Hey all, Im going on a hunt to get as many achievements as I can before the release of Halo Infinite. I want to tackle the Legacy games (H2V, H3,H4,Reach (360)) I just want to know how many people still play these games especially in Ranked Modes. I already know that H2V’s Multiplayer is dead and gone, but what about 3 and Reach? and most importantly am I chasing a dead goal?
I wouldn’t say your chasing a dead goal. I still enjoy and play ranked halo 3, 4, reach. Also, its worth pointing out that halo 3s population is pretty low, you might get lone wolves,social slayer,ranked slayer, and maybe 7 on the 7th if your lucky. Halo 4 and Reach still have a decent population count though.
https://www.trueachievements.com/ will be instrumental in helping you get those achievements.
Lots of people use the site to set up parties for achievement hunting.
Good luck!
It is very possible to unlock achievements in Reach. As for 3 and 4, only some are still possible. This is due to population.
i have 100% halo reach and halo 3 multiple times this year. without a previously made party or a lot of controllers you will have trouble; specifically for dlc achievements. i will also warn you that since september halo 3 has a bug that doesn’t allow xp gain, therefore rank achievements for halo 3 are unattainable [graduate, unsc spartan, spartan officer]. overall i would encourage you to get them. if you set yourself on getting them all you can. also i want to tell you that halo 4’s multiplayer achievements are bugged and you can get multiple achievements simultaneously making you able to get them all in very few games. this is good if you just want to get them all fast and bad if you are too mindful on achievement order.
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> Hey all, Im going on a hunt to get as many achievements as I can before the release of Halo Infinite. I want to tackle the Legacy games (H2V, H3,H4,Reach (360)) I just want to know how many people still play these games especially in Ranked Modes. I already know that H2V’s Multiplayer is dead and gone, but what about 3 and Reach? and most importantly am I chasing a dead goal?
It’s not a deal goal, just an incredibly difficult one.
- Halo 2 Vista: Earning the multiplayer achievement’s isn’t difficult but in order to do so, you’ll need to host or attend a LAN party where everyone is running Halo 2 Vista. While you can’t play online, you can still LAN and play mutliplayer locally. - Halo 3: The best thing to do here is to be vocal and not to get too high in rank, specifically the Lone Wolves playlist. Earning a Double Kill, for me, was easiest on Construct and Splattering Someone With A Mongoose can be done in any map that spawns one. Be vocal in the pre-game lobby and ask if anyone is willing to help. Either that or just focus on the achievements instead of winning. You’ll stay low ranked and you might just get lucky. - Halo Reach: Most of these achievements are fairly easy to earn except the “Skunked” Achievement and that’s only because I’m not sure if there’s a decent population in Invasion. - Halo 4: Same as Reach, most of these are going to be fairly simple to earn. It’s just a matter of playing and focusing on the achievements themselves with little to no concern on winning or your K/D. - DLC Based Achievements: These apply to Halo 3, Halo Reach, and Halo 4. All of the DLC achievements require everyone, in a matchmaking lobby, to have the maps otherwise they won’t come up. There’s no reason they shouldn’t because all the DLC Map Packs have been free to download for quite some time now. Best thing to do is to play with as many friends as possible and have everyone focus on earning achievements. Xbox Live Chat Parties were built for things like this. Whether it be over a LAN party or everyone crammed into a matchmaking lobby, you can earn the achievements still, you just need to have people with you that are willing to work with you.Keep in mind, it’s not encouraged nor is it allowed to be discussed but boosting for the achievements will come with consequences. If you decided to pull the AFK controllers and guests trick, the Banhammer will swing. The games may be old but the Banhammer does still exist and you will be punished for it. The more it swings, the worse the punishment gets and it’ll go as far as banning your account. You have been warned. Best of luck with the achievement hunting! I’d much rather be chasing old multiplayer achievements rather than dreading the LASO Achievements I still need to earn in MCC.
The XP system is currently not functioning in Halo 3, meaning some of the achievements in that game are currently discontinued. Just a heads up.
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> The XP system is currently not functioning in Halo 3, meaning some of the achievements in that game are currently discontinued. Just a heads up.
They’re not discontinued, they’re just not functioning properly at the moment.
Thanks for the input guys, I heard about the Halo 3 bug and hopefully 343/Microsoft will find a way to fix that even if its temporary, and as far as getting people to help me that shouldnt be an issue. My main worry was that people dont play these games much anymore due to MCC (Which im not complaining, MCC has seen vast improvements in the past few months). If the LAN thing is true for Halo 2 Vista I will be very happy as I just assumed that the game would consider you offline and that they are locked. Ill keep this updated on my findings just in case someone else is trying to do something similar.
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> They’re not discontinued, they’re just not functioning properly at the moment.
If you can’t unlock an achievement due to bugs, server closure or other weird circumstances, then it’s discontinued, even if it’s temporary. It may not ever work again for all we know.
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> If you can’t unlock an achievement due to bugs, server closure or other weird circumstances, then it’s discontinued, even if it’s temporary. It may not ever work again for all we know.
Semantics, gentlemen.
I think what TheLegendary117 was trying to distinguish is that ‘discontinued’ would mean permanently, and officially finished. Confirmed never to be obtainable again.
I don’t think that is currently the case - we just don’t know what the future will hold for the servers and rankings.
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> Semantics, gentlemen.
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> I think what TheLegendary117 was trying to distinguish is that ‘discontinued’ would mean permanently, and officially finished. Confirmed never to be obtainable again.
> I don’t think that is currently the case - we just don’t know what the future will hold for the servers and rankings.
Either way, Ill need to work fast.
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> > If you can’t unlock an achievement due to bugs, server closure or other weird circumstances, then it’s discontinued, even if it’s temporary. It may not ever work again for all we know.
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> Semantics, gentlemen.
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> I think what TheLegendary117 was trying to distinguish is that ‘discontinued’ would mean permanently, and officially finished. Confirmed never to be obtainable again.
> I don’t think that is currently the case - we just don’t know what the future will hold for the servers and rankings.
Yep. It would be a shame if it is permanently discontinued. It’s been like this since October so who knows whether it will be fixed
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> Semantics, gentlemen.
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> I think what TheLegendary117 was trying to distinguish is that ‘discontinued’ would mean permanently, and officially finished. Confirmed never to be obtainable again.
> I don’t think that is currently the case - we just don’t know what the future will hold for the servers and rankings.
Exactly my point. Let’s stay optimistic in that the issues will be addressed and achievements will start unlocking once more.
I’m willing to help any of you guys out with any achievements! Still always on the grind to get those old achievements also.