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Subject: Mythic ODST: Culling the Covenant

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Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: Gazas
I think we'll be looking for other stuff than Skulls in the city.


Yeah... I'm still standing by the whole skulls transfer theory.

  • 09.01.2009 7:06 AM PDT

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If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

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So if the skulls transfer we could start Mythic from the get go? Not that I'd recommend such a course of action going into completely uncharted territory, but whatever floats your boat.

  • 09.01.2009 7:24 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: MATCLAN
So if the skulls transfer we could start Mythic from the get go? Not that I'd recommend such a course of action going into completely uncharted territory, but whatever floats your boat.


I may do it anyway just for kicks. It'll make the game's initial impact last longer :-)

  • 09.01.2009 7:31 AM PDT

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17th Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3.
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If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.

  • 09.01.2009 7:36 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


Not to mention that in terms of difficulty, Mythic really seems to be the only style that seems realistic. The Covenant are supposed to be impossible to kill. Unbeatable. This is what the books depicted. We're talking about a vast empire that has toppled entire civilizations.

My heart should be racing when I spot a pack of Brutes.

  • 09.01.2009 7:44 AM PDT

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17th Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3.
5th Mythic Conqueror of ODST.
If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

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Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


Not to mention that in terms of difficulty, Mythic really seems to be the only style that seems realistic. The Covenant are supposed to be impossible to kill. Unbeatable. This is what the books depicted. We're talking about a vast empire that has toppled entire civilizations.

My heart should be racing when I spot a pack of Brutes.


I do agree with the realism part, the only modifiers to that being Blind and Black Eye. Although when Black Eye is active it reminds me of the time in First Strike when the Chief's shield system stopped working until an Engineer fixed it. :-)
Another thing is that Brutes are actually dangerous on Mythic, they do seem to have a lot more of an intimidation factor when they're in your face, although IMO they could do with a few more melee attacks. Maybe they'll be more varied in ODST since AI upgrades have been mentioned before?
And forget the pack of brutes, I'll be more worried when I notice a Jackal sniper just out of the corner of my eye on top of a building while there's grenade happy Grunts milling around below.

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  • 09.01.2009 8:10 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gazas
I think we'll be looking for other stuff than Skulls in the city.

Audio Diaries.
We have a winner!

  • 09.01.2009 8:18 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Posted by: MATCLAN
Posted by: Tyrant122312
Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


Not to mention that in terms of difficulty, Mythic really seems to be the only style that seems realistic. The Covenant are supposed to be impossible to kill. Unbeatable. This is what the books depicted. We're talking about a vast empire that has toppled entire civilizations.

My heart should be racing when I spot a pack of Brutes.


I do agree with the realism part, the only modifiers to that being Blind and Black Eye. Although when Black Eye is active it reminds me of the time in First Strike when the Chief's shield system stopped working until an Engineer fixed it. :-)
Another thing is that Brutes are actually dangerous on Mythic, they do seem to have a lot more of an intimidation factor when they're in your face, although IMO they could do with a few more melee attacks. Maybe they'll be more varied in ODST since AI upgrades have been mentioned before?
And forget the pack of brutes, I'll be more worried when I notice a Jackal sniper just out of the corner of my eye on top of a building while there's grenade happy Grunts milling around below.


Yeah, I can see a powerhouse round of Mythic epicness coming to a screeching halt when a blue beam of death punches through an ODST's foot.

  • 09.01.2009 8:19 AM PDT

"There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?"

- In support for Halo 2's final days of Xbox Live.

I wounder if Bungie incorporated a mythc symbol completion as an option, lol

  • 09.01.2009 8:24 AM PDT
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If the game has the ability to see that you have died 0 times with no saves then yeah, that would be cool.

  • 09.01.2009 8:30 AM PDT

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If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

Posted by: Tyrant122312
Yeah, I can see a powerhouse round of Mythic epicness coming to a screeching halt when a blue beam of death punches through an ODST's foot.


That's the one thing that annoys me about snipers; they get god powers. If they want an insta kill it should have to be a headshot, or at least a torso shot. Getting my little toe blown off fills me full of angry thoughts and death screen woes. :-P

  • 09.01.2009 9:18 AM PDT
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Yeah, from the waist up to your head should be the insta-kill area.

  • 09.01.2009 9:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


And he will be first to beat it.

  • 09.01.2009 1:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


Not to mention that in terms of difficulty, Mythic really seems to be the only style that seems realistic. The Covenant are supposed to be impossible to kill. Unbeatable. This is what the books depicted. We're talking about a vast empire that has toppled entire civilizations.


Bungie seems too afraid to try any realism in terms of difficulty. We're not fighting teddys and bears, we're fighting aliens that were once even scary before the battle of Installation 04.

  • 09.01.2009 2:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Tyrant122312
Posted by: MATCLAN
I think I'd start Solo on Heroic to enjoy the story and then I'd maybe try my first co-op session on Mythic as a warmup for Firefight. I do see what you mean though, starting on Mythic would make the predicted 10 hour timeframe increase dramatically.
I'll bet 360 that Pahat starts on Mythic if he can though.


Not to mention that in terms of difficulty, Mythic really seems to be the only style that seems realistic. The Covenant are supposed to be impossible to kill. Unbeatable. This is what the books depicted. We're talking about a vast empire that has toppled entire civilizations.


Bungie seems too afraid to try any realism in terms of difficulty. We're not fighting teddys and bears, we're fighting aliens that were once even scary before the battle of Installation 04.
Teddies and bears don't scare you??

Anyway, I don't exactly know why there's such a gap between Halo 2's Legendary and Halo 3's Legendary, let alone Halo 3's Mythic. A Zealot attacking me in Halo 2 was just terrifying, you're like "Oh my God!"

Only thing I think is scary (more like annoying) in Halo 3 would be when you're out of ammo. Doesn't really happen anymore.

And as much as I think Pahat will be right about his opinion on ODST, I think I wanna wait and play the game before I judge it.

  • 09.01.2009 3:03 PM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

And what exactly is the deal with this ODST truck? Anyone have a link by any chance?

  • 09.03.2009 6:52 AM PDT

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  • 09.03.2009 6:56 AM PDT
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Wort wort wort

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One word: Grunts.

=P
Four words: FIRE IN THE HOLE


Four more words:

Thats what she said.


Sure it wasn't a "him"?

  • 09.03.2009 7:03 AM PDT

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Dangit I KNEW you'd do this.
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  • 09.03.2009 7:15 AM PDT
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Posted by: Tyrant122312
And what exactly is the deal with this ODST truck? Anyone have a link by any chance?
What?

The ODST truck is a truck that goes around in America, I don't know exactly which places, and people can go play Firefight in the back of the truck. I don't know if it's still driving around. lol.

  • 09.03.2009 9:53 AM PDT

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17th Mythic Conqueror of Halo 3.
5th Mythic Conqueror of ODST.
If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

Posted by: Gazas
Posted by: Tyrant122312
And what exactly is the deal with this ODST truck? Anyone have a link by any chance?
What?

The ODST truck is a truck that goes around in America, I don't know exactly which places, and people can go play Firefight in the back of the truck. I don't know if it's still driving around. lol.


Yeah. I really wish something like this was happening in Europe and the UK...
Anyway, here's a link to the areas it's stopping and a news story for Tyrant. :-)

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i'm sure this will be as big as the last one.

ps. Thats what she said

  • 09.03.2009 10:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: JCTehPro
i'm sure this will be as big as the last one.

ps. Thats what she said
Hopefully we won't break Bungie.net.

So are you guys going to start up Legendary when getting the game? At first I thought of starting off on Normal since I want to get to know the game and get the feel of the SMG and the Pistol and stuff. But I'll probably start on Heroic so it will be a little harder but so the SMG will still actually kill. I don't wanna start right off on Legendary because I don't want to get sniped from nowhere on my first play through the game.

That's also the reason I'll definitely not start on Mythic.

  • 09.03.2009 11:15 AM PDT

When the dust settles, you will learn what true terror is.

I'm more concerned with figuring out where weapons spawn, what encounters there are and where, etc. etc. (as well as getting the story) before I try Mythic, so I'll probably do normal on my first playthrough.

  • 09.03.2009 11:24 AM PDT

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5th Mythic Conqueror of ODST.
If you would like to know more about Mythic difficulty please go to this thread. Thank you.

Please do not send me "recruitment messages" as I'm not interested in joining any groups currently.

I'm with Gazas, I want to experience the story whilst playtesting the new weapons and being put in several barely challenging scenarios. Then, once I've got the feel of the game I'll definitely move up to Legendary and eventually Mythic since Legendary is supposed to be harder this time around.

  • 09.03.2009 11:32 AM PDT