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Subject: *Mythic Difficulty* Step by Step for Halo: Reach! (ALL SKULLS ON!!!)

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Yes that happened to me a few times on that mission. I definitely agree with you. The planet is about to get glassed anyway, so it's only inevitable!

  • 09.29.2010 1:47 PM PDT
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I am of the view that you are certifiably insane.

mad props for trying, but I don't see how it would be possible to beat the final group of elites on PoA

  • 09.29.2010 1:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: Telec
I am of the view that you are certifiably insane.

mad props for trying, but I don't see how it would be possible to beat the final group of elites on PoA


Yes, but the good kind of insane. We're Sheldon Cooper insane. Not Fight Club Narrator insane.

Be very, very, very careful when you decide to cloak, people who are currently attemping Nightfall and Exodus (do any other levels have camo?). Grunts go suicidal when you're near them. What I usually do is cloak when I'm in a building with Jun, then let all the suicide grunts blow themselves up on him before moving on.

Grunts may not spam grenades like they used to be in Halo 3, but they're just as dangerous to a cloaked spartan in Halo: Reach.

  • 09.29.2010 3:08 PM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Posted by: Michael_Archer
Be very, very, very careful when you decide to cloak, people who are currently attemping Nightfall and Exodus (do any other levels have camo?).

Yes. New Alexandria... .. .


Posted by: Telec
... I don't see how it would be possible to beat the final group of elites on PoA

I did it on 11 skulls (no Iron or Blind) just today. So its theoretically possible on Mythic.

[Edited on 09.29.2010 4:10 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2010 4:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: Telec
... I don't see how it would be possible to beat the final group of elites on PoA

I did it on 11 skulls (no Iron or Blind) just today. So its theoretically possible on Mythic.


Speaking of which, I'd like to know how you did that. Just on Legendary that bastard with the FRG got me several times tonight when I was finishing it for my brother. And a single PP overcharge won't make him berserk with his Sword on Mythic. Will it?

  • 09.29.2010 4:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: RC Master

Posted by: Michael_Archer
Be very, very, very careful when you decide to cloak, people who are currently attemping Nightfall and Exodus (do any other levels have camo?).

Yes. New Alexandria... .. .


Did it make the level easier? I'm thinking I'll just sneak past everyone towards the jammers LOL.

Nightfall is relatively easy. The only hard parts are the last two shootouts, since the penultimate one is a mandatory fight and the last one, well...if you can make it through that without killing a single enemy, I'll be impressed.

  • 09.29.2010 5:31 PM PDT

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Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: Naked Eli
Mythic Guardians, can one of you update the Reach times table so we can see what has been beaten and what sort of times we're looking at? You guys are awesome.

Online stats are nearly useless for that now. For some reason they include time spent in the pause menu, so if you're like me, and take a break during your high-stress high-adrenalin mythic run, your online stats will give you a time far in excess of your actual gametime.

Example. The timer on the site says '176 minutes' But my saved film is barely over 2 hours. I'd gone to get some food in the middle of it and, for an exexplicable reason, it counted that time.


Okay so thats where the extra time comes from. Yeah i hate that they took out "seconds" from the time and that bs and they don't show the stats at the end of the film. WTF Bungie.

Gonna practice Sword Base now I guess...

  • 09.29.2010 7:34 PM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant

Regarding times, that certainly is odd...

  • 09.29.2010 7:53 PM PDT

Man, Im still freaking out about finishing the last rally point on the last mission on legendary, I CANT IMAGINE how impossible it will be on mythic!

  • 09.29.2010 8:29 PM PDT

Tru7h. C4RN4GE. Bungie.

You should've posted this AFTER someone conquered it. Just sayin'. I expected you to have more up by now.

  • 09.29.2010 8:44 PM PDT

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Posted by: Tyrant122312
Mythic Difficulty = Legendary + ALL SKULLS ON + zero deaths[/quote]

But having playing Firefight first hand at PAX in Seattle this past year, I can tell you that Mythic in Reach will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before. Not only has Bungie thrown Elites into the mix, but the AI is now smarter than ever and won't take being conquered laying down anymore.
The A.I is dumber than my 105 yr old great grandmother(she has downsyndrome) Oh my god, i can not count the times i've seen a marine or two standing around while the battle is going on and the fricking enemies are right next to them, even noble team members cant shoot for -blam!-, i mean come on! I thought it was going to be an improvement, I at least wan't the A.I to kill something, but they cant, they really cant, and dont get me started on their diving ability....

[Edited on 09.29.2010 8:53 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2010 8:52 PM PDT

^ He wasn't talking about friendly AI, he was talking about the enemy AI which is 50x better than any other video game..

  • 09.29.2010 8:56 PM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant


Posted by: ConstantC4RN4GE
You should've posted this AFTER someone conquered it. Just sayin'. I expected you to have more up by now.


Why would I do that when I've never done it that way? Part of the fun for some people is getting to watch it unfold.

Would you rather watch a volcano erupt (from a point of safety of course), or just hear about it later?


Posted by: Switch296
^ He wasn't talking about friendly AI, he was talking about the enemy AI which is 50x better than any other video game..


Right on. The friendly AI have always been trouble in Halo games, but this time around the enemy AI is far more cunning than the previous installments.

[Edited on 09.29.2010 9:39 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2010 9:38 PM PDT

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I'm going to attempt this one of these days when I don't have work. I'll get a friend or two to join up as we fail time after time...

  • 09.29.2010 9:40 PM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Ignorance is the true enemy of all things.

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Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: Telec
... I don't see how it would be possible to beat the final group of elites on PoA

I did it on 11 skulls (no Iron or Blind) just today. So its theoretically possible on Mythic.


Speaking of which, I'd like to know how you did that.

Soon. There are less difficult missions I'm still holding secrets for atm. Sort of wondering if anyone else will find them independantly. I'll talk about those first. Once I manage to beat another mission...

And a single PP overcharge won't make him berserk with his Sword on Mythic. Will it? Didn't try it. Don' know. *shrugs*


Posted by: ConstantC4RN4GE
You should've posted this AFTER someone conquered it. Just sayin'. I expected you to have more up by now.

Why? This is a discussion thread. Can you not see us discussing?


Posted by: Michael_Archer

Posted by: RC Master

Posted by: Michael_Archer
Be very, very, very careful when you decide to cloak, people who are currently attemping Nightfall and Exodus (do any other levels have camo?).

Yes. New Alexandria... .. .


Did it make the level easier?

*ahem*. YES!

OMGCANYOUGUYSFIGUREITOUTYET!?!?!


I'm thinking I'll just sneak past everyone towards the jammers LOL. Too many directly in your way for that. You're gonna have to kill some of them.

[Edited on 09.30.2010 2:31 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2010 2:30 AM PDT

All I can really say is good luck. I have a feeling ti will much harder than Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST.

  • 09.30.2010 2:33 AM PDT

Hello, Community!

Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!

Best Regards,
The Tyrant


Posted by: luckyj2020
All I can really say is good luck. I have a feeling ti will much harder than Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST.


It is...

  • 09.30.2010 4:40 AM PDT

OMG I was just playing Nightfall on Mythic and Jun never planted the bomb on the covenant shield tower or what it is. He was just standing there. And I walked all the way back to the beginning and took a forklift back to the shield tower. Still Jun was just standing there waiting for the hunters, but I already killed them. And then I parked my forklift against the door which was still closed and placed a broken forklift behind it. And when I got out of the forklift it pushed me through the door. And the best part is there was no enemy at the other side so I could walk to the end without fighting :).

I will make a clip of it later...

  • 09.30.2010 8:23 AM PDT

mythic difficulty = ALLL skulls on

  • 09.30.2010 8:38 AM PDT

put it on youtube plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • 09.30.2010 8:39 AM PDT


Posted by: Legendary smile
OMG I was just playing Nightfall on Mythic and Jun never planted the bomb on the covenant shield tower or what it is. He was just standing there. And I walked all the way back to the beginning and took a forklift back to the shield tower. Still Jun was just standing there waiting for the hunters, but I already killed them. And then I parked my forklift against the door which was still closed and placed a broken forklift behind it. And when I got out of the forklift it pushed me through the door. And the best part is there was no enemy at the other side so I could walk to the end without fighting :).

I will make a clip of it later...


The film itself is 1h30 long so I made a clip of it: Shortcut Nightfall.
I think Jun stood still because I loaded the previous area while he was planting the bomb and he also fell many times down in the river.

[Edited on 09.30.2010 9:16 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2010 9:13 AM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

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Ignorance is the true enemy of all things.

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Posted by: Legendary smile
The film itself is 1h30 long so I made a clip of it: Shortcut Nightfall.

Holy crap. That is amazing!

I tried this out on Normal, and you just need the 1 forklift. Heres a nice short rendered clip. What you're doing is, you're using the disembark animation to squeeze yourself through the gap in between the two doors. I reverted because I couldn't believe I did it first try, but I got a checkpoint immediately on the other side! I did this immediately after taking out the enemies on the bridge: no other killing required!

I think this trick just made Nightfall the simplest mission in the game!

[Edited on 09.30.2010 11:49 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2010 11:48 AM PDT

Posted by: RC Master

Posted by: Legendary smile
The film itself is 1h30 long so I made a clip of it: Shortcut Nightfall.

Holy crap. That is amazing!

I tried this out on Normal, and you just need the 1 forklift. Heres a nice short rendered clip. What you're doing is, you're using the disembark animation to squeeze yourself through the gap in between the two doors. I reverted because I couldn't believe I did it first try, but I got a checkpoint immediately on the other side! I did this immediately after taking out the enemies on the bridge: no other killing required!

I think this trick just made Nightfall the simplest mission in the game!


Indeed! I used this method in previous halo games so I thought maybe it still works. Now only PoA and LNoS left for me. Is there a cloak ability on PoA?

[Edited on 09.30.2010 12:42 PM PDT]

  • 09.30.2010 12:22 PM PDT

Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).

Staff Writer and speedrun record holder at highspeedhalo.net

Ignorance is the true enemy of all things.

Rocking Bungie.net for over 8 years!

Woohoo! Nightfall in 4:15!

Finally some progress!

Here's the film for the whole thing put together. I grabbed a plasma pistol from a grunt right at the start in case I needed to overcharge myself to pick up a healthpack. Didn't need it utimately. This new trick basically means theres only 2 enemies you need to kill in the entire level: The elite right at the start, and the Elite the bridge. You might want to throw a couple of grenades at the Grunt and Jackal immediately before the Gutas to get them off your tail. and I killed a few of the Grunts in the Guta area so I could plow straight through, but you don't need to.

Also, just before going down the ravine that least to the Guta area, I accidentally jumped on top of the cliff there. I checked it out; theres a push-back barrier not far from the edge, then a solid barrier just about where I dropped down. No walking over the top of the level unfortunately!

And yes, that was a Guta chasing me making all the noise!

At the Pylon area, you only really need kill the Elite on the bridge, like I said. I killed the grunt nearest the forklift just to play it safe, but I don't think you need to.

From there you just slide between the gates and run to the exit. The Phantom is waiting down over the cliff edge, but it never comes up. At the end, I take a speedrunning trick and jump on the rocks to end the level slightly early, but you don't need to.

Because of all the skipping, there is then a lag time for it to load the final cutscene properly, but it all works!

Easiest mission on Mythic? Nightfall!

  • 09.30.2010 1:14 PM PDT


Posted by: RC Master
Woohoo! Nightfall in 4:15!

Finally some progress!

Here's the film for the whole thing put together. I grabbed a plasma pistol from a grunt right at the start in case I needed to overcharge myself to pick up a healthpack. Didn't need it utimately. This new trick basically means theres only 2 enemies you need to kill in the entire level: The elite right at the start, and the Elite the bridge. You might want to throw a couple of grenades at the Grunt and Jackal immediately before the Gutas to get them off your tail. and I killed a few of the Grunts in the Guta area so I could plow straight through, but you don't need to.

Also, just before going down the ravine that least to the Guta area, I accidentally jumped on top of the cliff there. I checked it out; theres a push-back barrier not far from the edge, then a solid barrier just about where I dropped down. No walking over the top of the level unfortunately!

And yes, that was a Guta chasing me making all the noise!

At the Pylon area, you only really need kill the Elite on the bridge, like I said. I killed the grunt nearest the forklift just to play it safe, but I don't think you need to.

From there you just slide between the gates and run to the exit. The Phantom is waiting down over the cliff edge, but it never comes up. At the end, I take a speedrunning trick and jump on the rocks to end the level slightly early, but you don't need to.

Because of all the skipping, there is then a lag time for it to load the final cutscene properly, but it all works!

Easiest mission on Mythic? Nightfall!


Awesome, but be aware Jun sometimes goes frenzy at the Pylon area. And that can ruin the plan, but then you just have to restart the level. I think with this trick there will be some world records on this map. Just like in ODST with uplift reserve.

[Edited on 09.30.2010 1:24 PM PDT]

  • 09.30.2010 1:22 PM PDT