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Subject: Mythic Difficulty- Make it integrated?

Just enjoy the damn game!
Who cares about BR vs AR

We know that in Halo 3 you can choose to play from four difficulties: Easy, Normal, Heroic and Legendary. However, we also know that there is a user-designed 5th: Mythic. This is where you put on every skull and play on Legendary. There is no way to know that all skulls are on until you complete the campaign, and so achievements based on this would be very hard to design.

Therefore what I am proposing is that Bungie integrates the Mythic difficulty. Once you have collected all the skulls on Campaign, another option appears in the difficulty selection: Mythic.

This would have its own emblem, and would play as it does on Halo 3, but you do not have to put all the skulls on manually. You just select Mythic, and you start the game with all skulls on and on Legendary, without you having to do anything else. This allows achievements to be made for Mythic completion, and would prove to people that you are a God on campaign.

What do you think?

Edit: Mythic Emblem Thanks to Goalie Master for the link.

Also, Fantastic idea here:
Posted by: Halo 2 Rookie
As a stem of this, perhaps they should have a marker identifying which skulls you've had on while completing all the campaign levels on the highest difficulty that you've done that.

Like, let's say Blind Skull makes it in. When someone looks at your profile, they'll see the Blind Skull lined up under the emblem identifying that you've beaten the campaign on Normal if you went through every level on Normal with the Blind Skull.

When you've done Legendary with every skull, the entire emblem should just change to the Mythic emblem. I have no idea what that'd be, but I don't think the Mythic Maps emblem is as appropriate. They should just add to the current Legendary emblem.



[Edited on 09.02.2009 3:52 PM PDT]

  • 09.02.2009 8:41 AM PDT
Subject: Crazy Idea... Integrated Mythic Difficulty?

Tank beats everything!!!

Idk it isnt to hard to put the skulls on but i like the acivment idea

  • 09.02.2009 8:42 AM PDT

Just enjoy the damn game!
Who cares about BR vs AR

I agree, it isn't hard to put on all the skulls, but just think of this. When you are checking out other peoples service tags, it says what stage they hav completed campaign. With integrated Mythic, you can have this appear above the Legendary symbol.

  • 09.02.2009 8:47 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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I love the idea, but if that was done they'd probably reduce the difficulty of Mythic, making it not quite as Mythical. -.-
What makes Mythic so surprising and respectable is that Bungie themselves considered it an impossible task. One which has only been accomplished by 35 different people across the entire Halo 3 userbase. If you were to attach achievements and visible awards to it, Bungie would know that the motivation of players wouold likely be increased, yet it wouldn't be a good investment for the majority of players to feel snubbed by something so challenging therefore meaning that they'd make the game easier so that the majority would have a chance. Meaning that we'd have to come up with a difficulty harder than Mythic which is a bit of a headscratcher.

As thing stand currently it's enough proof to have game stats and saved films. All of which are permanently in my file share as 9 badges of honour as opposed to one tacked onto my service record.

  • 09.02.2009 11:01 AM PDT

As a stem of this, perhaps they should have a marker identifying which skulls you've had on while completing all the campaign levels on the highest difficulty that you've done that.

Like, let's say Blind Skull makes it in. When someone looks at your profile, they'll see the Blind Skull lined up under the emblem identifying that you've beaten the campaign on Normal if you went through every level on Normal with the Blind Skull.

When you've done Legendary with every skull, the entire emblem should just change to the Mythic emblem. I have no idea what that'd be, but I don't think the Mythic Maps emblem is as appropriate. They should just add to the current Legendary emblem.

  • 09.02.2009 11:41 AM PDT

Screw recon, I want my 42 steak dinners.

that would be cool. There could be a secret achievement after you get all the skulls that says you unlocked Mythic difficulty. The difficulty could then appear under legendary. Instead of an Elite head with a bullet hole in it, there could be an elite head with a big chunk missing out of it.

  • 09.02.2009 11:45 AM PDT

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That's easy. A zero G achievement.

  • 09.02.2009 12:07 PM PDT

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"Watch this!"

That's actually not a bad idea.

  • 09.02.2009 1:30 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halo 2 Rookie
As a stem of this, perhaps they should have a marker identifying which skulls you've had on while completing all the campaign levels on the highest difficulty that you've done that.

Like, let's say Blind Skull makes it in. When someone looks at your profile, they'll see the Blind Skull lined up under the emblem identifying that you've beaten the campaign on Normal if you went through every level on Normal with the Blind Skull.

When you've done Legendary with every skull, the entire emblem should just change to the Mythic emblem. I have no idea what that'd be, but I don't think the Mythic Maps emblem is as appropriate. They should just add to the current Legendary emblem.


Mythic Emblem

From the Thread: "Official Halo 3 *Mythic Difficulty* Guide (ALL SKULLS ON!!!) on HBO"

[Edited on 09.02.2009 1:38 PM PDT]

  • 09.02.2009 1:37 PM PDT

Just enjoy the damn game!
Who cares about BR vs AR

Good ideas guys. All I'm trying to do is make it easier to activate mythic, make it appear in your service record, and make it possible to get achievements.

  • 09.02.2009 3:08 PM PDT
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I didn't make that icon. I just posted it from this thread.

  • 09.02.2009 3:33 PM PDT
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a good idea i suppose, but it has to be an unlockable that can be obtained from collecting all the skulls.

  • 09.02.2009 5:06 PM PDT
Subject: Mythic Difficulty- Make it integrated?

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

You do know Bungie only intended the Mythic skull to be on to play Mythic difficulty right?

Bungie only considers the one skull as Mythic. What TYRANT calls Mythic, Bungie calls SLASO. Big difference.

The truth is, if they make an achievement, it will likely only be BUNGIE's version of Mythic. And since that will be the case, it aught to just be the Legendary emblem with a human skull instead of an Elite one.

All that other crap is unnecessary.

  • 09.02.2009 5:10 PM PDT