by jake108 Friday 5th September 2008

Teabag Prevention #19 – Snowbound

The Halo community are not particularly fond of this map. It has a snowy surface catches your grenades like a catcher’s mitt. Its turrets (“The Guardians”) prevent you from hiding outside the map. Fuck you, The Guardians. We can go wherever we want. Anyway, here is how to be the Wanpa of this Hoth-like map…

THIS WEEK SIGH: SNOWBOUND.

TIP #1 – FIND YOUR TOOLS (HO HO HO HO HO)

Things you might want to look out for are:

Overshield & Ghost

Active Camo

Needler

Brute Shot

Shotgun

One of the best ways to control Snowbound’s exterior is simply putting the Overshield and Ghost together. An even better way to ensure your chances of surviving your oppenents ganging up on you would be to take hold of the Spartan Laser located here:

To combat the person in the Ghost, nothing is more staifying than when you cause the enemy with the Overshield to burst into a pink explosion.

It works best if the person is not in the Ghost. If you need to get the enemy out of the vehicle, the Brute Shot will do the job.

TIP #2 – THE SHOTGUN NINJA

Underneath the outside of the map lies a Gladiator-esque pit. It’s daker in these parts. This is where Active Camo plays a key role. Be a ninja. Keep in mind, the main ninja killer down there would be the shotgun. Grab it before they do and wreak havoc as the players try and figure out where that “death” you served up cold came from. The shotgun spawns right where you see my ninja ass in this picture.

The Shotgun Ninja: when you spawn, you start out somewhere either impossibly far or conveniently close to the shotgun. Get here first. If the Active Camo is on the way, then get that first. Otherwise, do the shotgun first. Camo comes second. Since this is very much a short-range map, the shotgun will be your best friend. Once you have this deadly combo (hopefully in the first 30 seconds of the game, otherwise they will be gone and you will be shotgunned), keep to the underground (like your parents told you when they saw your face), and you can probably squeeze in a Killing Spree before the first two minutes of the game. Never camp, always keep moving, and make people wonder where you are, for by the time they figure it out they’ll already be dead.

TIP #3 – ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SNIPING SPOTS

The Beam Rifle is located under Red Base. The Beam Rifle is basically the Elite Sniper Rifle.

Sniping locations are obvious, but they work. The rocks behind red base are a good place to start.

Just make sure you don’t try anything silly, like no-scoping underground. Brian always does and it works for him sometimes, but most of the time I show him what’s what – why? Because it’s a bad idea. Anytime you see someone doing that, just throw a grenade and throw their orientation off.

TIP #4 – SET YOUR LASERS TO “CLOSE-RANGE LASER-TOTING PSYCHOPATH”

Now, the Spartan Laser doesn’t really belong on this map. It seems as if its only purpose is to destroy the Ghost. But fear not! Since many people prefer to fight in the gladiator’s pit, a giant Laser filling up the passage ways is a sure way to gather up some kills.

Tip #5 – HIDING PLACES (THE PANSY NURSERY)

Things to Remember:

Many fight below the surface. If you see the score going up, but the party’s not at your place. Go to the underground.
Use short range weapons. Feel free to use the long range ones outside, but for the beginning to intermediate player, short range weapons are ideal.
Ghosts can be a powerhouse here as long as people stay outside.
Brute Shots work best against Ghosts (the vehicle, not those using Active Camo).
The Shotgun Ninja is the best way to rack up your score early on in the game. Make sure you get to those spawns first.

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