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Subject: Official Halo 3: ODST "Mythic Difficulty" Guide (VIDEOS!!!)

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Woo! NMPD HQ in 10:04. With 476,140 points. But if I'd been just 5 seconds faster, I would have cracked half a million :(

Also, finally snagged the last night section between Kikowani Stn. and Data Hive. Tried shooting through the enemies. Died. Took the right instead of left, took out two jetpack brutes, then ran to the doorway and snagged it. Much easier that way lmao.

  • 11.18.2009 2:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: RC Master
Woo! NMPD HQ in 10:04. With 476,140 points. But if I'd been just 5 seconds faster, I would have cracked half a million :(

Also, finally snagged the last night section between Kikowani Stn. and Data Hive. Tried shooting through the enemies. Died. Took the right instead of left, took out two jetpack brutes, then ran to the doorway and snagged it. Much easier that way lmao.


Impressive. Beats Pahat's time which was exactly 2 seconds faster than mine.

  • 11.18.2009 2:18 PM PDT

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Hey, Tyrant. No luck with the Kizingo Wraith rush. I've tried for about an hour now using seperate methods and each time I can kill one Wraith, but then I can't get close tot he 2nd as their are too many Ghosts and Grunts it also has a tendedncy to hang around near the centre of the plaza. Not to mention that the Banshees are still there and complicate matters further.
Maybe we can try again on Friday?

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Did I get a fastest time on my mythic run of
Kikowani Station - Film? It was only 7.03 mins, which judging by the leaderboads is the fastest run.

  • 11.18.2009 3:20 PM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Posted by: JFKES
Did I get a fastest time on my mythic run of
Kikowani Station - Film? It was only 7.03 mins, which judging by the leaderboads is the fastest run.

Those stats aren't attached to that file I'm afraid. Did you upload the wrong one?

I got 8:28 on Kiko myself. Just using stuff I'd thought of myself and stolen from dark, but clearly that can be improved.

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Impressive. Beats Pahat's time which was exactly 2 seconds faster than mine.

Cool. I don't expect to keep the record for long though! I didn't kill the intial enemies surrounding the pelican very quickly so I'm sure someone can bring it under 10 mins. Possibly towards 8 or 9 with a bit more practice.

EDIT: sorry, heres the NMPD HQ film

[Edited on 11.18.2009 4:01 PM PST]

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Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: JFKES
Did I get a fastest time on my mythic run of
Kikowani Station - Film? It was only 7.03 mins, which judging by the leaderboads is the fastest run.

Those stats aren't attached to that file I'm afraid. Did you upload the wrong one?


No, its just that it wouldn't show me the link to the game from the film. I had to go to the resent game instead. The film was longer because I died twice, but the run when I made it I did it in 7.03. Which I think is the record.

  • 11.19.2009 1:26 AM PDT

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Posted by: RC Master
Woo! NMPD HQ in 10:04. With 476,140 points. But if I'd been just 5 seconds faster, I would have cracked half a million :(


Ha. How, do you think i feel? My time before my most recent one was 10:03, and had I not tried to grenade jump and/or double back for another medpack that i really didn't need, I would have made it under 10.

On my walkthrough run, the rush areas were actually done much faster than the 10:03 run. In fact, I made it to the Pelican in under 2 and a half minutes!

The Pelican battle, though, is what seems to vary. Sometimes the Phantoms show up on the missile pod side, and sometimes they don't. Sometimes the missile pod can survive the entire duration, and sometimes it doesn't. Those seem to be the major factors.

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Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: JFKES
Did I get a fastest time on my mythic run of
Kikowani Station - Film? It was only 7.03 mins, which judging by the leaderboads is the fastest run.

Those stats aren't attached to that file I'm afraid. Did you upload the wrong one?


No, its just that it wouldn't show me the link to the game from the film. I had to go to the resent game instead. The film was longer because I died twice, but the run when I made it I did it in 7.03. Which I think is the record.

  • 11.19.2009 5:14 AM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Posted by: JFKES
its just that it wouldn't show me the link to the game from the film. I had to go to the resent game instead. The film was longer because I died twice, but the run when I made it I did it in 7.03. Which I think is the record.

I'll have a look at your film, but records can't be verified by stats alone anymore. Plus its very weird to NOT have the stats attached to the film.

Posted by: Tyrant122312
My time before my most recent one was 10:03, and had I not tried to grenade jump and/or double back for another medpack that i really didn't need, I would have made it under 10.

Sorry for you :(


The Pelican battle, though, is what seems to vary. Sometimes the Phantoms show up on the missile pod side, and sometimes they don't. Sometimes the missile pod can survive the entire duration, and sometimes it doesn't. Those seem to be the major factors.
It can vary a lot. Sometimes I feel like I'm left standing for ages for new enemies to show up, other times they're coming thick and fast. Getting those first few infantry dead seems to trigger the start of the actual "battle".

[Edited on 11.19.2009 5:32 AM PST]

  • 11.19.2009 5:28 AM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Hey, Tyrant. No luck with the Kizingo Wraith rush. I've tried for about an hour now using seperate methods and each time I can kill one Wraith, but then I can't get close tot he 2nd as their are too many Ghosts and Grunts it also has a tendedncy to hang around near the centre of the plaza. Not to mention that the Banshees are still there and complicate matters further.
Maybe we can try again on Friday?


I may try grabbing a Beam Rifle along the way to see if that makes a difference. Sniping the gunners and the Ghosts might help to make it easier.

But yes, I'm all up for giving it a go tomorrow night.

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Posted by: RC Master
I'll have a look at your film, but records can't be verified by stats alone anymore. Plus its very weird to NOT have the stats attached to the film.


Thanks, but remember, I do die twice before the actual 7.03 run. I know, I have no idea why it hasn't linked the stats to the film, its strange. Thanks any way.

  • 11.19.2009 7:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Hey, Tyrant. No luck with the Kizingo Wraith rush. I've tried for about an hour now using seperate methods and each time I can kill one Wraith, but then I can't get close tot he 2nd as their are too many Ghosts and Grunts it also has a tendedncy to hang around near the centre of the plaza. Not to mention that the Banshees are still there and complicate matters further.
Maybe we can try again on Friday?


I may try grabbing a Beam Rifle along the way to see if that makes a difference. Sniping the gunners and the Ghosts might help to make it easier.

But yes, I'm all up for giving it a go tomorrow night.


I was using a Beam Rifle. And a Plasma Pistol, it's just that due to Famine you don't have the ammo in the PP to take down all the vehicles, and even a full Beam Rifle (can we call this the BR when talking about ODST?) doesn't have the capacity to kill all the infantry and secondary gunners in the area unless you don't miss a shot.
If there was a way to bring either a full Carbine or Automag things would be different. Very different.

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Posted by: Tyrant122312
Posted by: MATCLAN
Hey, Tyrant. No luck with the Kizingo Wraith rush. I've tried for about an hour now using seperate methods and each time I can kill one Wraith, but then I can't get close tot he 2nd as their are too many Ghosts and Grunts it also has a tendedncy to hang around near the centre of the plaza. Not to mention that the Banshees are still there and complicate matters further.
Maybe we can try again on Friday?


I may try grabbing a Beam Rifle along the way to see if that makes a difference. Sniping the gunners and the Ghosts might help to make it easier.

But yes, I'm all up for giving it a go tomorrow night.


I was using a Beam Rifle. And a Plasma Pistol, it's just that due to Famine you don't have the ammo in the PP to take down all the vehicles, and even a full Beam Rifle (can we call this the BR when talking about ODST?) doesn't have the capacity to kill all the infantry and secondary gunners in the area unless you don't miss a shot.
If there was a way to bring either a full Carbine or Automag things would be different. Very different.


But there is an automag near the rear door, and there's plenty of spare ammo on the other side for the final battle. Would that auto-mag do the job? It may be possible to engage that battle near the door and come out victorious.

  • 11.19.2009 7:49 AM PDT

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Clearing the enemies near to the door out isn't a problem, yet as soon as you move ontp the slope the Wraiths start going crazy and there are still a plethora of Ghosts milling around. Ideally I'd like a full Carbine before entering that section as it would be a little more versatile than the pistol and I've found that the best position to kill the infantry from is the location near the spare Beam Rifle, Rocket Launcher and Medkit as the Wraiths can't really hit you and the Ghosts don't get too aggressive.
Then again, maybe if I was just better with the Sniper there'd be less complications.

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Clearing the enemies near to the door out isn't a problem, yet as soon as you move ontp the slope the Wraiths start going crazy and there are still a plethora of Ghosts milling around. Ideally I'd like a full Carbine before entering that section as it would be a little more versatile than the pistol and I've found that the best position to kill the infantry from is the location near the spare Beam Rifle, Rocket Launcher and Medkit as the Wraiths can't really hit you and the Ghosts don't get too aggressive.
Then again, maybe if I was just better with the Sniper there'd be less complications.


But between the number of Plasma Pistols dropped by the Jackals and Grunts, coupled by the Automag, wouldn't that be enough to take out both the Wraiths and the Ghosts that attack?

  • 11.19.2009 8:10 AM PDT

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Imagine it like a series of barriers to penetrate before reaching the Wraiths:
Ghosts---->Infantry---->Wraiths

As you can see, there's a slight problem in that you can't access the enemy infantry's ammo or grenades as the Ghosts stop you. This becomes a bit of a cycle as you could really use tha gear to deal with the Ghosts.

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Posted by: MATCLAN
Imagine it like a series of barriers to penetrate before reaching the Wraiths:
Ghosts---->Infantry---->Wraiths

As you can see, there's a slight problem in that you can't access the enemy infantry's ammo or grenades as the Ghosts stop you. This becomes a bit of a cycle as you could really use tha gear to deal with the Ghosts.


I can actually get to the back door without any real trouble. I found a neat little method for avoiding the Ghosts/Wraiths in that area during the initial speed run. I can now reach the back door every time. It's taking out the Wraiths and Ghosts from there that I usually have trouble with.

  • 11.19.2009 8:21 AM PDT

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I tried going to the back door at first, and maing it there isn't the problem. Neither is killing 1 Wraith.
But after repeated death I eventually undercut the Wraiths and set up behind their spawn point. This give better sight lines overall (and a canopy to block plasma mortars), unfortunately it's hard to capitalise ont hese good lines of sight due to not having the desired weaponry.

  • 11.19.2009 8:27 AM PDT

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I'll have to see what you're talking about. I'm not quite following. lol.

  • 11.19.2009 8:34 AM PDT

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I don't think I've got the films anymore, but I'll show you tomorrow.

  • 11.19.2009 8:37 AM PDT

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Sounds like a plan. I'll try a few things tonight as well.

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When is the next mission going to be rendered?

  • 11.19.2009 9:29 AM PDT

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Kizingo is my next target. Once we solve this issue with the Wraiths, I can redo the run and render it, in which case, we'll be golden.

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Hi

Dang... things have been really moving along. I'll join in finding the best and fastest Mythic strategies when I'm not distracted with MW2 or doing Mythic co-op.

Nice runs Tyrant.

  • 11.19.2009 6:28 PM PDT