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Sierra 117 ruined by snipers
Posted By: RocksliderDate: 10/25/07 12:29 p.m.

In Response To: My views on Halo 3 (Rockslider)


Did I really suggest that Sierra 117 was my favourite level? What the heck was I thinking, complimenting it like that? That level is RUINED by Jackals with beam rifles (carbines not quite so bad but still annoying), especially the ones in the very last area. After the cutscene with the Arbiter, it's like it's case of tentatively edging forward to see if you can get a glimpse of one of the snipers without feeling any sudden searing pain; and then after ducking back to safety, sticking your head out again to try and actually get him before he or any other snipers get YOU. It's so awkward and this whole rigmarole completely holds up the flow - and things are potentially all over with one shot of course.

Honestly, after my last run on Heroic when I got zapped through the skull yet again, I just turned off the 360 in disgust. Certain choice phrases were uttered and it was just as well no Bungie combat designers were around or I'd have been tempted to give them a jolly good slapping. I'm angry with Bungie for continuing with their misguided inclusion of fun-wrecking enemy snipers (which started in H2 of course).

Sure there are other tactics in that final area of Sierra, but anything involving jumping straight down into the fray seems ludicrously risky to me. Still, I'm open to suggestions. Anyone got any particular tactics in regard to clearing the place of snipers, so you can finally get some proper open combat going?

But I've got to tell you, if I get zapped through the head much more, I'm going to be in severe danger of lobbing this darned 360 out the window!

Bad Cyborg



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My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 9:37 a.m.
     Good read! *NM*gunluva 10/23/07 10:32 a.m.
     Re: My views on Halo 3Cody Miller 10/23/07 10:44 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 12:59 p.m.
     Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp*chargeorge 10/23/07 10:47 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp*Rockslider 10/23/07 2:10 p.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3 *sp*chargeorge 10/23/07 5:05 p.m.
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     Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 10:57 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 11:03 a.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3Cody Miller 10/23/07 11:28 a.m.
                       Re: My views on Halo 3Buttskunk 10/23/07 11:37 a.m.
                             Re: My views on Halo 3Rox 10/23/07 12:15 p.m.
                                   Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 2:17 p.m.
                                         Re: My views on Halo 3Halodiction 10/23/07 2:41 p.m.
                       Re: My views on Halo 3SquirrelOnFire 10/23/07 3:44 p.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/23/07 2:15 p.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3Leviathan 10/23/07 2:30 p.m.
                       Re: My views on Halo 3XLNC 10/23/07 4:21 p.m.
                             Re: My views on Halo 3Leviathan 10/23/07 5:21 p.m.
                             Re: My views on Halo 3wolfman 10/23/07 6:22 p.m.
                                   Re: My views on Halo 3XLNC 10/24/07 6:22 a.m.
     Halo 2 going cheapRed_Breast 10/23/07 4:12 p.m.
           Re: Halo 2 going cheapRockslider 10/23/07 4:54 p.m.
           Halo 2 is already cheapchargeorge 10/23/07 6:53 p.m.
     I was waiting to see what you thought...Mister Froggy 10/23/07 5:49 p.m.
           Re: I was waiting to see what you thought...Rockslider 10/24/07 12:11 p.m.
     Agreed *NM*Fires7orm 10/23/07 7:22 p.m.
     Re: My views on Halo 3P_40E 10/24/07 1:41 a.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Rockslider 10/24/07 12:14 p.m.
                 Re: My views on Halo 3scarab 10/24/07 2:52 p.m.
           Re: My views on Halo 3Narcogen 10/25/07 9:11 a.m.
     What about the Brute shot then?Rockslider 10/24/07 12:17 p.m.
           Re: What about the Brute shot then?Captain Spark 10/24/07 2:08 p.m.
           Re: What about the Brute shot then?scarab 10/24/07 3:05 p.m.
                 Feature creepRockslider 10/25/07 7:44 a.m.
                       Re: Feature creepNarcogen 10/25/07 9:30 a.m.
                             Against the enemy...Louis Wu 10/25/07 10:42 a.m.
                                   Re: Against the enemy...Narcogen 10/25/07 9:10 p.m.
                       Re: Feature creepwolfman 10/26/07 11:04 a.m.
                             Re: Feature creepscarab 10/26/07 11:27 a.m.
                                   Re: Feature creepwolfman 10/26/07 12:01 p.m.
                             Re: Feature creepRockslider 10/27/07 12:13 p.m.
                                   Re: Feature creepwolfman 10/29/07 12:07 p.m.
           Re: What about the Brute shot then?SinisterSamurai 10/24/07 3:13 p.m.
           Re: What about the Brute shot then?Narcogen 10/25/07 9:15 a.m.
     Halo 1, then 3....then....umm...errr...DavidLG1971 10/24/07 2:41 p.m.
     Dumbass boss battle? *sp*Rockslider 10/25/07 7:46 a.m.
           Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*Narcogen 10/25/07 9:36 a.m.
           Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*Captain Spark 10/25/07 11:08 a.m.
                 Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*The Cancers 10/25/07 1:35 p.m.
                 Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*scarab 10/25/07 4:43 p.m.
                       Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*Captain Spark 10/25/07 5:13 p.m.
           Re: Dumbass boss battle? *sp*scarab 10/26/07 1:21 a.m.
     Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/25/07 12:29 p.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersThe Cancers 10/25/07 12:34 p.m.
                 Solution.Phoenix_9286 10/25/07 12:52 p.m.
                       Re: Solution.Rockslider 10/25/07 5:33 p.m.
                             Re: Solution.The Cancers 10/25/07 5:42 p.m.
                       Jackal down, we have Jackal down...Rockslider 10/26/07 12:30 p.m.
                             Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down...Louis Wu 10/26/07 12:42 p.m.
                             Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down...Phoenix_9286 10/26/07 12:44 p.m.
                             Re: Jackal down, we have Jackal down...wolfman 10/26/07 1:16 p.m.
           No *NM*MasterChief2829 10/25/07 12:36 p.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by sniperswolfman 10/25/07 12:40 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/25/07 5:35 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by sniperswolfman 10/26/07 10:46 a.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 12:41 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 12:43 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by sniperswolfman 10/25/07 12:44 p.m.
                       damned grunt ghosts!The Cancers 10/25/07 12:51 p.m.
                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersCthulhu117 10/25/07 4:15 p.m.
                             Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/25/07 4:32 p.m.
                                   Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersThe Cancers 10/25/07 4:34 p.m.
                                         Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/25/07 4:48 p.m.
                                               Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersangrymob 10/26/07 6:59 a.m.
                                                     Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/26/07 11:33 a.m.
                                                           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/26/07 12:47 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/27/07 11:32 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/27/07 1:22 p.m.
                                                                             Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/28/07 6:15 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersPhoenix_9286 10/28/07 12:47 p.m.
                                                           Maulers aren't really cake mixKamandren 10/27/07 2:52 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Maulers aren't really cake mixKamandren 10/27/07 2:55 a.m.
                                   Grunts' methane biologyscarab 10/25/07 5:08 p.m.
           Are we done fault-finding yet? *NM*Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 10/25/07 12:49 p.m.
                 Steve's a dreamer, isn't he? *NM*wolfman 10/25/07 12:58 p.m.
           Wow, just...wow.Phlux 10/25/07 1:35 p.m.
                 Re: Wow, just...wow.BirDMaN 10/25/07 2:06 p.m.
                       Re: Wow, just...wow.Phoenix_9286 10/25/07 2:53 p.m.
                 Re: Wow, just...wow.Ross Mills 10/25/07 2:49 p.m.
                       Re: Wow, just...wow.Phoenix_9286 10/25/07 2:59 p.m.
                             Bingo. *NM*Louis Wu 10/25/07 3:09 p.m.
                             Agreed *NM*gunluva 10/25/07 3:10 p.m.
                                   Seconded. Er.. Thirded. *NM*Dustysquareback 10/25/07 3:18 p.m.
                             Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HaloRoss Mills 10/25/07 3:45 p.m.
                                   Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HDojorkan 10/25/07 3:52 p.m.
                                         Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRoss Mills 10/26/07 9:51 p.m.
                                               Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/26/07 11:32 p.m.
                                                     Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRoss Mills 10/27/07 6:06 a.m.
                                                           Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/27/07 1:00 p.m.
                                                     Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HRockslider 10/27/07 12:05 p.m.
                                                           Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HEndbringer 10/27/07 12:47 p.m.
                                   Re: Realistic is not fun. Hell, realistic is not HLouis Wu 10/25/07 4:04 p.m.
                                   I actually enjoyed them!scarab 10/25/07 5:13 p.m.
                 Wahhhh. Halo3 isnt a exact replica of Halo1 in HD. *NM*Dojorkan 10/25/07 4:08 p.m.
                       Amen to that.Cthulhu117 10/25/07 4:28 p.m.
                 Crikey... touched a nerveRockslider 10/25/07 5:38 p.m.
                       Re: Crikey... touched a nervePhlux 10/25/07 7:05 p.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersCody Miller 10/25/07 2:19 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRagashingo 10/25/07 3:03 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/25/07 5:43 p.m.
           Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers.Captain Spark 10/25/07 4:24 p.m.
                 Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers.The Cancers 10/25/07 4:43 p.m.
                 works everywhereMiguel Chavez 10/25/07 10:00 p.m.
                       Re: works everywhereCaptain Spark 10/25/07 11:06 p.m.
                             Re: works everywhereRockslider 10/26/07 2:48 p.m.
                                   Re: works everywhereCaptain Spark 10/26/07 3:53 p.m.
                 Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers.Warbow 10/26/07 8:18 a.m.
                       Re: Here is a BR trick to hit the snipers.Captain Spark 10/26/07 10:07 a.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersNarcogen 10/25/07 8:54 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersscarab 10/26/07 1:56 a.m.
                       Not noticing stuffRockslider 10/26/07 2:59 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/26/07 2:54 p.m.
                 Third methodRockslider 10/26/07 7:18 p.m.
                       Re: Third methodmr2noshoes 10/26/07 11:05 p.m.
                             Re: Third methodPhoenix_9286 10/27/07 12:45 a.m.
                             Re: Third methodRockslider 10/27/07 11:57 a.m.
                                   Re: Third methodRox 10/27/07 3:26 p.m.
                                   Re: Third methodmr2noshoes 10/27/07 9:22 p.m.
                                         Re: Third methodRockslider 10/28/07 8:27 a.m.
           Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersSir J3lunt 10/26/07 1:11 p.m.
                 Re: Sierra 117 ruined by snipersRockslider 10/26/07 5:26 p.m.
     Hmp. Bunch a crybabies. *NM*Dustysquareback 10/25/07 1:37 p.m.



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