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Subject: My first Halo 2 Thanksgiving: A tragic nightmare
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I haven't forgotten where my happiness lies. I've had more shares of fun with Halo 2 than any other Halo. For this Thanksgiving day, I abandoned my usual routine of playing CE to assemble an army of 20-22 Councilors with swords led by Rtas Vadum and had them charge me. Never before have I attempted this intentionally because I had deemed it too risky.

I had hoarded 4-5 beam rifles for this occasion and was dual wielding plasma rifles but as soon as I saw the army charging me, I stopped sniping. I chickened out. You will too when you see it (at the bottom of this post). I dropped my weapons. I was running scared. After hiding behind a structure and waiting for my camo to recharge, I braved them in the nimble Ghost but there was no splatter. I got flipped. I was vulnerable. I was panicking at this point.

So I ran for my life. I was backpedaling as fast as my hooved feet could take me and I would have been cornered but I managed to escape. And hid. It was time for round 2.

Let's just say I never made it past round 2. And I now have a fear of Councilors. And vehicle boarding.

Videos:

Round 1 - I lost my will to fight. :(
Army: army commander Rtas Vadum, 20 sword Councilors, 2 Councilors wielding Brute plasma rifles

Winner: Councilor army

Round 2 - I lost my sanity.
Army: Rtas Vadum, 26 sword Councilors, a Zealot, a few Spec Ops Elites

Winner: Councilor army

TLDR: This was the best Halo 2 Thanksgiving ever! :D

  • 11.24.2011 12:38 PM PDT

I admit I was a little frightened myself. Once I saw those councilors run at you, I cringed in my chair.

I'm going to watch the next round right now.

EDIT: dang, round 2 was just overkill! Congrats to the councilors ...

[Edited on 11.24.2011 12:47 PM PST]

  • 11.24.2011 12:46 PM PDT

Lol, looked fun. Next time, don't be afraid to shoot your weapon more often. And stickies are good crowd control.

  • 11.24.2011 2:10 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

haha nice videos

  • 11.24.2011 2:20 PM PDT
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@InvasionImminent

When I was backing away as the Arbiter, I was leaning on my chair. Real hard.

And this is only what 26 Councilors can do. I'm going to try to get 40-60 again. When I do, I'll be dead within 7 seconds.

@Dark Hunter21

It's very entertaining. Well, Rtas Vadum was leading the charge. Retaliation would have been futile/too risky. Plus, I had Mythic on, so stickies would have made little difference. The only way to beat an army like this is to turn on Sputnik (for assassinations) and fight them in cqc a.k.a certain death.

@path1k

Thanks!

  • 11.24.2011 3:06 PM PDT

Yes, I AM just that awesome.

lmao

  • 11.24.2011 3:13 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.

ghost, can you upload a video of taking all those elites into battle with tararus, preferably give them as much beam rifles as you can

[Edited on 11.24.2011 4:18 PM PST]

  • 11.24.2011 4:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: BouncedMr happy
lmao
You have only seen a fraction of true horror.

Posted by: path1k
ghost, can you upload a video of taking all those elites into battle with tararus, preferably give them as much beam rifles as you can
Now that's something I can arrange. But I might have to give some of them carbines because beam rifle Councilors are hard to come by.

  • 11.24.2011 4:23 PM PDT

Stupid ass washing machine...

Damn, that was scary to watch. Great job, but I think I'll pass on trying this out - I'd rather keep my pants un-stained... D:

  • 11.27.2011 5:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: TwiggyShip
Damn, that was scary to watch. Great job, but I think I'll pass on trying this out - I'd rather keep my pants un-stained... D:
Yep. Thanks! Easy for you to say. :P

Well, you can unleash them on Tartarus. Just make them lose their interest with Spectre then push them to where I put them and when you're satisfied, push + melee them to Johnson's sniping ledge or where Johnson was standing. As long as they can see the main platform. Then go knock Tartarus up the grav lift with a Banshee and the battle will begin.

  • 11.27.2011 7:16 AM PDT


Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: TwiggyShip
Damn, that was scary to watch. Great job, but I think I'll pass on trying this out - I'd rather keep my pants un-stained... D:
Yep. Thanks! Easy for you to say. :P

Well, you can unleash them on Tartarus. Just make them lose their interest with Spectre then push them to where I put them and when you're satisfied, push + melee them to Johnson's sniping ledge or where Johnson was standing. As long as they can see the main platform. Then go knock Tartarus up the grav lift with a Banshee and the battle will begin.

Damn, you have this all figured out. That's dedication.

  • 11.27.2011 9:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: InvasionImminent

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: TwiggyShip
Damn, that was scary to watch. Great job, but I think I'll pass on trying this out - I'd rather keep my pants un-stained... D:
Yep. Thanks! Easy for you to say. :P

Well, you can unleash them on Tartarus. Just make them lose their interest with Spectre then push them to where I put them and when you're satisfied, push + melee them to Johnson's sniping ledge or where Johnson was standing. As long as they can see the main platform. Then go knock Tartarus up the grav lift with a Banshee and the battle will begin.

Damn, you have this all figured out. That's dedication.
It's not about me. It's about Halo 2. :)

Thank Halo 2 for giving me motivation. H3 is dead to me. It's always been this way. I just never wanted to part with it. Now my happiness lies with Halo 2 and CE. I might not get Halo 4 or any future Halo game because they likely won't have the qualities of the first 2 Halos. I'm pretty content.

  • 11.27.2011 8:01 PM PDT

Well, I've been AWOL for a week and I just watched these vids. I hope everyone understands what SG had to go through to make that fight happen. That collection is priceless so those vids are a must watch for H2 fans.

  • 11.27.2011 9:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
Well, I've been AWOL for a week and I just watched these vids. I hope everyone understands what SG had to go through to make that fight happen.
I see. Yep, I had to go through major pain to set these things up.

-there's no convenient cp to start the battle from
-the Hunters are difficult to move by melee if Sputnik or Ghost is on
-disappearances that are annoying (like the Wraith in one of my vids) and scary (like the passengers of the Spectre in one of my vids), as well as a major setback (Tartarus disappearing), although the last 2 are probably because I was hoarding needlers and such. The first one is because I pushed an Elite at it. I've lost countless Elites because I pushed Elites at them. Touch that makes things disappear... *shudders*
-the Elites are a pain in the ass to manage and they're like little children when it comes to fights over the Spectre seats
-Councilors are very rare. It takes me like 2-3 hours just to get 40 of them
-Zealots are hard to keep because they don't go in vehicles and Elites of the previous wave must die for new Elites to spawn. The maximum Goldies I got was 7
-getting the vehicles needed for this was a hassle, especially because I also brought AI
-I brought 4 Hunters, 2 marines, Johnson, Rtas Vadum, 2 Councilors, and 2 Spec Ops Elites. I couldn't be bothered bringing the humans because this is agonizing and the AI often disappear unless I get them interested in the Spectre

Posted by: Grumpy1
That collection is priceless so those vids are a must watch for H2 fans.
:D:D

  • 11.28.2011 5:11 AM PDT

"No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First!" - The fighting first's motto.

Losing internet 9/7/2012 until i don't know when. See you starside folks.


Fada beo Halo 2!

Lol, those counselors are pretty dang good.

  • 11.29.2011 8:33 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I dream about cheese.


Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Posted by: path1k
ghost, can you upload a video of taking all those elites into battle with tararus, preferably give them as much beam rifles as you can
Now that's something I can arrange. But I might have to give some of them carbines because beam rifle Councilors are hard to come by.
where's the video ghost! :'(

  • 11.29.2011 10:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chief077
Lol, those counselors are pretty dang good.
They make great assassins.

Posted by: path1k

Posted by: Sliding Ghost
Posted by: path1k
ghost, can you upload a video of taking all those elites into battle with tararus, preferably give them as much beam rifles as you can
Now that's something I can arrange. But I might have to give some of them carbines because beam rifle Councilors are hard to come by.
where's the video ghost! :'(
I'll have to do it tomorrow or the next day. Today I suffered a great grievance regarding the glitch. I'll be telling my story about it as soon as my 17 minute video uploads. One thing's for sure. I'm going to stick with 20-40 Councilors. Anymore and I'm going to explode!!

  • 11.29.2011 11:06 PM PDT