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Subject: FFA Tips and K/D

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Just wondering, what's a good overall K/D, and what are some things that will help me improve my performance in FFA?

  • 12.24.2011 5:27 PM PDT

Learn weapon re-spawns and times.
Whore power weapons.

  • 12.24.2011 5:30 PM PDT

Tactics: Camp with sword and sniper. That's how I do it.

  • 12.24.2011 5:31 PM PDT
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Use ur head, be smart, don't make bad decisions. Also don't charge into battles u can't win. Another thing that has helped me is watch what others do and try, sometimes different strategies r better. This is what I do and it seems to work. Hope this helps.

  • 12.24.2011 6:00 PM PDT

Boltshot = mini shotgun

I'm no FFA expert, but in Rumble Pit, it is ridiculously easy to get magnum kills in standard Slayer. Try using that, and maybe the DMR in Slayer Pro. All everyone does is spam the AR and plasma grenades in that playlist.

  • 12.24.2011 6:32 PM PDT

you caring about your k/d is enough to make you a smarter player, i started thinking about it a few months ago and ive been doing better since, better overall k/d's in my matches/ smarter decisions/ and better weapon skills

  • 12.24.2011 6:32 PM PDT
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Use your brain.

  • 12.24.2011 6:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: InvasionImminent
Tactics: Camp with sword and sniper. That's how I do it.


I've been playing Halo for over 10 years now and consider myself to be better than most people, but I never camp in any game type. In rumble pit, the best strategy is find the "hot spot" on whatever particular map your playing where all the players are going to. Once you have a good idea where the other players keep bunching up at, kinda sit back and take headshots on weakened oppenents with low or no shields.

I've played ton's of rumble pit and this is how I win the majority of my games. Basically knowing the maps, weapon locations, and the general "hot spots" for each map where people tend to fight. So find power weapons and start taking out people thats weakened from other battles.

It's kinda hard to explain, but I done the best I could. Plus this will all come with more experience.

  • 12.24.2011 6:45 PM PDT

Be aware of other players' kills- Don't camp so long that you get behind, you can go +10 and still lose to someone who went +1.

  • 12.24.2011 7:03 PM PDT

The best tip is to keep stealing kills, launch grenades into groups of people and build up multi kills.

  • 12.24.2011 7:20 PM PDT


Posted by: NinjaLord77
The best tip is to keep stealing kills, launch grenades into groups of people and build up multi kills.


uhm no thats what bk's do.

  • 12.24.2011 7:24 PM PDT

Use the sword sprint combo, it's almost as powerful as the shotgun bubble shield combo.

  • 12.24.2011 7:52 PM PDT


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Posted by: NinjaLord77
The best tip is to keep stealing kills, launch grenades into groups of people and build up multi kills.


uhm no thats what bk's do.


Stealing kills in FFA is OK.

  • 12.24.2011 7:54 PM PDT

Don't die.

On a serious note, don't shoot at people that you know you won't get a kill on. It just lets someone else get an easier kill.

  • 12.24.2011 7:55 PM PDT

The first thing to remember is that your technical skills--the ability to shoot accurately with precision weapons, strafe, effectively use armor abilities, etc--come last. In FFA, these things are generally only helpful when your back is to the wall. If you're in a situation where you have to out-DMR someone to save your life, or use armor lock, sprint, etc. to save your life, the odds are pretty good that you did something wrong somewhere along the line.

This is not to say that proficiency these weapons and AAs doesn't help; it does. But there are other things that are more of a priority.

So, what are the most important things, then?

1) Weapon control. This phrase encompasses knowledge of the power weapons on any given map, whether it's location, respawn counter, etc. It doesn't matter how capable any of the other players are; if you have the rockets, every rocket represents a free kill. Sniper and shotgun are more "niche" weapons that are only useful in certain situations, but used in an appropriate spot, they will also overpower whoever you're fighting. Getting the weapons is a priority. Additionally, a not-often-spoken-of aspect of weapon control is knowing which enemies have power weapons, and in what location they reside. When you know someone has the shotgun on the lift in Reflection, you know by extension that you shouldn't walk right up to the lift, therefore saving your own life just by a little presence of thought.

2) Find prexisting fights; don't start one of your own. When you and an opponent both have full shields and health and are relatively close in skill, it's more or less 50-50. Anyone could win. That's not what you want. You want to find a fight that's already tilted in your favor, and play clean-up on weak people. It sounds cheap, but it's reality. If you have to fight people in fair duels for the entire game, you will either die often or fail to obtain kills in a timely fashion, neither of which is acceptable. You want fast, clean, numerous kills. Find the weak and eat them up. This also means being aware of people who will undoubtedly be using the same strategy, and not falling into the traps that they set.

3) Know when to back off. Your life is extremely valuable. A death means you'll lose time, your positioning, and whatever resources you currently have on your person, by which I mean weapons. And, in addition to all that, it also means that you just handed a competitor a free point. There's no shame in retreating, and remember that retreat can also present a means of deception i.e. scoring some kills by retreating and throwing defensive grenades to kill or weaken pursuers, retreating and then countering with a power weapon if they chase, etc.

4) Mind your positioning. This doesn't necessarily mean camp one spot, but you should not flock to a location where you will be at an obvious disadvantage, i.e. below enemies who are fighting above you. You should never be in a spot where you can't back up to cover.

Hopefully you can see why I say technical skills come last. If you make good decisions you will RARELY encounter a situation where you need to outshoot a fully shielded opponent on an even field. Your goal is to tilt the odds in your favor, and then take advantage of them. When you do this properly, it doesn't matter how well anyone else in the game shoots or strafes, because you've already outplayed them.

On that note, if you're comfortable with your mental game, it obviously can't hurt to improve your accuracy with DMR, needle rifle, pistol, and sniper. Being confident and capable of using all weapons effectively is undoubtedly helpful, it's just last on the list of improvements that you can make to yourself to be a better player. These are the skills that you fall back on when you've made a mistake in your mental game. It's nice to know that they exist, but play properly and their full potential will rarely be needed.

Hope it helps. FFA is a complicated beast, and I can't teach you every nuance of decision making, but a few guidelines never hurt anyone. Some of these can be applied to other gametypes as well.

  • 12.24.2011 8:55 PM PDT

study the map on forge

  • 12.27.2011 2:59 AM PDT

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Posted by: Puma xSDSx
Learn weapon re-spawns and times.
Whore power weapons.


sadly this is actually a very effective way to be "good" at this game.... what has become of halo?

[Edited on 12.27.2011 3:05 AM PST]

  • 12.27.2011 3:04 AM PDT

Fair play

Posted by: darkoverlord3000
sadly this is actually a very effective way to be "good" at this game.... what has become of halo?


It has always been like that. If you want a balanced skill requierd FFA experience, than go play Black ops.

  • 12.27.2011 3:15 AM PDT


Posted by: Scruffles
The first thing to remember is that your technical skills--the ability to shoot accurately with precision weapons, strafe, effectively use armor abilities, etc--come last. In FFA, these things are generally only helpful when your back is to the wall. If you're in a situation where you have to out-DMR someone to save your life, or use armor lock, sprint, etc. to save your life, the odds are pretty good that you did something wrong somewhere along the line.

This is not to say that proficiency these weapons and AAs doesn't help; it does. But there are other things that are more of a priority.

So, what are the most important things, then?

1) Weapon control. This phrase encompasses knowledge of the power weapons on any given map, whether it's location, respawn counter, etc. It doesn't matter how capable any of the other players are; if you have the rockets, every rocket represents a free kill. Sniper and shotgun are more "niche" weapons that are only useful in certain situations, but used in an appropriate spot, they will also overpower whoever you're fighting. Getting the weapons is a priority. Additionally, a not-often-spoken-of aspect of weapon control is knowing which enemies have power weapons, and in what location they reside. When you know someone has the shotgun on the lift in Reflection, you know by extension that you shouldn't walk right up to the lift, therefore saving your own life just by a little presence of thought.

2) Find prexisting fights; don't start one of your own. When you and an opponent both have full shields and health and are relatively close in skill, it's more or less 50-50. Anyone could win. That's not what you want. You want to find a fight that's already tilted in your favor, and play clean-up on weak people. It sounds cheap, but it's reality. If you have to fight people in fair duels for the entire game, you will either die often or fail to obtain kills in a timely fashion, neither of which is acceptable. You want fast, clean, numerous kills. Find the weak and eat them up. This also means being aware of people who will undoubtedly be using the same strategy, and not falling into the traps that they set.

3) Know when to back off. Your life is extremely valuable. A death means you'll lose time, your positioning, and whatever resources you currently have on your person, by which I mean weapons. And, in addition to all that, it also means that you just handed a competitor a free point. There's no shame in retreating, and remember that retreat can also present a means of deception i.e. scoring some kills by retreating and throwing defensive grenades to kill or weaken pursuers, retreating and then countering with a power weapon if they chase, etc.

4) Mind your positioning. This doesn't necessarily mean camp one spot, but you should not flock to a location where you will be at an obvious disadvantage, i.e. below enemies who are fighting above you. You should never be in a spot where you can't back up to cover.

Hopefully you can see why I say technical skills come last. If you make good decisions you will RARELY encounter a situation where you need to outshoot a fully shielded opponent on an even field. Your goal is to tilt the odds in your favor, and then take advantage of them. When you do this properly, it doesn't matter how well anyone else in the game shoots or strafes, because you've already outplayed them.

On that note, if you're comfortable with your mental game, it obviously can't hurt to improve your accuracy with DMR, needle rifle, pistol, and sniper. Being confident and capable of using all weapons effectively is undoubtedly helpful, it's just last on the list of improvements that you can make to yourself to be a better player. These are the skills that you fall back on when you've made a mistake in your mental game. It's nice to know that they exist, but play properly and their full potential will rarely be needed.

Hope it helps. FFA is a complicated beast, and I can't teach you every nuance of decision making, but a few guidelines never hurt anyone. Some of these can be applied to other gametypes as well.

I noticed something like that,too.
i only played FFA twice in reach so far,and it felt really different from team games.they both were slayer dmr and in the first game i was playing pretty bad (i wasn't spamming the dmr like the others,but i was trying to do few but accurate shots) and i was the second last.my opponents weren't that good and i thought "what's going on?am i doing something wrong?" i started spamming both the dmr and frags,and in the end i was third with 20 kills,but i could've been first with a bit more time.i tried rumble pit once more,and in the second game i had 25 kills in 5 minutes,+20 k/d and a 14 killing spree i think.the weird thing is that i play well in team slayer without all this spamming/abusing power weapons.

  • 12.27.2011 3:21 AM PDT

Know if you should start shooting or not (will it benefit you or someone else?)
Know where battles are taking place
Know who has the power weapons and preferably where
Don't run up Sword Base Yellow Lift like an imbecile

  • 12.27.2011 4:01 AM PDT
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They should just make an HLG playlist then you guys can hide against each other and see how much fun it is.

-Learn power weapons respawns.
-Sword > Shotgun.
-Steal kills (throw grenades at groups of people, wait for two guys to pop each other's shields and then headshot them, etc..)
-Learn the maps hotspots.
-Precision weapons > automatic weapons.
-Camping too much will probably lead you to a loss.

These are the only things I can think of right now, but anyways if you're good you can still go messing around and rushing, you'll almost always end up first.

  • 12.27.2011 5:24 AM PDT
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They should just make an HLG playlist then you guys can hide against each other and see how much fun it is.


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Don't run up Sword Base Yellow Lift like an imbecile

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  • 12.27.2011 5:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: Puma xSDSx
Learn weapon re-spawns and times.
Whore power weapons.



Plus don't be afraid to camp. Its the other guys fault if he keeps trying to kill you in the same spot.


And a good K/D would be 1.4 (in my opinion)

  • 12.27.2011 7:16 AM PDT

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  • 12.27.2011 9:59 AM PDT