- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Some Real Talk
I've been seeing a lot of threads based around the upcoming vidmasters and Recon armor, and I'm sorry to add another one but I feel like I have different thoughts than the majority.
When IWHBYD was found, within 48 hours Hayabusa became a common sight. When the new achievements were added, katanas became more easily attained.
Many think that once ODST is released, Recon will be multiple times in every lobby and every game until it become old really fast.
I wouldn't be so fast to jump to that conclusion.
The requirements to get Recon are already more challenging than those to get Hayabusa and Security/Katana.
As the game stands, one can easily log onto the internet and find instructions to find all of the skulls. Also, with 1750 achievements, Security is something one will gain over repeated play.
Recon differs in this respect.
So far the known vidmaster achievements are:
Lightswitch
Brainpan
7 on 7
Annual
Out of the 4, Lightswitch is the only one that can be attained by repeated play, and anyone who spends enough time in one playlist will get it.
Out of the 4 Brainpan is the only one that requires the player to collect something, much like the Hayabusa requirements.
7 on 7 requires the player to sit down on a specific date and get 7 exp in a playlist on that given date, requiring timing and availability. Bungie was nice enough add a playlist in on these dates to help people out.
For Annual, the player needs to organize a group of 3 other players (which can be tough for some people), and sit down for a few hours and complete a campaign mission with ridiculous rules.
I know everyone already knows that information, but what I'm trying to say is that the vidmasters vary so much in what they require:
Lightswitch = Perserverance
Brainpan = Searching & Collecting
7 on 7 = Timing & Availability
Annual = Organization & Patience
We also have no idea what the next 3 are going to be. Perhaps one of them is to get all 1750 achievement points on ODST. Who knows? But I am, in fact, willing to at least two of them will have nothing in common with the above mentioned.
I think the variety of the vidmasters and the drastic difficulty changes to attain them are intentional, so it's not as easy as googling "Halo 3 vidmasters guide" and getting them all in a day.
The point I want to make is that, I don't think we will be seeing numerous players suited up in Recon the day ODST drops. It may take weeks or months before a decent sized group of people unlock it for it to be noticeable on a large scale.
So before you jump to conclusions about the predicted "overuse of Recon", take consideration that the unknown vidmasters could require almost anything and may take more time to complete than initially thought.
I believe I heard Annual was the hardest.