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Rocket Race is a Halo 3 gametype based on VIP. Rocket Race matches involve four teams of two invulnerable players, each using a Mongoose and a Rocket Launcher to reach a destination. The gametype was in development during June 2007^[1] and has since been retired.^[2]

Description

A Rocket Race match starts with four teams of two players -- Red, Blue, Green, and Orange. At the start of the match, one player from each team is randomly selected to be the VIP. The VIP rides on the back of the Mongoose, using their Rocket Launcher, while the other player acts as the driver.

The driver's objective is to escort their VIPs to the current objective. The VIP's objective is to use their Rocket Launcher to hinder other teams' progress. Damage is disabled, so vehicles cannot be destroyed and players cannot be killed. These settings result in fun and chaotic gameplay.

The game ends when a team gets 10 points. It is typically played on Sandtrap and Valhalla; sometimes, it is played on Rat's Nest or -- slightly less often -- Standoff.

Future Plans

As per the release of the TU2 update, Rocket Race has been retired.^[2] It will be incorporated into Multi-Team, with a low priority.
It will still be used as a Double EXP Weekend from time to time.

Trivia

On Sandtrap, the Elephant is a usable alternative vehicle in Rocket Race. A few players have reported that they managed to win a few games using the Elephant.Template:Fact
Rocket Race replaced Social Doubles on the social playlist of Halo 3 during a Bungie Weekly Update.Template:Fact
You can still get MVP in Rocket Race, but it's determined by the number of enemy VIPs you killed in-game.
The only ways to kill in Rocket Race are to assassinate or to use environmental obstacles, such as the Brute Landmines in Sandtrap or the edges of the map in Standoff.
If a VIP's teammate quits or lags out, the VIP will have to gain points on their own, by walking to their destination or by "rocket jumping" -- VIPs can't drive vehicles in this gametype.
There are several advanced tactics players can use to gain the lead, such as propelling themselves with rockets -- commonly called "boosting" -- and finding shortcuts.
There are a number of groups formed that currently play organized custom games.

References

^ Bungie Weekly Update 06/29/07
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Related Pages

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+'''Rocket Race''' is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[gametype]] based on [[VIP]]. Rocket Race matches involve four teams of two invulnerable players, each using a [[Mongoose]] and a [[Rocket Launcher]] to reach a destination. The gametype was in development during June 2007<ref name="dev">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12575 Bungie Weekly Update 06/29/07]</ref> and has since been retired.<ref name="retired">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=14472] ''(Note: this ref needs checking.)''</ref>
 ==Description==
-'''Rocket Race''' is a [[VIP]] [[Gametype]] in [[Halo 3]] on [[Xbox Live]]. The gametype has eight players divided into four separate teams, Red, Blue, Green, and Orange. It involves using a [[Mongoose]] to reach a destination to gain points. It is also loosely based on a Gametype called [[Race]] that was featured in [[Halo:Combat Evolved]].
+A Rocket Race match starts with four teams of two players -- Red, Blue, Green, and Orange. At the start of the match, one player from each team is randomly selected to be the VIP. The VIP rides on the back of the Mongoose, using their Rocket Launcher, while the other player acts as the driver.
-The game has set point limit of 10 to reach, with each destination reached earning you or your VIP 1 point. At the start of the match, one VIP is randomly selected from the four teams, with the VIP acting as the gunner and the other teammate as the driver. Drivers of the teams then proceed to escort their VIPs to the different destinations on the map, while the VIPs focus on keeping the other teams away with their [[weaponry]]. One twist to the game however is that it is a [[Rocket Launcher]] only gametype with no damage enabled. This results in players and [[vehicles]] flying around the map when any rocket hits their vehicle. This type of game focuses on fun and often chaotic gameplay. However, sometimes the teammate that isn't the VIP will only run around trying to kill as many people as possible, making the game more enjoyable. Rocket Race is usually played on [[Sandtrap]], [[Valhalla]], sometimes [[Rat's Nest]] or slightly less commonly, [[Standoff]].
+The driver's objective is to escort their VIPs to the current objective. The VIP's objective is to use their Rocket Launcher to hinder other teams' progress. Damage is disabled, so vehicles cannot be destroyed and players cannot be killed. These settings result in fun and chaotic gameplay.
+The game ends when a team gets 10 points. It is typically played on [[Sandtrap]] and [[Valhalla]]; sometimes, it is played on [[Rat's Nest]] or -- slightly less often -- [[Standoff]].
 ==Future Plans==
-*As per the release of the TU2 update, rocket race has been retired.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=14472</ref> It will be incorporated into [[Multi-Team]], with a low priority.
+*As per the release of the TU2 update, Rocket Race has been retired.<ref name="retired" /> It will be incorporated into [[Multi-Team]], with a low priority.
 *It will still be used as a Double EXP Weekend from time to time.
 ==Trivia==
-*On Sandtrap, the Elephant is a usable alternative vehicle in Rocket Race. A few players have reported that they managed to win a few games using the Elephant.
+*On Sandtrap, the [[Elephant]] is a usable alternative vehicle in Rocket Race. A few players have reported that they managed to win a few games using the Elephant.{{fact}}
-*Rocket Race replaced [[Social Doubles]] on the social [[playlist]] of Halo 3 during a [[Bungie]] weekly update.
+*Rocket Race replaced [[Social Doubles]] on the social [[playlist]] of ''Halo 3'' during a [[Bungie]] Weekly Update.{{fact}}
-*Rocket Race as a playlist was retired in the September update but is a variant of the multi team playlist.
+*You can still get MVP in Rocket Race, but it's determined by the number of enemy VIPs you killed in-game.
-*You can still get MVP, but it's determined by the number of enemy VIPs you killed in-game.
+*The only ways to kill in Rocket Race are to [[assassination|assassinate]] or to use environmental obstacles, such as the [[Brute Landmine]]s in Sandtrap or the edges of the map in Standoff.
-*The only way to kill in Rocket Race is to assassinate, knock them into mines on [[Sandtrap]], or knock them off the edge of the map in Standoff or Rat's Nest.
+*If a VIP's teammate quits or [[lag]]s out, the VIP will have to gain points on their own, by walking to their destination or by "rocket jumping" -- VIPs can't drive vehicles in this gametype.
-*If your teammate quits, the only way to gain points is to walk (or rocket jump) to your destination because as the VIP, you ''cannot'' drive a Mongoose or any other vehicle present.
+*There are several advanced tactics players can use to gain the lead, such as propelling themselves with rockets -- commonly called "boosting" -- and finding shortcuts.
-*There are several advanced tactics players can use to gain the lead, such as propelling themselves with rockets commonly called "boosting" and finding shortcuts.
+*There are a number of groups formed that currently play organized [[Custom Games|custom games]].
-*There are a number of groups formed that currently play organized custom games.
 ==References==