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Subject: Recon.... what the hell is so good about it?

I've been seeing videos of how "recon" is the best. What the HELL makes it so?

  • 03.22.2011 3:06 AM PDT

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  • 03.22.2011 3:24 AM PDT

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What is "Recon"?

  • 03.22.2011 3:45 AM PDT

i have no fing idea but i hope i'm never in a match where a little kids going "IF I HAD RECON I'LL WHOOP UR ASSES... I'M GOING TO ASK BUNGIE TOMORROW!!!"

  • 03.23.2011 2:23 AM PDT

recon and scout are there the same?

  • 03.23.2011 2:34 AM PDT

Posted by: samfedfish
recon and scout are there the same?

No, this is Scout armour and this is Recon armour.

[Edited on 03.23.2011 2:38 AM PDT]

  • 03.23.2011 2:37 AM PDT

how do you get the rest of the scout armour?

  • 03.23.2011 2:40 AM PDT

Posted by: samfedfish
how do you get the rest of the scout armour?


To unlock the Scout Body Armor, unlock the Too Close to the Sun achievement.

To unlock the Scout Shoulders Armor, unlock the Mongoose Mowdown achievement.

To unlock the Scout Helmet Armor, unlock the Used Car Salesman achievement.

This website will tell you what you need to unlock all armour.

  • 03.23.2011 2:45 AM PDT

thanks but how do you get recon

  • 03.23.2011 2:46 AM PDT

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Armor_Permutations

A list for all halo 3 armour

  • 03.23.2011 2:46 AM PDT

btw whats so good about recon?

  • 03.23.2011 2:49 AM PDT

Recon is only avalable to people who have all the vidmaster achivements in halo 3 and ODST or if you do something awsome that bungie see. I am trying to get Recon through the achivements.

  • 03.23.2011 2:50 AM PDT

thank you but what is so great about recon!!

  • 03.23.2011 2:58 AM PDT

Nothing its just armour that for most is difficult to unlock!

  • 03.23.2011 2:59 AM PDT

There's nothing 'great' about any of the armor permutations really. They're only different aesthetically- meaning gameplay isn't affected by which pieces you are wearing.

Otherwise the only difference is how you get them. For example. the Katana body piece used to be very rare because it required you to get all 1000 GS. Now though there's a glitch that allows it to be unlocked at nearly any time. Hayabusa was the most coveted armor set for the first 4 days (day 4 is when how to get it exactly became public knowledge thanks to youtube), but once everybody had it it became 'meh.' Recon is here as one of the most rare armor permutations these days because it requires all 7 Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST Vidmaster achievements.

  • 03.23.2011 5:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: burritosenior
There's nothing 'great' about any of the armor permutations really. They're only different aesthetically- meaning gameplay isn't affected by which pieces you are wearing.

Otherwise the only difference is how you get them. For example. the Katana body piece used to be very rare because it required you to get all 1000 GS. Now though there's a glitch that allows it to be unlocked at nearly any time. Hayabusa was the most coveted armor set for the first 4 days (day 4 is when how to get it exactly became public knowledge thanks to youtube), but once everybody had it it became 'meh.' Recon is here as one of the most rare armor permutations these days because it requires all 7 Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST Vidmaster achievements.
Yeah, I got the katana before the DLC achievements arrived and was really proud of it. At the end, I just liked the feeling of accomplishment having 100% completion of Halo 3 getting all armor and achievements. I never did beat Mythic.

  • 03.23.2011 6:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: samfedfish
thank you but what is so great about recon!!


There was a time when it was great about Recon because it was only available for bungie employees.

Then came the Vidmaster Achievements. It's a challenge to get all of them, but it took the "magic" from Recon.

[Edited on 03.23.2011 7:22 AM PDT]

  • 03.23.2011 7:21 AM PDT

http://bgames18.blogspot.com/

I would love to get it :/

  • 03.23.2011 8:11 AM PDT

Its purty

  • 03.23.2011 4:05 PM PDT

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Well, before Vidmaster achievements were introduced Recon was hard to come by. Thus, this drove people to show their skills, to attempt their hand at the armor, the lack of recon was what was so great about it.

  • 03.23.2011 6:03 PM PDT

RECON(BUNGIE)=ARK OF THE COVENANT(CHRISTIANITY) *sorry for the refrence.

  • 03.23.2011 9:05 PM PDT

I have recon, but I don't really care about it. All it does is get a lot of 5 year old kids to annoy you.

  • 03.23.2011 9:09 PM PDT

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  • 03.23.2011 9:17 PM PDT