ah ok.. that explains a lot.

nice, I think I would enjoy that gametype too.

 

i enjoy your standard slayer also where it takes multiple shots to even bring somebody's shield down.

but i wont ever vote against playing SWAT, as there isnt a playlist specifically for it like there was in Halo 3.

so i just play it whenever it becomes available.

i also spend alot of time in Big Team Battle... more people running around in vehicles just means more vehicles for me to stick with grenades

 

i will be pwning swat soon with my connection. the host always wins in swat

 

i've looked but didn't see swat as a game type you can select explicitly. Is it one of the three you choose after a game is set up for you?

 

just ordered a 250gb.... FML

see you suckas soon!

 

I love SWAT as well. I just hate playing it on Zealot and Countdown. Something about the multi-tiered compact maps frustrate me.

 

Its a chance game in both team slayer and big team battle.

It had its own playlist in halo but reach has bnched a lot of them up for the time being.



And phee.. Host selection is actually quite random. I have 20 down and 5-7 up on good days... I get host every 5 games or more.. And i know im smashing most peoples speed.

 

just played gruntocalypse on legendary for 2 sets. 60 credits earned. nothing changed to my power or weapons

 

you play on matchmaking you select "score attack" and then choose gruntocalypse once your options are presented to you.

offline wont get you anything...

matchmaking gruntocalypse will gain you 1200-5000 credits in one 10 minute game.

 

just beat campaign solo on legendary and got 60 credits. I think it's because I don't have an Internet connection

 

Thats exactly why.. Max offline credits per game is 60

 

so I'll never get credits for beating campaign?

 

You can earn credits offline by completing "commendations"

Click on your gamertag in any of the main menu's and go to "service record"... Then to commendations.. From there you can complete campaign and firefight challenges.. The matchmaking ones of course, are off limits unless you are on live

Here's an example of what they look like

 

I got a few of those but I keep reading that beating the game on legendary gives ppl 10k+ cr. did I miss out because I didn't connect to live?!

 

I think so man.. Ill read up and see if theres another way to earn credits offline.. As far as i know... 60 credits is the max on any gametype offline...

 

You don't get credits for beating the game. By them saying they get 10k+, they probably mean over the course of the campaign.

Interesting, I have about 160k credits, trying to get to Captain but it is taking forever! How often does gruntocalypse come up? Or is something in score attack that always comes up?

 

Its available every time....

If you choose "other" you just get a seperate map...
Corvette is the easiest bc its a dome and you can see them coming

 

Wow, how did i miss this. It would be great for commendations too. I'll check it out when I get home.

 

Here is a video explanation for Gruntpocalypse for people who need it.

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I just beat Reach on Legendary, campaign is awesome.

 

Working on legendary now... Going solo is a bit tedious for my play style

 

stop running in

 

No i meant bc im a great teamate... I love driving and sitting back watching over peoples shoulders... This doesnt work on solo.. The AI is retarded ay driving/shooting.. And playing alone forces me to attack when im usually very tactical

 

ahh yes. the AI sucks at shooting. but what can you do? youll get the hang of it. just have to hang back and let the AI lead you into the battles. they often times defeat enemies if you get them one-shot and then duck away.

ill be on tonight guys. lets get some slayer in.

Mr Wetshart

 

The worst game type in team slayer is swat on reflections. I can't seem to get more than 5 kills on that map!!! Driving me crazy!!!

 

I wish swat was it's on playlist. I loved palying that game for hours on end.

 

For all swat fans, bungie will add team swat playlist to matchmaking starting 10/7

 

i want Halo Reach...

 

 

FCKING AYE!

 

so should i go for this helmet with my flames?



or continue to go for inclement weather?

i will be able to buy the haunted much earlier.. and it might look pretty cool with the fire...

 

That would be sweet, though you might look like Nicolas Cage in that one movie

I played a game where someone had the celebration thing on. It makes me laugh every time. "Yayyyyy!"

 

same here, i'm seeing more and more now that im playing with major's and above...

i have enough credits to buy birthday party now, but im assuming it would get old really quick and be a huge waste of 200k credits...

 

I'm at 165cr and I'm a captain now. can't wait to get lt. I hear the last rank reacquires 20 million cr.

 

^^ yes, and the average player would take over 3 years of regular play to achieve it

its a pretty rediculous feat considering most of us will slow down tremendously as new games come out.



most people on Bungie are guessing they will come out with a bonus system eventually or bring back Double EXP (Cr) weekends...

 

I liked bungie's skill system for halo3. Bad players would almost never make it to the higher ranks. Myself included.

Seems like in reach the amount of play determines your rank, with no skill needed.

 

that is exactly how it is.

if you play everyday, but are terrible.. you will have a higher rank than somebody who plays 2-3 days a week, but rapes everybody..

thats why everyone is pissed about the armor prices and ranking system...

the people who dont work and have no lives are rewarded in-game instead of the talented players...

it blows.

 

The matchmaking would be better too if bungie has a skill rating to add to their equation. I have no clue who I'm being matched with. It should be against the same level of players.

 

I never got into the COD games because there is no such thing as matchmaking. For someone starting out in multiplayer it can be harsh. Especially since the higher level players have better gear and weapons.

I do love my halo matchmaking, even though there is a lot of room for improvement.

 

you do get performance bonuses. I always get more cr For that than my buds.