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Well well, I didn't even check to see if the game thinks Elites are dead when sitting in a Hog. it doesn't so if I'm ever going to do the 28 Elite no kill thing, it'll have to be all Ghosts.

  • 01.05.2012 1:13 AM PDT

Well, I have maybe one last way to get 28 Ghosts into the fight. There's a CP that destroys me but if I'm going to have 28, I need to get by unscathed. It took hours to haul those 24 Ghosts down to the checkpoint line. If I can somehow keep those Ghosts, then I have to haul them all the way back, lol.

Here's my personal agony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTKqtNv_CA

  • 01.06.2012 1:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
Well, I have maybe one last way to get 28 Ghosts into the fight. There's a CP that destroys me but if I'm going to have 28, I need to get by unscathed. It took hours to haul those 24 Ghosts down to the checkpoint line. If I can somehow keep those Ghosts, then I have to haul them all the way back, lol.

Here's my personal agony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTKqtNv_CA
Must have been a pain in the ass to haul those Ghosts there. That alone is an accomplishment. Have you tried getting the cp while looking at the Ghosts?

  • 01.06.2012 5:18 PM PDT


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Posted by: Grumpy1
Well, I have maybe one last way to get 28 Ghosts into the fight. There's a CP that destroys me but if I'm going to have 28, I need to get by unscathed. It took hours to haul those 24 Ghosts down to the checkpoint line. If I can somehow keep those Ghosts, then I have to haul them all the way back, lol.

Here's my personal agony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTKqtNv_CA
Must have been a pain in the ass to haul those Ghosts there. That alone is an accomplishment. Have you tried getting the cp while looking at the Ghosts?
Yeah, looking didn't help. I was going to film this one while looking but an obnoxious neighbor was pounding on my door while I was filming and I got distracted. I opened the door and wanted to choke him but didn't.

I found a spot that I might save some or I may try saving them back at the Pelican (maybe put them on the roof) or put them out in the water, idk.

This happened once before but it was the very last CP that got me.

[Edited on 01.06.2012 5:51 PM PST]

  • 01.06.2012 5:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: Grumpy1
Well, I have maybe one last way to get 28 Ghosts into the fight. There's a CP that destroys me but if I'm going to have 28, I need to get by unscathed. It took hours to haul those 24 Ghosts down to the checkpoint line. If I can somehow keep those Ghosts, then I have to haul them all the way back, lol.

Here's my personal agony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTKqtNv_CA
Must have been a pain in the ass to haul those Ghosts there. That alone is an accomplishment. Have you tried getting the cp while looking at the Ghosts?
Yeah, looking didn't help. I was going to film this one while looking but an obnoxious neighbor was pounding on my door while I was filming and I got distracted. I opened the door and wanted to choke him but didn't.

I found a spot that I might save some or I may try saving them back at the Pelican (maybe put them on the roof) or put them out in the water, idk.

This happened once before but it was the very last CP that got me.
I see. Well that sucks. I think the world would be a better place if there was some decent privacy. I live in an apartment near an air base with loud noises everywhere. I learned the art of using my fingers to block my ears although I wear these damn heavy ear phones most of the time so I can type and play Halo...

I'm wondering some of the Ghosts didn't disappear. Were they unoccupied when you got in them?

[Edited on 01.06.2012 9:09 PM PST]

  • 01.06.2012 9:08 PM PDT


Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

Posted by: Grumpy1
Well, I have maybe one last way to get 28 Ghosts into the fight. There's a CP that destroys me but if I'm going to have 28, I need to get by unscathed. It took hours to haul those 24 Ghosts down to the checkpoint line. If I can somehow keep those Ghosts, then I have to haul them all the way back, lol.

Here's my personal agony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTKqtNv_CA
Must have been a pain in the ass to haul those Ghosts there. That alone is an accomplishment. Have you tried getting the cp while looking at the Ghosts?
Yeah, looking didn't help. I was going to film this one while looking but an obnoxious neighbor was pounding on my door while I was filming and I got distracted. I opened the door and wanted to choke him but didn't.

I found a spot that I might save some or I may try saving them back at the Pelican (maybe put them on the roof) or put them out in the water, idk.

This happened once before but it was the very last CP that got me.
I see. Well that sucks. I think the world would be a better place if there was some decent privacy. I live in an apartment near an air base with loud noises everywhere. I learned the art of using my fingers to block my ears although I wear these damn heavy ear phones most of the time so I can type and play Halo...

I'm wondering some of the Ghosts didn't disappear. Were they unoccupied when you got in them?
Most were occupied when I got in. Just before that CP there's a group of enemies so a few minutes ago I got an Elite to board all the Ghosts again and it made no difference. I tried that after thinking about OSK's comment about having Elites get in.

There's also the very real possibility of doing what you suggested earlier...after the game thinks an Elite is dead, board that Ghost and see if the game still thinks he's dead. That way I can use less Ghosts and the 24 will work.

However, somehow I'll have to keep track of which Elites have been in a Ghost and which ones haven't. Some of the Elites don't jump in and in the last few waves I could have 6 or 7 Elites standing around without me knowing which is which, lol.




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  • 01.06.2012 9:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1

Posted by: Sliding Ghost

...I'm wondering some of the Ghosts didn't disappear. Were they unoccupied when you got in them?
Most were occupied when I got in. Just before that CP there's a group of enemies so a few minutes ago I got an Elite to board all the Ghosts again and it made no difference. I tried that after thinking about OSK's comment about having Elites get in.

There's also the very real possibility of doing what you suggested earlier...after the game thinks an Elite is dead, board that Ghost and see if the game still thinks he's dead. That way I can use less Ghosts and the 24 will work.

However, somehow I'll have to keep track of which Elites have been in a Ghost and which ones haven't. Some of the Elites don't jump in and in the last few waves I could have 6 or 7 Elites standing around without me knowing which is which, lol.


Well good luck with that. I'm exhausted!! Now I must get some sleep (at last! I'm free!!!).

Unfortunately, the vehicle interest thing doesn't work with marines afaik. I tried to get marines interested in the hog's turret but they just returned to their scripted path (this was when I was trying to stop the 3 marines from disappearing. I put the hog where the Jackals on the other side where).

But it might work with Elites.

I can test that part if you want. I'm not one to go Ghost collecting but if it's just 1 Ghost, that's doable.

  • 01.06.2012 10:19 PM PDT

If you test it legit then sure, go for it. What I'm interested in is during the fight, when the game decides an Elite is dead when he gets into a Ghost, does it still think so after after MC boards the Ghost. If an Elite does not register again as being alive, that will do the trick.

I tried just having enemies get into a Ghost down in the tunnel but it's possible it will work somewhere in the streets. I think the boarding while fighting for the IWHBYD is maybe the best chance.

  • 01.06.2012 10:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Grumpy1
If you test it legit then sure, go for it. What I'm interested in is during the fight, when the game decides an Elite is dead when he gets into a Ghost, does it still think so after after MC boards the Ghost. If an Elite does not register again as being alive, that will do the trick.

I tried just having enemies get into a Ghost down in the tunnel but it's possible it will work somewhere in the streets. I think the boarding while fighting for the IWHBYD is maybe the best chance.
The 1 Ghost thing didn't work on my end, that is, H2 Vista. However, I did confirm my suspicion that they enter vehicles when they know there's an enemy around. If Elites aren't getting into the Ghost, shoot at them (I'm not sure if you have to shoot in their direction or shoot them directly). I'm also not sure if Armory skull would make it easier.

Also, you said that they don't go into the hog. But the single IWHBYD Elite I brought with me (I had to kill the others to leave the area) past the loading point got in the hog's turret. I used the aforementioned method.

Speaking of the lz, if you want to get an Elite over there via Ghost baiting (leave an empty Ghost parked and an Elite runs to it), you have to first get him away from the IWHBYD battle area or he'll just run back. That means drive the Ghost some distance then get out and lure him on foot by shooting at him.

[Edited on 01.07.2012 8:38 AM PST]

  • 01.07.2012 8:27 AM PDT

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