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Achievement Whores: Rejoice!

Ed Kirchgessner  //  June 5, 2008


New playlist, new opportunities.

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veryone has his or her own reason for playing Halo 3 online: coupled with the pseudo-anonymity of Xbox Live, Bungie's battlefields are apparently a great place to scream racial slurs at strangers or harbor one's latent homophobia; some folks require the ego boost which comes from drubbing lesser players; still others are just there for the fun of the game and the camaraderie that can be had by blowing stuff up with friends. Although I personally disdain closed-mindedness and bigotry, I do partake in Halo 3 matchmaking to meet up with old buddies in the name of a righteous ass kicking. This past weekend wasn't that much different than most — I spent a couple of hours with my two closest teammates (and fellow G&P editors) fragging the masses (and getting fragged a few times ourselves). What made the weekend different was the way in which I spent many hours more grinding by myself in Bungie's newest double experience playlist.

On the surface, Legendary Brawl doesn't seem all that different from any other free-for-all playlist — teams and loyalties are thrown out the window as each player fends for themselves in a battle to be tops on the leader board. What separates Legendary Brawl from, say, Lone Wolves is numbers. While Lone Wolves maxes out at six players, Legendary Brawl supports up to twelve. This doubles your chances of getting shot in the back, but it also greatly improves your potential for landing some of Halo 3's more elusive achievements.

In my very first Legendary Brawl match, I quickly landed a "Mongoose Mowdown." The ease with which this occurred made me realize that I was sitting on a virtual gold mine. Over the many games that were to come, I set my sights on (and attained) "Two for One," "Killing Frenzy," and the "Lee R Wilson Memorial" achievements. Though luck still played its part in landing a few of these, the target-rich environment helped immensely.

Mongoose Mowdown
While this achievement never was particularly difficult to earn, I'd never spent that much time trying. A king of the hill match on Standoff provided me with not one, but three Mongoose splatters in short order. A speed pass through the contested area was all it took to make contact with a number of opponents. I actually have an enemy to thank for earning me a "Mongoose Mowdown" — his or her random grenade toss sent my ATV and I sailing straight into the noggin of yet another player.

Two for One
Surprisingly, it wasn't a game of laser tag, but another king of the hill match which netted me this one. While laser tag would seem the obvious venue in which to score a coveted double kill, this game type also tends to keep players far apart from one another. King of the hill, on the other hand, forces everyone into a confined area. On Standoff, all I had to do was sit back and bide my time. Three shots into my barrage on the capture point, I'd scored a double kill and "Two for One" was mine.

Killing Frenzy
All I really have to say about this achievement is "Wraith," and you should have a pretty good understanding of how things went down. Avalanche and its wealth of vehicles gives any quick-thinking player the tools they need to start racking up kills fast.

Lee R Wilson Memorial
While this might be one of the easiest multiplayer achievements to attain, it actually consumed the bulk of my time over the weekend. Most of Legendary Brawl's maps were too large to generate a lot of good stick opportunities, and smaller maps like Ghost Town seemed to only pop up for rocket gametypes. Persistence paid off in the end, but not before I suffered countless four-stick games.

As self promoting as this editorial may seem, my objective is really just to point out the importance of gametypes like Legendary Brawl to the other achievement whores which I know are out there. Some players are good (and patient) enough to earn these in Lone Wolf — others (like myself) need all the help they can get. This wasn't the first time Legendary Brawl appeared in the playlist tumbler, and I'm doubtful it will be the last. The next time it's in the rotation, I recommend you seize the opportunity and earn yourself some bragging rights. All we need now is a swords-only playlist — "Steppin' Razor" awaits.





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