Halopedia:Warz/1-19-2008

An unofficial Halopedia team braved the perils of Matchmaking and unsurprisingly, didn't lose a single game.

Team Halopedia
 * RyanTheGreat11 - New to Halo 3, but still Ryan The Great
 * simon rjh - Kill-Stealer in-chief
 * vinnyzomg - Deathly Silence
 * Caboose Reborn - This image explains all
 * Blemo 23 - The Magical Pink Pony Bestower

Xbox Live
 * Pre-pubescent loud-mouths
 * More pre-pubescent loud-mouths

All files are available for download on Simon rjh's File Share'

Team BRs on Last Resort


Battle Rifles. Zanzibar. Ah, what Halo 2 memories. Halopedia showed that they were still Halo 2 players at heart by dominating this match with the sniper rifle.

Halopedia spawned on the beach wall, which meant Blemo could get the sniper rifle and get two quick kills from across the map before the Red Team were even ready. Halopedia charged into battle, trading Battle Rifle fire with their enemies. The score remained close, with most of the battles taking place around Camp Froman. Halopedia lost the sniper rifle briefly but Simon took the Ghost and sped around, splattering, firing, and generally making a mess of things.

A short time after, Halopedia controlled both snipers and the treacherous Reds had stolen the Ghost. Their advantage was short lived, as Simon threw a spike grenade at it, killing the driver, but unfortunately killing the ghost as well. At this point, Ryan was getting understandably annoyed at the amount of times Simon stole his kills.

With Ryan carrying the Laser and Blemo and HaloDude with the two snipers, Halopedia was virtually unstoppable. Simon took the Ghost again and subsequently stole some more kills with it, and the match ended with Halopedia controlling all the power weapons and vehicles.

Final Score: 50-29

Luke owes us all steak dinners.

Team BRs on Narrows
Co-operation isn't as important on a big map such as Last Resort, but can win or lose a game on a small, narrow map like...Narrows. Team Halopedia was beaten to the rocket launcher at the start of the game and because the players split off, they were outgunned by the Blue Team. However, the Halopedians quickly regrouped and defended Red Base's Man Cannon, shooting enemies as they hurtled towards us over a misty abyss. (At the first half of the game, Blemo and Ryan went on both Man Cannons at the same time, collided, and both fell to their premature deaths below)

When Blue Team grabbed a sniper rifle and aimed shots from the other side of the map at the Halopedians, they were forced to change tactics. Both teams desparately fought for control of the centre of the map near the rocket launcher spawn, and the areas surrounding both man-cannons, with Simon stealing kills from everyone once again.

Final Score: 50-44

A close match, but a win is a win.

1 Sided VIP on High Ground
By now, Team Halopedia had gained a fifth player, Caboose. This meant changing from Ranked to Social playlists as the maximum players per party in Ranked is four. So, Halopedia all agreed to switch from Team Slayer to Social Skirmish, meaning it would be objective-based games instead of mindless slaughter. Unfortunately, the great matchmaker in the sky chose 1-sided VIP as Halopedia's challenge - a gametype that almost always ends in a tie.

Team Halopedia was on offense first, so they had to locate the enemy player designated VIP and kill him to win the round. Simon and Ryan took the vehicles and sped up the beach towards the bunker, while HaloDude, Caboose and Blemo ran through the caves, gaining the sniper rifle and active camo on the way. The enemy team were all clustered inside the pipe room, which was unfortunate, as HaloDude had chosen to enter the pipe. Simon opened the gate and ran towards the pipe room, HaloDude took out most of the VIP's shields but was overcome by the combined force of the Red Team. The rest of Team Halopedia prevented the VIP's team-mates from defending him. The VIP, injured, ran out into the open, right into Simon's view. Simon fired a short Assault Rifle burst followed by a grenade which exploded right under the VIP's feet. Round Over, Halopedia are one up.

Ryan drew the short straw and was the VIP for this round. Team Halopedia argued briefly about the best place for Ryan to defend himself while Simon ran to the pipe entrance and got a quick double kill with the mauler-melee combo.

In the middle of a defensive round, Caboose caught a glitch on her game and was unable to play, since the only thing on her screen was the scoreboard. However, her player model was still standing, while Blemo generously provided covering fire for the temporarily disabled user. (Really, Blemo pushed her into a corner and took cover behind her.)

Meanwhile, Ryan patrolled the area around the pipe room and pipe entrance while HaloDude, Simon and Blemo continued to defend the pipe entrance. Ryan moved up to the Spartan Laser tower, aware that it only had one entrance so he couldn't be surprised and killed.

Unfortunately, Red Team charged en masse, killing HaloDude then Simon, and leaving Ryan with no place to run. With only a magnum and a recharging Spartan Laser against three murderous XBL players, there was nothing much Ryan could do. Round Over, 1-1.

For Halopedia's second offensive round, Caboose regained control of her player model, as Team Halopedia initially followed the same tactic as before because it was so effective. Unfortunately, Red Team showed their cowardice by hiding the VIP behind the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher at the back of the base and defending it against the oncoming attackers. Halopedia, like true Spartans, did not panic, but instead adapted their strategy to suit the situation. Simon, having just opened the gate to allow the vehicles in, grabbed a Carbine and the power drainer on the ledge overlooking the SAM-site. As he dove down towards the VIP, he threw the power drainer, which surrounded the hapless enemy in a glowing blue orb of death. The VIP's team-mates, occupied by the other Halopedians' onslaughts, couldn't help their VIP as his shield dropped, leaving him open to a Carbine headshot made by skilled marksman, Simonrjh.

The final round and was much shorter than it should have been. Blemo was VIP and wisely discarded his Magnum for a better weapon, such as a Spiker, so if all the other Halopedians were killed, he had a chance to defend himself. Simon once again armed himself with the deadly Mauler and headed to the entrance to defend it. However, he completely missed the camouflaged Red wielding a rocket launcher. Uh-oh. The crafty (noobish?) Red ignored all the other players and made a bee-line straight for Blemo, who was tucked away in the small store room behind the garage area. Blemo was powerless to deflect not one, but two rockets fired straight at his face.

Final Score: 2-2

You can't win them all.


 * Results: Tie Game

1 Flag CTF on Narrows
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The game started out with Team Halopedia in charge of the Red Team Flag as Blue Team tried to advance on Red Team's location to capture their flag. A Red Team member beat the Blues to the Rocket Launcher and had the upper advantage on the map. Halopedia successfully managed to fend off the first wave of Blues, until the round ended.

When it was the Red's offensive, HaloDude immediately charged for the flag. Several other Halopedians followed, and made a powerful distraction. The Blues may not have been ready, and were completely caught off guard. Team Halopedia regrouped and escorted HaloDude back to the Red base unharmed. 1-0.

The second defense round was a bit harder, since the enemy attacked from all different angles. A Blue shotgun-wielding Spartan was locked in a close-combat engagement with Blemo and his Assault Rifle. After taking considerable damage, the Blue decided to camp and hide behind a low wall to recharge his shields and sneak up on him. Blemo wisely jumped over the wall, than going past it. Avoiding a blast from a shotgun, Blemo was able to apprehend the Blue. Team Halopedia held great (and logical) defensive positions to keep the flag secure. Blue team failed to find a way through.

During the last offensive round for the Reds, HaloDude made another sprint for the enemy flag. The rest of the Team once again used the same tactic. A smart move, this tactic proved effective. The Blue team made a bigger attempt of defense this time round, and Halopedia failed at two or three attempts to capture the flag. Team Halopedia gathered their team and made a successful attack on the Blue base. HaloDude secured the flag and ran for home base, with Simon straying slowly behind to prevent Blue team catching up. Team Halopedia brought the flag home again. 2-0.

Team BRs on Valhalla
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By then, Blemo left the party to play with some other people he knew from school. It was a four-man Halopedian team now. However, Halopedia prevailed once again in the Battle of Valhalla, defeated the Reds, and lived to tell the tale.