can any one give me basic Matchmaking tips I just want to improve my game if you do thanks
Practise
Go into Forge mode and spend some time learning maps… where the weapons are located, where the avenues and the sight lines and the probable camping spots are at. Over time you’ll remember exactly where that shotgun is if you need it.
If you’re having trouble aiming, play around with your controller sensitivity. Turn it down if you need to and play some Firefight. The Covenant are good headshot and weapon practice… they’re not the same as human players but it might help your reflexes.
And find playlists that are fun 
Although movement speed is reduced compared to other Halo games, remember to strafe as best you can. Don’t run forward in a straight line unless you are wholeheartedly sure that you’ll win the skirmish.
Always have a strategy on hand regardless of where you are. Try not to wander around aimlessly. Come up with your own strategies and use them whenever appropriate.
Here’s a good one if you like to play BTB: At the beginning of a Heavies match on Rasu, select the jetpack loadout. Then grab the plasma pistol or grenade launcher. Get into the falcon and fly over the cliffs above the caves and hover over the other team’s tank. Jump out and EMP blast them as you get near them. Proceed to hijack and destroy their tank within the first minute of the game! This has about a 90% success rate from my experience.
Use your radar! It’s your best friend. If you see an enemy player coming around the corner or doorway, throw a grenade next to the doorway or corner(where they can’t see the grenade). Otherwise they’ll just back away making the grenade ineffective.
Use the DMR all the time. Only use the assault rifle if you need to reload in the middle of a firefight or against vehicles close to you.
In close quarters, jump over them with the jetpack while shooting at them. It’s hard to kill someone who’s directly above you.
Avoid being a lone wolf. Try to be near another teammate at all times and shoot at the same enemy they’re shooting at.
I’d familiarize myself with all the weapons and maps.
- Weapons- by using them, go into a custom game, turn on another controller and just go after that one.
- For the maps you could check out walkthroughs of the maps on YouTube/IGN or you could go into a custom game/Forge and take a look at the maps.
Also make yourself familiar with the vehicles by the same method as the weapons.
Another good way like in the case of when my brother-in-law and I taught my sister how to play Halo, we would go into custom games and teach her what to do and then have skirmishes. So you could get some friends together and do that.
Make sure you know the controller layout as well.
Stick with a teammate, as many as possible will yield best results. Know the maps and weapon spawn times. Make friends with players you have good matches with.
Then play, a lot.
Alright, here’s a very big tip that will pay off well.
Know when and when not to rush. Rushing, is generally not a good idea. However, there are times when it can pay off and times when it cannot be avoided.
When to rush:
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Your Team Mate is in combat and is need of assistance.
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You have no means of escape, at all. You may as well rush and weaken your opponent for your Team Mate to come along and sweep them up.
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Your opponent is unaware of your presence, and you have a CQC weapon such as a Sword or Shotgun.
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Your opponents are currently engaged in battle with your team, and you are on their flank while they are vaguely or unaware of your presence.
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When your opponent has a Precision Weapon (Excluding The Sniper) and are within reasonable Close Quarters Range. Note: Beware the melee-headshot. It is generally recommended to this with a 1SK CQC weapon and not something like the AR.
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When Not to Rush:*
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You Opponent has a Precision Weapon, you have a CQC Weapon and have a great deal of distance to close. Classic AR beaten down by a DMR scenario.
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When you are having second thoughts about rushing, generally follow that gut feeling that it’s not a good idea. It’s better to be careful than reckless.
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When you are in pursuit of an opponent and they suddenly stop with their back to you. They are 9/10 times intent on jumping back over your head and assassinating you.
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When you’re angry about being killed or humiliated. Anger clouds the mind. Try and think clearly, or you may cost your team the game.
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When you have a comfortable lead, and your opponents have fallen back to an area and are holding it down. I cannot tell you how many games I’ve lost because of a random team mate repeatedly rushing the enemy team and pulling them ahead by only a point or two.
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When your team needs a final kill and the enemy team needs less than about 10. This CAN cost a game if you do it enough.
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Misc. Tips:*
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There is a time and a place for an assassination. Typically, it’s better to always go for the Beat Down. Unless you are 100% positive you can get the assassination, do not go for it.
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Refrain from spamming your Precision Weapons.
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Do not let your anger get the better of you, it’s easier to function when you’re clouding your judgement with rage.
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Do not hound your enemy too hard, they could be pulling you in to a trap.
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Learn to bank your frags around corners.
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Learn Weapon Spawns and Spawn Timers via Forge, etc.
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Travel in a pack if at all possible, seldom do you want to Lone Wolf it.
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Don’t be baited by trash talkers ,etc. Keep a cool head, and try your best to ignore them. The mute button is your friend.
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Listen to your team and for call outs. Don’t go out and “do your own thing” if you’re intent on winning. Play smart.
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Don’t betray for weapons, and if you are betrayed for a weapon move along like it didn’t happen. There isn’t much use in beating a dead horse. Simply count the timer, and head back to it if possible.
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Never go in without a strategy or plan, you will more than likely fail otherwise.
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Construct a team. Matchmaking is far easier if you have a team, even if it’s just a team of two. You always want a wing man.
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Find your niche. Whether it be CQC, Sniping, Mid-Ranged, or even Demolitions or a Jack of All Trades. It’s good to have your own set of skills. Despite what people say, you are not required to use a Mid-Range weapon specifically to be a good player.
Though, it will be good to brush up on these skills and always keep a Mid-Ranged secondary due to versatility purposes.
And, I’ll close this off with a bit of friendly advice:
The entire Halo community is not a bunch of loud-mouthed, try-hard, disrespectful gamers. Those, are simply the bad apples. Do not let them turn you away from the game, turn a blind eye and you’re sure to find friendly players with similar interests who want to play the game in the same fashion as yourself whether it be casually or competitively.
It takes time to develop skills and to become “good” at the game. Remember the skillful gamers, even the -Yoinks!- of the bunch, were noobs once to. Don’t be discouraged by under-performing early on, just keep trying and playing. The skill will come in time, bro. Trust me.
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Don’t use armor lock. Armor lock is a crutch that stunts your growth as a player. Using armor lock is essentially telling your opponent that (s)he is better than you, and that you cannot beat them. Also, more often than not, more enemy players will arrive instead of friendlies. I always pick sprint, as it is deadly with a close combat weapon, and I can easily escape unfair matchups.
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Make a plan as soon as the map is voted for. For example, if you are playing Hemorrhage, you should immediately plan to go after the either the wraith, the revenant, the sniper, or rush to the plasma launcher. Then when the game starts, you won’t be deciding what to get, while your teammates grab everything. Getting a good weapon at the start is crucial.
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Don’t die. This doesn’t mean hide for the entire game, but if you see an enemy scorpion, wraith, sniper, or banshee camping your team’s base, stay inside. If you go outside, you are only giving free kills to the enemy. If you are playing on a map with a huge flat area, stay away from said area, as snipers and vehicles will be looking for easy kills in the open space.
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Know when the enemy has an active sniper. If you constantly see “Enemy X has sniped Teammate Y”, stay in cover, or away from the heat of the main battle until you see “Teammate Z has killed Enemy X”.
Here we go, huge breakdown of how to play Halo effectively.
First off, lose the hero mentality that every Halo player starts out with. I’m a coward in a fight, and I’m not afraid to admit it. If I see two dots on my radar coming towards me, I’m going to bail. Before you scream “NO HONOR,” think of it from my perspective. I’m not gaining anything by challenging two people at the same time. In fact, I’m at a very large disadvantage. Unless the other team is hellbent on running in a straight line towards you without shooting, chances are that you’re going to get hit at least once by one person. Think about this carefully. It takes five shots from a DMR (Probably the most common starting weapon in Reach right now.) to kill a fully shielded spartan. You have to use ten shots in order to kill both of your opponents. They only need to expend a maximum of three per person. Not only is there a massive difference in bullets needed to leave the engagement as the winner, there is also a time difference involved. I don’t think I need to explain that it takes more time to fire ten bullets than to fire three. There are exceptions for this rule. For example, if you have…say a Rocket Launcher, you should go ahead and make a push for the multikill. (Unless they have Armor Lock, which they probably will.) But otherwise, it’s best to stay out of situations where you don’t have an advantage.
Second, let’s take a look at map awareness. Do you know the tips about going into forge? It’s useful to a point. Sure you get the knowledge of the locations of weapons and other assorted goodies, but it’s just that. Knowledge. What are you going to do with your knowledge of the map? If all you’re going to do is rush the sniper at the beginning of the game and pick it up whenever you feel like it, you are wasting your knowledge. You are not exploiting superior timings, you are not exploiting denial of power weapons and you are not exploiting the most important aspect of timing power weapons in the first place. Better map control. No matter what game you play, whether it’s Call of Duty or Starcraft or Mario Kart, it all boils down to who controls the map more effectively. There are several ways to exploit the timings and map designs, the simplest of which is just taking the gun and using it. However, you can also bait the weapon for a quick kill, steal it and hold onto it so that it doesn’t spawn again unless you either drop it for a different weapon or die, or just knowing that a nearby teammate is a better sniper/shotgun user/whatever than you are and letting them get it. This is how to be good at Halo. Not having an insanely good DMR or Sniper. No matter how many Halo montages that you see, the players are always asking themselves “Where are my opponents?” “What time did I pick up this gun?” “Is this position going to benefit me/my team?” If you really want to get better, start asking these questions to yourself and never stop. Without proper application, any knowledge of any game is completely useless.
Finally, the thing that ties all of the above together. Communication. Plug in your mike and start talking. Even if you don’t know anything about the map’s callouts, you can still be useful by saying “X player has a sniper/rocket launcher. X player is by me. X player has no shields.” People over exaggerate how bad the “on my X” callout is. It may not be informative, but it’s still better than nothing. If you start talking, never stop. This doesn’t mean say meaningless things. You’re not going to get better by just talking about your cat. Start saying things important to the game like, “I have a sniper rifle,” or “There’s three guys going to our flag.” Small things like this can make or break games. Do you know what differentiates top tier Halo players? It’s not their shot, it’s how they communicate and coordinate to effectively control their maps and their deaths. Without communication, Halo players would just be a mob rushing and dying over and over to forces they don’t know about.
Knowing the maps are more important than anything, especially from a NOOB status. I consider myself a noob-for-life and I still don’t, after 2 years of playing, know where a lot of the weapon spawns are.
Case in point, the other night during a BTB battle, the entire opposing team quit except for two guys. I figured it was going to be an easy game on Graveyard. Suffice it to say, it became readily apparent these two guys knew every power weapon spawn on the map as their sniper and rocket ammo seemed endless. No, they weren’t modding, in attempt to reach a rocket launcher as it spawned the guys was right on top of it as it appeared turned and blew me to oblivion. These guys just knew where the power weapons were and none of the team was ever able to get very close to them and/or find them. With the power weapons, they covered the vehicle spawns effectively. Admitted, even thru the shame of being schooled, it was rather impressive.
Get melee timing down when you see their shields drop and if your close to them. Also having a high sensitivity helps. I play on 10 and still feel slow. Most people are not good in close quarters combat. If you jump over their head and strafe around to catch them off guard.
Remember where the spawn points are so you know where the enemy is coming from. Also choke points are very helpful with close range weapons/grenades. Remember to crouch to take you off their radar while waiting at a choke point,but never camp all day in one spot.
One more thing: if you see someone sprinting towards you with a sword then run away,toss a nade at the wall your facing to bounce back at them chasing you and then headshot them with a pistol/anything you have handy.
Thanks so much