|
Home > Archive > Xbox Halo > November 2004 > Whazzup?
You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread.
To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to
this thread please [click here]
|
|
| Greg Tyndall 2004-11-12, 12:46 am |
|
Hey, guys, I'm back!
I finished Halo 2 yesterday, so I'll try to avoid blabbin' spoilers to those
who haven't. But I will say this: Those bloody Brutes and Hunters are HARD!
--
Life is like a box of chocolates.
A lot of the time you find yourself choking on coconut.
[Greg Tyndall]
| |
| TheNewbieTitan 2004-11-12, 6:46 am |
| *Wee lil bit 'o spoilers*
I don't find the hunters that hard. Except for the fact that they are frikin
huge and it takes like twice as many shots to bring em down. Only thing that
irritates me about the brutes is when they get into full-gallop and whack ya
into the air. When you are back on the ground they whack ya again. Very
annoying.
"Greg Tyndall" <swtyndall@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:I8qdnab0YvBfjQncRVn-jw@comcast.com...
quote:
>
> Hey, guys, I'm back!
>
> I finished Halo 2 yesterday, so I'll try to avoid blabbin' spoilers to
those
quote:
> who haven't. But I will say this: Those bloody Brutes and Hunters are
HARD!
quote:
>
> --
> Life is like a box of chocolates.
> A lot of the time you find yourself choking on coconut.
>
> [Greg Tyndall]
>
>
| |
| Greg Tyndall 2004-11-12, 6:46 am |
|
quote:
> *Wee lil bit 'o spoilers*
>
> I don't find the hunters that hard. Except for the fact that they are
frikin
quote:
> huge and it takes like twice as many shots to bring em down. Only thing
that
quote:
> irritates me about the brutes is when they get into full-gallop and whack
ya
quote:
> into the air. When you are back on the ground they whack ya again. Very
> annoying.
SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT TO LEVEL 6 OF HALO 2!
I haven't found a good weapon to take Hunters on with yet. When you run to
their backs like in the old game, they jump around and club you! I'm glad
they're harder, but I always wish I had a Warthog/Ghost to run 'em down with
Yeah, when the Brutes go full-gallop they get really annoying. Even when you
hit them with an Energy Sword, they still hurt you. Grenades don't help
either.
BTW, I don't want to make a new post, so I'm gonna put this here:
I was on the level "The Oracle" again and I was fighting the Heretic leader.
I ran away for a while and the Oracle started talking. I couldn't hear it
very well, but he said that he has "overseen the building of this
installation" and it was built to "find offenses and defences against the
Flood."
quote:
> those
> HARD!
--
I think, therefore I make sure everyone hears about it.
[Greg Tyndall]
| |
| Buster 2004-11-12, 6:04 pm |
|
Greg Tyndall wrote:
quote:
>
> frikin
>
>
> that
>
>
> ya
>
>
>
> SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT TO LEVEL 6 OF HALO 2!
>
> I haven't found a good weapon to take Hunters on with yet. When you run to
> their backs like in the old game, they jump around and club you!
Particle Beam Rifle.
I sniped one from high up. Hit him in his orange underbelly, he went
down like a ton of bricks. I assume that you can do the same up close
when he does his lunge attack thing.
| |
| Greg Tyndall 2004-11-12, 6:04 pm |
|
quote:
whack[vbcol=seagreen]
to[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Particle Beam Rifle.
>
> I sniped one from high up. Hit him in his orange underbelly, he went
> down like a ton of bricks. I assume that you can do the same up close
> when he does his lunge attack thing.
Thanks! I'm off to snipe me a Hunter
--
I think, therefore I make sure everyone hears about it.
[Greg Tyndall]
| |
|
| Hunters are fairly tough but some of the same techniques from Halo 1
still work.
As for Brutes, I would rather fight them than Elites, personally. They
have no shields, so you can wear them down relatively easily.
On legendary, the gray elites on the first Earth level (when you are
running through the city before reaching the beach) are baaaaad.
Especially in conjunction with jackal snipers.
"Greg Tyndall" <swtyndall@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<8bKdnSoYVuMdsAjcRVn-oQ@comcast.com>...
quote:
> whack
> to
>
> Thanks! I'm off to snipe me a Hunter
| |
| Greg Tyndall 2004-11-14, 12:45 am |
|
quote:
> Hunters are fairly tough but some of the same techniques from Halo 1
> still work.
You must have a technique I've never heard of before, because I've used
every one from the old game that I know and my techniques don't work :\
quote:
> As for Brutes, I would rather fight them than Elites, personally. They
> have no shields, so you can wear them down relatively easily.
After I made it pretty far in the game (level 12?), I was surprised at how
easy the Elites were. I guess fighting all the Brutes gives you some
experience.
quote:
> On legendary, the gray elites on the first Earth level (when you are
> running through the city before reaching the beach) are baaaaad.
> Especially in conjunction with jackal snipers.
Yeah. The higher level/colored Elites are hard, especially when they have
Energy Swords. Once you get to Delta Halo (on Legendary), those sniper
Jackals are your worst enemy.
--
I think, therefore I make sure everyone hears about it.
[Greg Tyndall]
| |
|
| "Greg Tyndall" <swtyndall@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<FdWdnYypPe8iBQvcRVn-hw@comcast.com>...
quote:
>
> You must have a technique I've never heard of before, because I've used
> every one from the old game that I know and my techniques don't work :\
Actually, my technique is an obvious one but not widely used - just
shoot them a lot. I don't dwell on the orange areas, though I hit
those when I can. If you just shoot them a lot, they die. Let them
blast at you while you take cover, then come out and fill them with
needles or whatnot. If they charge, you can usually get the better of
them by circling.
quote:
>
> After I made it pretty far in the game (level 12?), I was surprised at how
> easy the Elites were. I guess fighting all the Brutes gives you some
> experience.
I don't remember fighting any elites late in the game. When are you
talking about? Brutes, though, are IMO not as hard as they are meant
to be. I think Bungie goofed slightly, in fact, and underestimated how
hard they should be. They are this game's Flood - relatively easy
after the initial surprise.
quote:
>
> Yeah. The higher level/colored Elites are hard, especially when they have
> Energy Swords. Once you get to Delta Halo (on Legendary), those sniper
> Jackals are your worst enemy.
| |
| Greg Tyndall 2004-11-14, 6:45 am |
| *Forgot to put SPOILERS up here*
quote:
>
> Actually, my technique is an obvious one but not widely used - just
> shoot them a lot. I don't dwell on the orange areas, though I hit
> those when I can. If you just shoot them a lot, they die. Let them
> blast at you while you take cover, then come out and fill them with
> needles or whatnot. If they charge, you can usually get the better of
> them by circling.
I use that technique whenever I don't have a Beam Rifle now because Buster
pointed out that if you shoot a Hunter in the stomach with one, he goes down
in one or two shots. I use that now and it works great
quote:
how[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> I don't remember fighting any elites late in the game. When are you
> talking about? Brutes, though, are IMO not as hard as they are meant
> to be. I think Bungie goofed slightly, in fact, and underestimated how
> hard they should be. They are this game's Flood - relatively easy
> after the initial surprise.
I think it's on the level Gravemind, when the Elites are being attacked by
the Brutes. Sometimes you encounter a group of 3-4 Elites.
--
I think, therefore I make sure everyone hears about it.
[Greg Tyndall]
|
| |
|
|