I like to win. I do not like to lose, and I certainly don't like to be the weakest player on my team (win or lose). I've been playing Halo forever. I got the first Halo along with the Xbox when it launched. It's really the only game series I've stayed devoted to. Yeah... Halo, Halo 2, Halo3, Halo Wars, ODST and Reach. I thought that because I have been playing Halo for so long, that I should be better. I wanted to be better. I got sick of being "pwned" at Reach Multiplayer.
I have finished the campaign on Legendary on most of these games, and one would think it would give me a good chance in the Multiplayer realm. Not true. Oh man, not true at all. The truth is that Multiplayer is a whole different ball game. Different moves, different skills, different tactics, totally different game. Anyway, I played Reach Multiplayer enough to get myself up to mediocre skill, but that's not enough when you go up against good players. You need to be patient. You need to be stealthy and sneaky. You literally need to put yourself in the game and think about how you would survive and thrive if you were there.
Stop dying! I am learning that sometimes the best offense is a good defense. It's important to know when you cannot win a battle and how to live to fight another day. This is where armor types come in to play. I usually use Sprint. If I am in a situation where I am dying a bit too fast to survive a battle, I run away. I run away like a little baby. I go hide in a corner and crouch and disappear and recharge the shields. Then I go hunting. I find another foe and engage them. It's all about knowing when you are beat and escaping to fight again. You are no good to your team if you are getting kills, but getting more deaths. It's super important to stay alive. The kills will come.
Start putting the other team to bed. My problem with Halo Reach Multiplayer was I would just go running into the action and start spraying bullets all over the place. It's important to move carefully. Take advantage of other battles that are taking place and of weakened opponents. Take advantage of cover. Never get yourself into a situation where you are a sitting duck. Try not to run into open areas where you can be seen from all over the place. Move in cover, and in crouch when you can. Also, shooting from crouch at long distances greatly increases accuracy. Plus when in crouch, the other team cannot see your dot on the radar. You can see them, but they cannot see you.
Try not to be a lone wolf. I have a really hard time with this one. I really like to go head to head with folks and it's entertaining to go running into battles, but when you fight alone, you die. Period. Stick with your teamates where possible. Watch where they are. If you are using a headset, communication is key. Shout out to your team when your outgunned and where you are. Anyway, don't just run around by yourself, you will die by yourself.
Stay relaxed. I have noticed that when I get tense or angry, my game suffers. My accuracy gets much worse when I am tense. Don't let the game (espescially the other team) get under your skin. There are still idiots out there who think 'teabagging' or taunting is funny. Yeah, it ticks me off as well. But if you let these things bother you, you are already losing. Let it slide, and when you get revenge, put an extra bullet in them for me.
Take a look at my site: I Suck At Halo to find some useful tips. Anyway, my main focus lately has been letting the game slow down for me. Be patient, be cool.
Happy Gaming Folks
Andrew G Sutherland is a Halo Reach enthusiast who counts playing Halo Reach Multiplayer among one of his favorite hobbies. He is the creator of http://www.squidoo.com/i-suck-at-halo. This entertaining and informative website contains great tips on improving your Halo Reach performance, thereby increasing your enjoyment of one of the greatest XBox360 games of all time.
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