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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 6:59:59 AM
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I've played multiplayer of Halo 1-3 in high school, but I never touched the singleplayer at all. I'm in the middle of the 2nd mission of CE right now and I'm having a blast. It's just a really really good shooter >_>

The coventent elite guys are fucking tough though. I go through an entire magazine of the assault rifle just to take 1 of them down. Jesus Christ. The pistol is definitely OP but it is slow and there isn't a lot of ammo for it. Needler sucks, idk why it's hyped up so much lol. And the plasma pistol is cool but the low ammo is definitely a drag.

But overall I'm having a blast. I'm mostly playing on the original graphics just to see what it was like back then. I toggle to the new graphics only briefly >_> I can't wait until 2 comes out on PC

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 7:00:50 AM
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Overd0s
03/27/20 7:04:57 AM
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I think the needler hype is in part because of Halo 2

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treewojima
03/27/20 7:06:44 AM
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Overd0s posted...
I think the needler hype is in part because of Halo 2

This. One needler is meh, two with full clips are a killer
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Weezy_Tha_Don
03/27/20 7:10:18 AM
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an overcharged plasma pistol shot and pistol is your best friend in that game

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Keith_Valentine
03/27/20 7:11:55 AM
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Fully charge the plasma pistol to break Elites shields, then swap and headshot them with the pistol. Or spray with the ar. Also dont fully auto the ar, squeeze it in bursts unless youre very close. Dont forget to melee.

Human weapons when shield is down, covenant weapons when shield is up. Im saying plasma weapons hurt shields more, bullets after shield is down.

Try this combo. Fully charge a plasma pistol, blast an elite with it. He will stun and start his battle cry, so stick a plasma on his ass. He dead

Needler is op against elites too. Sucks in MP though. Couldnt tell you how many times I played that game.
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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 7:12:49 AM
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Overd0s posted...
I think the needler hype is in part because of Halo 2
Maybe that's it. I know you can dual-wield them in 2, but they changed it to single gun only in 3 for some reason. Was it really that OP?

Also, is the energy sword in 1 or is that in the later games? I forget

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 7:13:58 AM
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Keith_Valentine posted...
Im saying plasma weapons hurt shields more, bullets after shield is down.
Oh alright. I'll definitely try to have 1 of each weapon then.

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SoundNetwork
03/27/20 7:26:47 AM
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Damn I need to pull out my Xbox once I'm done with doom

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 7:34:38 AM
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SoundNetwork posted...
Damn I need to pull out my Xbox once I'm done with doom
Reach and 1 are on PC right now. 2, 3, and 4 are coming later

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SoundNetwork
03/27/20 7:42:09 AM
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But that costs money

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Overd0s
03/27/20 7:43:58 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Maybe that's it. I know you can dual-wield them in 2, but they changed it to single gun only in 3 for some reason. Was it really that OP?

Also, is the energy sword in 1 or is that in the later games? I forget
Energy sword is not available until 2. Remember killing a cloaked elite and trying to get their sword lol

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El Mexicano Texano
03/27/20 7:45:32 AM
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Nephew gave me an Xbox one currently installing master chief collection this topic just hyped me up even more. Already installed PSO2, BK and BT(haven't played them since N64 days, installing sunset overdrive as well and Halo 5 since it's not part of the MC Collection.


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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 7:48:14 AM
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2 should be added soon. I believe 343 said they're trying to start public testing on it before April, but coronavirus might have slowed down their development a bit

CE was added like a week after they tested it. Reach took a lot longer but it was the first game they added to PC so I imagine that needed a lot more work.

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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 7:48:55 AM
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El Mexicano Texano posted...
installing sunset overdrive as well and Halo 5 since it's not part of the MC Collection.

I hope it has a big hard drive, H5 is about 100GB by itself

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Hexenherz
03/27/20 7:52:42 AM
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I was never too big into Halo, played the original one co-op with the neighbor a few times. But I am tempted to get the MCC and explore it.

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El Mexicano Texano
03/27/20 7:55:01 AM
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Tired-Insomniac posted...
I hope it has a big hard drive, H5 is about 100GB by itself

That's about all it can fit actually. Once I beat a game I will delete it and get more.


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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 7:56:41 AM
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El Mexicano Texano posted...
That's about all it can fit actually. Once I beat a game I will delete it and get more.

Externals are pretty cheap now, I got a 2TB one for like $70 a year ago. Haven't had to uninstall a game ever since. Used to just have H5, MCC, GTA5, Gears 4, and then I could fit one more game which was a rotator of whichever new game I wanted to play that got deleted when the next one came along. Now I have like 40 installed

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Romulox28
03/27/20 7:59:11 AM
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Halo CE would have been a perfect game if it wasn't rushed, I disliked how there were so many repeat levels. Plus quality dips when the Flood shows up. Still a classic game tho, the reason I have an Xbox

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Keith_Valentine
03/27/20 8:06:17 AM
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Romulox28 posted...
Halo CE would have been a perfect game if it wasn't rushed, I disliked how there were so many repeat levels. Plus quality dips when the Flood shows up. Still a classic game tho, the reason I have an Xbox

Dont read yet tc.

I liked how you could dismember them and it was fun fighting human weapons for a change. Flood levels on Legendary were pretty epic. The Flood vs Covenant battles were cool too. I enjoyed it.
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Juhanor
03/27/20 8:08:11 AM
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God I miss this series
CE Needler is eh, gets better once you've had experience with it. 2 Needler is by far its best showing. There was this trick where you could stagger firing the second and output a constant stream of needles.
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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 8:08:24 AM
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Keith_Valentine posted...
I liked how you could dismember them

Idk if it was in CE or 2 but you could shoot their arms off then they'd just follow you around like a puppy because they weren't able to attack

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 8:53:02 AM
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I'm on mission 3 where you gotta sneak around and sniper the turrets and stuff. This is hard >_>

I'm on normal btw. I can't imagine some of these missions on legendary

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Romulox28
03/27/20 9:13:53 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
I'm on mission 3 where you gotta sneak around and sniper the turrets and stuff. This is hard >_>

I'm on normal btw. I can't imagine some of these missions on legendary
wait till you get to the level called The Library lol

im jealous of you neon, i wish i could go back in time and play the halo games for the first time again

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monkmith
03/27/20 9:19:32 AM
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Romulox28 posted...
wait till you get to the level called The Library lol
that one's a slough. trick is to not bog down, got to keep pushing forward.

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SSJGrimReaper
03/27/20 9:22:06 AM
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get ready for a new enemy type to kill your buzz

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 9:25:46 AM
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SSJGrimReaper posted...
get ready for a new enemy type to kill your buzz
Grunts and Jackals are piss easy tho Jackals are pretty annoying with their shields. Elites are still pretty tough >_>

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monkmith
03/27/20 9:27:04 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Grunts and Jackals are piss easy tho Jackals are pretty annoying with their shields. Elites are still pretty tough >_>
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ThePieReborn
03/27/20 9:27:06 AM
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FWIW, the old graphics aren't the OG Xbox graphics. They're the uh... botched afterbirth of Gearbox's old PC port. The game was prettier than what the MCC would lead you to believe.

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 9:28:24 AM
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Yeah I watched a digital foundry video of the graphics and some of them are botched. That sucks. I'm still gonna play it with the OG graphics though. Everything is dark and the shield color not changing when shot made me think the shields were invincible but I'll get over it.

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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 10:23:00 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Jackals are pretty annoying with their shields

I haven't played CE in awhile but at least in all future games they have a little gap in the front of the shield you can shoot

Used to love taking them out with the battle rifle in Halo 3. Swipe it up so the first bullet hits their gap making them move the shield then the second bullet hits their body and third hits their head. So fast and satisfying.

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Romulox28
03/27/20 10:29:46 AM
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it's kind of funny seeing someone who doesnt seem to know about The Flood, i thought that was like ff7's plot twist, everyone knew it even if they didnt play the game

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 10:33:36 AM
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Hunters are pretty easy >_> They're easy to dodge and shoot.

Elites with energy swords and power shields can fuck off tho

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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 10:35:01 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Hunters are pretty easy >_> They're easy to dodge and shoot.

A single pistol shot to the back will kill them in CE

They're much more challenging in later games

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 10:36:04 AM
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Romulox28 posted...
it's kind of funny seeing someone who doesnt seem to know about The Flood, i thought that was like ff7's plot twist, everyone knew it even if they didnt play the game
I only know the name. I have no clue exactly *what* they are tho, except that they're the true enemy in Halo, whatever it is >_>

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 11:07:24 AM
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Why does the game think Hunters are these mega enemies that need tons of health and ammo pickups to beat? These guys are easy >_>

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Weezy_Tha_Don
03/27/20 11:14:58 AM
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yeah even on legendary hunters are easy to dodge and one shot

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Tired-Insomniac
03/27/20 11:23:07 AM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Why does the game think Hunters are these mega enemies that need tons of health and ammo pickups to beat? These guys are easy >_>

I feel like they were supposed to be but the coding for them got fucked up or something

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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 1:49:46 PM
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This tank level is great. i just wish it actually protected me and didn't just share the same health that Master Chief has.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
03/27/20 2:14:19 PM
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the nice thing about the human vehicles in the first halo is they dont blow up. however, you are definitely a huge target while in it lol

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monkmith
03/27/20 2:15:38 PM
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Tired-Insomniac posted...
I feel like they were supposed to be but the coding for them got fucked up or something
when you can take them out with a single bullet from your pistol there's an issue.

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Gauss
03/27/20 2:17:34 PM
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Misleading title.. You've played Halo, just not the campaign.
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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 2:30:01 PM
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NeonOctopus
03/27/20 3:43:10 PM
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Lost_All_Senses
03/27/20 3:44:30 PM
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The 2nd halve suuuuuuucks.

Just played it with my cousin last year. If he wasn't there I would of never made it through that borefest

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discodancer77
03/27/20 3:46:16 PM
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Is Halo 1,2,3 enough to get the full story experience? I heard Halo 4 was a forced continuation. Where does Halo Reach fit in?

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Gauss
03/27/20 4:25:25 PM
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discodancer77 posted...
Is Halo 1,2,3 enough to get the full story experience? I heard Halo 4 was a forced continuation. Where does Halo Reach fit in?

Halo Reach is a prequel to CE (1). And from there it goes in order, 1-5.

And my super unpopular opinion no one asked for is Reach>all the others.
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An_Actual_Chad
03/27/20 4:30:50 PM
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discodancer77 posted...
Is Halo 1,2,3 enough to get the full story experience? I heard Halo 4 was a forced continuation. Where does Halo Reach fit in?
Halo 4 might have been kind of forced, but 3 did end with a cliff hanger.

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monkmith
03/27/20 4:31:42 PM
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Gauss posted...
Halo Reach is a prequel to CE (1). And from there it goes in order, 1-5.

And my super unpopular opinion no one asked for is Reach>all the others.
halo reach retcon'd in a lot of unnecessary crap, but it was a solid game and you grow to like all the characters.

discodancer77 posted...
Is Halo 1,2,3 enough to get the full story experience? I heard Halo 4 was a forced continuation. Where does Halo Reach fit in?
yes. 1-3 are the bungie story, though i'd say 4 really ties it off. skip 5 until infinity releases, then watch it on youtube.

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mustachedmystic
03/27/20 4:43:58 PM
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Keith_Valentine posted...
Needler is op against elites too

That was always my go-to on Legendary.

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