For some reason I’m just bad at Halo 3 in MCC, I’ve played the 360 version mostly custom games for fun with some friends but now in multiplayer I feel like I’m just so bad. It’s so strange because I’d consider myself above average for reach and pretty average for other games in MCC but significantly below average in Halo3. Does anyone have some tips, pointer, or tricks to help me get somewhat better in 3? Also, is it just me that seems like the only suck at halo 3 in MCC?
Halo 3 I would say is the most difficult to get a grasp of shooting wise. Pay attention to where your shots land when they miss. You have to get a solid feel of the shot lead to account for the bullet travel. Once you can start slaying players then you can focus on map control and spawn prediction.
Until you’re confident, sick with your BR, grenades, and melee. The only other weapons you should be using are power weapons that can kill in one hit (rockets, shotguns, swords, hammers, maybe even snipers), or you’re using a Plasma Pistol to EMP a vehicle. Until you’re confident, you might as well ignore the rest of the sandbox because the BR will be more reliable in more situations.
Don’t aim directly at enemies unless they are close to you, or they are moving straight at, or away from you. Always aim in front of where they are moving. Bullets actually travel in Halo 3, so you will miss if you don’t lead. Also, aim for the upper-chest for your first four shots. You are far more likely to get a four shot this way, as you’re hitting more bullets against the shield, and a four-shot-kill relies on bullets that have spread. After your fourth shot, if they are still alive (which will still be most of the time) switch to aiming directly at the head, since their shields are likely popped or weak enough for the first bullet to kill, and the first bullet goes straight.
If you land 2 BR bursts, a Melee will kill. This is faster than meleeing twice, or following up a melee with another shot, so you can mess people up in close range if you can patiently wait to get your shots off before you toss your melee.
Don’t forget to use your equipment. Equipment is powerful, and can very easily save your life or turn a fight around. It also respawns quickly so there’s no point holding onto it for the absolutely perfect moment.
Keep moving. In Halo 3, a strafe significantly more effective for throwing off shots than it is in Reach/4/2A since they have hitscan. So it’s even more important than it is in those games.
Aim for the head, don’t go in open. Use grenades and equipment. Battle rifle is really helpful. If you have friends that play use teamwork with them. Me and my brother would win all team slayer on reach/3 with team work. Try and get rid of shields first. So use a grenade or something. Be first to shoot. Try to sneak on them. So if your shield are done you could go behind cover or round a corner and ambush them with a grenade or a melee. If your in a team then you could have one guy taking out Sheilds while the other headshots. Or you could do focus fire as team. And look for an obstacle. Like a fusion coil, try to get them near it then toss a grenade at it. One way is to use plasma as they can see them and they won’t bounce off. There the strategies I use. Wins me a lot of free for all, team slayer. Also you could do campaign to get better aim or taking out multiple enemies. Like using grenades to split the grunts from brutes. Or seperating a duo in slayer.