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[Dasro_Kast]

[drseuss90]

Nicely done. Was that a timed match?

[krystyn]

I believe so. 8 minute match, it looks like. I don't think we had a kill limit. We were both trying to get used to the map, too, and it's a pretty big one for two people. Fun, though!

[drseuss90]

Take special note on the shots fired of the Seuss
Everyone was amazed after the match that I pulled that off

Edit: looking back, thats more shots fired than the rest of my team combined!!!! What the hell was I doing????

P.S. Is anyone else bummed that there isn't another verision of "Hang em High" in Halo2?

[Dasro_Kast]

[Eclipse]

Well, I'm not the best player but I have some moves that I could help some people out with.

As far as campaign levels to pratice in try the levels that contain

[angelo]

[drseuss90]

I find that while dual wielding, I will often drop a weapon when I get close to the person I am shooting at, just so i can bash him and finish off the kill. I'll only drop the other weapon when I am exactly close enough to make contact (btw, when you hit the melee button, you automatically drop one gun).

[KirstenS]

The most frustrating thing for me is that I thought I was actually a decent player. In the Halo 1 LAN parties we've been to, Dane and I have spanked the competition pretty soundly. Even in the Chicago training, when I played with those 7 other people, I was the leader until about 2 minutes before the game ended (I think I ended up 3rd out of 8 ). We flew through the campaign in a day. I don't know what my problem is with this game. Is it that I'm not used to the weapons and maps? Am I just freaking out when playing with people I don't know well? Is it just that everyone we've played against around here sucks royally and I'm just marginally good? I'd say yes with the latter except for one thing: Dane is getting at least twice the number of kills I get in these games, whereas in the LAN parties, we were pretty much head to head consistantly. My most common problem with these games I've been playing with you guys is that I'm not watching my radar well and I'm getting popped in the back (or plowed over by a vehicle) a lot. When that starts happening, I get upset and frustrated, then I start shooting wildly, then everything goes to pot.

UUUGGGGHHHH! Any suggestions?

Edited to add: Dane thinks I have performance anxiety. I'm going to jump on later tonight if anyone's going to be around. Should be interesting. We're going to a wedding this evening, and there's an open bar at the reception. *gurgle*

[krystyn]

I think the bashing is because it got to be close quarters. I've been practicing melee a lot in the campaign, and I think I am finally having fun with it. I was never brave enough to do too much of it in H1, for some reason.

It also seems to disorient people, even if they're expecting it - it physically moves them, so that if they're trying to mow me down, they lose their sights a little bit, and have a lot of confusion suddenly filling their screen.

I was going off alone a bit in the slayer matches, because I could never catch up to anyone - the maps were super-confusing to me, and I'd suddenly see a rash of red dots on my radar and high-tail it somewhere else. Also, I got into a really bad habit of getting to that lonely high spot and weakening people in Ivory Tower, picking them off and lobbing grenades, so that my team could finish 'em once shields were down.

It's a theory, anyway. But then, lo! Along comes angelo, who has figured out my little trick, and he kills me at least 5 times by floating up there and smacking me but good. Heh. I know now not to do that any more.

When we were doing CTF, I was much better - there was a specific goal in mind, and at least half of the people were not trying to kill me outright. Also, except for one extremely fiery crash/rocket launcher incident, I am not bad at the warthog driving. Gotta feel useful somehow!

[drseuss90]

Just a tip.... Dont be afraid to die. There is no penality when you die except that you don't get the kill you were working on. Some of the best players I know often have a higher death count than kill count, and somehow they still end up topping the leader board.

[cedmond]

i know what you mean Kirsten, i thoguht i was an ok player but now when i hop on Live, i contstantly get whupped. There have been some good tips pointed out in this thread so maybe i'll take those to heart. I also think it's just plain unfamiliarity with the maps. oh well, practice makes perfect. The beekeepers I have played with so far have been so fun(especially the team games)!!!

[daboking]

I have not been able to play on any xbl, and if this is trout, I am am hungry anyway... have you all found sneaking useful in multiplayer? As I have played with some friends system link, we noticed that you DO NOT appear on enemy radar when you creep along at a crawl as opposed to full out run. I have gotten quite a few kills sneaking up behind snipers watching their radar and scoping who never saw me coming.

[angelo]

[cedmond]

daboking you're right. If you sneak slow you do not show up on radar.... it's hard for me to sneak i've found, once my trigger finger gets to itchin, it's clobberin time!