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Subject: Anyone know how to beat the halo mission: the maw?

Why need an AI constantly whispering battle tactics in your head? Get an HUD(heads up display) it tells you everything about battle tactics wherever you are! and the cool part: It's silent!
Besides, I'ts got a faster FTL drive than a AI anyways!

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  • 01.25.2007 7:13 PM PDT
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Don't get killed--get to Engineering--blow up the reactor cores--get the heck out a Dodge.

[Edited on 1/25/2007]

  • 01.25.2007 7:16 PM PDT

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  • 01.25.2007 7:22 PM PDT
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Simon? You're alive? I thought the Ninjas pwned you.

  • 01.25.2007 7:26 PM PDT
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very Carefully

  • 01.25.2007 7:44 PM PDT
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Maybe he's back from the ...*gulp* dead! Weapons fo choice for the Maw SHOTGUN

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Posted by: Dark Hunter1069
Maybe he's back from the ...*gulp* dead! Weapons fo choice for the Maw SHOTGUN

I prefer the 'Hog, if ya know whaddai mean.

  • 01.25.2007 7:46 PM PDT
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and beware in the waepons area on legendary there is an ivisible flood

  • 01.25.2007 7:47 PM PDT
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There are invisable flood in every mode I've played!

  • 01.25.2007 7:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dark Hunter1069
There are invisable flood in every mode I've played!


I have found by simply running very fastly through the Armory you can ovoid contact with the Flood.

  • 01.25.2007 8:19 PM PDT
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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

Ya, the shotgun works.

For a challenge, try the Assault Rifle and the Plasma Rifle. That's hard. Oh, and did I mention playing on Legendary?

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Carry a shotgun and a RL. In the room with a crapload of rockets, keep both eyes on the door at the far end and shoot a rocket right in front of the door when it opens. That should take care of the invisible flood. If worse comes to worst, keep your back against a wall and a shotgun out. Nothing sucks more than being backslapped by a random camoflood.

For the Maw Hog Run, just hold the W key down and don't bother with the jumps, ramps and leaps...use the workarounds. They're a bit slower, but they're safer and less likely to tip your hog. If you do have to make a jump, one very easy solution is to simply move the mouse so you look behind you when you're getting air time. For some strange reason, that almost guarantees your hog will stay flat upon landing...just make sure you look forward again when you do hit the ground or you'll spin out.

Oh, a general tip for Legendary...it's hard, but only if you stick around and try to finish everything off. Nine times out of ten, you can simply avoid fights altogether by just rushing right through, guns ablaze. Remember, it's Halo, not Doom. Trying to kill every baddie out there is going to get you raped and nothing more.

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  • 01.25.2007 9:27 PM PDT
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The real thing your gonna need is cover. The sentinels can take out your shields fast. Against the flood I really can't help you, has to do with you reflexes. But on the final part of the level try crouch jumping onto the exaust cuplings and walking up to the control panels. It safe than using the stairs.

  • 01.26.2007 11:26 AM PDT

Always keep moving. If you turn a corner and waves of flood are coming toward you, dont just kill a few and retreat. the flood will most likely respawn and you'll have to start all over again. But when you ecounter a flood/covanant/sentinels battle, wait it out until one side remains left. But be careful because somtimes the enemy can sneek up on you while you're watching the fight. Or you can just run through all the chaos and crossfire and make it to the next checkpoint. When you get to the part with the Hog run. I dont bolt out of the parking garage straight away. Because usually, a grunt just died and his FRG is exploding. after that, just keep driving full speed and a make sharp turn when you reach the big jump. after that, just gun your way to the longsword and watch the fireworks.

  • 01.26.2007 12:17 PM PDT
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If you want to beat the Maw, you'll have to go through me first. Ex dee.

  • 01.26.2007 12:25 PM PDT
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I don't see why everyone sais Legendary is so hard. When I played the maw on legendary, I was surprized how esey it was.

The only part that was kind of hard was the mess hall, but if you just use a bit of stratagie and take out the grunts with the pistol before you charge the elietes, you should be able to get through in a couple of tries.

When faceing sentinels, use a plasma rifle, and you can kill them realy esely. As for the camo flood, just stand in front of the dore with a shotgun and turn on your flashlight (it makes it a bit eseyer to see them). When the dore opens, shoot a few times and through a frag grenade. That will take care of most of the flood on the other side.

In general, if you here the sound of batle in the next room, you should wait for it to die down, the you can move in and clean up. This goes for all the levels from Two Betrayals and higher.

  • 01.26.2007 1:16 PM PDT