Teabag Prevention: How to Suck Less at Halo Week #5 – The Brute Shot
It was introduced to us in Halo 2. It has claimed many Warthogs and even more lives of the ones who wield them. Calm down, back off, don’t kill yourself with that thing, make sure you’re being safe while using it and make sure it’s completely full before you waste its load. We’re talking about The Brute Shot and its best – and most practical uses- during this week’s Teabag Prevention!
THIS WEEK: THE BRUTE SHOT
Tip #1 – FASTER BRUTEYSHOT, KILL! KILL!
If you’re looking for a quick and squishy-sound-making kill, then look no further. The Brute shot has many advantages; one being a quick and dirty kill. This one’s easy and is only to be used when in close combat. It’s a one-two punch.
First, if you know you’re going to run into an enemy around the corner, get ready to kill that bitch.
Shoot once,
then melee.
That’s all it takes.
Tip #2 PLANES, BRUTESHOTS, AND AUTOMOBILES
Brute shots can be used for more than just the straight kill. The rounds that fire out of the Brute Shot are powereful enough to overturn a light to medium weight vehicle such as a Warthog or a Ghost. However, they are rather useless against Wraiths, Scorpions, Banshees, and Hornets.
If you’re playing an objective game on a large map, a Brute Shot may help with the many ground vehicles that you may come into contact with. But remember, it takes well placed shots to take down a Warthog.
A Warthog, for example, is farily easy to flip if you manage to land some shots under the Warthog.
Watch it flip and…..
Stare into their eyes like a betrayed lover in their last few seconds of this life, then….
…with a few well-placed shots, it should go up in flames faster than my last relationship!
Tip # 3 BEWARE OF THE HEAVIER ONES: THEY ARE A WASTE OF YOUR TIME. MOVE ON! NO…D-DON’T…GOD DAMMIT…
It’s not a good idea to charge heavy vehicles with a Brute Shot. Sure, it may do some damage, but they’ll kill you faster than you can kill them. Things not to try to kill are:
Banshees
Hornets
Wraiths
Scorpions
Choose your battles wisely. It’s like when you choose to not correct your girlfriend’s malapropisms during a fight. It’s not worth it and you can win, and live, more effectively by moving on.
As you can see here, you can try your best to escape the inevitable,
But they’ll most likely always win. And even if they don’t, you shouldn’t be going into fights you know you can’
…deal with it.
Tip # 4 YOU CALL THAT A KNIFE?
Things are a little differnt when it comes to meleeing with a Brute Shot. For those of you who didnt notice the large blade on the weapon, proceed to notice it now. It’s huge. Seriously. Look at it. You didn’t notice that? Come on now.
For a regular weapon, it takes a couple of melees to do the job. With a Brute Shot, a jump and a melee at the same time will knock out an enemies shields rendering them one-shot kills.
If you’re playing a Team game, this can turn into a great assist. If not, it’s your choice on how to finish the job. You can hit them with your body or give them a quick shot to the body or face.
Tip #5 TOTALLY STRAIGHT. SWEAR TO GOD.
Unlike most other weapons in the game, The Brute Shot does not fire at an arch. Once you aim the crosshair at something, it’s not going to fall short or drift off into another direction. It’s going to go where you are pointing. This makes the Brute Shot a great medium-ranged weapon.
As seen here, all you have to do is keep the crosshair on your oppenent, wait for it to turn red, and you’ll be in for a kill.
Tip #6 TAKE THE BOTTOM
Now, its importnat to keep your crosshair on your targeted enemy at all times, even when they’re jumping around like kangaroos – which works great in Halo, but will make you look like a jack ass in most other games; or in real life. This ties in with Tip #4 simply because the fact that the Brute Shot does not have an arch comes into play. When firing at an enemy thats jumping from a position higher than you, you may want to aim below that person so that the grenade will hit them.
With persistent hits (about 3 dead-on shots or 4-5 general hits), you will eventually kill them.
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Things to Rememer:
-The Brute Shot has no arch to it
-It proves to be a tide-turner when in combat with ground based vehicles other than tanks
-Has a melee advantage (the huge blade that makes up most of the weapon)
-Pick on something you know you can destroy.
Now that you know more about how to not kill yourself with this weapon, go out and use it. It really is an extremely straight-forward weapon. Don’t you wish girls (or men, whatever you dig) came with instructions this easy? Thanks for reading! See you next week.
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