Afternoon,
I'm planning on hosting some Firefight action this evening as I've barely played it and cant be arsed learning the ropes from randoms.
So if any of you guys fancy a few games carrying me through some rounds then post or give me a shout on XBL.
I'll be online from 21:00 GMT.
:-*
i'm cooking pizza i'll be on at 9:30
I'm going to give myself the gift of Halo: Reach for Xmas. Is anybody still going to be playing this thing by then?
Me!! love it, will be playing it a year from now!
Me too, although dont believe Failed, he lies...9:30 my ass!
I'm tempted to go out and buy it right now... But then I should really be doing homework...
Uh oh, I've officially entered the hype train. It is only a matter of time now.
i will be getting it just after xmas so count me in too
I have it, but I very rarely play it. My nephew got two copies when it came out and gave me one, but he has no paitence with how horrible I am at it. I am actually worse at Reach then I am at Gears. ::)
Well I've got it now. I'm so weak.
Who wants to help me beat the campaign?
Quote from: Handshakes on December 05, 2010, 09:44:51 PM
Well I've got it now. I'm so weak.
Who wants to help me beat the campaign?
i just need to beat the last bit of the last level on Solo Legendary ... super super hard, several Zealot Elites with ridiculous weapons and hyped shields stand between me and 150G :(
Slightly off topic (and by that I mean of course completely off topic), but whenever I see Dankinia post I think of this Japanese commercial for some reason:
I'm sure that, like a Rorschach test, this says something profound about my psyche and mental state.
you really should have kept that to yourself shakes .... loony :P :P :P
BACK ON TOPIC, i've finished my Legendary Solo run so if anyone needs help in Campaign ...
Shakes - Um yep I agree with Failed. Loony.
SUNDAY NIGHT HALO
I'll be playing Halo: Reach tonight from 9pm to 11pm GMT.
If anyone would like to join me, then send me a message online when you see me on Reach.
love Failed
Loving HAlo:Reach at the moment, Would be right up for a session on this.
Quote from: sambo on December 21, 2010, 09:14:10 PM
Loving HAlo:Reach at the moment, Would be right up for a session on this.
Friday night gaming seems to have fallen by the wayside, perhaps your return can fix that :)
Quote from: Jaynestown on December 21, 2010, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: sambo on December 21, 2010, 09:14:10 PM
Loving HAlo:Reach at the moment, Would be right up for a session on this.
Friday night gaming seems to have fallen by the wayside, perhaps your return can fix that :)
With this Friday being Xmas eve and next week Being New years eve, I'll not be around for them, But in the new year I'd hope to get some good gaming in again on a friday night with all you guy's.
There are some plans for the New Year to try and get gaming back into the community, especially Friday night gaming!
I also have some good ideas for community fun and entertainment.
If anyone ever has any ideas to improve the community, create fun or bring us together. You can always PM me on the forums ..... please include naked pictures :P
Yeah, I'm enjoying it too.
Quote from: Handshakes on December 22, 2010, 02:26:24 AM
Yeah, I'm enjoying it too.
that's because your goood at it :P
This Wednesday night (12-22-10) shall be the kickoff of the official
Help Handshakes Beat Halo: Reach on Legendary game night.
Yes, starting tonight you'll be able to help me experience the final chapter in the Halo story by dying bravely and endlessly with me against the Covenant hordes.
I'll be online at 9:30 PM your time (4:30pm EST). If you want to be a part of this Reach shakingly important event, be online and in Halo: Reach at any point tonight and I'll throw you an invite*.
*: Assuming you are already in my friends list. If you aren't in my friends list, shoot me a friend request and we'll sort that out.
If this is too late of notice then I'll bump this event to Thursday. I'll bump this to whenever, but by gum I'm going to get you folk to drag me over the finish line in this game one way or another.
I will help you shakes, i have afeeling i have some unfinished business that i need to accomplish tonight.... i can't think of it, but it's bugging me.
Rather than think to hard and find a few jobs for myself i will bulldoze my way through Legendary with you.
On a side note, i've been learning to run through Nightfall in 5mins.
Glad to potentially have you on board, Failed. Tonight, we finish the fight...
... Again, I guess.
I should be there, i can't think what it is i'm supposed to do.... not cook dinner i know, Pizza Hut ftw!!!
Like a true pal, Failed helped defend Reach. At least Failed won't let humanity go silently into that dark night.
It was great fun, i found it harder 2-player coop than i did Solo. What with the strange lag i only get in campaign, more enemies and dodgy checkpoints.
Shakes was my suicidol though and did some amazing wraith destroying like the grunts that run in with plasma grenades in their hands!
Alright, time for Help Handshakes Beat Halo: Reach on Legendary game night - PART DEUX.
DAY: Thursday, December 30.
TIME: 9:30 PM BRIT TIME (4:30 PM EST).
WHAT: A continuing coop playthrough of Halo: Reach on Legendary difficulty. We can start on whatever level the party wants, but in lieu of preferences we will start where my game left off.
WHO: Open to anybody who wants to help defend Reach against the invading Covenant scum. Despite the playthrough being on a high difficulty, no amount of prerequisite gamer skill is required. We will die. A lot. It's all good.
HOW: Send me a message before the event OR let me know in this forum OR Log-in to Xbox Live around the previously specified time and join my party.
Don't let Reach down!
Won't be able to make it this time shakes, im out until 1amGMT and then i have a Team session when or even if im back.
If you still on at say 3am(10pm EST) ..... i may be tempted to play 1 or 2 levels.
I probably won't be home until after 8pm EST (1am GMT) tonight. If you're still online when I get home, I'll power through a couple chapters with you.
Some areas are harder in co-op than solo since the AI seems to improve and multiply accordingly. There were a few situations that I just ran through ninja-style just to get the next checkpoint.
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 30, 2010, 02:56:35 PM
There were a few situations that I just ran through ninja-style just to get the next checkpoint.
New Alexandria, Nightclub, Hunters - FTW
I might be about for this shakes, if you see me online give me a shout.
Quote from: Lukehi on December 30, 2010, 03:03:19 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on December 30, 2010, 02:56:35 PM
There were a few situations that I just ran through ninja-style just to get the next checkpoint.
New Alexandria, Nightclub, Hunters - FTW
lol stupid slow Hunters. Never even saw me. ;)
I had to kill one of them on Legendary with a Needle Rifle and a Plasma Pistol, only then would the back one move his ass so i could run past
Sambo stepped up and helped me turn the tide against the Covenant. For a glimpse of how it went: On our last mission (the one where you defend Halsey's lab with a bunch of useless automated turrets) we collectively died 106 times.
I ended up muting myself about halfway through the game as the difficulty rendered my speech rather sailor-like. My apologies to Sambo for the silent treatment!
One thing is for sure, in these later levels they cut you so little slack that there isn't much room for error/messing about. And let me tell you, those turrets that shoot the explodey green stuff... Pure evil.
hijacking a banshee makes that level much easier, although you may need to jack 2 or 3 and reload some checkpoints if you get Plasma Pistoled.
The last level is ridiculously hard, 108 times will be nothing compared to that level.
I'm so close I can taste it...having a coffee for the final push. Removed 3 of the final 5 elites and the engineer its taken me 3 hours so far for the 'Pillar of Autumn'.
I'm tired and my hands and aching/going into shock but I'm determined to do this tonight!
Well as always and 5 minute break with coffee and biscuits saves the day again...done it, dont know how many times I died on that final level but its an absolute bitch!
Shakes, if I can do this solo then anyone can, just keep on truckin' and you'll do it.
Congrats!
top work Luke, those last few zealots are a bitch, i kept the sniper just for them and killed them pretty easy once i worked a good tactic. Sticky Grenade and 2 Sniper Bullets = dead. Was just tough getting the first sticky and escaping before the other zealots kill you. Checkpoint and repeat.
Quote from: Handshakes on December 30, 2010, 11:54:12 PM
Sambo went and hid, While I turned the tide against the Covenant.
Fixed. ;D
Was good fun Shakes, Except when we managed to get through the nightclub after a complete sprint for me to find you was away in the chopper, With me left standing. ;D
It has given me the
Legendary bug though, So I'm going to try and complete the game on Legendary but not by myself, I'll definitely need a team, Volunteers?
meeeeeee!!!! ofcourse, i saw you playing before but you had a guest so i didn't bother you
You can count me in, Sambo.
Hey all!
I'm not only new on Fahrenheit but also xbox live. Halo Reach is awesome and i am definately up for some custom ( private party) games but i would'nt mind just hooking up in a 2 vs. 2 ( even 1 vs. 1 ) just to get used to the maps and get a few tips from you guys.
I suppose this is one of the main reasons i joined. Being hammered on a random match with random people is boring me now :-).
My gamer tag is Lundubh, feel free to add me, i think i only have 1 or 2 of you guys so far.
Has nobody posted anything up for halo since december then?
Hey Ivan, we have had some coop sessions going about on campaign with Sambo, Shakes and a few others.
Also Friday 14th is Halo: Reach night where a few of us will play some casual Custom Games and just have a good time. I'll send you an FR and a reminder of Friday.
Hey Failed that sounds great, thanks, i have no plans for fri. night
I'll be up for some Reach this Friday, at the moment I'm enjoying far more our gaming nights than (must word this correctly) playing games all by myself! :)
Quote from: Jaynestown on January 13, 2011, 08:23:32 AM
I'll be up for some Reach this Friday, at the moment I'm enjoying playing with Failed more than playing with myself! :)
FIXED
Ha ha, I always enjoy playing with you Failed ;D
Get a room ;D
:) Hey Failed just a reminder to add me as a friend for the session tonight, thanks.
Hey is it 10pm then?
Quote from: Ivan on January 14, 2011, 06:22:28 PM
:) Hey Failed just a reminder to add me as a friend for the session tonight, thanks.
Hey is it 10pm then?
I put this into the Friday night post for you Ivan, failed has more chance of seeing it there.
Quote from: Ivan on January 14, 2011, 06:22:28 PM
:) Hey Failed just a reminder to add me as a friend for the session tonight, thanks.
Hey is it 10pm then?
yeh i will, im on 100 friends atm, so i will delete someone just for you ;)
when's the cap being removed so i can have 1000 friends ?
On another note i cancelled a Clan Match to play with you guys! So love me long time or else MWA HA HA!!!
Quote from: sambo on January 14, 2011, 06:34:24 PM
, failed has more chance of seeing it there.
I told you he would not see it here. #)
I always hit the Game Night threads first unless something at the top of the unread stack says Halo: Reach .... sold!
Big thanks to Kade, Vidar, Sambo (+1) for the impromptu games tonight...racked up enough credits to rank up to Captain III... O0
Was fun. But we have to find a way to handicap Kade. Jeez he is too good. I swear in one game of oddball he was carring the "ball" and still chasing me!!
Quote from: sambo on January 16, 2011, 12:49:19 PM
Was fun. But we have to find a way to handicap Kade. Jeez he is too good. I swear in one game of oddball he was carring the "ball" and still chasing me!!
QFT
Check out his bungie.net (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/Default.aspx?player=Autarch+Kade&sg=0) stats...in competitive games he's played 700 games and got 10K kills... :o
Altough after you left he didnt finish top...first time I've ever seen that... :D
Quote from: Lukehi on January 16, 2011, 01:04:07 AM
Big thanks to Kade, Vidar, Sambo (+1) for the impromptu games tonight...racked up enough credits to rank up to Captain III... O0
I've always said Warrant Officer is a big hurdle and once past it, you can really rank up! Nice work Luke
i've only played 230 competitive games and have 3000 kills, so i would be on 9000 at 700 games.
if the birthday fairy is kind enough to bring me this, are we all gonna still be playing it come march ?
I will still be playing it, great game and its only 21 pounds at game pre owned
Quote from: fizz on January 17, 2011, 01:55:19 PM
if the birthday fairy is kind enough to bring me this, are we all gonna still be playing it come march ?
I think i'll be playing Reach a good while yet.
good stuff x
I'll still be playing. The variety of Halo: Reach makes it much better than the other Halo games.
I have my very first Clan v Clan match on the 28th, so i will be playing lots of BTB over the next 11 days. So if anyone would like to join me ;)
Quote from: Failed on January 17, 2011, 06:41:27 PM
I have my very first Clan v Clan match on the 28th, so i will be playing lots of BTB over the next 11 days. So if anyone would like to join me ;)
Be sure to get ArKade in on that. The man is a phenom.
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 17, 2011, 07:43:28 PM
Quote from: Failed on January 17, 2011, 06:41:27 PM
I have my very first Clan v Clan match on the 28th, so i will be playing lots of BTB over the next 11 days. So if anyone would like to join me ;)
Be sure to get ArKade in on that. The man is a phenom.
That guy is unreal, next time I run into him I'm not even going to bother shooting, that's if he has not already killed me!
Quote from: fizz on January 17, 2011, 01:55:19 PM
if the birthday fairy is kind enough to bring me this, are we all gonna still be playing it come march ?
I think so. The multiplayer is pretty fun.
Quote from: xxxx Vidar xxxx on January 17, 2011, 07:54:12 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on January 17, 2011, 07:43:28 PM
Quote from: Failed on January 17, 2011, 06:41:27 PM
I have my very first Clan v Clan match on the 28th, so i will be playing lots of BTB over the next 11 days. So if anyone would like to join me ;)
Be sure to get ArKade in on that. The man is a phenom.
That guy is unreal, next time I run into him I'm not even going to bother shooting, that's if he has not already killed me!
I'm a very good Halo player, but ArKade pretty much carried me through the final Firefight Vidmaster achievement in Halo ODST last year.
Awesome teammate. Frightening enemy. :)
looking forward to gettin this
BWA HA HA!!! You were unlucky if you faced me on BTB last night, i was rampant!!
14/5, 24/8 and a massive 38Kills 5Deaths .. i was death incarnate with a spartan helmet!
Thanks for the praise guys!
I'd be up for some Big Team Battle, Failed. What clan is it for? Maybe I'd join as I've never been in a clan before! I prefer smaller gametypes such as team slayer, but I prefer playing with friends over small gametypes ;)
Also, I'm looking for someone who'd like to play a bit of arena. I like team arena, but also doubles. I haven't tried FFA arena yet and that's no-party-allowed anyways.
Also Failed, 38 kills 5 deaths is quite a nice match. http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=430419429&player=Autarch%20Kade# (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=430419429&player=Autarch%20Kade#) is a recent one of mine that I enjoyed. I may not have "won," but boy was it fun!
haha that's mint, i have DL'd it to my fileshare and i will watch it tomorrow!!
I keep meaning to do Arena myself, but i do a day or 2 and then completely forget about it. Arena is twice as hard as normal MM too.
I just wanna get ranked once, so i can get atleast 1 badge ... even if it's copper >_<
I just earned nearly 14,000 credits in a single match of score attack!
Quote from: Autarch Kade on January 19, 2011, 11:57:50 PM
Thanks for the praise guys!
I'd be up for some Big Team Battle, Failed. What clan is it for? Maybe I'd join as I've never been in a clan before! I prefer smaller gametypes such as team slayer, but I prefer playing with friends over small gametypes ;)
Also, I'm looking for someone who'd like to play a bit of arena. I like team arena, but also doubles. I haven't tried FFA arena yet and that's no-party-allowed anyways.
Also Failed, 38 kills 5 deaths is quite a nice match. http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=430419429&player=Autarch%20Kade# (http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid=430419429&player=Autarch%20Kade#) is a recent one of mine that I enjoyed. I may not have "won," but boy was it fun!
I'm surprised you don't get a ton of personal messages every round from randoms begging you to join their clan!
Quote from: xxxx Vidar xxxx on January 20, 2011, 08:03:18 PM
I'm surprised you don't get a ton of personal messages every round from randoms begging you to join their clan!
Most messages I get from random people are filled with insults, or asking me to 1v1 as well as being filled with insults! ha
Quote from: Autarch Kade on January 19, 2011, 11:57:50 PM
Also, I'm looking for someone who'd like to play a bit of arena. I like team arena, but also doubles. I haven't tried FFA arena yet and that's no-party-allowed anyways.
I'd be interested in playing some arena...let me know if ur interested
Quote from: Autarch Kade on January 20, 2011, 07:45:46 PM
I just earned nearly 14,000 credits in a single match of score attack!
That's crazy, most i've earnt is about 6,500 with 2 commendations, a challenge and a good lotto win.
Quote from: HurricanE 184 on January 21, 2011, 12:23:34 AM
I'd be interested in playing some arena...let me know if ur interested
Sent you a friend request, man up!
Quote from: Autarch Kade on January 20, 2011, 11:02:31 PM
Quote from: xxxx Vidar xxxx on January 20, 2011, 08:03:18 PM
I'm surprised you don't get a ton of personal messages every round from randoms begging you to join their clan!
Most messages I get from random people are filled with insults, or asking me to 1v1 as well as being filled with insults! ha
How many times do I have to apologize for that until you stop bringing it up?! Sheesh.
Shakes is so hood.
Does your score/EXP carry over to newer Halo games, or will whateve rI earn in Halo 3 only be valid in Halo 3?
Quote from: Legion on January 22, 2011, 12:39:16 PM
Does your score/EXP carry over to newer Halo games, or will whateve rI earn in Halo 3 only be valid in Halo 3?
The credits and experience dont carry over from Halo3 I'm afraid...you'll be starting from scratch when you get around to Reach.
Quote from: Legion on January 22, 2011, 12:39:16 PM
Does your score/EXP carry over to newer Halo games, or will whateve rI earn in Halo 3 only be valid in Halo 3?
There is, however, a section of your Reach service record called "Legacy." It shows how many games you played in Halo 3 and your campaign completion's difficulty. It also has some stats for ODST.
For actual experience points -> credits, it is as Lukehi said.
That's kinda sh*t. I guess I'll forget about Halo 3/ODST and maybe pick up the multiplayer when I manage to get Reach. If I'm done with MW2 by then.
Anyone fancy doing Winter Contingency LASO/Mythic this week for the challenge? Tis worth 12,500Cr
Quote from: Failed on January 25, 2011, 09:47:25 PM
Anyone fancy doing Winter Contingency LASO/Mythic this week for the challenge? Tis worth 12,500Cr
I'll be up for it dude, Just let me know, I should be on most of tomorrow and some of thursday night. just hit me up if you fancy it
Cool, you know how to run Winter Contingency without fighting i assume, we will just need to kill the end enemies.
Even better if you know how to run Nightfall... we can do it in 5mins if we're lucky.
Atleast 2-4players we'll be reset to last checkpoint rather than the whole level .... damn Iron.
Quote from: Failed on January 26, 2011, 12:04:22 AM
Cool, you know how to run Winter Contingency without fighting i assume, we will just need to kill the end enemies.
Even better if you know how to run Nightfall... we can do it in 5mins if we're lucky.
Atleast 2-4players we'll be reset to last checkpoint rather than the whole level .... damn Iron.
I solo'd the weekly challenge in 55 minutes. Never died. If I had died, I woulda quickly save and quit, then resume the game. Kinda a cheat, but luckily I didn't need to do that :)
When I tried it in co-op it took 3 hours. More enemies at the end I think. Still got it done with some hot sword action.
thx Arkade, i will give it a go solo, coop is much harder than solo imo, but i was a lil' worried about Iron. But with save and quit ...... ;)
Quote from: Failed on January 26, 2011, 02:45:45 AM
thx Arkade, i will give it a go solo, coop is much harder than solo imo, but i was a lil' worried about Iron. But with save and quit ...... ;)
Yeah that trick can help. But really, if you solo, there should be just one concussion elite and one sword elite at the very end. Jorge distracts the sword while you assassinate/plasma pistol + pistol headshot him. Then if you get the drop shield from below where jorge stands, you can get close to the other elite. Black Eye gives shields back instantly when you melee an enemy, and because of reach's melee system, if you have shields, you take no health damage from melee. So ya just get close and sword the last guy! :)
That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
that was the plan, i can kill the sword elite before he gets to the room on Legend ... but LASO, i will probably have to let him try and kill Jorge and sneak behind him for the Assassin.
Did it first go, hardest part tbh was playing with Cloud on. The Elites sword fell through the floor when i assassined him at the end, so i had to wait til Jorge distracted the 2nd Elite and i Assassined him good.
not bad 25mins for 12,500Cr
Kudos...its too tough for me... :-\
If you make it to the end, then it's just slowly working the way though end. Which wasn't hard, just slow.
When you get to the end and the elite and the grunts are hiding lure them out and hide by the weapons rack, when you see the first Jackal get close, blow the fuel tank up on the right hand side. Good tip.
Well, I'm snowed in again, and that can only mean one thing:
The final night of the official Help Handshakes Beat Halo Reach on Legendary is tonight, Feb 21 2011. Time: 10pm Limey-time (can adjust to better suit schedules - I have nothing to do today except shovel snow).
Yes, it is time to finish the fight... Again! Join your pal Handshakes as he bravely makes his final push against the Covenant onslaught on the planet Reach. What twists and turns are yet to happen? Will the story start to actually make sense? Will the AI stop driving in circles?
The answer to all of those questions is a hearty "probably not", but one thing is for sure, somebody at some point is probably going to take their helmet off and dramatically die immediately afterwards.
Once more into the Reach, dear friends. Which among you is brave enough to heed the call?
i would but i'm off to a pub quiz, hopefully questions will involve gaming ... but more likely the weekly soaps.
Quote from: Handshakes on February 21, 2011, 04:51:29 PM
...
Once more into the Reach, dear friends. Which among you is brave enough to heed the call?
I can hear an epic trumpet chorus in the distance. How can I say no? I'll be on sometime after 6pm EST (11pm GMT). Just send me an invite when you see my name pop up, in case I forgot.
A big thanks goes out to Neato and my buddy CrimsonStinger for helping me finish the fight.
And what an ending it was!
Congratulations! Thanks to your brave efforts you have been turned to glass and humanity has been dealt a crushing defeat.
Whatever, I'm probably just bitter because my so called pal CrimsonStinger stole the limelight from me and got himself into the final cutscene instead of me. I died bravely too, Reach. Sheesh.
At any rate, the official Help Handshakes Beat Halo: Reach on Legendary Diificulty event is ovah!
Heaping praise and thanks goes out to all those who sacrificed their time and much of their Spartan blood to help drag me across the finish line. Those peeps include: CrimsonStinger, NCogNeato, Failed, and Sambo.
well done Shakes...now dust yourself off and get ready for you solo run through!
nice one, if i remember rightly i did all the hard levels ;)
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 09:08:39 PM
nice one, if i remember rightly i did all the hard levels ;)
I pretty much just acted as a 'spawn point' for Shakes. 8)
Best way is for 1 person to hang back with a range weapon and be the spawn point :)
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 10:29:08 PM
Best way is for 1 person to hang back with a range weapon and be the spawn point :)
That's what I did, whilst Dark and Cooley did the damage, would never have completed it on Legendary otherwise ;D
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 22, 2011, 09:27:44 PM
Quote from: Failed on February 22, 2011, 09:08:39 PM
nice one, if i remember rightly i did all the hard levels ;)
I pretty much just acted as a 'spawn point' for Shakes.
Spawn point ftw! My bonzai rushes needed them sorely.
Legendary is much easier solo