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Subject: My Guide to help you get "Vidmaster: Endure"

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Posted by: UrbanExpulsion
Time Glitch I'm sorry that all these people are getting this achievement should we just stop getting it with this strategy to make you happier? because we all would be so glad to do that


Well you'd sure as hell have more fun that way.

But that's for you to decide. Cheat it, or actually earn it. Your choice.

  • 09.25.2009 10:55 AM PDT

Posted by: UrbanExpulsion

Btw notice that he says he is one of the ones who breaks that stereotype...
that means he's trying to be a complete jackass about being a general.


Thank you for supporting my post Urban.

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  • 09.25.2009 11:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: Time Glitch
Posted by: UrbanExpulsion
Time Glitch I'm sorry that all these people are getting this achievement should we just stop getting it with this strategy to make you happier? because we all would be so glad to do that


Well you'd sure as hell have more fun that way.

But that's for you to decide. Cheat it, or actually earn it. Your choice.

Well I have not gotten it yet. And still do not think this guide is "cheating". I got to Set 4 Round 2 Wave 5 only using one thing mentioned in this guide that was not the Bonus round thing. It took 2 hours and it was not fun. It was a waste of time.

  • 09.25.2009 11:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: UrbanExpulsion
Posted by: Time Glitch
Posted by: UrbanExpulsion
Time Glitch I'm sorry that all these people are getting this achievement should we just stop getting it with this strategy to make you happier? because we all would be so glad to do that


Well you'd sure as hell have more fun that way.

But that's for you to decide. Cheat it, or actually earn it. Your choice.

Well I have not gotten it yet. And still do not think this guide is "cheating". I got to Set 4 Round 2 Wave 5 only using one thing mentioned in this guide that was not the Bonus round thing. It took 2 hours and it was not fun. It was a waste of time.


Then you and whoever you did it with was doing it wrong. It's a game. You're supposed to enjoy it. If you weren't having fun, you honestly should not have been playing the game.

  • 09.25.2009 11:15 AM PDT

Posted by: UrbanExpulsion

Btw notice that he says he is one of the ones who breaks that stereotype...
that means he's trying not to be a complete jackass about being a general.


I see you finally edited your mistake. You see Urban its the fact that he acknowledges himself as a general and thinks he's better than everyone else by making this guide and stating he's trying not to be a jackass that he shows everyone he's still a jackass. All he's doing here is trying to hide being a jackass but in his post he's acting like one.

  • 09.25.2009 11:37 AM PDT

A few hours ago my team & I made it to Set 4 Round 3 Wave 4 on "Alpha Site" but failed cuz of THREE REASONS: 1.We didnt know of the two other health packs OR the SMG/AutoMag weapon-caches on the sides of the staircase, 2.We didnt let the enemies come in to the ambush point in order to have their low-ammo weapons pile up for us to use, and 3.We didn't conserve as many lives as you did but we did conserve some as best we could but not even close to over 35 lives...

[Edited on 09.25.2009 12:29 PM PDT]

  • 09.25.2009 12:28 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

I will try to answer you step by step, please try to keep up.

Well, I'm thinking that if you have THIRTY-FIVE lives at your disposal, this achievement would be about 35x easier.Ok...If you play conservative and in a strategic manner, then you earned those THIRTY-FIVE lives. It doesn't make the acheivement easier, as it just gives you more room to make mistakes.

And yes, spawn camping the enemy is cheating, especially when doing so gets you a rediculously high score, awarding you an amount of lives that you should not have been able to reasonably get.Hypothetically: You are playing SWAT, have a triple kill, and see the Overkill Extermination guy spawn. Are you going to let him get the chance to kill you or are you going to kill him first? I don't consider spawn camping as cheating as it is a 'dirty tactic'. However, its very effective, and since its against the computer and NOT against other players (like MM swat), it shouldn't offend anybohy (imo).

They're called Achievements for a reason. If you can't get it, then you get better and eventually get to the point where you can. You achieve something. With this helpful little loophole, I'd imagine pretty much anyone with a few brain cells a pair of thumbs could get this achievement.

And I never said you forced anyone to do anything. But what you did was glorify a loophole in a game that made one of the hardest achievements in the game easily doable.
Here's where you lose me. If you can't do something, you research on how to effectively acheive it. You learn, you get better, and eventually, you acheive what previously was unattainable. You can't just walk onto a HS football team, it takes practice and knowledge. Same concept.

I'd like to quote you really quickly, though.


I felt it necessary though to help others because I realize that everyone isn't a 'super general god' at this game.


Thats why people GET BETTER AT THE GAME. You're just enabling people, essentially. Giving them an *ackhem* "easy way out".
When I started Halo3, I wasn't perfect, I was good, not great. I wanted to get better. What did I do? I started learning strategies, tips and tricks, and eventually I got good enough to acheive my general rank. Essentially, I'm passing my knowledge down to some of the more inexperienced players. Again though, this guide helps everyone. Knowledge is power.

So please stop trying to defend yourself. I don't actually have much of a problem with you. I have a problem with people who would use this guide at all. But I shouldn't, I guess. They're really only cheating themselves. I'm glad that this is a dispute of opinion and not a flame war. However, you kinda contradict yourself. You have a problem with people wanting help getting the help they are searching for. No one is perfect, which means no one man can know everything.

I actually don't mean to offend anyone here, especially you considering you're actually an intelligent human being. But, I'm just a little irked that all of a sudden this achievement no longer carries any weight with it, and is no longer actually an achievement. Makes me a little sad inside, like when the IWHBYD skull was discovered through hacking.

Yup, people will do anything for their precious achievements.
I'll take that as a compliment! =) This achievement still carries some weight, because it is time consuming, and gets progressively difficult, and without teamwork, it can fall apart rather easily. Also, people are having trouble finding 3 others to play this with. The difference betweent his guide and the IWHBYD skull is that this strategy was written by a regular guy playing a game legitimately, not looking into the code to see 'how many enemies this' or 'geometry glitches' that.

I understand where you come from with your arguments, but I'm just confused that you feel that a strategy guide is a bad thing. It is helping those who need the help. I am giving them the flashlight, they must get to the end of the tunnel themselves.

  • 09.25.2009 12:37 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

Posted by: xxxXnoodleXxxx
For this strategy, does anyone have any other tips for brutes with fuel rod cannons and for hunters?
Those two units are all that is unholy when you do this strategy.
I tried the plasma pistol trick on the fuel rod guys, but you just can't pull it off when they're reefing shots at you. And the space is so enclosed it's hard to kite hunters...
So any help would be awesome...
For the Fuel Rod brutes, use the same brute strategy, but add a 'bob and weave' into your attack. Hide behind an object (a wall), charge your P.P, bob out, shoot, bob back in, listen for the hit, switch to your pistol, unload a few shots (not necessarily a kill immediately), bob in, bob out, put a few more shots into him, rinse repeat success.

As for hunters, a shotgun to the back removes some of the hunters backplate, leaving it even MORE exposed, and the shotgun actually stuns the hunter, so if you can get behind him and pump a shotgun shot into him, you can keep safely shooting his back until he is dead.

  • 09.25.2009 12:40 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

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Posted by: mastercmj2003
I felt it necessary though to help others because I realize that everyone isn't a 'super general god' at this game. Im one of many generals that break this stereotype, look around.


Oh thank you mister high and mighty general. We other halo players are not worthy of your general status. To think we would have to suffer with our own stupidity because only smart and good people are generals. Seriously now dude, who the hell do you think you are!?!? You have no right to say who good and who isn't good at halo or "super -blam!- general god" as you put it. Just because you probably got a 50 in swat where its shoot first or die doesn't mean you're better than the rest of us. Your guide alone is like you're talking to everyone like they're watching a little kid's show. Honestly everything you said in that guide is basic stuff that everyone already knows. Here's my favorite part of your "guide".

Second: WORK AS A TEAM! Communicate, don't do anything too bold.

Really... you're kidding right. That's what you do in any co-op game like Horde mode in GoW2, and Survival Mode in L4d. That's like a golden rule of all co-op games...oh wait I forgot you're a general and I'm not. I forgot that's why you're talking over everyone here.

Have one person from each side switch their SMG for a Plasma Pistol (is he for real?).

What now? You're using the plasma pistol to take out their shields like its always been used for in every Halo game? I had no idea that's what it was used for, once again thank you mighty general. We should build a statue in your honor. I was thinking a silver statue with gold writing on the bottom.

MasterCMJ2003: Biggest Jack@$$ on the Halo 3 ODST Forums.

PS: Nice job cheating your way out of that bonus round. Got any more tips for us? Like how to customize our armor? I mean I know not being a general makes it hard to switch armor pieces and than to color them!?!? That's a whole new ball game. Or maybe a guide on how to be a Egotistical Prick just because I got a Level 50 guide. Before I wrap this up in a bow let me just say something to everyone else here...some actual advice.

Neither this guy or myself have any right to give all of you advice. Just play ODST the way it was meant to be played, with 3 of your friends tearing it up on xbox live. If you get the achievement that's awesome, if you don't thats fine too. At least you're having fun with your friends either way.


I'm sorry that when I get stereotyped, that I wish to erase any doubts. I never ONCE said I was a better person, which is the vibe I'm getting at.

Also, you would be surprised that people can forget even the basics of stuff. You can't add numbers together PERFECTLY everytime, you tend to make mistakes, you forget some algebra sometimes, IT HAPPENS!

I'm sorry that I posted a strategy guide that helps others. However, due to the high popularity of this thread, the kind feedback, i am not going to just 'delete' it. Its going to stay whether you like it or not. I know that sounds mean, but its more beneficial to people then it is hurting them.

Calling me a jackass actually hurts your argument because you are arguing through anger, not logic.

How don't I have the right to free speech? lol. This "egotistical prick" is trying to help the community. What have you done for the community?

  • 09.25.2009 12:48 PM PDT
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Thank you OP for your guide.
I will give it a try when I'm going to get Vidmaster: Endure.

  • 09.25.2009 12:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

Posted by: PSYCHO V3N0M
A few hours ago my team & I made it to Set 4 Round 3 Wave 4 on "Alpha Site" but failed cuz of THREE REASONS: 1.We didnt know of the two other health packs OR the SMG/AutoMag weapon-caches on the sides of the staircase, 2.We didnt let the enemies come in to the ambush point in order to have their low-ammo weapons pile up for us to use, and 3.We didn't conserve as many lives as you did but we did conserve some as best we could but not even close to over 35 lives...
I'm sorry to hear that you are having difficulty. It is a difficult strategy. Please note that there is a map overview, with weapon / medpac locations, and a simple setup guide to help out with conserving lives. I try to update the guide constantly since it will never be 'perfect'. I'd advise that if at first you don't succeed, try try again.

  • 09.25.2009 12:52 PM PDT

Look at ya...

Thanks you very much Mastercmj2003. I am forever indebted to you!

  • 09.25.2009 2:28 PM PDT

BEAT DOWN & STAY DOWN

thanks dude you helped me get my reconz

  • 09.25.2009 2:35 PM PDT

Ok i did the vid today and set 4 round 3 was the easiest round wtf
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Posted by: UrbanExpulsion
Time Glitch I'm sorry that all these people are getting this achievement should we just stop getting it with this strategy to make you happier? because we all would be so glad to do that


Well you'd sure as hell have more fun that way.

But that's for you to decide. Cheat it, or actually earn it. Your choice.

  • 09.25.2009 3:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

Posted by: Olly Overcharge
Thanks you very much Mastercmj2003. I am forever indebted to you!
Posted by: Minjaman117
thanks dude you helped me get my reconz
Glad I could help out! =)

  • 09.25.2009 3:24 PM PDT

-GX-

Look at this game and tell me you wont cry after the game lagging and sending us to the pregame lobby.



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  • 09.25.2009 3:27 PM PDT

IM A LEGIT 16

Posted by: GrubNG
Look at this game and tell me you wont cry after the game lagging and sending us to the pregame lobby.



Yeah, I didn't cry.
I have testicles.

Great guide, OP. I don't get why these guys are bashing you for your General-ly-ness but most people like this thread ;)

  • 09.25.2009 4:56 PM PDT

I'm kinda new to this forum thing bungie all ready got mad at me for making my own topic and told me if I did something wrong again there going to ban me so I hope I'm doing this right ok

I need help for firefight I have a great way of beating it we just need teamwork it's going to take at least two hours to beat but you will get Ive done it at least eight times all ready but every time I get past or to the four round we lag out so I'm thinking it's one of the people I'm playing with and need new people my gamer tag is L HYPE L

  • 09.25.2009 5:03 PM PDT

Yeah the alpha site strategy doesn't seem to work.
Mainly for the close-quarters nature of it...
We got sickly far on lost platoon. But dies right before the start of the fourth round.
Anyone who already has the achievement or is just really good at firefight wanna help me and my friend out?
Seems like ALWAYS we end up with people who don't know what they're doing.
So yeah, any help would be awesome...

  • 09.25.2009 5:15 PM PDT

Got to set 4, round 3 wave 5. Last teammate died with 2 enemies left.

  • 09.25.2009 5:22 PM PDT

ill do it with ya

  • 09.25.2009 5:40 PM PDT

We need to make up a team of people that almost made it and then wiped right near the end. xD
I sent you a tell CarbonatedShotz.
In case oyu wanted to give it a shot.

  • 09.25.2009 5:44 PM PDT

yeah i was wandering if you could type it out for me i would really appreciate it

  • 09.25.2009 8:05 PM PDT