How to Play Halo Well
Don't boast or brag., Don't use the banshee rod gun in blood gulch., Don't use the rod gun as a sniper., Rocket away., Use grenades., Have fun. , Use Melee as much as possible, try jumping over the enemy and hitting them in the back downwards...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Don't boast or brag.
Starting racial or other fights or name-calling can lead to your opponents getting defensive. -
Step 2: Don't use the banshee rod gun in blood gulch.
If you have to, you can get in a shee against orders, but don't kill them more than once in a shee, or you'll be a hypocrite, and well... you know the rest. , In open combat, you could pull it off, as long as you make them feel like they have a chance by shooting you in the foot a couple times with a pistol before you spring a ball of green gooey goodness, but DON'T fire it from a vantage point at an unsuspecting 'pro'. , You can't really be called a noob for using a rocket, so fire away, and DO NOT RUN OUT OF AMMO! , One of the things almost as satisfying as rod gunning with a shee, is watching someone flail around screaming with a blue ball of flame on their back, yelling and cursing as you laugh with victory, but don't get carried away, run away from them immediately, a well placed head shot, or the blast of the grenade, could have you going up on the death count also. ,, This is a professional technique. ,,, Otherwise people will call you a tank noob, tank whore, etc. ,, They can save your life! , The pistol is great, because it takes only five shots to the body or three to the head to kill someone.
The sniper rifle is also one of the best, as it takes about two shots to the body to kill, or one shot to the head.
Explosive weapons like the rocket launcher and fuel gun are only good for vehicles and suicide kills.
All other weapons should only be used if you're really bored and don't care about dying, including vehicles.
Tanks may rally you a couple of spawn kills, but as soon as someone throws a grenade at you, which is easy, you're dead. , The bullets in halo take a sec to reach their target.
So if someone is moving to the right, shoot maybe an inch or so to the right.
If you can't time it right after weeks of practice, play World of Warcraft. , Live to win! On the weekends, play an all nighter once in a while if you'd like to have some real fun. , Get a friend on Halo to do a one on one practice match to see what works for both of you, then kick some ass on another server. , -
Step 3: Don't use the rod gun as a sniper.
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Step 4: Rocket away.
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Step 5: Use grenades.
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Step 6: Have fun.
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Step 7: Use Melee as much as possible
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Step 8: try jumping over the enemy and hitting them in the back downwards.
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Step 9: Practice first on campaign and then start on multiplayer.
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Step 10: Use the shotgun in short range and the sniper rifle in long range.
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Step 11: Only use Scorpions for taking down banshees.
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Step 12: Travel on foot
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Step 13: it's the best way to keep your cover.
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Step 14: Use your motion sensor and crouch.
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Step 15: Find the right weapon.
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Step 16: When using the snipe or pistol on a moving target
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Step 17: keep the sight in front of the target (especially with sniper).
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Step 18: Practice like there's no tomorrow.
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Step 19: Experiment!
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Step 20: Play on modded servers
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Step 21: which are often a great way to practice since you will be having a load of fun while you play the whole time.
Detailed Guide
Starting racial or other fights or name-calling can lead to your opponents getting defensive.
If you have to, you can get in a shee against orders, but don't kill them more than once in a shee, or you'll be a hypocrite, and well... you know the rest. , In open combat, you could pull it off, as long as you make them feel like they have a chance by shooting you in the foot a couple times with a pistol before you spring a ball of green gooey goodness, but DON'T fire it from a vantage point at an unsuspecting 'pro'. , You can't really be called a noob for using a rocket, so fire away, and DO NOT RUN OUT OF AMMO! , One of the things almost as satisfying as rod gunning with a shee, is watching someone flail around screaming with a blue ball of flame on their back, yelling and cursing as you laugh with victory, but don't get carried away, run away from them immediately, a well placed head shot, or the blast of the grenade, could have you going up on the death count also. ,, This is a professional technique. ,,, Otherwise people will call you a tank noob, tank whore, etc. ,, They can save your life! , The pistol is great, because it takes only five shots to the body or three to the head to kill someone.
The sniper rifle is also one of the best, as it takes about two shots to the body to kill, or one shot to the head.
Explosive weapons like the rocket launcher and fuel gun are only good for vehicles and suicide kills.
All other weapons should only be used if you're really bored and don't care about dying, including vehicles.
Tanks may rally you a couple of spawn kills, but as soon as someone throws a grenade at you, which is easy, you're dead. , The bullets in halo take a sec to reach their target.
So if someone is moving to the right, shoot maybe an inch or so to the right.
If you can't time it right after weeks of practice, play World of Warcraft. , Live to win! On the weekends, play an all nighter once in a while if you'd like to have some real fun. , Get a friend on Halo to do a one on one practice match to see what works for both of you, then kick some ass on another server. ,
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