Episode 8 Shownotes

Episode 8

September 8th, 2005
100 minutes, 15 seconds.

getting better with the intro’s. Sorry the show notes are so late, but they’re here now

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEB RESOURCES

TIPS

Shotgun Guide

  1. Part One: Defeating the Lunge
    Most people I talk to sound like they’re done for as soon as a sword lunges. Not true. An easily timed shotgun blast will blow the sword idiot back to whatever hole he came from. All you need to do is pay attention to that tell-tale acceleration. That’s when you pull the trigger. They die in midair and there’s nothing they can do about it.
  2. Part Two: Keeping your Distance
    We all know very well that a sword doesn’t use projectiles. So, my shotgun friends, use that to your advantage. Back away from a sword user while pumping him full of lead. If all goes well, you’ll kill him before he can even lunge. It may take a while, but it sure beats going toe-to-toe with a sword user. Though, if he does close that distance, resort to PART 1.
  3. Part Three: No Glow Stick
    Being a human wielding a shotgun, you can run through the shadows unseen quite easily. Neither the armor nor the weapon glows. A sword glows, and so does a Sangheili’s armor. So, hide from the sword bastards and kill them with a well placed back hit. Or, just get right next to him, and blow him away. Either way it’s looked at, a human shotgun user is one of the best stealth people.
  4. Part Four: Killing Other Shotties
    Now, I have covered how to kill a sword user pretty well. What about the other shotties? The answer is, all you can do is gauge your enemy. If he seems like he’ll choose long range over close range, then all you can do is pull the trigger first, then close the distance in a hurry. If he backs away, duck, zigzag, and do anything to avoid his shots while pulling off yours. If he looks like he wants to go toe-to-toe, then either choose to back away while firing, or wait about HALF A SECOND AFTER the reticle turns red. Not as soon as it does, because he won’t die.

BIG TEAM TIPS

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CUSTOM GAMES

Juggernaut: Harassers

Match Options:

Player Options:

Team Options:

Juggernaut Options:

Vehicle Options:

Equipment Options:

Basically this game type is putting the Juggernaut at a disadvantage. but other than that, it’s pretty standard.

Armageddon meets Mangonel game type by TheMoonite

This game has only weapons that are affected only by gravity, so it sort of makes it like the siege weapons of the medieval times, where you gotta really think where you shoot to get the enemy. Also, it’s really fun to have hailstorms of grenades, brute shot grenades, and plasma just plain RAINING on the enemy base. That flushes them out really well. The more players, the merrier.

Points of the Game:

Attack: They form a combat formation, like stay in a line, in a row, or box players around the wraiths to prevent stealing in it, and they have to STAY in that combat formation they choose. They’re Spartans, and everyone knows the spartans finish what they start. Their objective is to march over to the other base and fire a hailstorm at the enemy base. Brute shots, grenades, anything. When they think it’s enough hailing, they have to get the flag and come back with it. I’d suggest to switch the combat formation when marching back, wraiths going backwards, players in the middle, and flag carrier in the front. Formations that let players sit on top of the wraith are good ones, just make sure that you don’t boost. Conserve your ammo!

Defense: They have to protect the flag no matter what. They don’t need a formation. They can sit on any part of IN their base, the most they can go off to when the enemy is incoming is up to the middle of the map. If the enemies have the flag, they can go all the way through. I’d suggest when the enemy hail starts, all vehicles and players find cover or sit on sides of the map, and hail back. When the enemies take the flag, or if, you can run after them and destroy their convoy. Conserve your ammo!

Other Rules:

If anyone breaks any rules, give them the boot.

Both force’s wraiths can’t get too close, use your militia for close to hand to hand range.

Running forward, jumping, and tossing grenades for extra range is allowed.

Use your camo user wisely, either as a distraction or recon.

Jail from Ganai.com

The basic premise is that once you have been killed, you must go on top of the opposing team’s base. The top of the base is the “jail”, and you need one person on each team guarding the jail, unless they are the last person alive on their team. In order to help your teammates escape, you have to betray them. by sticking them with a Plasma Grenade. There is no betrayal penalty. The team that runs out of people (because they go to jail), loses.

Dodgeball from 9volt

This game must be played on beaver creek because it has even sides and is small enough to house the game the only weapon is a brute shot and there are no shields, 1 life, and multiple rounds no one is allowed to cross the creek and it helps if the game is set to capture the flag because that causes everyone to spawn at their team’s base this game is lots of fun because you can dodge the brute shots because they are so slow.

Civil War from Ganai.com

The object here is to kill your teammates. This is harder than it sounds because you don’t get the subtle auto-lock to click in when you target your team. The person with the lowest score (most negative) wins.

Risk/Diplomacy from Ganai.com

This is an intense and insane variant of Territories, and you should definitely try it.

JFK from Ganai.com

There’s two teams – Red who are the Snipers and Blue who are the Secret Service. It’s single bomb Assault played on Coagulation. Whoever has the bomb is JFK and he must stay in the passenger seat of the hog. Everyone else is secret service and must stay with the hog and defend him. Whoever is driving the hog must go as slow as possible. Sniping weapons on the level, no grenades, everyone starts with just magnums, and time limit is 5 minutes. Snipers may leave the base to get more ammo but can only snipe from the top or within the base. Snipers win if they kill JFK, and the Secret Service wins if the timer runs out.

VOICEMAIL

To get on the show, listener voicemail is 206-888-HALO. You can email us mp3’s up to 3 minutes long.

You can say what ever you want, but if you want to be heard by the masses here are some general rules for you to follow:

Canttouchdis73:

Custom game called tag, its a game of slayer on lockout where everyone is on the same team, and everyone spawns with a magnum and a plasma pistol. the point of the game is to melee someone when you are it, so that they are now “it”. the person who is it must have their plasma pistol out so that everyone will know that they are it. everyone is on the same team so that there is no hiding. if someone jumps of the edge, they are not automatically it. if you become it you must look at the ground and could to 5/10 and then go and try to make someone else it.

Almightynick: when sniping make sure you have a gun with a scope if you are not good with anything else. make sure you have a good look sensitivity. make sure you have someone watching your back so you don’t have to worry about someone assassinating you. if you don’t have any friends make sure you have a close range weapon, and or plasma grenades. a good secondary weapon is the battle rifle so that you can 3/4 shot people. watch out for your team mates, and try to assist them. also a good way to make friends.

Unrealman1911[?]: thinks that predator game types are fun.

Racedude: bloody massacre, pointless game, one round, score to win
is 25, no shields, unlimited lives, every time you die you lose a point. both
warthogs are allowed. starting weapons are sword and beam rifle.

JVB: (I love this guy, go listen to the show, I hope he does more)

Texasbob[?]: survive, zombies but all the weapons are map default, no respawn. best played with 16 people on coag. warthogs ok.

Feelthethunder: when active camo is on, throw a lot of grenades in a small area, and you will be harder to see when hiding in that area.

Dark Radish: I’m on the campaign trail (what campaign trail? president? toilet mayor? you seem a little aggressive to be elected for anything…kill that…prick) (Foo Mo says: Hey, Spelchek likes his Nobody Likes Onions show, I like Dark Radish’s Remixatorium.)

SHOUTOUTS

Shoutouts to Ripped Karma, VOLKSWAGENMAF1A, Shaun Anderson, Rogue Kill3r

Big thanks to Gesar, fooluaintblack, canttouchthis73, MasonC2K, Acheria and Joe, (XBL Tip Tester) and Spelchek for making this show happen.

Email your Tips, Strategies, Game Types, Segments, and Web Resources to podtacular@gmail.com. Be sure to send us your gamertag too because we may put it on the show!

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