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

Yo Momma

do you want to do it with me and a guy?

  • 10.11.2009 2:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: THE SQUAK MAN
I've been doing everything right except for having good teamates who are serious about this...


Just do it on Lost Platoon. Negates the need for good aim if you have good strategy. Takes about 1hr 50mins. You'll have about 35-40 lives left and about 15-20 choppers banked by Set 5.

  • 10.11.2009 2:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Reachtard
Did someone call for me?

Posted by: Bolt80
Posted by: THE SQUAK MAN
I've been doing everything right except for having good teamates who are serious about this...


Just do it on Lost Platoon. Negates the need for good aim if you have good strategy. Takes about 1hr 50mins. You'll have about 35-40 lives left and about 15-20 choppers banked by Set 5.
If you don't have a solid strategy for lost platoon, things can fall apart really fast during wave 5.

  • 10.11.2009 9:32 PM PDT

Delta. Alpha. November. Indigo. Echo. Lima.

Has been I while since I posted in this thread but here goes:

Thanks for the guide Mastercmj, it's helped me get Endure twice. The first time I got it for myself with three other random people. The second time i did it with the three other people who run my group with me.

I noted, though, that I can't get the Killionaire trick to work... Even some-one else in my game got it to work, but not me. Can you tell me (in detail) exactly how you get it to work? I already have two killionaires but I think knowing how this works would help me on future Endure runs.

Anyways, on my second Endure run, we entered Set 4 round 3 wave 5 with 37 lives and only managed to get out with 26... It was the largest amount of lives I ever lost in one go. It never happened before but we managed to get raped by fuel rods... I forgot to get the uhh... ehem.. umm Rockets.

... Sorry I just wanted to throw this out there, sort of like a rant but a friendly one :)

-Bullet-

  • 10.12.2009 4:34 AM PDT

Mastercmj2003 -

thanks for writing up this guide. We used your strategies on Sunday to get the achievement. Thank you for sharing with the community!

  • 10.12.2009 7:46 AM PDT
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can somebody please help me get this achievement??? my gamertag is divine ardor.

  • 10.12.2009 8:30 AM PDT

Can someone help me get deja vu and endure gamertag Dino Raptor33

  • 10.12.2009 9:06 AM PDT

i have tried for this achievement loads and we either lose on set 3 or someone has to go off for whatever reason!!!!

  • 10.12.2009 9:23 AM PDT

Need help on endure and dejavu and endure my Gt is EH K A O S.

  • 10.12.2009 9:24 AM PDT

fly like a butterfly sting like a bee

i`m a good team mate. If you need to do it this wend, i`m up for it my gamer tag is vinnyr199 just invite me! i will not let you down !NEED HELP WITH ENDURE/DEJA VU/ANNUAL


[Edited on 10.13.2009 12:59 AM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 11:41 PM PDT
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really good guide. I got endure becaquse of this guide. Thanks

  • 10.13.2009 12:47 AM PDT

Rawr.

Sounds a lot like what my friends and I have been trying to do, and we have done pretty good, but every single time, at around the second round of set three, the game just freezes and kicks everyone. It's not lag because all of our connections are above average. It's stupid though because they've tried posting the same problems and all they get for responses consist of "it's not our fault".

  • 10.13.2009 12:59 AM PDT

fly like a butterfly sting like a bee

bungie is awesome and because of this it just makes it a bit easyer.

  • 10.13.2009 1:23 AM PDT

Owen

I got up to set 4 round 3 wave 5 then blew it. GUTTED

  • 10.13.2009 1:54 AM PDT

Posted by: Recon keeper
I got up to set 4 round 3 wave 5 then blew it. GUTTED


OUCH! Sorry to hear that.

  • 10.13.2009 8:52 AM PDT

im going to try again today for Endure. Last night did it twice and each time a guy in our party dropped out in the last 5 waves. It sucked...

But if anyone wants to help or join pm me... i want someone who wont lag out at the end

GT. Drunkparalyzer

[Edited on 10.13.2009 10:01 AM PDT]

  • 10.13.2009 10:00 AM PDT

I used to have 30s in Halo 2 untill they reset the ranks :(

I do have some tips that really worked well for when I did it. All of us had pistols, two guys had plasma pistols, one guy had hammer, the other had fuel rod. Besides after a few rounds or whatever they're called grunts would carry fuel rod and you would have full ammo pretty much all the time. I saved the fuel rod for brutes that clustered together for maximum effect and I also used it on the chieftans, the other guy also saved the hammer for cheifans.

  • 10.13.2009 10:26 AM PDT

fly like a butterfly sting like a bee

OMG that hapened to me as well and the guys excuse was that his little brother was messing with the enet cable and he unpluged it ! I know how you fell dude it sucks!!!!!!!

[Edited on 10.13.2009 5:41 PM PDT]

  • 10.13.2009 5:40 PM PDT

Me: I am a timeless chorus...Join your voice with mine and sing VICTORY EVERLASTING!
Sean: Hey Tre whats the answer to number 4
Me:RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Sean:ok...you the A student..."Raaaaaaaaaaah" right?

If anyone wants to try it with me Message GaurdierSeven

  • 10.13.2009 6:44 PM PDT

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Thank you OP this works a charm.

We had two awesome slayer guys on our team. Seemed like everyone was teaming up against all. Nothing besides a few of the chieftains made it out of the middle.

Hunters never lasted more than a few seconds once they hit the middle.

We hit the last set with 28 - 30 lives. Last set we had about a minute of lag, but it disappeared pretty quick.

Famine didn't seem to be a problem. Stashing of weapons in the elevator helps as they don't disappear from there or they didn't with us.

  • 10.14.2009 9:25 AM PDT

can u help me

  • 10.14.2009 4:42 PM PDT

fly like a butterfly sting like a bee

yes send a friends request to VINNYR199

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  • 10.14.2009 11:43 PM PDT

thank u this will help a lot i will try to get on at 5 or 6 o'clock tonight

  • 10.15.2009 4:12 PM PDT

Posted by: mastercmj2003
Posted by: Elite_Buddy
How long did it take u?
To get the vidmaster itself: an hour and a half or so. To lose completely (at Set 6), about 2hours 25min.


Srsly only took me and mah friends close to an hour

  • 10.15.2009 4:37 PM PDT

I can haz ur mumz

Posted by: mastercmj2003
*NOTE: I am currently apart of the top legendary firefight team. So yes, I know what I am doing.*

This guide is played out on the map Alpha Site. If you wish to see a guide for other Firefight maps (eventually all of them), I ask that you visit This thread by SeasonedVeteran or This thread by Dropship Dude. If you need the Vidmaster Endure achievement, I suggest you begin here.

Even 24hours after release, People have managed to get all the vidmasters. To those that did this, I say congrats (and a pat on the back). I am here to give my advice and to answer questions on getting the vidmaster endure acheivement.

First: Dedicate about 2-3 hours of playtime, since you will have to conquer 60 waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
Second: WORK AS A TEAM! Communicate, don't do anything too bold.

Lets begin: The level of choice (ie the easiest) is "Alpha Site." The reason I picked this is because it is a close quarters map enough that the enemy has to be funneled into one location (the center elevator area).

Map of "Alpha Site" with labels
Left Stairs - 2 people hold this position
Right Stairs - 2 people hold this position as well
* - Location for SMG's, Pistols, and Health
$ - Location of Rocket Launcher
# - Location of Sniper Rifle and Shotgun
Arrows - Path enemies will take to attack you.
Explosion - Where the ambush (and action) should occur.
4edged star - grunt nest locations for Bonus rounds.

Thanks to Ketner for the map overview!


Before you begin, I recommend turning on "Grunt Birthday Skull." I say this not only for the entertainment it provides, but it has a strategic advantage (one everyone will like!) later.

I also recommend you familiarize yourself with weapon locations. Note that there are two stairways which constitute as spawnpits (where YOU will spawn). In the corners (to the side of the stairs) are caches of SMG's and Pistols. You will need to know this for later. Shotgun and Sniper are located in the middle pillar. There is a rocket launcher outside, in the middle of the main middle wall. CAUTION: These weapons can only be used once every 5 waves, so use them sparingly.

Let's begin. This strategy is going to be like washing your hair: Lather, rinse, repeat.

To begin, I recommend having two people set up in front of left stairs, and two people in front of right stairs, as to cover straight line sights of the ONLY TWO entrances your enemies can take. Hold this position the entire time, don't venture off (that's how you die!). The enemies will come to you, and you already have an ambush set!

The first wave is always simple: grunts and jackals. Take advantage of your pistol scope and pick off infantry from a distance. (I recommend for maximum points that you wait until grunts get into a group, and kill all of them at once for a killstreak multiplier). After the first wave, Have one person from each side switch their SMG for a Plasma Pistol (is he for real?).

Waves 2, 3, 4, and 5 vary. Sometimes it will be brutes, sometimes drones, sometimes a hunter will appear, and mostly, a combination of the above. In these waves, I recommend employing a similar stratagy as Wave 1, take out the weak from afar! This will leave you with the big targets (ie the Brutes).

*YOU WILL LEARN TO LOVE THE PLASMA PISTOL!!!*

After clearing out infantry (grunts, jackals, drones), all that's usually left are Brutes. Here's the quickest, most effective, and most point affective method for taking down these monstrocities. With a fully charged plasma pistol, fire it at the brute. NOTE that the brute will be stunned for about a second! Take advantage of this, pull out your pistol, pop a shot in his head! You will get a "My Clothes!" medal along with a headshot medal, giving you an extra multiplier.

My method for dealing with HUNTERS: Hunters can be very troublesome! To deal with them, have one person stay close enough to keep him from firing his cannon. Have the 'bait' person lead the hunter away from the team (have one person go left stairs and bait go right stairs for example). The three non bait teammates unload on the hunters back! NOTE during the black eye skull, that hitting a hunter in the back is probably the easiest way to get your health back!

My method for dealing with BRUTE CHIEFTAINS: I'd combine my methods of taking out a hunter and brute. Plasma Pistol the cheiftain, and tagteam him until he goes down. NOTE that he can activate invincibility! DO NOT FEAR! One swift smack to the back not only voids his invincibility, but kills him instantly. So employ the 'bait' strategy and get someone to get the backsmack.
Posted by: Fanamdara
He left out the easiest way to beat the chieftains... During the 4th wave have your designated chieftain killer get a fresh plasma pistol, soon as the 4th wave is over and you see recruitments on top the killer goes runs and gets the rocket launcher. Once the cheiftains come in 1 charged plasma pistol shot and 1 rocket will kill each one.


Bonus Round Strategy
- To begin, if you look up, to the left and right are windows above the elevator shafts. Here are where the grunts will drop from, making it rain grenades. If you are not careful, you will die very very quickly. My strategy however, is super easy and can get you a killionaire while your at it.

HOW TO GET THAT KILLIONAIRE (UPDATED!): With a rocket launcher in hand, go back to the far stairs (near SMG and Pistol spawns). Stand on the stairs, aiming your rocket launcher into the room (try to aim it so it hits as far inside the room as possible. Thats why you are standing soo far back!). The announcer will say two things: "All Skulls ON" and "Iron ON". Think of "All skulls on" as "get ready". As soon as the announcer says "IRON ON", shoot your rocket. If done correctly, you will get anywhere from a killimanjaro to a killionaire. I suggest you fire one rocket in one window, and another in the other.

Killionaire from Alpha Site. This was done solo normal, but at the 39min mark, I pull off the killionaire in extremely easy fashion. I advise you check it out if you get the time.

If you play conservative and follow this guide for the fist two sets, you should end up with a team total of over 35 LIVES! That's plenty to get through to the end of the 4th set.

Once you complete the 4th set, and set 5 begins, your acheivement will unlock.

REMINDER: Plasma Pistol + Pistol are your BEST FRIENDS against BRUTES (who in groups can be very devastating). Good luck! Have any questions? Post them here, and I will try my best to answer them1 Good luck, and enjoy your Road to Recon!

LINK to my VIDMASTER: ENDURE game. Yes, it was legit, including the medals. Take some time, check it out. Sorry I can't get a heatmap to help better describe locations (ie weaponspawns).


Thank you for actually giving a damn about all those n00bs that fail at firefight and post spams on the forums about it.

  • 10.15.2009 4:40 PM PDT