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I once journeyed into the 5th page of the flood forums. The things I saw there, the topics that had been started, the trolls.....I cant speak about what I saw.

Posted by: EchoesOfWin
I have a game saved, currently, that has the target locator (on ONI) already deployed, so when you load it you wait about a second or two at the most, and the first 1 or 2 missiles gets a killionaire and a killing spree. About 3 to 4 seconds total per "reset." It's awesome. ONYX'ed the SpecOps in about 6 minutes from gold, and it's already almost maxed out.

Details bro. What about leadership element?

  • 11.12.2010 8:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: fxhomedude117
Posted by: EchoesOfWin
I have a game saved, currently, that has the target locator (on ONI) already deployed, so when you load it you wait about a second or two at the most, and the first 1 or 2 missiles gets a killionaire and a killing spree. About 3 to 4 seconds total per "reset." It's awesome. ONYX'ed the SpecOps in about 6 minutes from gold, and it's already almost maxed out.

Details bro. What about leadership element?


That one's a bit tougher. I think it only kills a couple leaders per reset. Never really checked. I'll do it tomorrow (er... later today) and see. I believe my Leadership commendation is gold at the moment.

The way I did it was to turn on the thunderstorm skull, put it on heroic, run down to the target locater (and make sure your shields aren't fully charged when you get it, or it'll checkpoint right then) and after you get it, run backwards towards the back of the garage thing whilst holding down the right-trigger (and have it pointing up the hill/road). I ran backwards toward the back-left, and got the checkpoint a second or two after the target locator set it's target. Took about 10 of 15 tries to get it right, and it DOES require a bit of luck on your part. You just have to keep trying it. Sometimes you'll get it (the checkpoint) way too early, sometimes you'll get it too late (like right after the first or second missile hits). Just takes practice.

  • 11.13.2010 12:46 AM PDT

I am writing this in response to the sheer feelings of resentment i have toward buying a copy of halo reach due to the updates that have been released.

I bought Halo reach purely for doubles. Playing doubles with my best friend has recently became a fav past time and when we got halo reach we were astonished at what the game had to offer. A class system. A system that itself brought us a new level of strategy that had to be endured through every game. This game at its original state was a utopia of entertainment.

then you happened, your ignorance happened. It started off with the editorilization of a map called zealot but little did we realize this would open up a door to so much ignorance that the game itself would be reduced to nothing but half its image.
I dont know how it happened exactly but when i turned on my copy of reach one morning i noticed something horrifying....half the class' were gone.. I dropped my controller and called my friend to aware him almost instantaneously. He came over later that week and to my discovery the game was plagued even more. The weapons were also edited. The removal of about 60 percent of all guns was upon us and this suprized me because the idea of such guns like the "needler" being "cheap" had never even phased me.

We dropped our controllers and we havent touched the game since, the entertainment of doubles was lost..

Now im gonna offend all of you because the majority of your written statements are ignorant and for the games sake must be recognized

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING BEING 'CHEAP"

i am sorry to aware all of you but "cheap" is an excuse for losing. If halo were real and someone killed you with lets say the armor lock what are you gonna do? yell at them from above?? "no fair no fair, i wasnt expecting that!" No you wont and you shouldnt even think about the thought of doing so. They prooved them self superior through the things they were given to them. Tough luck.

lets talk about the armor lock since i brought it up.

YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHY THE ARMOR LOCK IS BEING USED SO OFTEN!!!

THINK...

MAYBE ITS BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER CHOICES OF ARMOR ABILITIES WERE TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE COMPLAINED SO MUCH THAT YOU HAD THEM TAKEN AWAY?

you brought that whole armor lock cheap idealolgy upon yourself and you are just to ignorant to accept such facts. Like think about it though, its between running and hologramming. The armor lock is gonna be a populas because theres not much variety.

THE WEAPONS AND UNBALANCE

Like i said the weapons were reduced to scraps. This takes away from game play because it relives the player of having alternative ways to apprehend their "foe" The Armor ability's also seep into this category. Lets say team (b) is hiding with a sniper rifle and you cannot get close enough to get to them. Before you had options...flying, stealth camo etc. Now theirs not much to do except run and hope for the best. What is that, where did stratergy go? The same problem reverts to weapons. Since the varietys have been shot the options you have are limited.

There is also small concern as to what team starts near what weapons. One some levels they began fairly balanced but now one team gets the "power weapons" meaning an early lead. Again if the game was remained in its true state their would be options to change the early lead outcome but now theres only so much you can do



In conclusion this game has been ruined by pure ignorance. In my opinion a game should be more then just pointless killing. Halo should be more of a game then just another first person shooter and believe me, it was. All i see from these comments are people who cant take a beating so their complainging because they can no longer win over and over. As for you people who claim doubles should have nothing because its ranked ask yourself this. Shouldnt a hardcore game contain stratergy and teamwork?

But no, you have all decided that we should just load a game up with anything that can get a match done quick and over with. A game based on quick reaction times, nothing to do with thought up plans


Halo reach has changed and it is not the game i paid for but do
you know what would make me keep the game? throw in a social doubles with the old gameplay styles, if your so dead set on making ranked worse then it already is,just give the players who wanna play doubles a doubles match. Thats all i ever wanted in halo

  • 11.13.2010 1:43 AM PDT

I came in here to say, "this thread is great, and I have it bookmarked, thanks", but now I have to say...

"...what?"

  • 11.13.2010 2:06 AM PDT

God damn it, I cant find anyone to do the nice arm/support role with me. Someone, anyone who reads this thread please just send me an invite so we can get this done. There the last two commendations for campaign that I need.

And also..

WTF is that wall of text doing here..

EDIT:

Cool, thanks squibly. I sent you a friend request. Meet me up tomorrow, I SHOULD be free all day. I might have 4-5 hours of work. Dunno yet.

[Edited on 11.13.2010 8:07 AM PST]

  • 11.13.2010 6:12 AM PDT

Yo, I'll do it, man. I'm not free at all today, but tomorrow I am. :)

  • 11.13.2010 7:49 AM PDT

Really...really...you're willing to just sit there and get kills while being bored? Halo is supposed to be fun and if you think it's fun, just play what you want, when you want. So let's go to the balancing scale. (1) Get maybe 75% of what you're talking about by having fun, (2) Sit there for hours being bored just so you're rank is higher and when people look at you're commendations they will know that you're a total booster. Think about it, there wer'nt any commendations or special glitches in Halo 3 to get you're rank higher since it was a simple point system. Personally, I think Bungie should have kept the old system and made everything in the armory cheap for Reach. So ya, I'm not gonna rant any longer about this since you probably get the idea (or at least you should you genius who's reading this).

[Edited on 11.13.2010 2:42 PM PST]

  • 11.13.2010 2:41 PM PDT
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Great thread OP. Your Pinpoint method is one of the best I've seen, very fast and efficient. :)

Any ideas on how to increase Leadership Element faster than by using the TL? Are you sure no Thunderstorm?

  • 11.13.2010 5:44 PM PDT

Hating everything comes at a price....
Everything hates you back.

it would be best if for each method you also insert estimated time to get to onyx.

  • 11.14.2010 12:44 PM PDT


Posted by: self enflict
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING BEING 'CHEAP"

Thank you! I really don't like listening to people who go overboard with their complaining about getting killed.

  • 11.14.2010 12:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: Dr fizz
Really...really...you're willing to just sit there and get kills while being bored? Halo is supposed to be fun and if you think it's fun, just play what you want, when you want. So let's go to the balancing scale. (1) Get maybe 75% of what you're talking about by having fun, (2) Sit there for hours being bored just so you're rank is higher and when people look at you're commendations they will know that you're a total booster. Think about it, there wer'nt any commendations or special glitches in Halo 3 to get you're rank higher since it was a simple point system. Personally, I think Bungie should have kept the old system and made everything in the armory cheap for Reach. So ya, I'm not gonna rant any longer about this since you probably get the idea (or at least you should you genius who's reading this).


Uhm... why do you care what other people do? Leave them be, and go do your own thing. Nobody's trying to tell you what to do or how to do it, are they? Good. Now shut up and be on your way :)

  • 11.14.2010 2:06 PM PDT

Posted by: Implausible
Most girls I've been with were hesitant about taking it in the mouth. But once they did most would swallow. I got tons of compliments on the taste.

I think it's because of my diet. No fast food, no alcohol and lots of fruit.

Nice

  • 11.14.2010 4:17 PM PDT

Posted by: Dr fizz
Really...really...you're willing to just sit there and get kills while being bored? Halo is supposed to be fun and if you think it's fun, just play what you want, when you want. So let's go to the balancing scale. (1) Get maybe 75% of what you're talking about by having fun, (2) Sit there for hours being bored just so you're rank is higher and when people look at you're commendations they will know that you're a total booster. Think about it, there wer'nt any commendations or special glitches in Halo 3 to get you're rank higher since it was a simple point system. Personally, I think Bungie should have kept the old system and made everything in the armory cheap for Reach. So ya, I'm not gonna rant any longer about this since you probably get the idea (or at least you should you genius who's reading this).


Uhm, yeah sure. But on the other side of the argument, most people who do this know that they will never ever ever ever get these commendations to onyx "just by playing the game"

Heres some math, and warning.. this might turn into a wall of text.

Flawless Cowboy- It takes 15 minutes to do winter contingency on heroic without dying. Now, accounting for human error, lets say 20 minutes average. Also accounting for human error, lets account that you can and will often die halfway through, if not at the very end and thus ruin the commendation. So, 25 minutes average per winter contingency heroic not dying run. That includes load times and etc.

25x150=3750. 3750/60= 62.5. 62.5 Hours. Thats 2.6 days of playing the same mission over and over and over. Winter contingency is the shortest on heroic. Thats a -blam!- load of time spent waisting your life away playing the same mission over and over and over.

Pinpoint- Every mission in campaign has 110-130 enemies total. Assuming you use a headshot capable weapon ALL the time through ALL missions.. and you play the entire campaign over and over. Assuming you never miss either, thats 1035 headshots per playthrough. You need 15,000. So that means you would have to play the entire campaign like this, 15 times in a row. Now accounting for human error, and that you wont have a percision weapon on you at ALL times and you WILL miss. Lets say 600 headshots per playthrough. A playthrough of reach on normal is 6 hours or more.

15,000/600= 25. 25 playthroughs, thats 25x6= 150 hours. Thats 6.25 days.

Last example would be Right of way- The mission with the most enemy vehicles is Long Night of Solace. Theres approx 115 of them. It takes 50 minutes to play through this mission. You need 6000.

600/115=52. 52x50=2600. 2600/60= 43. Thats 1.7 days playing one mission over and over and over.

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End point is the following.

It took me only 10 hours total farming, on and off through 8 weeks to achieve my commendations to onyx. 10 hours, thats how long it took me to do legendary solo. ( actually a little less but whatever ). So obviously, not that much.

If YOU WANT TO play the entire campaign over and over "legitly" whilst spending over 3 weeks of your ENTIRE life doing the same reppetitive task. GO AHEAD! However, if you are like me. You will take the faster, more efficient route.

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Now, time for a personal note.

I owned halo 2 for.. 3 years? I can honestly say I played the hell out of that games campaign. I played it TONS. And over 3 years, I played through the entire thing maybe.. 30 times? Legendary 4 times. I was very young and legendary took me FOREVER back then. Thats alot of game time.

I played delta halo mission maybe 12 times though, I loved that mission so much.

So taking this into account, over 3 entire years. If halo 2 had the same commendations that reach does? I would be 20% through... AFTER 3 YEARS.

Personally, I admit that I would NEVER EVER EVER do 150 missions on heroic without dying. I did 20 on reach, and then saw the commendation shoot from 20 to 75. That when I decided to farm it. I have no shame admitting I would probably never play 150 missions in 10 years of this game being out, let alone on heroic! LET ALONE WITHOUT DYING!

So there ya go, yeah I farmed commendations because Im a completionist by nature. I like getting everything a game has. If you want to try and tell me you would even play 150 missions of the campaign on heroic without dying, GO AHEAD and do it. Report back to me on your sanity afterwards.

Last of all, I am an amazing gamer. My skills are probably top 10 percentile. Ive gotten numerous titles of prestige throughout various other games over the years. I have many friends in MLG who have to struggle to keep up with me, although I stay away from it.

If people want to think Im unskilled because I watched youtube videos while pressing start A up A to get a commendation up. Let them, they will be surprised when I steamroll there asses.

And, heres my wall of text.

  • 11.14.2010 6:22 PM PDT

this is awesome.

Thanks for your time

  • 11.14.2010 9:00 PM PDT
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It seems that I have been going for sprees.
I finish the game yet it gives me only about 100 or so when in game it says I had about 400+

I notice that the kills stop at 1023 kills.

Should I restart a game after every 10 minutes?

I am just not sure why this is happeneing.
If you know the answer can you PM me it?
Thanks in advance!

  • 11.14.2010 10:49 PM PDT

In memory of those fallen in the defense of Earth and her colonies.

March 3, 2553

ha, i already have everything to onyx.

Why bother with full anyway, you get nothing for it.

  • 11.14.2010 10:55 PM PDT

In memory of those fallen in the defense of Earth and her colonies.

March 3, 2553


Posted by: Hern360
It seems that I have been going for sprees.
I finish the game yet it gives me only about 100 or so when in game it says I had about 400+

I notice that the kills stop at 1023 kills.

Should I restart a game after every 10 minutes?

I am just not sure why this is happeneing.
If you know the answer can you PM me it?
Thanks in advance!


No it maxes out t 1023. But it keeps counting the kills.

  • 11.14.2010 10:56 PM PDT
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When you went for sprees did it seem like you got a lot more IN GAME and then it did not count them towards your commendation?

Or am I just not looking at it right.
Today it seems wierd I am doing sprees right now and it looks like it is AUTO Updating WHILE I am in game. I have never seen this before..or maybe it is just lagging SO FAR behind from my last game I finished

  • 11.14.2010 11:08 PM PDT

hmmmm

thread saved!

  • 11.15.2010 2:11 AM PDT

Oh screw it, I'm only doing this so I can beat my friend who's like 10,000 credits from general.

  • 11.15.2010 10:33 AM PDT

Oh ya, saved this.

  • 11.15.2010 10:34 AM PDT

You can get 4 and maybe 5 sprees pretty fast on oni sword base after you've killed the hunters and gone in the elevator and down that hall to the entrance of what would be the sword base multiplayer map. All you need is a shotgun which is where the hunters are and granades for a few pesky jackals and it's easiest on normal. By the time you go though the place, you should have shotgun spree, killing spree, open season, buck wild, and killing frenzy. If you keep your sprint ability, you might be able to do this in as little as a minute, but at the VERY soonest. I would have mentioned which rally point to load but I've only done the mission in full but it's not hard to figure out. Happy shotguning!

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  • 11.15.2010 10:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: BigLanceLS

Posted by: self enflict
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING BEING 'CHEAP"

Thank you! I really don't like listening to people who go overboard with their complaining about getting killed.
Well, there is actually. Spawn camping, for example. This is a great example because there is nothing you can do about being camped and the campers have to put in very little effort.

Also, why is this here?

  • 11.15.2010 2:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dr fizz
You can get 4 and maybe 5 sprees pretty fast on oni sword base after you've killed the hunters and gone in the elevator and down that hall to the entrance of what would be the sword base multiplayer map. All you need is a shotgun which is where the hunters are and granades for a few pesky jackals and it's easiest on normal. By the time you go though the place, you should have shotgun spree, killing spree, open season, buck wild, and killing frenzy. If you keep your sprint ability, you might be able to do this in as little as a minute, but at the VERY soonest. I would have mentioned which rally point to load but I've only done the mission in full but it's not hard to figure out. Happy shotguning!


From the Oni Base Target locator you can get 1 killing spree every 1 second, or even a killing spree and frenzy for 3 seconds.

With yours you get 5 in a minute, or 1 every 12 seconds, so its about 12 times as slow and you have to be actively invested in the game. You get a variety, at least.

  • 11.15.2010 2:23 PM PDT

this is a very interesting thread....

THREAD SAVED

ummmmmmm.... i like it. :-)

  • 11.15.2010 2:33 PM PDT