Halo 3

[rmoxon]

Pfft. Who said easy? They could have made them challenging but not grenade-based. Like the one on the ceiling in Cortana. I thought the skulls were to add a bit of exploration to an otherwise relentless shooter. The last level skull is hardly a grenade-whore's dream.

You can do the famine one

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by driving a chopper up there, parking it on the slope, jumping on top and then on the beam. No need for grenades.

I deployed a shield and stood on that, worked just as well. Tried driving a ghost up to stand on but couldnt manage it.

[Proto Fo3]

I have a question regarding the skill points on the MP game.

I`ve been twatting this game since I got it but one thing is really bugging me. I play with one or two people in my party who`s skill points increase at a far greater rate than my own.

We win together and we lose together, but the 90% of the time I finish higher in any score table no matter what the gametype, I get more kills, I get more medals, I get more MVP`s, I have a miles better kill/death ratio and yet my skill points increase at much slower rate.

Rubiq for example has been playing the game 5 minutes and got as many skill points in an evening as it took me to get in a week whilst playing in my party eventhough he doesn`t perform aswell as I do. I also have another player on my friends list that happens to be one of the worst games players I`ve ever had the misfortune to have on my team and his skill points are rocketing too!!

I have 190 exp and 18 skill points. Please help cos it`s driving me mad!!

Cheers!

edit - These players with fast increasing skill points are all of a lower overall rank than me though, I don`t know if that makes any difference.

After a quick browse of your recent games (damn you played alot ), it shows you did indeed play very well for your team....but your team lost often , but not all the time. Ofc you have to win to get exp etc, unless its lone wolves which is third and above depending on k/d ratio? (not 100% sure).

Some good news though! Once you hit skill rating 20 from 16, you will get Capt. ranking ! As you have 100+ exp.

I got to skill rating 26 and Lieu. 2nd grade in Lone Wolves, then moved onto Team Slayer. It can be when you do ever so well and your team lets you down , but it swings both ways...you can do poop but your team does great and you win .

Fo3

[Jebus]

They could have made them challenging but not grenade-based. Like the one on the ceiling in Cortana.

I didn't use anything for the Cortana one. The only one I used anything for was the one on the bridge.

[MattyD]

I have a question regarding the skill points on the MP game.

I`ve been twatting this game since I got it but one thing is really bugging me. I play with one or two people in my party who`s skill points increase at a far greater rate than my own.

I don't know if this uses a proprietary matchmaking / skill system like Halo 2 or just uses the Trueskill system built into live, but I heard in a podcast interview with the developers that players who play a lot will find it harder to increase their skill rating because it works your skill out as an average across all your games. Obviously the first few times you play it, when it's reading an average of just a few games, means even a single match can drastically increase or decrease your skill, whereas someone with an extensive record has a much more 'stable' average, if that makes sense.

[egparadigm]

Just started campaign on Legendary...

It appears to be incredibly easy. Does it get more difficult as the game progresses?

Unfortunately, the manual was a little bit ripped on the edges.

[rmoxon]

Just started campaign on Legendary...

It appears to be incredibly easy. Does it get more difficult as the game progresses?

Unfortunately, the manual was a little bit ripped on the edges.

Not sure what youve been smoking to think legendary is easy but to answer your question the difficulty level throughout the game goes up and down pretty randomly on any setting, there isnt really a deiificuly curve, just spikes all over the place.

[Nembot]

Thanks Fo3 and Matty for your responce to my skill points question. I didn`t think about the number of games played, the players I was talking about with the fast increasing skill points have played a great deal fewer games than I have so it does make alot of sense and I`m sure you`re both spot on.

Cheers!

Nem

[Dogg Thang]

If anything, I reckon the first mission is the toughest. But you're finding legendary easy? Either you're a Jedi, you're drunk or just a dirty rotten liar. You're not a Jedi, are you?

[egparadigm]

Maybe I just haven't played far enough into the level. If you guys say it's hard I'll take your word for it. Hope it is tough...

I just remember Halo 2 being rock hard almost right from the start.

[Yoshimax]

Single player Legendary level1 ? Have you got through the forest yet where Jackals are picking you off at all angles ?

[Bleeders]

I hate that part, with Mardigan yesterday we ploughed through that part mostly because we stayed on higher ground, but when we had the skulls turned on making it harder, they pretty much had us bent over for a time there.

[EvilBoris]

I'm not finding Legendary too hard to be honest, I'm up to the covenant and the 2nd level with all the brutes has been the hardest so far. I blitzed floodgate in 14 minutes without dying last night.

[MattyD]

Maybe I just haven't played far enough into the level. If you guys say it's hard I'll take your word for it. Hope it is tough...

I just remember Halo 2 being rock hard almost right from the start.

Are you sure you didn't press 'down' once too many times and snap back to 'Easy' at the top of the menu?

[Uli]

I'm not finding Legendary too hard to be honest, I'm up to the covenant and the 2nd level with all the brutes has been the hardest so far. I blitzed floodgate in 14 minutes without dying last night.

i am on level 3 now and it's been a peace of cake so far. enemies seem hardly tougher or more intelligent than on Heroic difficulty and i am really missing the "OMG! how am i supposed to get through this"-moments.

[eastyy]

well been playing the pal version now and been enjoing it.....though i do get the disc cannot be read error messages then it resets...grrrrrrrrrr