How to become a better Halo 3 player

by Dustin Burg { Oct 12th 2007 at 3:15PM }

Using their internal Microsoft distribution list the crew over at Channel 10 wrangled up some of the Halo 3 dev team's best Halo 3 advice and posted a few tips and tricks on how to be a better gamer. The dev's advice spans the strategy spectrum of "duh, that's obvious" to "hmm, never thought about that" so beginners and l33t gamers alike should learn something from their insider knowledge. Really, we can nearly guarantee that you'll be able to pick up a thing or two to add to your Halo 3 pwnage arsenal. Oh, and we totally agree with Jay that "when driving the warthog in combat situation, NEVER STOP." Truer words have never been spoken.

[Via HBO]

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RandomHero @ Oct 12th 2007 3:30PM

Suck it Internet first post!

DjDATZ @ Oct 12th 2007 3:31PM

awesome! some of these really are duhs! and some just make you somewhat rethink your tactics with some obvious stuff that you might have thought about...but now are confirmed.

i'm gonna do a custom game with a friend of mine that is only grenades so i can work on my grenade throwing abilities.

Josh @ Oct 12th 2007 3:41PM

Sticky grenades are your best friend online. Another one is using the assault rifle and then melee when you're up close.

TORO @ Oct 12th 2007 3:41PM

Lol the Support Engineer guy was very blunt...
How do you gain EXP the fastest?
Play with good players and let them carry you. :)

Hey Dj hopefully 2nite we'll get some games in. I have a good crew and practice one of the most important rules in being successful, COMMUNICATE!

Also I was thinking about what the first guy said, shoot at the body with the BR THEN the Head? I always aim for the head but I wonder if shooting at the body first takes off the same amount of damage as the head. (he was implying that head-shots are like a finishing move)

Laza K @ Oct 12th 2007 4:16PM

I didn't feel I learnt anything, then again, I am a level 44!

Nalgae @ Oct 12th 2007 4:17PM

@TORO
It's easier to shoot at the body first, and then the head. BRs take off a third of their shields each burst, so there's not point in a headshot until their shields are down. If you've softened them up with a grenade, go ahead and aim straight for the head. Otherwise, bodyx3 + head is much easier than headx4. The pistol and the carbine work similarly to the battle rifle, but with different rates of fire and shield damage amount.

The sniper rifle is different because it takes all of their shields in one shot, so you can always aim straight for the head.

flash2000 @ Oct 12th 2007 4:20PM

These are good tips, but they've forgotten a few.

When driving the warthog, get good at hitting the emergency break and doing a 180o to protect your gunner from an attacker.

Also, jumping. If you want to be a real SOB in the game, get good at hitting people in the head while you're jumping in the air at the same time. You're forcing them to move more axis points to aim at your own head while you're pelting them from above.

My best advice for team games? STICK WITH YOUR TEAM. Yes, that was mentioned, but it's so important. Also, learn where all the sticky grenades are on a map, start out your assault by launching a stick grenade at someone, then it will either kill them, weaken them, or freak them out enough where you can finish them off with your regular weapon.

Also, if you can get used to using a higher sensitivity, good on you, but I set mine lower. I have it at 2 which is a good middle point for sniping and using regular weapons in combat. It keeps you from having "the jerks" during an ambush.

Those are my tips.

Etchasketchist @ Oct 12th 2007 5:11PM

Good stuff. This noob needs all the help he can get.

TORO @ Oct 12th 2007 5:59PM

Thanks Nalgae, I'm a pretty accurate head-shooter but the body is obviously easier :)

Otis Whitaker @ Oct 12th 2007 8:08PM

The second guy asked the questions seems... very unprofessional.
I mean, what the heck? He used "u".
I would never, ever, ever hire anyone who typed like that.

One thing I really don't like about Halo 3, is that armor is tied to various achievements and ranking.
Which is incredibly dumb.
"Hey, in Halo 3! You can look different now.. if you deserve it. If not.. TOO BAD!".
That kind of thing should be all unlocked from the beginning, or at least most of it.
ONLY Bungie would pull something like that.
The same pricks that won't let you search for custom games, when every game ever does let you.

Otis Whitaker @ Oct 12th 2007 8:58PM

and worse yet, they even restrict Armor to bungie employees only.. which is just plain rude.. AND they don't care.

abbazabba @ Oct 12th 2007 9:14PM

I think they like listening to you bitch, Otis.

Otis Whitaker @ Oct 12th 2007 9:57PM

I wish they did!

ryan @ Oct 12th 2007 11:39PM

@Otis:

there is only one armor type exclusive to bungie employees.

playing in a match with the recon armor type is like going into battle with a Halo god. i like that it is for them. it's better than just having someone speak to you and blabber on how they work for Bungie, blah blah blah.

with that armor on, you know you are playing with or against a maker of the game. very cool.

and honestly, why would you play a game that doesn't give you incentive to continue playing? that doesn't reward those for getting better?

or do you believe everything in life being handed to you?

the unlockable armor are trophies that prove you are getting better with the game.

with one exception- that whore of an armor set Hayabusa. i unlocked that first week and don't even wear it anymore. i kinda wish it was harder to get so that so many wouldn't be using it. kinda like the bungie exclusive armor...

Otis Whitaker @ Oct 13th 2007 2:19AM

"with that armor on, you know you are playing with or against a maker of the game. very cool.

and honestly, why would you play a game that doesn't give you incentive to continue playing? that doesn't reward those for getting better?

or do you believe everything in life being handed to you?

the unlockable armor are trophies that prove you are getting better with the game.

with one exception- that whore of an armor set Hayabusa. i unlocked that first week and don't even wear it anymore. i kinda wish it was harder to get so that so many wouldn't be using it. kinda like the bungie exclusive armor..."

...I said most armor should be available to you.. they can give OTHER incentives that isn't armor.. and they can still give SOME armor. But instead, they locked 99% of it away. Which is dumb. No other game does that. None.
Especially PC FPS's.
The unlockable armor are trophies? I thought that was what the frigging hell RANKING was for.

Zack @ Oct 13th 2007 3:08AM

Otis, the armor is incredibly easy to unlock. There's no reason to complain.

ryan @ Oct 13th 2007 12:46PM

yeah, dude i still can't see why yer panties are in a bunch here. so i'll reiterate:

Armor is a cool reward for playing awesome and pulling off skill based tricks. and as Zack said most of the armor is incredibly easy to unlock. Not the Katana Armor tho.

Most people i come across that wear the Katana Armor are insanely good. why? because they played the game so much to earn it.

Rank is there to pit you against other players that are of the same skill level for the game type you are playing.

your Title, Major Lieutenant etc. is overall how good you are with Halo. it increases by how many games you play and how many game types you play (Ranked and unranked).

Title and Rank are NOT trophies. They are ways of deciphering your Skill and what kind of player you are up against.

sooo...i don't see any confusion here. they start you with a couple of armor sets and the more you play and pull off cool tricks and basically play the hell out of their game they will reward you. it's like an RPG. do you want MOST of the cool stuff right away? no of course not.

it sounds to me like you just want the game to play itself.

isthatblazerock @ Oct 14th 2007 2:31AM

Rainbow 6 Vegas has a similar "unlock by accomplishment" system for armor, guns and equipment. I actually prefer the way R6 does it because its directly tied to your online performance, not whether you beat the game on normal, heroic or legendary and if u got certain skulls and such.

neale @ Oct 14th 2007 10:59AM

the mark VI is the best armor anyway and you start with that

ryan @ Oct 14th 2007 12:39PM

i kinda prefer the ODST helmet and EVA body meself...

Andrew @ Nov 6th 2007 8:14PM

yea, ide say im decent at the game, these tips are helpful, but if there are any uber pwnage gamers out there add my gt: deathman12

killjoy42120 @ Nov 22nd 2007 6:05AM

I like the close quarters body. It has a knife on the chest. I really have not found a head and shoulder pieces that I stick with for long though. I like how you have to unlock the armor, though some of it is hard. I have just a few pieces left and maybe then I will find something I can stick with.