This has been my experience as well. I've never destroyed a vehicle using Armor Lock, they just bounce off of me. There is definitely an art to using AL well, and a fair bit of luck is involved.
This has been my experience as well. I've never destroyed a vehicle using Armor Lock, they just bounce off of me. There is definitely an art to using AL well, and a fair bit of luck is involved.
The trick is to do it at the right time, which is basically the same time as when you'd jump to avoid the ghost (maybe a little bit later than that)
any sooner and he'll let off the boost, any later and you're probably dead
Looks like I'll be doing an hour's worth of Gruntpocalypse this afternoon to pad the weekly challenge and take care of the dailies.
I don't think playing any of the games in the Score Attack playlist (which includes Gruntpocalypse) count towards the weekly challenge. I'm pretty sure you have to be in the Firefight playlist where you play with 3 other players. I found this out the hard way, having played 5 consecutive games of Gruntpocalypse and then seeing 0/50 on my challenge screen.
I'll try it again today when I get home.
You have to complete the round by killing all enemies. If you survive via running out of time on the last wave it doesn't count toward the challenge.
Makes it interesting when you are playing regular firefight and half (or more) of the people you are playing with decided to AFK.
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it does count (as Tiger said). I have 8/50 and I've only played gruntpocolypse this week.
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edited October 2010
Grenade Launcher + Sword guy in the duct at the top of Sword Base = hehehehehehe.
Looks like I'll be doing an hour's worth of Gruntpocalypse this afternoon to pad the weekly challenge and take care of the dailies.
I don't think playing any of the games in the Score Attack playlist (which includes Gruntpocalypse) count towards the weekly challenge. I'm pretty sure you have to be in the Firefight playlist where you play with 3 other players. I found this out the hard way, having played 5 consecutive games of Gruntpocalypse and then seeing 0/50 on my challenge screen.
I'll try it again today when I get home.
You have to complete the round by killing all enemies. If you survive via running out of time on the last wave it doesn't count toward the challenge.
Makes it interesting when you are playing regular firefight and half (or more) of the people you are playing with decided to AFK.
That must be it. I often run out of time on Gruntpocalypse since it's easy to lose track of a few, plus I usually play pretty conservatively in order to build my Perfection commendation. I'll be more aggressive and wipe the little geese out next time I play. Thanks for the tip.
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edited October 2010
I do remember doing a wave in corvette where I never saw the reinforcement group wander in. I started searching around and discovered an entire wave of grunts got themselves stuck on a ramp. 1 plasma grenade and wave completed.
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
edited October 2010
Wow... easy money today. Lt colonel, here I come.
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I don't think I'll be able to do the weekly challenge.
That's just too much Firefight
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
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Well, if you started on monday, that was only like, 7 a day (plus one..... hmmm... that was probably by design).
Hence why it's a weekly and not a daily challenge.
well it was proved last night, we can turn anything into a really....interesting conversation...
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Vehicles with boost are the only ones actually really vulnerable to destruction by armor lock.
Somewhat related, getting a splatter when a boosting ghost t-boned my hog was pretty sweet.
Which is bullshit. If someone in a vehicle wants to roll the dice and go for a splatter, the guy with armor lock should be the one to come out on top. I guess maybe it shouldn't kill the passengers instantly, but maybe just blow up the vehicle and toss the guys out. That would be a lot more epic than just bouncing off.
As they drive over you, release Armor Lock to EMP the vehicle and board and/or melee kill the driver and anyone else in it.
That's how you disable non-boosting vehicles with AL.
Well, if you started on monday, that was only like, 7 a day (plus one..... hmmm... that was probably by design).
Hence why it's a weekly and not a daily challenge.
7 a day is still too much Firefight for me
I just don't really find it that entertaining
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I don't think I'll be able to do the weekly challenge.
That's just too much Firefight
Yeah, I thought it was talking about 50 waves. Then I beat a full round, noticed the thing went up once, and went "hell no". It's okay as an ocassional event, but fifty rounds? No way. I can earn those credits faster in any other mode plus enjoy the other modes more. I don't enjoy Grunt Birthday Parties that much.
Thanks for some games last night, folks. Lots of fun completely locking down the last stage of Spire Invasion with the Falcon.
Also, on review of the game, it appears that the lifts that would take you up to the top are aligned to bounce a plasma grenade back and forth forever before phase 3. Some unlucky Elite tossed a grenade in there and it went around for about 10 seconds before one of his teammates caught it in the face.
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the thing about not doing the weekly challenge for me; I'm afraid Bungie will give something away at the end of the year if you did all 52....wasn't that weekly challenge achievement description like '1 down, 51 to go' or something like that?
the thing about not doing the weekly challenge for me; I'm afraid Bungie will give something away at the end of the year if you did all 52....wasn't that weekly challenge achievement description like '1 down, 51 to go' or something like that?
That was just the name of the challenge. Having some kind of reward or achievement for doing 52 weekly challenges borders on insanity.
I just did my 50 FF rounds. Did nothing but gruntpocalypse. I'm doing the weekly challenges because
a) Bungie might make an unlockable for only those who have done all 52
b) There is a contest I saw on the dashboard to win a 55' plasma tv and reach console for doing the first 5 weekly challenges. You automatically enter if you've done them.
I'm one rank away from Major. I still don't know what to do with my credits yet. I've only spend a little here and there, but I can't decide if I want the EVA helmet with gold visor, or the hearts.
I'm in the same boat with the credits, I have around 250k and I've spent maybe 15k so far (10k on the sweet pj/para knees). I figure I'll spend them when I hit Lt. Colonel, which will probably take another 2 weeks to reach. By then, maybe bungie will have release info on the few ranks after Lt Colonel.
I just did my 50 FF rounds. Did nothing but gruntpocalypse. I'm doing the weekly challenges because
a) Bungie might make an unlockable for only those who have done all 52
b) There is a contest I saw on the dashboard to win a 55' plasma tv and reach console for doing the first 5 weekly challenges. You automatically enter if you've done them.
I'm one rank away from Major. I still don't know what to do with my credits yet. I've only spend a little here and there, but I can't decide if I want the EVA helmet with gold visor, or the hearts.
Where do you get your sources from? Reliable?
EDIT: how many weekly challenges have there been so far?
Suggest me some good gametypes/maps! The past few days I've been getting big groups of my friends together and we end up going into customs. 9man FFA with random weapons only goes so far.
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joshgotroDeviled EggThe Land of REAL CHILIRegistered Userregular
edited October 2010
I want a really good map on cliffside. Asylum is not a really good map.
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Sorry Scat, I didn't have much time to use the 360, otherwise I would have joined you for some games.
I want a really good map on cliffside. Asylum is not a really good map.
I'll start brainstorming while I'm at work and hopefully be inspired enough when I get home to put something together.
One of the guys from work was on with me in FFA. We kept getting Infection, then Crazy King. He was like "wait til we get normal slayer, I'm going to wreck everyone". Next match: Slayer on Asylum. He comes in next to last with me only 4 points behind first. I love how cocky some people get, especially with the shotgun/sword.
I want a really good map on cliffside. Asylum is not a really good map.
At least it's not Pinnacle. To hell with Pinnacle.
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
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You know... I like the theme that Microsoft gave out because one of the pictures is of Forge World with all the levels built at once. Normally when you're just playing one map, none of the others are active.
But yeah, we NEED some new maps soon. Especially for Invasion. 2 maps (3 for slayer)... it's not enough.
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This has been my experience as well. I've never destroyed a vehicle using Armor Lock, they just bounce off of me. There is definitely an art to using AL well, and a fair bit of luck is involved.
any sooner and he'll let off the boost, any later and you're probably dead
You have to complete the round by killing all enemies. If you survive via running out of time on the last wave it doesn't count toward the challenge.
Makes it interesting when you are playing regular firefight and half (or more) of the people you are playing with decided to AFK.
Did we do something right?
That must be it. I often run out of time on Gruntpocalypse since it's easy to lose track of a few, plus I usually play pretty conservatively in order to build my Perfection commendation. I'll be more aggressive and wipe the little geese out next time I play. Thanks for the tip.
This man speaks the truth. On Holdout, Overlook, etc you can run into the case of grunt hunting.
Well, sometimes.
Also how satisfying is it when a group of grunts bunch up and you nail a kilimanjaro with headshots? Quite satisfying.
That's just too much Firefight
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Hence why it's a weekly and not a daily challenge.
Thanks to Kor we went from the evolution of species and the science of Spira, to who would look better during intimate moments Rikku or Yuna...D: all in all after the Helen Keller incident, We are all....a little warped:P
As they drive over you, release Armor Lock to EMP the vehicle and board and/or melee kill the driver and anyone else in it.
That's how you disable non-boosting vehicles with AL.
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7 a day is still too much Firefight for me
I just don't really find it that entertaining
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Yeah, I thought it was talking about 50 waves. Then I beat a full round, noticed the thing went up once, and went "hell no". It's okay as an ocassional event, but fifty rounds? No way. I can earn those credits faster in any other mode plus enjoy the other modes more. I don't enjoy Grunt Birthday Parties that much.
Also, on review of the game, it appears that the lifts that would take you up to the top are aligned to bounce a plasma grenade back and forth forever before phase 3. Some unlucky Elite tossed a grenade in there and it went around for about 10 seconds before one of his teammates caught it in the face.
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the first weekly challenge was good, 5k for beating heroic was nice
so was the second, it was somewhat easy but not worth a lot
edit: it being the weekly challenge. If it was 10k in credits that would be worth it. maybe
I have a feeling that I won't be playing 40 more firefight games before sunday night though.
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That was just the name of the challenge. Having some kind of reward or achievement for doing 52 weekly challenges borders on insanity.
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=5121373
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=5111879
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=5091304
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from campaign:
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Excellent. I didn't even see the ghost cliff-dive the first time I watched it.
a) Bungie might make an unlockable for only those who have done all 52
b) There is a contest I saw on the dashboard to win a 55' plasma tv and reach console for doing the first 5 weekly challenges. You automatically enter if you've done them.
I'm one rank away from Major. I still don't know what to do with my credits yet. I've only spend a little here and there, but I can't decide if I want the EVA helmet with gold visor, or the hearts.
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Now I can look at more things I can't afford/unlock
I want that helmet so bad!
Where do you get your sources from? Reliable?
EDIT: how many weekly challenges have there been so far?
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I'll start brainstorming while I'm at work and hopefully be inspired enough when I get home to put something together.
One of the guys from work was on with me in FFA. We kept getting Infection, then Crazy King. He was like "wait til we get normal slayer, I'm going to wreck everyone". Next match: Slayer on Asylum. He comes in next to last with me only 4 points behind first. I love how cocky some people get, especially with the shotgun/sword.
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I want his shoulders.
Which coincidentally, also require Commander.
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At least it's not Pinnacle. To hell with Pinnacle.
But yeah, we NEED some new maps soon. Especially for Invasion. 2 maps (3 for slayer)... it's not enough.