Halo 3 Oddball

[Munsie]

In one-sided VIP matches, the attacking team will now see a waypoint for the VIP they are hunting.

That completely ruins VIP and I'll veto it every time now.

[Xero]

I hate ffa oddball last match i had i was chasing the ball carrier around the map and some retards from behind me shoot and kill me as i am chasing him and he is about to win the game because everyone is playing like it's slayer instead of oddball.

[INSANEdrive]

I have been playing a lot of Lone Wolf and the same old *** happens everytime. The oddball is picked up and the man stays behind a bubble shield or next to a halo 3 shield door thing and wins by 45 points all because it is impossible to double team them. I truly think they should fix the beat down damage of the oddball.

You may believe the reason I lost is because of skill. Think about it though, if you have an oddball in a ffa game, how are you gonna double team them without a microphone?

Post your thoughts.

Learn the Map.

[xptoast]

I thought I read something the other day about some group called lone wolves and how they cheat. Or use dirty tactics. Same people?

[GametagAeonFlux]

I thought I read something the other day about some group called lone wolves and how they cheat. Or use dirty tactics. Same people?

...Lone Wolves is the ranked free for all playlist in Halo 3.

[Tyrant]

I hate lone wolves because one person gets the Hammer and one gets the sword and then it's all over.

Also, I think 1:00 is too short for the oddball games.

And I just happen to be that person

[sneakyn8]

i found a good oddball spot on the narrows if ur on the very bottom bridge (the one thats see through with energy going all around it) you can jump and survive by landing on the very bottom if you move more than two steps you die

[GametagAeonFlux]

i found a good oddball spot on the narrows if ur on the very bottom bridge (the one thats see through with energy going all around it) you can jump and survive by landing on the very bottom if you move more than two steps you die

That happened to me on accident once...I was surprised. Then again, you won't really live too long once someone starts shooting at you, even if it's with an AR.

[-Legendary-]

Heh, it doesn't matter if your getting shot at or not. IF your down there for so long ( Like 5 seconds ) you die. =/ I have tried ;p

[kornkidcrazy]

I enjoy it. I kill everyone, get the ball for like 10 seconds and drop it. Someone will grab it, ignore killing me, and I pretend like I suck while I really more or less protect him. At the end of the game, I still get exp and go up ranks.

[-DeToX-]

You must suck at oddball then DoorM4n( ), because I never had problems with killing someone when they do that. However I always do that and win ;D

[Veegie]

I hate lone wolves because one person gets the Hammer and one gets the sword and then it's all over.

I love killing people with those weapons?
Why?
Because they think like you, apparently. That they're encased in some benevlolent aura where they're invincible.
It's a shame I shoot them when I'm 3ft+ away...

I guess that's how I ended up as a 40 in Lone Wolves whilst playing it casually, though.

[343GuiltySparkIVIX]

Modtrocity wrote:
I hate lone wolves because one person gets the Hammer and one gets the sword and then it's all over.

Also, I think 1:00 is too short for the oddball games.

That's why you run backwards and shoot them, even a magnum will do the trick if you don't run into a wall, or they're above average intellegence and take cover instead of chasing you.

[DrXThirst]

I have been playing a lot of Lone Wolf and the same old *** happens everytime. The oddball is picked up and the man stays behind a bubble shield or next to a halo 3 shield door thing and wins by 45 points all because it is impossible to double team them. I truly think they should fix the beat down damage of the oddball.

You may believe the reason I lost is because of skill. Think about it though, if you have an oddball in a ffa game, how are you gonna double team them without a microphone?

Post your thoughts.

Even if you had a microphone, would you tell someone else "Hey, help me double team the guy so that I can win."? No, you wouldn't. So, why complain?

Also, if you see someone else running for the front of the ball carrier then run behind the ball carrier and try to get there at the same time so that you can kill him.

Killing the ball carrier is not hard at all. Just don't rush. Throw grenades and shoot. You may not have lost because of skill, however you may very well have lost because of your strategy / the way you think. Halo is not a "Point-and-Shoot" type of game like most people refer to it as. You must also you tactics and be able to think on your feet. If X happens then I do Y. If W happens then I do Z. Etc, etc. Although you cannot predict everything that someone is going to do seeing as how you may get matched up with someone that has an entirely new playing style than everyone you have previously played with / against. That's where it comes down to who can keep their aimer on someone, who has the faster reaction time, who has the best skill, who thinks the smartest, who looses their pride and who's the better player.

Bottom line is that there's nothing you can do, so why complain? Why not just merge with the merging? Just learn to play the game like everyone else and quit complaining.

[xheadshotmastax]

just stick him with a plasma or spike grenade, always works.

[DrXThirst]

Exactly. Unless you get double teamed like HSM did.

[DoorM4n]

I have been playing a lot of Lone Wolf and the same old *** happens everytime. The oddball is picked up and the man stays behind a bubble shield or next to a halo 3 shield door thing and wins by 45 points all because it is impossible to double team them. I truly think they should fix the beat down damage of the oddball.

You may believe the reason I lost is because of skill. Think about it though, if you have an oddball in a ffa game, how are you gonna double team them without a microphone?

Post your thoughts.

Even if you had a microphone, would you tell someone else "Hey, help me double team the guy so that I can win."? No, you wouldn't. So, why complain?

Also, if you see someone else running for the front of the ball carrier then run behind the ball carrier and try to get there at the same time so that you can kill him.

Killing the ball carrier is not hard at all. Just don't rush. Throw grenades and shoot. You may not have lost because of skill, however you may very well have lost because of your strategy / the way you think. Halo is not a "Point-and-Shoot" type of game like most people refer to it as. You must also you tactics and be able to think on your feet. If X happens then I do Y. If W happens then I do Z. Etc, etc. Although you cannot predict everything that someone is going to do seeing as how you may get matched up with someone that has an entirely new playing style than everyone you have previously played with / against. That's where it comes down to who can keep their aimer on someone, who has the faster reaction time, who has the best skill, who thinks the smartest, who looses their pride and who's the better player.

Bottom line is that there's nothing you can do, so why complain? Why not just merge with the merging? Just learn to play the game like everyone else and quit complaining.

Damn dude simmer. This was a simple discussion not an argument. However, if I could talk to the opponents about trying to double team the oddball man I truly would. If you knew me on Live you would clearly see I am the strategic type and I like to guide people through procedures to kill enemies. When you have 4 guys against one ball carrier and everyone is killing around the ball and not the actual ball carrier, the game becomes very frustrating. This happens every time I play oddball. Therefore, every oddball game I have played, the winner won by approximately 30 seconds. Check my stats if you still think I'm complaining...

[DrXThirst]

If it moves, kill it.