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

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Posted by: Tyrant122312
On rare occasions. Not very often.


Hmm... for me he seems to spawn with the Flare more often. Over the past few days of practice I pretty much just gave up on the chance of getting an Invincibility device from Tower 1 after getting blinded every time I jumped off the lift. I think that after about 10 practice runs I saw Invincibility maybe 3 or four times.

  • 07.14.2009 10:17 AM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: The DreadBull
I keep having something strange happen in tower 1 i get up top and i hear the crack of a brutes shields and then a dead brute goes flying across the room this has happened twice now. It happened after another brute walks behind the brute that dies but the brute at the back doesn't hit the brute infront so i don't know. Any thoughts?


Put the video in your file share and link it here, then I'l DL it and have a look so I can actually see what you're trying to say.


It's like 22mins long though.

Ohh and has any ever had the hornet that is scripted to die not come well i did i got up to near the shade spawn and it was flying into a tree.


Punctuation FTW lol.

  • 07.14.2009 11:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: privet caboose
I was almost an hour and a half into the covenant, at the top of the third tower. My carbine and one of my plasma pistols got locked into the lift, and I couldn't pick them up. I had 4 plasma pistols, a laser with 2 shots, a power Drainer, and a needler to take out the entire room, and I managed to kill all of the Stalkers, but the chieften survived both lasers. By now I only had the needler left, and when it was out of ammo I tried to rush the chieften. When I died, I noticed I still had a fuel rod on my back. -FML.



I've found that when weapons get locked into the lift, shoot them with a PP or something and hold RB. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I almost cried when my full laser was locked but that got it out ok. I've had a beam rifle completely disappear too heh.

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Posted by: RamenN00dl3
Posted by: privet caboose
I was almost an hour and a half into the covenant, at the top of the third tower. My carbine and one of my plasma pistols got locked into the lift, and I couldn't pick them up. I had 4 plasma pistols, a laser with 2 shots, a power Drainer, and a needler to take out the entire room, and I managed to kill all of the Stalkers, but the chieften survived both lasers. By now I only had the needler left, and when it was out of ammo I tried to rush the chieften. When I died, I noticed I still had a fuel rod on my back. -FML.



I've found that when weapons get locked into the lift, shoot them with a PP or something and hold RB. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I almost cried when my full laser was locked but that got it out ok. I've had a beam rifle completely disappear too heh.


I lost a PP today on the 3rd tower lift. I also lost a BR on the 3rd tower lift not long ago.

  • 07.14.2009 12:37 PM 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,
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Posted by: RamenN00dl3
Posted by: privet caboose
I was almost an hour and a half into the covenant, at the top of the third tower. My carbine and one of my plasma pistols got locked into the lift, and I couldn't pick them up. I had 4 plasma pistols, a laser with 2 shots, a power Drainer, and a needler to take out the entire room, and I managed to kill all of the Stalkers, but the chieften survived both lasers. By now I only had the needler left, and when it was out of ammo I tried to rush the chieften. When I died, I noticed I still had a fuel rod on my back. -FML.



I've found that when weapons get locked into the lift, shoot them with a PP or something and hold RB. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I almost cried when my full laser was locked but that got it out ok. I've had a beam rifle completely disappear too heh.


You know... the 2.0 guide on HBO does give you a heads up on this :-P

  • 07.14.2009 12:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Tyrant122312
Posted by: RamenN00dl3
Posted by: privet caboose
I was almost an hour and a half into the covenant, at the top of the third tower. My carbine and one of my plasma pistols got locked into the lift, and I couldn't pick them up. I had 4 plasma pistols, a laser with 2 shots, a power Drainer, and a needler to take out the entire room, and I managed to kill all of the Stalkers, but the chieften survived both lasers. By now I only had the needler left, and when it was out of ammo I tried to rush the chieften. When I died, I noticed I still had a fuel rod on my back. -FML.



I've found that when weapons get locked into the lift, shoot them with a PP or something and hold RB. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I almost cried when my full laser was locked but that got it out ok. I've had a beam rifle completely disappear too heh.


You know... the 2.0 guide on HBO does give you a heads up on this :-P

Yup, I always made it priority to basically throw the laser off of the lift when I reached the top, no way I was making a mistake like that.
Also, during my run, just outside tower 1, one of the unprogrammed banshees (no green or anything, low detail), just fell from the sky, right threw the floor, I have no idea what had happened. Thankfully I completed it this time, really giving me a funny moment in my run.

  • 07.14.2009 12:53 PM PDT
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This guide doesn't work. On the first tower, the wraith fires in front of me, on my exact location, and behind me. As a result, no matter what I do the wraith kills me. In addition, the two banshees follow my warhog across the beach all the way back to where I'm dropped off. Killing me in the process. Also, the ghosts that appear in the canyon where the shade turrent appears randomly attack me while I'm shooting down the banshees at times. Also, I'm constantly encountering glitches such as my side gunner's laser ceases to deal damage. And falling to my death by simply jumping. Is there any way I can avoid all of this?

  • 07.14.2009 1:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Xyrelt
This guide doesn't work. On the first tower, the wraith fires in front of me, on my exact location, and behind me. As a result, no matter what I do the wraith kills me. In addition, the two banshees follow my warhog across the beach all the way back to where I'm dropped off. Killing me in the process. Also, the ghosts that appear in the canyon where the shade turrent appears randomly attack me while I'm shooting down the banshees at times. Also, I'm constantly encountering glitches such as my side gunner's laser ceases to deal damage. And falling to my death by simply jumping. Is there any way I can avoid all of this?


The guide works fine, the problem you're encountering is that marines deal much less damage with weapons than actual players do. Meaning it's gonna take much longer to kill anything despite you marine having a power weapon. You've got to constantly use evasive tactics in order to bring down aircraft and vehicles. It also helps when dealing with the Banshees if you don't move far enough up to trigger the Ghosts to attack you.
On the other hand you could use the 2.0 version which IMO is safer if you know what you're doing.
As for falling to your death by jumping I have no clue. Could you specify where exactly you're jumping from please?

[Edited on 07.14.2009 1:50 PM PDT]

  • 07.14.2009 1:48 PM PDT

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It's how you play the game that counts most.

On the first tower, the wraith fires in front of me, on my exact location, and behind me. As a result, no matter what I do the wraith kills me.

Instead of moving back and forth by the tree - pull up in front of the tree facing the Warthog to the right. This way - your Marine with the Laser can take a shot at the Wraith while the Mortar is coming at you. As soon as the Laser is fired - you can pull forward and out of the way of the Mortar. Just watch out for the Ghost that may be coming toward you - and the empty one you may run over. I've moved the empty one out of the way just to be safe.

You can then circle back around and reposition yourself for another shot at the Wraith - continuously circling the tree until the Wraith is dead. I've even had the Wraith quit firing at me with this tactic.

  • 07.14.2009 2:05 PM PDT

Member of team Master Theory.

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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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Looks like we have an 18th conqueror. Unless Thug Nazty has finished already and wishes to contest this for 18th?

Otherwise congrats to DragonNinjaX!

[Edited on 07.14.2009 3:56 PM PDT]

  • 07.14.2009 3:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN

The guide works fine


I agree. I follwed the 1.0 guide pretty much to the letter (except the Scarabs) and it worked great for me. It's a lot of patience with the first wraith, and vehicles in general. Banshees take like 4-7 direct hits, ghosts 1-2, prowlers 4-6, and the wraith, depending on where it's hit, can take anywhere from 7-20.

[Edited on 07.14.2009 3:52 PM PDT]

  • 07.14.2009 3:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: RamenN00dl3
Posted by: MATCLAN

The guide works fine


I agree. I follwed the 1.0 guide pretty much to the letter (except the Scarabs) and it worked great for me. It's a lot of patience with the first wraith, and vehicles in general. Banshees take like 4-7 direct hits, ghosts 1-2, prowlers 4-6, and the wraith, depending on where it's hit, can take anywhere from 7-20.


Exactly, although when I was doing my original runs I deviated from the guide quite a bit during my "medium difficulty" missions and ended up just barely making it through the Campaign. IIRC I think I was the first person to suggest doubling back and killing the blockade in order to give the 'hog safe passage on The Covenant. I could be wrong though I think I remember showing it to Tyrant and he tweaked it a little for 2.0 (I like to melee the Grunt out of the turret for the lols, but Tyrant thought that sticking it is a safer alternative). :-P

  • 07.14.2009 4:00 PM PDT

Hoopajoop


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

Something I just noticed:

In the Bungie blog post about this week's challenge, Urk mentions that "almost everyone makes an appearance except Pure forms" except they do when they're helping you lol. Someone didn't do their homework :P

  • 07.14.2009 4:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: Xyrelt
This guide doesn't work. On the first tower, the wraith fires in front of me, on my exact location, and behind me. As a result, no matter what I do the wraith kills me. In addition, the two banshees follow my warhog across the beach all the way back to where I'm dropped off. Killing me in the process. Also, the ghosts that appear in the canyon where the shade turrent appears randomly attack me while I'm shooting down the banshees at times. Also, I'm constantly encountering glitches such as my side gunner's laser ceases to deal damage. And falling to my death by simply jumping. Is there any way I can avoid all of this?


The guide works fine, the problem you're encountering is that marines deal much less damage with weapons than actual players do. Meaning it's gonna take much longer to kill anything despite you marine having a power weapon. You've got to constantly use evasive tactics in order to bring down aircraft and vehicles. It also helps when dealing with the Banshees if you don't move far enough up to trigger the Ghosts to attack you.
On the other hand you could use the 2.0 version which IMO is safer if you know what you're doing.
As for falling to your death by jumping I have no clue. Could you specify where exactly you're jumping from please?


Sorry, I didn't mean to say that the guide itself doesn't work. As for the marines not dealing as much damage, I am completly aware of this. I'm not sure why, but there have been one or two cases in which my marines will unload on a single ghost for five minutes straight and it would not display any signs of damage. I was not aware of the 2.0 version and I will check it out as soon as possible. As for the falling to my death by jumping, I would simply jump behind some cover and drop dead. Typically, it is around the area where the side-gunner with the laser has to destroy the wraith. I would do this to avoid the ghosts and die as if I fell to my death. This is a rare occasion. Thanks for helping me out. And sorry if my original comment appeared rude. I was a bit irritated at the time.

  • 07.14.2009 4:13 PM PDT

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I'd definately say I'm becoming addicted to Mythic!

Just finished The Covenant and personally all my deaths happened at the scarabs - I just found there were so many variables in boarding and getting off those things. In the end I just took it slow and sat back blasting everything on both scarabs as well as the ground vehicles with the tank.

Time to get practicing the coming missions!

  • 07.14.2009 4:22 PM PDT

i got mythic covie over last night why do you guys use the original guide i did my run on kamikaze
fun and easy just sucks having to do the giant walk at the beginning keep trying everybody

tyrant how many people have sent in the covenant

  • 07.14.2009 5:17 PM PDT
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Xbox keeps freezing, it works now but I don't think it will last. I knew it was too good to be true, what Xbox, let alone mine could survive 2 RRoDs? There are no rings at the moment though. I'll just let it rest.

From the looks of it, I will not be able to play many more missions.

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I keep having something strange happen in tower 1 i get up top and i hear the crack of a brutes shields and then a dead brute goes flying across the room this has happened twice now. It happened after another brute walks behind the brute that dies but the brute at the back doesn't hit the brute infront so i don't know. Any thoughts?


Put the video in your file share and link it here, then I'l DL it and have a look so I can actually see what you're trying to say.


It's like 22mins long though.

Ohh and has any ever had the hornet that is scripted to die not come well i did i got up to near the shade spawn and it was flying into a tree.


Go for it anyway please, I'm interested now. Besides, 22 mins is nothing compared to some of the runs I poach from random File Shares.
And no, I haven't had the scripted Hornet get drunk and fly into a tree, however I have had one of the ambient, undetailed Hornets fly directly up out of the water in front of Tower One...


It might take a while for me to get it on my fileshare I can't get on xbox live for a while.
I have also had hornet fly out of the water but I was near the begining. I decided that I would try and take out the AA wraith and go slow I got to near the stream and a hornet just came out of the ground. I was like WTF?

  • 07.14.2009 5:43 PM PDT

I'm a great guy really.

Think I'm actually going to attempt The Covenant slowly, as fast methods and impatience are probably the reason why I've been doing mythic for I think over a year with only 6 levels done. Forget kamikaze, I'm going to give S&S my best shot and get good times later on, no matter how long it takes. Seems like it'll be a more fun and refreshing level, especially since I started doing Sierra before Christmas... a new level finally.

  • 07.14.2009 6:03 PM PDT
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Congrats to dragon ninja for becoming a conqueror!

And back to my questions =P
On Cortana, I am having one problem. Over all, the level seems quite easy if I am able to clear past pelican hill safely. My problem is, when I return to the projector room (I use 2.0 and skip it), all the camo's are gone. It is empty. In tryants guide, he returns and there are still 2 camo's, so what am I missing?
Also, I nearly completed the level on slow and steady, but a sword elite killed me at the generators (just after you rescue cortana) , how does one deal with a sword elite?

  • 07.14.2009 6:44 PM PDT

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Posted by: TheMoleN1
Congrats to dragon ninja for becoming a conqueror!

And back to my questions =P
On Cortana, I am having one problem. Over all, the level seems quite easy if I am able to clear past pelican hill safely. My problem is, when I return to the projector room (I use 2.0 and skip it), all the camo's are gone. It is empty. In tryants guide, he returns and there are still 2 camo's, so what am I missing?
Also, I nearly completed the level on slow and steady, but a sword elite killed me at the generators (just after you rescue cortana) , how does one deal with a sword elite?

Plasma pistol headshot.

  • 07.14.2009 6:47 PM PDT
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OOR, Plasma Pistol, Beatdown. Health check, always worth it. Wait, maybe not on Sword Elites. Lol.

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  • 07.14.2009 6:49 PM PDT

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Been practising Cortana the last couple of nights. Not as hard as I thought it would be. I mean, I have managed to do the level without firing a single shot on Legendary. But SLASO is a different kettle of fish I thought. Not really. Rushing through quick is generally the most successful method still. However, the main problem with this level still remains: completely random events. You can follow a route that has worked a thousands times to the letter, and still get -blam!- over by something completely unexpected happening. Something you can't really prepare for in any capacity. Because once you're there, acting out your plan, you're left with very few options.

For example: Got to the return to "hells highway" running down the raised bit on the right, and a sword elite flood was just standing their right in my way! Never seen a flood there before. Never seen a sword elite in that entire corridor before. Tried to evade, got slashed in the back.
Next, go to the return to "projector room" about to exit while invisible (2.0 suggestion) and the doorway was completely blocked with flood. Couldn't jump over, tried to hit them out of the way, got hit back, and died.
One particularlly annoying fail happened at the FIRST entrance to Pelican Hill, running to that pillar to hide behind and 5 combat forms jumped down right in my face before I could get there. Fended off a couple, but still got destroyed.

Ah well. I reckon I can get it finished sometime in the next couple of days. Then I'll just redo for the competition on Friday. Hopefully improving my time.

Random sidenote: Remember that the Flood Pure Tank forms have an ability to spew infection forms from their "mouth." It doesn't happen very often, they are often killed or transform again too quickly, but just remember that it CAN and DOES happen. I had a particularly annoying Tank form in the reactor room that kept spewing infection forms so I couldn't get close enough to sword him.

Posted by: blarghonk2
How often is it that the chieftain at the top of the first tower spawns with a flare? It happened on my successful run, and it caught me by surprise. Never seen that before on legendary.

Fun fact: the Chieftain at the end of Sierra 117 does this too.

Posted by: DarkDEVASTAT10N
Grrr! 20 minutes in, 2nd scarab down. I jumped off and got rewarded with the best thing possible. A Warthog full speed.
Was going perfect.

Welcome to speedrunning. It doesn't get easier. :D

Posted by: ICEISNICE
Are there any tips for using these guns with Blind on, or at least tips for improving my skill with them?

Blob of bluetac on your screen where your reticle would usually be. Remember they are in different places for on foot and vehicles. So you may need two. Thats what I do with my CRT. Glass fronted and all that. Be careful with an LCD or Plasma though, their robustness will vary.

Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Think I'm actually going to attempt The Covenant slowly, as fast methods and impatience are probably the reason why I've been doing mythic for I think over a year with only 6 levels done.

Always the best way: Get a nice safe run done to set a baseline time. Critically appraise the individual sections to see if you can do anything faster. Revise your route. Do the run again. Repeat, adding riskier and faster methods.

Eventually you'll find a point we're you'll die too many times for it to be worth it. At that point, you either need to find a different, equally fast method, or give up.

Posted by: TheMoleN1
My problem is, when I return to the projector room (I use 2.0 and skip it), all the camo's are gone. It is empty. In tryants guide, he returns and there are still 2 camo's, so what am I missing?

Only go as far into the corridor to activate the gravemind sequence. NO FURTHER. I had this problem a couple of times as well. It seems the despawning of items in the "projector room" is linked to getting close/past the holotank thats on the right.


Also, I nearly completed the level on slow and steady, but a sword elite killed me at the generators (just after you rescue cortana) , how does one deal with a sword elite?
I had two (2!) in that room on one run, and another in the next corridor that killed me! Fortunately, there was a plasma pistol on the ground near my deployable cover barricade. I can only assume a flood Elite dropped it there. Use it with a carbine like people have said.

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  • 07.14.2009 6:51 PM PDT
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I'm hoping the sword elite was a one time thing, as when I exit all i have is a sword and a carbine. has this every happened to anyone, or doe it happen often?

  • 07.14.2009 6:54 PM PDT

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Check the bottom of my post above. Its rare. But when you need to go through the level so many times to complete it, it can be seen a few times.

  • 07.14.2009 7:02 PM PDT