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Subject: FAQ: Missing an Achievement, Armor, or Other Unlockable Item? Read ...

To get some elite armour i read that you need to achieve an overkill, i already got that but the elite armour isn't showing up for me to use...I also got an overkill in a ranked match so it couldn't be that...Do you have to get an overkill whilst playing as an elite? Or have i got a glitch and would you suggest contacting Bungie?

It would be great if someone could message me a solution to my problems ^.^

  • 03.27.2009 9:50 AM PDT

To unlock the commando helmet it isn't just getting an overkill. You need to unlock the achievement to get it. That means you need an overkill in Lone Wolves.

  • 03.27.2009 10:27 AM PDT

first my shoulders, now this. i got my security shoulders back but now that i got 49 it didn't give me katana or security helmet! does this mean i need to get all the original achievements that i haven't unlocked?

  • 03.27.2009 3:29 PM PDT
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some of my armor permutations are gone, and I have 1500G in Halo 3, I dont get it???

  • 03.27.2009 3:51 PM PDT

got my katana and security helm, thanks. also got astetic commando and afew other acheivements along the way

  • 03.28.2009 9:13 AM PDT
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Thank you for this, now i can help my friend get his spartan officer. :)

  • 03.28.2009 3:37 PM PDT

i had security shoulders but i recovered my gamertag and they are gone

  • 03.28.2009 3:40 PM PDT
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My brothers gamertag, RedDryBones, got all the "gold skull" achievements, but never recieved ANY hayabusa armor.

Any reason why?

  • 03.28.2009 4:17 PM PDT

looking for people to do the annual achievement now

  • 03.28.2009 6:47 PM PDT
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ok so i have 1115 gs on halo 3 and 49 achievements unlocked........ and i should have the security and katana armor....... but every time i go i put on the katana and secur helm they dissapear but the shoulders do not...... why does just the katana and secur helm disapear? its really pissing me off becuase i blew off 2 partys with my friends to do the achievementsand i dont have the stuff........ WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS CRAP?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  • 03.28.2009 9:12 PM PDT
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ummmmm i didnt get the spartan officer achievement when i got to a lutenite in my world ranking. i get it with the light switch achievement.... why is this?

  • 03.28.2009 11:45 PM PDT

i have this problem too, try recovering your profile, if that doesn't work, load all the levels again, and if not that you might have to do the campaign all over again on legendary =( it's very annoying, isn't it. i think we should complain to bungie, this has happened multiple times to many people and they still haven't fixed the bug/glitch. we should do this or make a group for people with lost perpetuations. good luck, and goodbye.

  • 03.29.2009 1:36 AM PDT
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this kinda helped...
had all amour unlocked plus katana....
started playing double exp weekend (3 ball) got another achievement (alas, poor yourik?) and now im missing the katana and security helmet...upset bungie

  • 03.29.2009 4:34 AM PDT

hey guys i have 49 achevments 1180 gamerscore (in halo 3 but still no armour!!!)

  • 03.29.2009 5:49 AM PDT

Fear not, for I am the first and the last...

This is regarding errors with the Service record and my problem with the spartan pin not appearing and I don't know why. It's been over 4 hours as I type this since I got the 2 achievements (got 50EXP to get spartan achievement).

Well I just completed getting 50EXP in the rocket race (for double EXP weekend) today and I got the "Spartan Officer" as well as the "Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch" achievements but for some reason my service record does not show that I have earned the Spartan Officer icon. I even played a social slayer game right after getting this achievement so I don't see how I could have disconneted too early to not get this.

Also, I see that on this website, here on bungie, that my service record still shows that I have 48EXP in Rocket Race whereas my in-game service record on my 360 (the overall details portion of it) says my Rocket Race EXP is 50. Yet this website shows my results for the social team slayer game I played right after getting my achievement in rocket races for getting 50EXP. So, some parts are updating fine on the site and the most imporant parts are not. At any rate, although my in game service record says I have 50EXP in rocket races (well it says that in the overall player details before going into the actual service record), but the spartain officer pin is not in the actual service record on this website OR on my in-game service record!

Any help on your end (bungie's) to re-callibrate or somehow scan my live account to update this would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time and I hope this can get resolved.

  • 03.29.2009 10:02 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: IisSpartan
My brothers gamertag, RedDryBones, got all the "gold skull" achievements, but never recieved ANY hayabusa armor.

Any reason why?
To be quite honest, I'm not sure why he never received any piece of the Hayabusa armor, but I would recommend he finds the silver skulls as well and see where that brings him.

Posted by: unluckyangel
ummmmm i didnt get the spartan officer achievement when i got to a lutenite in my world ranking. i get it with the light switch achievement.... why is this?
Since TU2 (Title Update 2) was implemented, your EXP rank in a playlist counts towards the rank achievements. To unlock the UNSC Graduate achievement, you need to earn 5 EXP in one playlist. To unlock the UNSC Spartan achievement, you need to earn 12 EXP in one playlist. And as you now know, to unlock the Spartan Officer achievement, you need 50 EXP in one playlist.

Posted by: Jebba02
this kinda helped...
had all amour unlocked plus katana....
started playing double exp weekend (3 ball) got another achievement (alas, poor yourik?) and now im missing the katana and security helmet...upset bungie
Although it's not always the case, the main requirements for the Katana and Security helmet are a total of at least 49 achievements and a 1000 gamerscore in Halo 3. You only have 39 achievements but have a 1040 gamerscore.

You'll have to unlock another handful of achievements. Here's where I would recommend you start:

The meta-game achievements

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

The meta-game achievements may sound difficult, but they really aren't. If you have any trouble, here's a guide.

Headshot Honcho
Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.

This achievement is rather easy. Play from mission start on The Ark and just keep shooting the Covenant's heads off!

Lee R Wilson Memorial
Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist.

This is easily done in Lone Wolves. Grab Plasma/Spike grenades and throw for your life!

Posted by: okinawan legend
hey guys i have 49 achevments 1180 gamerscore (in halo 3 but still no armour!!!)
You'll need to unlock a few more achievements like the user above. I would suggest you finish off your remaining meta-game achievements (Demon, Cavalier, Askar, Exterminator, Ranger, Vanguard, and Reclaimer) and also try for Marathon Man.


BurNt CracKer, the reason the Spartan Officer pin does not appear on your service record is because your highest skill is not 10. The Spartan Officer achievement requires 50 EXP in one playlist, but the actual pin requires a highest skill of 10. Your highest skill is in Lone Wolves so keep playing until you reach 10!

Good luck everyone!

  • 03.29.2009 10:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: IisSpartan
My brothers gamertag, RedDryBones, got all the "gold skull" achievements, but never recieved ANY hayabusa armor.

Any reason why?
To be quite honest, I'm not sure why he never received any piece of the Hayabusa armor, but I would recommend he finds the silver skulls as well and see where that brings him.


Good luck everyone!


He has all the silver skulls except IWHBYD

  • 03.29.2009 11:38 AM PDT

Tell him to check again? Maybe he just looked at the helmet. And you need the IWHBYD skull as well, to get the helmet.

Then check that you can activate the skulls. Go into the campaign lobby (where you choose what level to play). Press X and see what skulls. Maybe he really doesn't have the skulls. Quit before they registered or something.

  • 03.29.2009 11:40 AM PDT

(If you want peace prepare for war)

Ok, I was playing halo 3, turned it off to go play fallout 3. I went back to halo 3 with some friends, and all of a sudden, I was missing my security/eva/scout helmets, my scout/secruity shoulders and my katana. Also, I cant watch any videos I have previously saved. And last, I went to look at my acheivements, and it said I had 61 outta 49. If I sign back online and reinstall the update, will I get the armor back? ( everyone keeps telling me to come here so i did)

  • 03.29.2009 11:43 AM PDT

Silent: Try it. Let us know. What's the worst that could happen?


Posted by: tyler mckitt
I am missing rouge armor and officer achievement, I am at lieutenant rank and have an officer pin

Well sir, have you tried reading the first post of this thread? it explains the solution to this issue.

  • 03.29.2009 12:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: burritosenior
Tell him to check again? Maybe he just looked at the helmet. And you need the IWHBYD skull as well, to get the helmet.

Then check that you can activate the skulls. Go into the campaign lobby (where you choose what level to play). Press X and see what skulls. Maybe he really doesn't have the skulls. Quit before they registered or something.


We've checked many times...he doesnt have any of the armor.

I myself have watched him pick the skulls up and im sure they registered cuz he can activate em and we finished the level each time

  • 03.29.2009 4:21 PM PDT
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can u give me the requirements

[Edited on 03.29.2009 4:58 PM PDT]

  • 03.29.2009 4:40 PM PDT

Posted by: Tyler1216
can some1 tell me all the armor pieces

Read this.

  • 03.29.2009 4:45 PM PDT

I agree that all presidents should serve 2 terms. 1 in office and 1 in prison

this post should automatically come up when someone wants to make once again, another post complaining about not getting security.

  • 03.30.2009 9:46 AM PDT