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Twenty-ninth Halo 3 Mythic Conqueror
Eleventh Halo 3: ODST Mythic Conqueror
Fifth Halo: Reach Mythic Conqueror
Posted by: Vincent K
Posted by: TheOneHawk
Out of curiousity, has anyone figured out a better way to kill the ultra elites other than either assassinations or 3 overcharged PP shots and a headshot?
The best I've done was a 1 vs. 1 fight, Plasma Rifle vs. Plasma Rifle against an Ultra. I had to stay close enough for him to shoot at me and throw grenades whilst avoiding it all to lower his shields and go for a headshot. Other than that, I've also done the same thing with the Plasma Pistol.
It's not so much different from fighting Brutes in terms of techniques per range; our mid-range game is not even close to being as effective as it was in Halo 3 or ODST due to how strong Ultras shields are vs. the overcharge. Not only does it take 3 shots, but I noticed while playing through the Campaign again (my campaign progress erased itself) that the Plasma Pistol adds an additional three smaller points in when the overcharged shot is considered to have a lock (it's not as fast as in 3 or ODST to get a lock), but when Elites do their hop to the side, it actually breaks the lock from the overcharged shot.
I remember that Tyrant made a forum post about killing elites in the "The Quest for SLASO" group. He did a controlled test; he tried different plasma weapons to see what was the most efficient. I believe plasma pistol (the pew pew pew fire mode for it) took the least amount of times, followed by the repeater, then the rifle.
Posted by: MATCLAN
Well, ONI: Sword Base is down and that Zealot and General at the end took ages to kill. But it's done so I'm gonna do Nightfall next (may as well just do them in order).
I don't remember a zealot at the end (I guess that means he never stood a chance lol), but that general was easy for me, no offense. All I did was peek out from behind a corner and shot my plasma pistol at him. He doesn't move for whatever reason. But hey, you've beaten the level and I haven't. Good job man.
[Edited on 09.25.2010 6:34 PM PDT]