealing with the brutes before ascending tot he top of Tower 3 only for Arby to launch a box at me splattering me across the wall. Next time he's not getting any help. :-P
I'm enjoying this week's challenge just as much as Tsavo last week. Cortana's going to be different though, it's pretty sly having players gradually build up to open environments such as Tsavo Highway and The Covenant before flinging them into a tight and frantic situation such as the Flood hive. Coupled with the natural dislike for this mission shared by most of the community I'm really wondering how low the entries will get.

Also to Tyrant: Any idea exactly when you want to get back on track for Tri-Mythic? As usual just let me know before hand so I can make sure I can make it, there shouldn't be any complications but somehing could come up last minute in which case I'll need to let you know rather than leave you hanging. :-)


I'll be out of town for the latter part of the week, but possibly next week. Things are starting to slow down a lot with the contest, so I should be able to make time for it.

  • 07.13.2009 5:24 AM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Ignorance is the true enemy of all things.

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Looks like I completed The Covenant just in time. My 360 has officially died. There had been intermittent rendering problems for a couple of weeks, but today it just completely spazzed out and the entire screen started flashing red. Then it gave me E74. Ah well. I'm not out of the competition! Still have another 360 in the house I can play.

*goes to check out Cortana guides*

[Edited on 07.13.2009 5:53 AM PDT]

  • 07.13.2009 5:52 AM PDT