Halo 3 Forum
This topic has moved here: Subject: FAQ: Missing an Achievement, Armor, or Other Unlockable Item? Read ...
  • Subject: FAQ: Missing an Achievement, Armor, or Other Unlockable Item? Read ...
Subject: FAQ: Missing an Achievement, Armor, or Other Unlockable Item? Read ...
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

What are the original acheivments then?

  • 01.28.2009 3:36 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I have the officer pin but I didn't get the Archievement. Its pretty wierd =s

I readed the whole story in the answer part but I kinda don't understand it. I mean does this mean i need to get 50 exp in like Team Slayer? And will I get my archievement that way?

  • 01.28.2009 4:15 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by:[/b] Haze1993
I have the officer pin but I didn't get the Archievement. Its pretty wierd =s

I readed the whole story in the answer part but I kinda don't understand it. I mean does this mean i need to get 50 exp in like Team Slayer? And will I get my archievement that way?

yes you have to get 50 exp in one playlist whether its social slayer, team slayer and so on it took me awhile to understand it myself but i got the achievement lastnight and you also get the vidmaster light switch

  • 01.28.2009 5:40 AM PDT

Current members of the Gnome Empire:
Fridge Gnome
Freezer Gnome
Blender Gnome
Oven Gnome
Da Chrome Gnome
Zomb1e Gnome

does this mean that you dont have to complete the original achievments to get the katana they can be the news ones and the old ones?

  • 01.28.2009 6:03 AM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

Youtube page

well you could get the katana from newer achievements, i got from newer achievements, but there is a huge chance of them re-locking (which they did for me), so when they re-lock yeah you would have to go get some of the origianl achievements.

  • 01.28.2009 6:39 AM PDT

#101111011110111100001# is a '7'.
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Greasemonkey Scripts
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: SinPkr
i got an achivment problem. i was playing a game of lonewolves on the pit and i got steppin razor. the consule said steppin razor but the achivment di not pop up. why would this happen. is it because i already have more then 1000G? My kanatana also relocked but then ulocked, will it now stay forever?
What do you mean the console said "Steppin' Razor"? Are you sure the triple kill was scored only with the sword?

  • 01.28.2009 8:24 AM PDT

i got the required gamerscore to unlock the security helmet/ katana and had them. right after i selected the katana they disappeared. i turned off my xbox and went back and now they are locked again. whats goin on

  • 01.28.2009 1:52 PM PDT

K I have a question bout a certain acheveiment. U know the Headshot Honcho achivment? Well, I already got the 10 headshots, one time getting to headshots in a row and the other time I just made a few every know and then. Yet even when I get the 10 headshots, it doesnt activate. anyone know why?

  • 01.28.2009 3:26 PM PDT

Don't even bother joining a game of SWAT with me unless you are suicidal.

I have the Spartan Officer Pin but not the achievement. If you ask me why I think it is because I got to lieutenant on Ranked Living Dead and scince that is a Double Exp weekend playlist I guess I did not get it for that reason. I think it would be realy helpful if you could help me out. Please...

  • 01.28.2009 6:41 PM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

Youtube page

you need to get spartan officer rank in a playlist social or ranked, not your overall rank, once you get that you will unlock the achievement.

  • 01.28.2009 7:34 PM PDT

#101111011110111100001# is a '7'.
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Greasemonkey Scripts
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: SinPkr
Posted by: Lawfish666
K I have a question bout a certain acheveiment. U know the Headshot Honcho achivment? Well, I already got the 10 headshots, one time getting to headshots in a row and the other time I just made a few every know and then. Yet even when I get the 10 headshots, it doesnt activate. anyone know why?



just do the ark mission and head shot brutes and jackels in the head without dying. keep headshoting till u get the achivment.
Correct, but If I might add on, make sure it's done with a Sniper Rifle. Also, I recommend you activate the Grunt Birthday Party skull so you'll know when you have gotten a headshot on a Grunt.

Posted by: blindx1
you need to get spartan officer rank in a playlist social or ranked, not your overall rank, once you get that you will unlock the achievement.
Yes, but more specifically earn the EXP rank of lieutenant (50 EXP) in one playlist.

  • 01.29.2009 4:56 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Not an unlcokable item, but i won and ranked down. any explanattion?

  • 01.29.2009 3:34 PM PDT

#101111011110111100001# is a '7'.
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Greasemonkey Scripts
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: tA Mayhem
Not an unlcokable item, but i won and ranked down. any explanattion?
There are a few reasons that may have happened. You may have quit a previous match and your rank didn't update until then or you won but against lower levels. You can find a much better explanation of the ranking system here.

Posted by: Critical Mass93
I achived the "UNSC Spartan" achivement, but my Mark V helmet is no where in sight...
No worries, man. Just earn an EXP rank of sergeant (12 EXP) in one playlist, not overall. Currently, you have eleven EXP in Squad Battle, so you only need one more! Good luck = ]

  • 01.29.2009 5:47 PM PDT

"To Mend and Defend"

I don't know is this has been reported yet, I'm sure it has. But I worked my butt off to get the original achievements, and HAD the Katana and the security helmet. With the addition of these new achievements, they are now relocked and gone.

What the heck is going on? Bungie, i backed you up and defended you for so long, when the stats got reset in H2 i defended it, when you changed the melee which works now, but still some complained, i defended you. I haven't asked for recon, like so many have. and to those who complained as to you hoarding a armor to yourself, I defended you. Setting the Katana and Security helmet as a very high goal. I defended you.

and when I accomplished the goal of 1000GS and all the achievements(at the time) i felt great and proud of myself. and was glad to be enjoying my new sword and helmet. Now they have been taken from me.

Jesus Bungie, why didn't you test for this? i mean we have had achievement problems with unlockables before. Please fix this ASAP.

Now I offer a possible solution, i don't know exactly how the achievements work, but tell me if this will work. Create an achievement worth 0 GS, attach the trigger of the helmet and Katana to them, the achievement itself will detect that you have the original 49 achievements. so when you sign into Halo 3, you be awarded the achievement and get your stuff back. So the game instead of detecting that you have ALL the achievements, which because 49 is no longer all the game interprets as that you still need more achievements to unlock. tie those armor pieces to this achievement, so that the game detects you have this achievement and keep the armor pieces unlocked. Now this solution is assuming that your can't just patch the game and fix this from behind the scenes. regardless, please fix this bug.

-AgentExeider

  • 01.30.2009 2:23 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I know this has already been adressed but I was playing Halo today and I have had the katana for about 3 months and I decided to get the We're In For Some Chop Achievment, I got it and afterwards I my Security and Katana were locked. I had 46 achievments and 1075 gamerscore. You guys said earlier that it relocks itself after you get another achievment after you get the katana. But i got like 3 new achievments and it didn't disappear but when I got We're in for some chop it is just gone. My guy is just screaming for his security and katana back lol.

  • 01.30.2009 12:42 PM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

Youtube page

you will have to get the original achievements, then security and your katana will unlock

  • 01.30.2009 12:50 PM PDT

#101111011110111100001# is a '7'.
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Greasemonkey Scripts
●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●
Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: meanbean421
I know this has already been adressed but I was playing Halo today and I have had the katana for about 3 months and I decided to get the We're In For Some Chop Achievment, I got it and afterwards I my Security and Katana were locked. I had 46 achievments and 1075 gamerscore. You guys said earlier that it relocks itself after you get another achievment after you get the katana. But i got like 3 new achievments and it didn't disappear but when I got We're in for some chop it is just gone. My guy is just screaming for his security and katana back lol.
As blind said, you will need to earn a few of the original achievements that you have not yet unlocked. I would recommend you try for the meta game achievements as they are rather easy:

Guerilla
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.
Demon
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.
Cavalier
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.
Askar
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.
Exterminator
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.
Ranger
Earn over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.
Vanguard
Earn over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.
Orpheus
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eighth mission.
Reclaimer
Earn over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission.

I cannot guarantee that unlocking these will unlock the Security helmet and Katana as well, but there is a pretty good chance. If you find yourself experiencing difficulty with these, check out this meta game guide.

  • 01.30.2009 1:08 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

ok i had the security shoulders at like 850gs now i have 1025 gs and when i got to lieutenant in team slayer i got that achievement and also the vidmaster challenge: lightswitch which i have no idea how i got it since it wasn't a double exp match and was team slayer and after i got that i got the rough helmet but security shoulders disappeared. i have 43 achievements do i have to get 49 for them to reaper?

  • 01.30.2009 10:37 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

srry for post had to delete something didnt know how to delete

[Edited on 01.30.2009 11:01 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2009 10:44 PM PDT

How to spell "space"?

S-P-ACE! SPACE!

OH MY GOD thank you soooo much for this thread!! OK so i SHOULD have the Rogue helmet, (which is unlocked by getting the "Spartan Officer" achievement. I am currently a lieutenant grade 2, AND i have the spartan officer badge, BUT i didnt get the spartan officer achievement, therefore, i didnt get the rogue helmet. PLEASE fix this, its my FAVORITE helomet in the game and i want it BADLY!
You have to get 50 exp in ONE playlist, I had the badge, but It did not unlock. So I got 50 exp in Team Slayer, and it unlocked. So, just get 50 exp in any playlist.

  • 01.30.2009 11:08 PM PDT

"To Mend and Defend"

What is the solution for someone has HAS all 49 of the original achievements and my security helmet and katana are gone. they were there BEFORE these new achievements were put in the game. Now they are gone.

as someone who has all the original achievements what am I supposed to do?

-AgentExeider

  • 01.31.2009 5:19 AM PDT