by jake108 Friday 17th September 2010

TPP: How to Play Reach on Legendary with Friends

Well boys, girls and goblins, Halo: Reach is officially here. I had to change clothes when I got home with it too. And with the amount of options, gametypes, maps, and everything else, I can assure you Teabag Prevention will be here for a while. Now, without further ado, our first official Reach article…

 

THIS WEEK: HOW TO GET THROUGH LEGENDARY WITH YOUR BUDDIES

 

TIP #1 – SPARTANS! ASSEMBLE!

This is going to be important, which is why it’s the first tip. Assuming you have three friends with you throughout the campaign, you’re going to want to assign each other weapons to carry.

 

 

 

There should be ONE short-ranged Spartan. Weapons to carry should include:

There should be TWO mid-ranged Spartans. You’re going to be covering each other in addition to the short-ranged teammate.

 

You two should carry:

There should also be ONE long-ranged Spartan as well. This Spartan will cover everyone on the team and stay in the back in most of the battles. This Spartan will also serve as the designated spawner. More on that in the next tip.  

 

This person should carry:

 

TIP #2 – THE DESIGNATED SPAWNER

Playing on Legendary can be tricky business considering the smart A.I. you’re going to encounter. It’s not unusual to have an Elite to become your Rear Admiral. That get you? No? How ’bout this: It’s not unusual for an Elite to plug the holes you left open on your six. And yes, it’s not unusual for an Elite to love anyone or have fun with anyone.

 

 

A designated spawner is the Spartan who always stays alive. This teammate is going to have to move from cover to cover in battles, always providing your team with the opportunity to respawn and therefore survive. This will allow you and your team to progress efficiently, and not “lose” any battles.

 

TIP #3 – THE DISTRACTION

A distraction is almost always needed in heated battles. For one thing, it makes battles noticeably easier. Distractions range anywhere from one Spartan flanking a group of enemies to a Spartan having the Hologram armor ability.

 

It’s up to you and your team to figure out how to get his portion of the job done, just be sure you and your team know what the plan is before going in. The basic idea is: someone draws fire while the rest of the team pwns some serious bootay on the distracted foes.

 

TIP #4 – FOCUS FIRE

As mentioned before, the enemies in Reach are actually pretty tricky business. On Legendary, there’s never just one Super Covie. By Super Covie, I mean Brutes, Elites, and Hunters. When one of these Super Covies appear, have your team focus fire on it and take them out one by one. Too many times have I witnessed deaths and shortage of ammo for DMRs and Pistols as a direct result from trying to kill multiple enemies at once.

 

Just aim for the head if it’s anything but a Hunter. If it’s a Hunter, then aim for their bare, school-inappropriate midriff.

 

That’s it for the first of many tips columns on the new Reach game. Have fun on this, the Christmas of the Halo Universe: the first weekend after Reach’s release. Go forth. Be fruitful and kill everybody.

As a side note, feel free to post comments regarding things we missed or suggestions. As always, email us with screenshots, map files, gametypes, or anything Reach! We’ll always post the best stuff in the next week’s article, so have fun with it!

 

 

 

Teabag Prevention Written by:

Jake108

Edited by:

Brian Gilmore 

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