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Subject: Why kill an elite with one hit in the back.
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I am no nerd to Halo (or nerd) but how could you kill an elite with one hit in the back. Smack 'em in the front of the of the head would problaby do it (and wacking the of the head) but if you wack them in the back of the of the neck would just knock them out a little while but in the back or any where else pisse them of.

  • 07.27.2004 6:51 AM PDT
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I always thought that there is no way to kill someone with one whack anywhere.... with the shields and all, but I think the reasoning behind the back whack is just that if you can sneak up behind someone like that then you have yourself a sure kill (kinda like sneaking up on someon and snapping their neck) only they just used a meele instead.

  • 07.27.2004 7:50 AM PDT
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i don't know if this works in campaign or not but you could do the double melee
(melee then nade then melee)

  • 07.27.2004 7:51 AM PDT
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ummm.....no, just hit the elite in the back, and he dies. no double melee needed.

you kill an elite with one hit to the back because that's the way they programmed it. simple as that.

  • 07.27.2004 8:04 AM PDT
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ya ya ya...never mind wut i said.....sheesh what was i thinkin

  • 07.27.2004 8:34 AM PDT
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They did this to simulate stealth. They need a way to kill enemies without becoming known. Think of it as coming silently up behind them, and then snapping their neck. That is what they were trying to do, but to keep it simple, they just made it the melee. And I am sure there is a way to break an enemies neck by hitting them in a certain spot. A bash to the face would hurt, but not neccessarily kill them.

  • 07.27.2004 8:39 AM PDT
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It could kill 'em if ya hit hard enough.

[Edited on 7/27/2004 3:53:36 PM]

  • 07.27.2004 9:12 AM PDT