Poll: What playlist is best for hitting Back Smacks? (Controller)

Games Halo Infinite
, , ,
1

Feel free to specify modes in each respective playlist where you have the most luck.

  • Quickplay
  • BTB
  • Team Snipes
  • LSS
  • Land Grab
  • Rumble Pit
  • Fiesta
  • Swat
  • Team Slayer
  • Ranked (I guess for people who only play ranked)

0 voters

Every week - without fail - I get multiple back smack challenges and consistently have trouble completing them due to infrequent opportunities and consistently bad hit registry. Hoping I can increase my opportunities to hit them in a different playlist.

Side note: I’ve found that earning an Achilles Spine doesn’t count towards these challenges.

1 Like
2

I would camp in SWAT because no radar. Maybe BTB could also work because of chaos.

2 Likes
3

Rumble Pit. You have the best chances for catching someone in the back while they focus on multiple other targets. You’ll get killed a lot and will most likely lose the game pretty much every time, but that’s been an issue with these challenges since the beginning.

2 Likes
4

Last Spartan Standing

1 Like
5

Game modes that don’t have motion tracker to give you away when you get close to people. The instant people know your there, your denied any chance of getting one unless they’re suffering from tunnel vision or are stupid.

1 Like
6

SWAT is usually good for backsmacks (and melee challenges in general).

I also like Rumble Pit becuase it’s a little more chaotic and you can usually sneak up on someone.

1 Like
7

Not saying it’s the best option but I tend to do alright for melee kills on Land Grab. Many of the capture areas in maps encourage close quarters.

When defending a point you are capturing you can often hide around a corner and smack enemies when they run round.

When attacking a point the enemy are capturing they’ll often be trying to cover more entry points than they can keep an eye on allowing you to sneak behind.

1 Like
8

I tried SWAT a few times yesterday and had zero luck, I switched to BTB and surprisingly I got a ton. I kept going for camo/grapple and had a lot of success.

Also, sort of unrelated but I was playing ninja slayer and I learned that the sword doesn’t count for (general) melee challenges, Unless you hit them from behind - at least I think, could also be something to do with the grappleshot.

1 Like
9

Yeah the game counts a kill with a sword as a “sword kill” and for some reason these are not melee kills. If you ninja someone, this also doesn’t count as a general melee kill. The game has quite a few quirks in that regard.

Has been this way since I can remember (tech preview).

1 Like
10

Game modes like king of the hill are good for it. Everyones rushing to the hill and doesnt check corners when going through doors next to the hill.

11

Last Spartan Standing was the BEST for it :frowning:

12

I’ve been saying this for a while now in regards to this challenge.

Your challenge says get back smacks. But your challenge means go get active camo.

Using camo is the most consistent way to get a lot of back smacks

1 Like