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Posted by: o Harty o


Thought I'd download some of pahat's video's to see if I can find any inspiration for my sierra attempts soon, and all I could think was wow. Pahat finishes the whole campaign on SLASO before I can even finish The Covenant time-wise. :-/


Yeah, its amazing. Some of his runs are possible to match, like his Cortana and his Halo. But some like S117 are stupidly good. He did S117 faster than The Storm.

  • 07.15.2009 2:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o


Thought I'd download some of pahat's video's to see if I can find any inspiration for my sierra attempts soon, and all I could think was wow. Pahat finishes the whole campaign on SLASO before I can even finish The Covenant time-wise. :-/


Yeah, its amazing. Some of his runs are possible to match, like his Cortana and his Halo. But some like S117 are stupidly good. He did S117 faster than The Storm.


Yeah, Halo is matchable only because there isn't really a way to supercharge your vehicle at the end. :-P
As for Cortana I still don't know how you guys can have the sheer nerve to just run past everything and not get jumpy. I just have an instinct to clear an area rather than risk getting shot in the back. Especially on that mission hwere any number of random things could screw you over.

EDIT: If Tyrant does decide to do a Mythic guide for ODST will it be an extension to this thread or will we be migrating to the ODST forum with a new thread?

[Edited on 07.15.2009 2:48 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2009 2:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
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Unless the Tyrant completes it I doubt we're seeing Mythic walkthrough for ODST which could be a good thing for a challenge on your own.


You mean you'd prefer that people didn't have a walkthrough? I can see both sides of that particular argument so I won't go into it much apart from:
No guide makes people do it themselves.
A guide would be helpful to the community at large if they weren't sure where to start.

And why wouldn't Tyrant finish ODST on Mythic? I'm sure he wants some new scenery after 2 years of Halo 3.


I was talking about a Mythic ODST with Tyrant a while back... I cant remember what he decided on... I remember we brought up the fact that there would be Firefight and Halo: Reach beta as a distraction, and before we know it, Halo: Reach will hit the store shelves soon. I'm certain he'll give it a try. At least, I know I will give it a try.

I just think Mythic in ODST will be difficult. From the looks of it, it's going to be open world, and we start each mission on our own accord. Does that mean we cannot select chapters like in H3? That might prove to be difficult.

All I know is that I'm launching that on Legendary as soon as I get it (which should be about on 9/18 if all goes according to plan...)

Posted by: MATCLAN
If Tyrant does decide to do a Mythic guide for ODST will it be an extension to this thread or will we be migrating to the ODST forum with a new thread?


I'm sure he'd keep it organized and stick it in the ODST forum. We all know it'd grab a Top Forum seat right away.

[Edited on 07.15.2009 2:56 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2009 2:54 PM PDT

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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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Well, iirc from one of the demos I watched Joseph Staten loaded the Campaign menu and had the option to activate skulls. From that it may lead to that after completing the whole campaign once you can select each "flashback" from a menu?
This also correlates with one of the leaked achievements which, if true, says in "any mission" then the requirement. This hints at a form of mission selection. Also after 3 games of selectable missions I wouldn't see Bungie alienating many fans by giving everything such a huge shakeup.
If not I guess we'll just have to wait for Reach and let Firefight devour our waking hours. (I really think we should get a team full of conquerors unleashed upon that beast) :-P

[Edited on 07.15.2009 3:08 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2009 3:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o
Halo 3:ODST will come as a relief to me. I don't think I've ever wanted a new game more. Mythic campaign is the only thing worth doing on halo atm, and none of my other games are at all appealing right now.

Thought I'd download some of pahat's video's to see if I can find any inspiration for my sierra attempts soon, and all I could think was wow. Pahat finishes the whole campaign on SLASO before I can even finish The Covenant time-wise. :-/

You've only got me to thank for nagging all of you lot to do it until someone determined enough came along, problem is you'll be finished so fast and don't seem to be able to rush as well so you'll soon run out of goals and things to do. Ah well, hopefully you struggle with the tough 3 eh?

Also I think you'll like my Sierra run, fast but safe until the last two areas, where it's mainly S&S, a talkthrough with me should be good enough, it'll much more useful than my completely awful and botched Storm run I showed you.

  • 07.15.2009 3:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Well, iirc from one of the demos I watched Joseph Staten loaded the Campaign menu and had the option to activate skulls. From that it may lead to that after completing the whole campaign once you can select each "flashback" from a menu?
This also correlates with one of the leaked achievements which, if true, says in "any mission" then the requirement. This hints at a form of mission selection. Also after 3 games of selectable missions I wouldn't see Bungie alienating many fans by giving everything such a huge shakeup.
If not I guess we'll just have to wait for Reach and let Firefight devour our waking hours. (I really think we should get a team full of conquerors unleashed upon that beast) :-P


Yeah, I'm not sure how the whole mission system will work out, but I hope it turns out alright.

And yeah, I remember when they announced firefight, and they were like "A skull turns on after each wave" and I was like "A skull? Easy mode."

  • 07.15.2009 3:11 PM PDT

Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

  • 07.15.2009 3:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o
Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

Haha, I'd seen you read the other thread. I was in party to you at the time and I remember my reaction that phantom but I was lucky it could actually move this time, I'd like to watch it with you anyway, talkthrough whilst watching for first time myself :P If you want to. Also Harty, the Covenant is easy, died twice in the 3rd tower in 9 minutes, how long did it take you to reach there? lol. Furthest I got was killing the stalkers at the top of the tower, I struggled with shooting them as it's was my first ever encounter with them but I'm sure i'll improve, the chieftain killed me.

  • 07.15.2009 3:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

Haha, I'd seen you read the other thread. I was in party to you at the time and I remember my reaction that phantom but I was lucky it could actually move this time, I'd like to watch it with you anyway, talkthrough whilst watching for first time myself :P If you want to. Also Harty, the Covenant is easy, died twice in the 3rd tower in 9 minutes, how long did it take you to reach there? lol. Furthest I got was killing the stalkers at the top of the tower, I struggled with shooting them as it's was my first ever encounter with them but I'm sure i'll improve, the chieftain killed me.


Probably took me half an hour to get to tower 3 lol, the cautious player that I am. Couldn't believe it when dark said he'd usually have the 3rd tower cleared in 15 minutes o_O

  • 07.15.2009 3:22 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o
Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

Haha, I'd seen you read the other thread. I was in party to you at the time and I remember my reaction that phantom but I was lucky it could actually move this time, I'd like to watch it with you anyway, talkthrough whilst watching for first time myself :P If you want to. Also Harty, the Covenant is easy, died twice in the 3rd tower in 9 minutes, how long did it take you to reach there? lol. Furthest I got was killing the stalkers at the top of the tower, I struggled with shooting them as it's was my first ever encounter with them but I'm sure i'll improve, the chieftain killed me.


Probably took me half an hour to get to tower 3 lol, the cautious player that I am. Couldn't believe it when dark said he'd usually have the 3rd tower cleared in 15 minutes o_O

That's easily possible, it's only my lack of experience with stalker brutes that stopped me, though much of it is the luck of kamikaze grunts at the exit of tower one. I'm just worried about tackling the war chieftain hands on... I think I may incur a good few deaths there.

  • 07.15.2009 3:24 PM PDT

Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

Haha, I'd seen you read the other thread. I was in party to you at the time and I remember my reaction that phantom but I was lucky it could actually move this time, I'd like to watch it with you anyway, talkthrough whilst watching for first time myself :P If you want to. Also Harty, the Covenant is easy, died twice in the 3rd tower in 9 minutes, how long did it take you to reach there? lol. Furthest I got was killing the stalkers at the top of the tower, I struggled with shooting them as it's was my first ever encounter with them but I'm sure i'll improve, the chieftain killed me.


Probably took me half an hour to get to tower 3 lol, the cautious player that I am. Couldn't believe it when dark said he'd usually have the 3rd tower cleared in 15 minutes o_O

That's easily possible, it's only my lack of experience with stalker brutes that stopped me, though much of it is the luck of kamikaze grunts at the exit of tower one. I'm just worried about tackling the war chieftain hands on... I think I may incur a good few deaths there.


I take it since you kamikaze it you don't save the laser for the chieftain? Meh, Tyrant's vid didn't help when trying to give me an idea on how to assassinate him, since he somehow completes it whilst flared lol. Experience is a wonderful thing. Btw, I did sierra on legendary (no skulls), and ignorant though this may sound, I think the mission mostly relies on awareness, and knowledge of the sniper spawns.

  • 07.15.2009 3:29 PM PDT

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Posted by: o Harty o
Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: o Harty o
Y eah I dl'ed your run, could just imagine your face when you saw the phantom had kinda glitched onto land again. =]

And ha, yeah your sierra run wasn't as R-tarded as your storm run.

"Stupid dino u no nothin of MLG"

Haha, I'd seen you read the other thread. I was in party to you at the time and I remember my reaction that phantom but I was lucky it could actually move this time, I'd like to watch it with you anyway, talkthrough whilst watching for first time myself :P If you want to. Also Harty, the Covenant is easy, died twice in the 3rd tower in 9 minutes, how long did it take you to reach there? lol. Furthest I got was killing the stalkers at the top of the tower, I struggled with shooting them as it's was my first ever encounter with them but I'm sure i'll improve, the chieftain killed me.


Probably took me half an hour to get to tower 3 lol, the cautious player that I am. Couldn't believe it when dark said he'd usually have the 3rd tower cleared in 15 minutes o_O

That's easily possible, it's only my lack of experience with stalker brutes that stopped me, though much of it is the luck of kamikaze grunts at the exit of tower one. I'm just worried about tackling the war chieftain hands on... I think I may incur a good few deaths there.


I take it since you kamikaze it you don't save the laser for the chieftain? Meh, Tyrant's vid didn't help when trying to give me an idea on how to assassinate him, since he somehow completes it whilst flared lol. Experience is a wonderful thing. Btw, I did sierra on legendary (no skulls), and ignorant though this may sound, I think the mission mostly relies on awareness, and knowledge of the sniper spawns.

The ability to tackle brute shot brutes in narrow passageways was the thing that got me, sounds like what crows nest will be... also hidden grunts when you think everything is dead, awareness as you said and the ability to not get bored looking and check everywhere, which you seem to have.

  • 07.15.2009 3:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
Posted by: MATCLAN
Well, iirc from one of the demos I watched Joseph Staten loaded the Campaign menu and had the option to activate skulls. From that it may lead to that after completing the whole campaign once you can select each "flashback" from a menu?
This also correlates with one of the leaked achievements which, if true, says in "any mission" then the requirement. This hints at a form of mission selection. Also after 3 games of selectable missions I wouldn't see Bungie alienating many fans by giving everything such a huge shakeup.
If not I guess we'll just have to wait for Reach and let Firefight devour our waking hours. (I really think we should get a team full of conquerors unleashed upon that beast) :-P


Yeah, I'm not sure how the whole mission system will work out, but I hope it turns out alright.

And yeah, I remember when they announced firefight, and they were like "A skull turns on after each wave" and I was like "A skull? Easy mode."


True, but if the skulls stack up (they better) we can have mythic firefight if we can prove ourselves.
I for one will definitely be giving everything ODST can throw at us as good an attempt as I'm capable of mustering.

  • 07.15.2009 3:37 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: SHADOWSTRIKE10
Posted by: MATCLAN
Well, iirc from one of the demos I watched Joseph Staten loaded the Campaign menu and had the option to activate skulls. From that it may lead to that after completing the whole campaign once you can select each "flashback" from a menu?
This also correlates with one of the leaked achievements which, if true, says in "any mission" then the requirement. This hints at a form of mission selection. Also after 3 games of selectable missions I wouldn't see Bungie alienating many fans by giving everything such a huge shakeup.
If not I guess we'll just have to wait for Reach and let Firefight devour our waking hours. (I really think we should get a team full of conquerors unleashed upon that beast) :-P


Yeah, I'm not sure how the whole mission system will work out, but I hope it turns out alright.

And yeah, I remember when they announced firefight, and they were like "A skull turns on after each wave" and I was like "A skull? Easy mode."


True, but if the skulls stack up (they better) we can have mythic firefight if we can prove ourselves.
I for one will definitely be giving everything ODST can throw at us as good an attempt as I'm capable of mustering.

The style may be totally different though, and kamikaze guys like me may struggle more whereas S&S guys like you will probably be more suited to trying to take as little damage as possible.

  • 07.15.2009 3:40 PM PDT

2bad [s]alex[/s] matt :-)

I think I'm actually gonna enjoy trying to do sierra, it's more my type of mission because its, well, outside. I think what puts many people off of Cortana is that it feels a little Chlostrophobic.

I wonder if I spelt that right. :o

[Edited on 07.15.2009 3:44 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2009 3:43 PM PDT

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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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True, I hate taking damage at all in Mythic as it gives me a side quest of "get in melee range to recharge shields." I find it much less nerve wracking to keep the hell away from danger except when absolutely necessary or risk disappointment.

  • 07.15.2009 3:44 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
True, I hate taking damage at all in Mythic as it gives me a side quest of "get in melee range to recharge shields." I find it much less nerve wracking to keep the hell away from danger except when absolutely necessary or risk disappointment.

Nerves and anger aren't factors for me, I'm rarely angry if I die and only get nervous if it's my first time way into a level on a perfect run. I enjoy running and going as fast as possible, regardless of damage taken. But this walk on the Covenant is already annoying me, and hearing Miranda's voice every single time saying those same annoying lines.

Harty, it's claustrophobic :P. I don;t get what you mean with your reference 2 the Barber screenie either but ah well, you will enjoy sierra, though my kamikaze methods are definitely safe for those without nerves, especially ehe river.

  • 07.15.2009 3:51 PM PDT

Posted by: Mr Jimmatt
Posted by: MATCLAN
True, I hate taking damage at all in Mythic as it gives me a side quest of "get in melee range to recharge shields." I find it much less nerve wracking to keep the hell away from danger except when absolutely necessary or risk disappointment.

Nerves and anger aren't factors for me, I'm rarely angry if I die and only get nervous if it's my first time way into a level on a perfect run. I enjoy running and going as fast as possible, regardless of damage taken. But this walk on the Covenant is already annoying me, and hearing Miranda's voice every single time saying those same annoying lines.

Harty, it's claustrophobic :P. I don;t get what you mean with your reference 2 the Barber screenie either but ah well, you will enjoy sierra, though my kamikaze methods are definitely safe for those without nerves, especially ehe river.


Meh forget it. Though don't get me wrong, I've pretty much followed your entire run and I'll be kamikaze-ing the very first fight, aswell as the river, since they seem pretty easy to do.

  • 07.15.2009 3:55 PM PDT

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I find it interesting that the Covenant Kamikaze method shares many similarities to the route I planed for a Legendary speedrun last year. Great minds think alike? :D

BTW Jimmatt, have you ever tried your hand at non-mythic speedruns? From what you've been saying, you seem like the type that would enjoy it.

Random events keep me from completing Cortana for my first time. But all this Covenant talk makes me want to go back and redo my time.

  • 07.15.2009 4:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: RC Master
BTW Jimmatt, have you ever tried your hand at non-mythic speedruns? From what you've been saying, you seem like the type that would enjoy it.

I think I may enjoy it but no I havn't, I think part of the fun I have is doing fast times on something that's difficult anyway. If I were to do it on easy I think I'd get bored because the losses in time come from one messed up jump, rather than a death and I'd hate to be far into a perfect run and then mess up that way. Completing mythic is what I enjoy most, but it's completing the hardest thing faster than most which attracts me. I couldn't see myself repeatedly doing a mission which I finish everytime because of a messed up jump. I don't know, havn't tried.

  • 07.15.2009 5:32 PM PDT

-Laus Deo-

After reading the HBO walkthrough, (very well done by the way,) I am going to start my quest for Mythic this weekend. Based on what I have read, I will begin with Floodgate and then work my way through the harder levels. I am really looking forward to potentially doing something that only a portion of the community has been able to complete. If you guys have any tips / recommendations for somebody just starting Mythic, then I would be glad to have them.

Thanks for making such a great contribution to the community Tyrant!

  • 07.15.2009 5:37 PM PDT

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Posted by: Georgek_16
If you guys have any tips / recommendations for somebody just starting Mythic, then I would be glad to have them.


Practice, practice and more pracitce. Don't expect things to be the same twice over and always double check for hidden enemies and the like.
Be patient and don't allow deaths to get under you skin, review the film and see what went wrong then either work around it or watch other videos and come up with ways to avoid the same mistakes happening over and over.
Above all enjoy yourself, there's no point attempting something as time consuming and complex as Mythic if you aren't going to enjoy the challenge and have the determination to see it through.

Good Luck with your Mythic quest, hopefully you'll be successful. :-)

  • 07.15.2009 5:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Georgek_16
After reading the HBO walkthrough, (very well done by the way,) I am going to start my quest for Mythic this weekend. Based on what I have read, I will begin with Floodgate and then work my way through the harder levels. I am really looking forward to potentially doing something that only a portion of the community has been able to complete. If you guys have any tips / recommendations for somebody just starting Mythic, then I would be glad to have them.

Thanks for making such a great contribution to the community Tyrant!
Hundreds of people have done one mistake: They've given up. You shall not give up. No matter how many traffic cones, crates and grenades will hit you.

  • 07.15.2009 6:13 PM PDT
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Cortana was a breeze. I took about one hour to try it, and beat it on my 15th attempt. very rarely would i fail agter Pelican Hill. Now its time to kick it up a notch, Sierra 117... =)

  • 07.15.2009 6:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: Gazas
Hundreds of people have done one mistake: They've given up. You shall not give up. No matter how many traffic cones, crates and grenades will hit you.

Truth. Giving up is the biggest mistake you can make, after all if you don't want to finish you can't finish. Mythic isn't just about individual skill and using the environment to your advantage, but it's about your mentality to the game, only those who are determined to succeed will succeed.

"Some succeed because they are destined too, yet a perilous few succeed because they are determined too" - shamelessly ripped from The Benergizer's signature before he changed it. I thought it described Mythic Conquerors quite aptly. I know that I succeeded because I was determined too, once I start something this complex I rarely stop. Also if I failed I'd have just been another one of the countless players who tried and then fell at the first hurdle which I wouldn't allow of myself.

Believeing you can do it is half the battle already won, the other half is the horde of xenocidal aliens standing between you and the finish line. Have fun!

  • 07.15.2009 6:30 PM PDT