[NGTM-1R]

It's quite possible, except for the whole running-out-of-ammunition bit. I did most of Legendary using the AR, but Elites got the pink needles of doom mostly.

[karajorma]

How on earth did you deal with large numbers of Flood then? You could very quickly run out of grenades and the AR isn't going to hold them back.

[Roanoke]

I always dump the AR ASAP.

[General Battuta]

Yeah, oddly, I usually find myself gravitating to the plasma pistol as my default utility weapon. (And the human pistol, naturally, though it's not so widely available.) I like the perfect accuracy, the high rate of fire, and the slight stun effect on Elites.

Kara -- Dark Hunter is right; the key to the T&R sword elite room is the sniper rifle. Keep a few dozen rounds handy and practice your no-scopes. I can usually do it first try.

And, yes, I usually ditch the AR as soon as possible, in spite of its pleasant aesthetics. (Even in Halo 3 I'll usually grab something else.)

[karajorma]

Kara -- Dark Hunter is right; the key to the T&R sword elite room is the sniper rifle. Keep a few dozen rounds handy and practice your no-scopes. I can usually do it first try.

Yeah, I had the snipers rifle with me for it's 2-3 shot elite killing ability and I still got murderlized every time. I'll go back to it one day though.

[NGTM-1R]

How on earth did you deal with large numbers of Flood then? You could very quickly run out of grenades and the AR isn't going to hold them back.

I backed up, quickly. And I had a shotgun for when I ran out of room or time to do that. The AR's high rate of fire, deep magazine, and moderate mid-range accuracy made it ideal for dealing with clumps of Flood forms from a distance; you could almost invariably get the carrier forms to fratricide a few of everything else, and then you could take out individual warrior forms with the most dangerous weapons before they got to you.

Also, I've found it remarkably hard to run out of grenades.

[haloboy100]

I somehow never run out of grenades in Halo.

Maybe that's because they're as powerful as bunny farts I never use them.

[karajorma]

Really? My Legendary technique largely consisted of

Wort Wort Wo---Fizz -ARRRGGGGHHHHHH

[Dark Hunter]

I somehow never run out of grenades in Halo.

Maybe that's because they're as powerful as bunny farts I never use them.

Only if you use them wrong (read: you suck at throwing).

Kara's right. Plasma grenades are the second-best anti-Elite weapon.

[Roanoke]

"get it off me! get it off me!" as he runs back towards where his mates are hiding....awesome stuff.

[karajorma]

Yeah, the Grunts have some great lines. "Why me?" and "Not again" are always cool but I especially like hearing "Leader Dead! Run Away!"

[Dark Hunter]

Some of the rarer lines are priceless too:

"Can't... run... with... thing... on... back..."

"Can I have his helmet?" (upon MC's death)

But nothing beats the Elites' lines. Nothing.
"Ahhhh, noba-la!" (<-- not sure about this one. It's kind of garbled.)
"Noooooooooo!"

And of course:
"Wort wort wort!"

[haloboy100]

From Halo 2:

"I've been punctured!!!"

[General Battuta]

Apparently all the Elite dialogue in Halo 1 is just Sergeant Johnson's voice actor, with his words reversed.

As for the comment about grenades -- are you on space crack!? Halo 1 grenades were so powerful you couldn't actually avoid a frag (in multiplayer) if it was tossed properly. You had to predict where the enemy would throw and try to get out of the way.

[haloboy100]

Compare their splash radius to the grenades in a game like, say, battlefield 2, or the potato mashers in even MOH...


Then again, the grenades in Halo one were very powerful. The ones in Halo 2 sucked.

Just like everything else;

[General Battuta]

Opinions differ. I thought that after the 1.1 patch the grenades were perfect. (And nobody likes grenades in Battlefield 2 or MoH for just that reason...)

Let's not get into a 1 vs. 2 debate here.

[Roanoke]

Yeah, the Grunts have some great lines. "Why me?" and "Not again" are always cool but I especially like hearing "Leader Dead! Run Away!"

Having some little grunt say "die devil!" as he fires a couple of needler rounds at me always makes me laugh.

Never understood the "not again" line though.....

Some of the rarer lines are priceless too:

"Can I have his helmet?" (upon MC's death)

Don't recall ever hearing that one but I hear new stuff every time I play. Especially Halo2.

[haloboy100]

Yeah, I always found it hilarious when a grunt yells "Not again!" when I stick them with a plasma grenade

[General Battuta]

"Whew! Man! I hope the food nipple's waiting when we get back to the starship, because, boy, have I worked up a big, Grunty thirst!"

[Dark Hunter]

Some of the rarer lines are priceless too:

"Can I have his helmet?" (upon MC's death)

Don't recall ever hearing that one but I hear new stuff every time I play. Especially Halo2.

Only occurs when a Grunt kills you... which, if you're a good player, is a rare occurence.