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ya i did them and more and now i have the sword and security head

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- Flag Dropped
On a Legendary map, got 2 flag carrier kills during a ranked or social match.
- Road Rage
On a Legendary map, got 5 Warthog chaingun kills during a ranked or social match.
- Defend This
On a Legendary map, got a flag melee kill during a ranked or social match.

The best playlists to try for these are Social Big Team and Social Team DLC. Earning these will give you a total of 55 achievements and a 1190 gamerscore. This may and this may not be enough to unlock the Katana and Security helmet. If it does not, you will have to try for your remaining original achievements: Two for One and Overkill.

Good luck everyone = ]


so for Flag Dropped can you use any thing to kill them or you have to do stuff like shoot them down using br's or something as im trying to get the three up above so i have a chance at the sword and/or security head as thats the last armor i need (not including recon for now)
it can be done with any weapon. You just need to earn two "killed flag carrier" medals in one match. Good luck = ]

  • 01.25.2009 9:43 PM PDT

dang im still having the same problem with my katana and security helmet. I had them when i had the original 49 achievements, but as soon as i unlocked one of the new achievements, my armor went away. I then got the vidmaster annual achievement, but my armor is still locked up. Can anybody help?

  • 01.25.2009 11:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: silver5757
ya i did them and more and now i have the sword and security head
= ]

Posted by: ramrodTM
dang im still having the same problem with my katana and security helmet. I had them when i had the original 49 achievements, but as soon as i unlocked one of the new achievements, my armor went away. I then got the vidmaster annual achievement, but my armor is still locked up. Can anybody help?
That seems to be a common problem, others losing their Katana and Security helmet after unlocking the 7 on 7 achievement. No need to worry, you just need to unlock a few of the newer achievements. As I had suggested previously for the member above, these are probably the easiest of the bunch in my opinion:

- Double Double
On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during a ranked or social match.
- Flag Dropped
On a Legendary map, get 2 flag carrier kills during a ranked or social match.
- Road Rage
On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during a ranked or social match.
- Defend This
On a Legendary map, get a flag melee kill during a ranked or social match.

If you try, you may be able to earn all of these in one match. I recommend playing Big Team Social and Social Team DLC as there is a greater chance of a Legendary map actually appearing.

  • 01.26.2009 3:24 AM PDT
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I had the katana but somwtimes when i win a game i go into my armour and its there but when i click it it relocks and gives me mark iv i think it is armour and i dont see it agen till a few more matches its weird it keeps appearing and disappearing but when its there it dosn't let me wear it :(

  • 01.26.2009 4:39 AM PDT
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The achievement marathon man doesn't unlocked...
I've found and accessed all the seven terminal, waited to turn red, then read the rest of the messages, but I didn't unlocked the achievement...
wow... this happened to someone else here?

  • 01.26.2009 7:52 AM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

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if this is happening you may have to unlock some of the original achievments to unlock it

  • 01.26.2009 7:53 AM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

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The achievement marathon man doesn't unlocked...
I've found and accessed all the seven terminal, waited to turn red, then read the rest of the messages, but I didn't unlocked the achievement...
wow... this happened to someone else here?


here is a guide this may help you out

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Terminals

  • 01.26.2009 7:56 AM PDT
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thanks man, i'll look here for something about the terminals, but what do you mean with some of the originals achievements?

  • 01.26.2009 5:29 PM PDT
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kill all u see

i got a serngant ranking and it did not unlock my unsc aciment am i doing something wrong

  • 01.26.2009 8:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: dragonxstalker
i got a serngant ranking and it did not unlock my unsc aciment am i doing something wrong
You need to reach the EXP rank of Sergeant in one playlist, not overall. In other words, you need to earn 12 EXP in any playlist and you will unlock the UNSC Spartan achievement. Currently, you only need 3 more EXP in Team Doubles! Good luck = ]

  • 01.27.2009 3:33 AM PDT
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so im supposed to just wait until my katana re-unlocks itself? or get another achievment and it should be back?

  • 01.27.2009 6:59 AM PDT

*Blue-Shift*

i have got to the rank of captain on my global rank but i still havent unlocked the spartan officer although i do have the gold bar in my service record whats going on here why wont it unlock?

  • 01.27.2009 7:34 AM PDT

Maybe I could get help with my problem? I recovered my account because my xbox wasnt working and I got the remaining achievements from the original game that I needed and I lost my EOD and one other. I guess that's my fault for recovering my account but it's not because my xbox broke.

Thanks for the tips though, these are helpful and should stop the flow of where's my armour topics. Including mine I suppose :P.

  • 01.27.2009 7:49 AM PDT
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the new “Lightswitch” achievement which is earned by obtaining a rating of Lieutenant in a single playlist).

ok now what if your already a lieutenant grade 2 and you get to a captain before the double exp comes up again can you still get the achievement, and how often does the double exp come along

  • 01.27.2009 9:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: VendibleTyrone
the new “Lightswitch” achievement which is earned by obtaining a rating of Lieutenant in a single playlist).

ok now what if your already a lieutenant grade 2 and you get to a captain before the double exp comes up again can you still get the achievement, and how often does the double exp come along
Are you referring to the Lightswitch achievement or the Spartan Officer achievement? Both require 50 EXP in a single playlist. Already, you have 46 EXP in Social Slayer so you only need four more.

Double EXP playlists are available every Thursday (starting 11:00am PDT/ 2:00pm EST) to Monday (Ending at 2:00am PST/ 5:00am EST).

  • 01.27.2009 11:17 AM PDT
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Ok i have 845 gamerscore and I have secuirity arms. When my brother starts playing with me i lose them but i have to click on a random shoulder and i get them back. It keeps on reunlocking like everyother game. When i play with myself it stays. Is this a glitch on it dissapearing or me acually having it. Please help me figure out whats wrong.

  • 01.27.2009 12:19 PM PDT
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So basically the only way I can get the achievement and the rogue helmet is by getting 50xp in one playlist? =-/ and why are the achievments taking so long to upload?

  • 01.27.2009 12:24 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: high diviner
i have got to the rank of captain on my global rank but i still havent unlocked the spartan officer although i do have the gold bar in my service record whats going on here why wont it unlock?
Since TU2 was implemented, the Spartan Officer achievement now requires an EXP rank of lieutenant (50 EXP) in one playlist, not global.

Posted by: tbk t91
Ok i have 845 gamerscore and I have secuirity arms. When my brother starts playing with me i lose them but i have to click on a random shoulder and i get them back. It keeps on reunlocking like everyother game. When i play with myself it stays. Is this a glitch on it dissapearing or me acually having it. Please help me figure out whats wrong.
I hate to be the harbinger of bad news, but yes the Security shoulders are glitched. Even with the appropriate gamerscore (750 G) the shoulders may unlock and lock at times until you have earned a 1000 gamerscore or the original achievements. Just continue playing and earning achievements, and they will be unlocked in no time.

Posted by: Minimooo
So basically the only way I can get the achievement and the rogue helmet is by getting 50xp in one playlist? =-/ and why are the achievments taking so long to upload?
Yep, but no worries, it's not all that difficult. Your best bet would be to try for it in a Double EXP playlist as you only need to win twenty-five matches. Living Dead will be available on Thursday (11:00am Pacific time/ 2:00pm Eastern) so you may want to make the most out of the opportunity.

Best of luck everyone = ]

  • 01.27.2009 12:38 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

I was going to make a thread about this, but that seems pointless with this pinned topic...but here goes:

Obviously, Recon will be unlockable with the Vidmaster Acheivements in Halo 3: Recon in combination with the Vidmaster Acheivements in Halo 3. If there are bugs with new acheivements in Halo 3, isn't there a huge possibility of the same problem happening with Recon Armor? Now, Security didn't cause that much fuss, but if (or when) players acheive all 7 vidmaster acheivements, and Recon Armor is NOT available, what then? It would be harder to explain to those complaining that its a minor glitch. Is bungie doing anything to avoid another glitch from acheivements in the future? I personally am concerned with the outcome of the forums if (or again, when) this happens.

  • 01.27.2009 3:04 PM PDT

Chupa's got a little secret, yes he does.

I got the "We're in for some chop" achievement, but no scout shoulders. Anyone have any suggestions to fix this?

  • 01.27.2009 3:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: ChupaDave
I got the "We're in for some chop" achievement, but no scout shoulders. Anyone have any suggestions to fix this?
The achievement required for the Scout shoulders is "Mongoose Mowdown". "We're in for some Chop" does not unlock any armor permutation.

  • 01.27.2009 3:19 PM PDT
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thank you
Posted by: robby118
Posted by: dragonxstalker
i got a serngant ranking and it did not unlock my unsc aciment am i doing something wrong
You need to reach the EXP rank of Sergeant in one playlist, not overall. In other words, you need to earn 12 EXP in any playlist and you will unlock the UNSC Spartan achievement. Currently, you only need 3 more EXP in Team Doubles! Good luck = ]

  • 01.27.2009 4:06 PM PDT

Chupa's got a little secret, yes he does.

Posted by: robby118
Posted by: ChupaDave
I got the "We're in for some chop" achievement, but no scout shoulders. Anyone have any suggestions to fix this?
The achievement required for the Scout shoulders is "Mongoose Mowdown". "We're in for some Chop" does not unlock any armor permutation.


K, thank you. :D

  • 01.27.2009 4:16 PM PDT

Live and Learn

Gots a quick question, and I thought it better to post here instead of starting a new thread...

For the Vidmaster Annual achievement, is it mandatory that all four players complete the level over Live (i.e. with four Xbox 360s), or can I use just two (i.e. two players per Xbox 360)?

Please answer a.s.a.p.

  • 01.27.2009 9:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: PY687
Gots a quick question, and I thought it better to post here instead of starting a new thread...

For the Vidmaster Annual achievement, is it mandatory that all four players complete the level over Live (i.e. with four Xbox 360s), or can I use just two (i.e. two players per Xbox 360)?

Please answer a.s.a.p.

I believe that it is mandatory for all players to complete the level over live without split-screening, but I'm not 100% sure.

  • 01.27.2009 11:16 PM PDT