[kate]

Oookay so just the other day my bio teacher was telling my class that there's a halo 3 team competition coming up with a grand prize of $1500 (not alot for a team of 4, but whatever)

So of course all the guys in our class started flexing their gaming muscles and signing up for it. This is round about the time I came up with the idea of forming an all girls team and signing up as well.

Minor problem here (well...not a problem considering it's what I intended) Out of the 4 people on our team I am the only one who's ever actually gone near halo in any form, and that was halo 2 in which I grabbed a banshee for 5 seconds before driving it into a cliff.

Now this topic has little to no point other than this: We are guaranteed to play two rounds, even if we do suck, so the laughs that I intended should be had in that time. That being said, it would be even funnier if we actually managed to beat someone (especially since we're going to play up the whole sterotypical 'girls who hate videogames' thing XD).

So, do we stand a snowball's chance in hell? Like, is this game really about experience or will button mashing actually somehow achieve something. Worked for me in mortal combat <_<

So yeah, tell me if I'm an idiot, and when you're done with that, give me some pointers or show me in the direction of some sites like "halo for dummies" or something.

I loathe xbox. That is all u.u

[Nosferatu]

kate, on Feb 23 2008, 04:04 PM, said:

Oookay so just the other day my bio teacher was telling my class that there's a halo 3 team competition coming up with a grand prize of $1500 (not alot for a team of 4, but whatever)

So of course all the guys in our class started flexing their gaming muscles and signing up for it. This is round about the time I came up with the idea of forming an all girls team and signing up as well.

Minor problem here (well...not a problem considering it's what I intended) Out of the 4 people on our team I am the only one who's ever actually gone near halo in any form, and that was halo 2 in which I grabbed a banshee for 5 seconds before driving it into a cliff.

Now this topic has little to no point other than this: We are guaranteed to play two rounds, even if we do suck, so the laughs that I intended should be had in that time. That being said, it would be even funnier if we actually managed to beat someone (especially since we're going to play up the whole sterotypical 'girls who hate videogames' thing XD).

So, do we stand a snowball's chance in hell? Like, is this game really about experience or will button mashing actually somehow achieve something. Worked for me in mortal combat <_<

So yeah, tell me if I'm an idiot, and when you're done with that, give me some pointers or show me in the direction of some sites like "halo for dummies" or something.

I loathe xbox. That is all u.u

What a waste of time.

Button mashing should do fine. You don't need any brain matter in your skull to play Halo.

[Someone Else]

If you know how to move the analog stick you can play Halo. It's not like it takes skill. <_<

[Eugine]

Well, from my experience in Halo (only played the first) skills do matter...

[Someone Else]

Not in the second Halo, and Halo 3 is pretty much the same game.

[Drizzy Drake]

Kate, sorry to tell you, but you're screwed. SO question, what is this turney for? Is it your school, or all over the town?

And if it's your school, why the heck are they having a Halo turny and giving away 1500$?

[Someone Else]

Scholarships? :3

[Toasty]

Halo 3 takes SOME skill. It's not like a complete newb to the game will be able to take out a veteran who's been playing 24/7/365 like a lot of people make it out to be.

It's possible that you could win a round or two, though that's definately dependant on how much of a real social life the other teams have. <_<

[ZephyrAnalea]

Okay, button mashing sometimes works, but usually only if you are extremely lucky and the other team is having a very bad day.

A player in MP has a grand total of 115 hit points (to adopt a common term.) 45 of these are body hit points, 70 are shield hit points. For reference, a single AR bullet does 7.5 points of damage, and a BR bullet does 6. A melee attack does 70 for most weapons, with some weapons (notably the Brute weapons) doing 72.
After your shields are drained and begin recharging, wait ten seconds before joining the fray. It takes that long for your 'invisible' health points to begin recharging.

If facing vehicles, use an overcharged Plasma Pistol.

Jumping is slower than running, so only jump-dodge if it's to get over a vehicle coming towards you.

And good luck!

[Eugine]

I think you lost kate (WELL YOU LOST ME!)

[kate]

wow k thanks za, the stuff of that that I could understand is actually good to know. I do so love jumping, but I'll try and refrain <_<

and actually it's not schoolwide, my bio teacher is just a halo nerd so he heard about it and let us know.

I think it's city wide...if not city than provincial, but that's highly unlikely since it's being held in my little town of sherwood park, and the prize is only $1500 :D

still...free lunch, so sounds good to me :)

[Drizzy Drake]

Well, ya, if it's city wide, and you haven't played ever(except that Banshee thing), than I don't think you have a chance. Sorry. <_<.

[Moonear]

Alright, the only time I ever played Halo, I got obliterated when I tried my hardest. Then, I started mashing buttons and throwing grenades and I won. So do that I guess. <_<

[Split Infinity]

It's kind of like paper scissors rock really. If you both try your hardest, you'll kill each other about the same number of times. If you both button mash, neither of you will kill anybody. But if you put a tryhard against a masher, the masher will usually win.

Lawl.

[Drizzy Drake]

Not really. If Kate tries her hardest against a really good player, that guy should win most of the time. If they both button mash, they will both die around the same amount of times. If the other person tries hard, and Kate button mashes, the other person will most likely win.

[PDM]

I can't aim with a controller. ;-;

WTB halo 3 PC

[Split Infinity]

Dipset, on Feb 24 2008, 01:27 PM, said:

Not really. If Kate tries her hardest against a really good player, that guy should win most of the time. If they both button mash, they will both die around the same amount of times. If the other person tries hard, and Kate button mashes, the other person will most likely win.

My theory is more accurate despite lack of evidence! *runs*

[Toasty]

Not really Split....

Skilled players will be able to kill you by looking at you. Bascially, you can't get within 20 feet of them. But that's just the 1337's, and if your town is small, you might have only one.

[kate]

well we have a pop of 1 million (it's held in sherwood park, but it's edmonton and area) and I know some pretty damn skilled people :P

I don't really expect to win, just it would be so fricken funny if we did.

still skippy, have some faith, maybe the rpg gods that I pray to will talk to the fps ones and give me some super 1337ness for the day XD

now if it were a final fantasy or zelda tournament. hoho. they would be dead. Except...I don't quite know how that would work.

[PDM]

First person shooters are my field, my sole expertise
and no one is better at bringing noobs to their kneez.


giggity

[kate]

cad ftw

[PDM]

^^

[Drizzy Drake]

@ Kate-How would a Final Fantasy turny work? Or Zelda for that matter?

[Eugine]

First to complete the game?

[Someone Else]

Most stuff and levels in the shortest time probs.

[Drizzy Drake]

Sure, Zelda games could be completed in speed runs in a couple of horus, but FF? No way would anybody would try and beat any FF game in one sitting, unless the turnyment went on for 24 horus+.

[FlamingDuck]

Like our GS speed run. There just aren't that many things to exploit in order to make it bearably short.

Anyway kate, I recommend you get your team to at least know the controls. Whenever I play Halo, I always have to ask what some button does, and then I'm dead.

[Drizzy Drake]

But FF? What FF, besides like 1 & 2 & X2, which FF games would be completed in less than 24 horus?

[Caael]

Dont listen to them about having no brain! They're just jealous about the other players being better than them! That's actually where most Halo critisism comes from. A few tips:

-Stay together. If you go around in pairs, it's a lot harder for somebody to kill both of you because double the firepower is shooting back at them and they die faster.

-Dont be a coward. If you're on low health and you know the other guy has more health than you, try everything in your power to try and weaken them as much as possible, grenade them to death, empty a whole clip in their face and hope you kill them. If you run away when you have low health, there's no way you can fight back so you're probably screwed

-Dont use weapons you're crap with. If you cant use the Rocket Launcher to kill people, then dont use it. Just because it's powerful doesn't mean anything if you cant hit people with it

-Spread out a bit. Dont be attatched by the hip to a partner, because if they have explosives, then both of you can die. Stay a few metres away from your partner so you dont get blown up when they're attacked

- Psycological warfare works a LOT. Insult, insult, insult. Just make sure you have good comebacks or you're screwed :P


Thats about it. Have fun, and good luck :D

[Drizzy Drake]

..or she could flirt?

[Someone Else]

But I'm assuming she knows these people. Yay for reputations as a slut.

[Caael]

Nerds are only interested in polygon tits :P



http://halowiki.net/p/Tips

That site will help you out.

And button mashing will not get you anywhere. In a beat 'em up like Soul Caliber or Dead or Alive it works, but in Halo you'll get slaughtered. Say if you're in a fire fight and you button mash, you might accidentally throw a grenade that completely misses and because of that time you spent not hurting them, they will have hurt you a lot more in that time. Dont button mash, it doesn't work in shooters.

[Drizzy Drake]

Dead Or Alive button mashing will get you nowhere. Sure, you will get luckey sometimes, but I am quiet good at DOA, and ya, no button mashing will kill me.

[Caael]

Well maybe not DOA because thats a really fast paced game but Soul Caliber and Tekken etc.

[Drizzy Drake]

Ya, SC experts can be beaten with button mashing.

[Toasty]

Melee experts can be beaten with button mashing. I got owned once, and that was back when I was actually good at the game. :D

[Drizzy Drake]

But that is still luck. Melle experts cna just back off of button mashers. I don't find button mashers beating me that often in SSBM. It does happen, but not often. :D.

[Moonear]

^ I won with button mashing in halo.

[Drizzy Drake]

Like every game, button mashing will get you a win sometiems, but not always.

[Moonear]

Try 3 times in a row.

[Eugine]

Well, kate needs to win 'sometimes'. Sometimes = day of tournament. She can loose any other day.

[Drizzy Drake]

ihatekraden, on Feb 24 2008, 06:33 PM, said:

Try 3 times in a row.

Well then...look over there. *Runs away* SUCKER.

[Caael]

ihatekraden, on Feb 24 2008, 11:33 PM, said:

Try 3 times in a row.

It's physically impossible to win by button mashing in Halo. You'll be meleeing from miles away, shooting the floor, throwing grenades that blow you up, picking up weapons you dont want. There has to be some skill involved.

[kate]

mmk note to self: at least learn the controls before the tourney. Cuz yeah, that's always my major problem in any game, just getting used to the controls. Especially since I don't play xbox I don't know how sensitive the buttons are. Or for looking around and stuff. I can never look around in fps' I don't know why...It takes me like 5 mins to get my bearings and then everybody's moved XD

[Eugine]

Wow kate. Do you think you have a chance?

[Caael]

If your friends know how to play, just rely on them. If half way through you're still no good, just alert your friends to snipers and vehicles etc so they can take them out.

[kate]

hahahahahahaha my friends know even less about playing than me...in that I've actually touched a videogame before in my life :D

honestly I'm just there for laughs, and so that we can talk big before the tourney, and as we're losing, make fun of the other players until they think we're crazy

i swear we're not psychopaths <.<

but there is a chance we could fluke out and win :)

[Drizzy Drake]

Fluke and win the whole thing, no.

Fluke and beat some trash-talking nerds, yes. :D. If you for some reason win, remember to give GSSF a shoutout.

[Toasty]

kate, on Feb 24 2008, 04:00 PM, said:

mmk note to self: at least learn the controls before the tourney. Cuz yeah, that's always my major problem in any game, just getting used to the controls. Especially since I don't play xbox I don't know how sensitive the buttons are. Or for looking around and stuff. I can never look around in fps' I don't know why...It takes me like 5 mins to get my bearings and then everybody's moved XD

I used to be like that. You get used to it though.

[Someone Else]

How do you button mash in an FPS anyway?

[Toasty]

Yeah, seriously. There's only one or two buttons used for attacking. Three tops.

[Moonear]

Caael, on Feb 24 2008, 06:45 PM, said:

It's physically impossible to win by button mashing in Halo. You'll be meleeing from miles away, shooting the floor, throwing grenades that blow you up, picking up weapons you dont want. There has to be some skill involved.

Well obviously I needed to move in their general direction. Any idiot can handle a control stick.

[Someone Else]

Halo is pretty much just strafe, shoot, and let the auto-aim do the rest until one of you dies. Occasionally throwing a grenade helps. That's it.

[PDM]

I can get you some hacks.

[Caael]

Auto aim doesn't work most of the time. It occasionally follows the target, but only for a second or two.


And seriously, I want to know how you would button mash in an FPS

[Toasty]

Very carefully. :D

[Caael]

I'm curious now as to how you button mash in a shooter and win.

[Drizzy Drake]

So, how'd the tournement turn out? Did you win? You won didn't you? YAAYYYYYY!!!!!! Good job Kate.

[kate]

Sorry skippy, my friends didn't go through with it and I needed a team of 4.

It was very anticlimatic.

kinda like sex with you.

<3

[Drizzy Drake]

YES!!! So you admit we did have sex. BURN!!! Tinkeraldo IS mine b!tch.

[kate]

<.< not all sex ends in babies skippy. If it does with you, then you're doing something wrong o.O

lol I think this topic can be closed now.

[Drizzy Drake]

I'm just saying. There was alot of awesomesauce, and well, let's just say I purposly didn't pull out.















Ya, this topic can be closed.

[Someone Else]

Dipsy, the way you're so obsessed with sex, well, it makes you look like the most desperate virgin ever.

Just saying.

We're still friends though. <3

[Drizzy Drake]

BFFL! XD <3. Love ya dawg. :o.

[Toasty]

You ----> (O_Ov).'<) <---- me

:o

[Ironsight]

I would have lmao'd if you had won.

[Toasty]

My rocket crotch would've initiated takeoff.