I was thinking some of us could get together to share any cubby holes or sniper perches we’ve found in the maps. I can think of some that many don’t know about and are hard to get to if you don’t know how. The balcony on Boardwalk comes to mind immediately, I’m amazed how long I survive Living Dead there.
Also if not too many people know of spots, we can look for them, no map breaking, just little ledges to snipe from and nooks and crannies to ambush from.
Anyone up for this?
Back in the days of Halo 2, I used to hide in one particular dark bush on the lower level of Warlock with a shotgun when playing against one particular individual. The bush was just large enough to completely conceal me when crouching, and I’d jump out and give him a shotgun to the face every time he walked by. Good times!
I remember one corner I used to love on Halo3 for a cheeky jump down (just around the corner from the exploding wall by the shotgun drop down, jump up and back into the upper corner and beat down to your hearts content!).
From Reach,
One that I stole from a particularly happy camper is on top of one of the columns on Reflection:
I had to watch the replay of how he got up there because I was too busy cursing at him for scaring the daylights of me by shouting guten tag as he jumped on my head… even more annoyingly I could hear faint mutterings as I circled about looking for him!
You need to jet pack up there from the upper level of the lift section, and although it is possible to get up to the next level, I’m too rubbish with the jetpack!
There are other spots on Sword base, but I suspect that they are very well know. A small spot, which is more of a trick than a sneak spot is the slight ledge on the left or right hand side of the corridor which leads up to the top of the green lift (sorry this isnt a very good description, I will look on forge later on!)… As they come down the corridor they are usually looking down so you can get a few rounds in to start, which is great for SWAT.
There’s a neat little spot on Hemorrhage that you need Sprint to get to, possibly a jet pack. Good for sniping, no cover though.
I like the one little snipe spot on Hemorrhage from the shore side. Not in the cave, but right outside of it. Good little perch.
And of course on Boneyard, grab the sniper in the rafters and you can go nuts with the Sniper Rifle plucking people off with pretty ample cover. Only thing to look out for is the other sniper and somebody sneaking up on your six.
Hemorrhage - Red Base has the cliff to the right. You can climb it manually or use the jet pack. If you have the jet pack you can go up the side near the base and then jump up to the very top of the canyon. If your careful, you can navigate over to the teleporter without getting nabbed by the Soft Kill Zone.
Boardwalk - I snipe from the lamp posts near the back. Climb up using the glass railing along the trees and then hop up. One of the tress gives you cover and you have an almost clear view. It works real well for Living Dead.
> When I play Halo, I always hide with a shotgun.
Fix’d. And yes, yes you do.
On Hemorrhage there is a little ledge near the cave on the seaside base that i use to sniper. No one seems to notice me there. And on Boneyard, it’s possible to get on top of the pipes during the first phase as the defenders.