Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/25/12

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The Challenges:
Covenant-cide - Kill 120 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking. - 3200cR
Hopefully, you will only need to play a single game of Firefight Matchmaking for this challenge, but there is always a chance you will end up just short of the kills needed. First off, a regular game in Firefight Matchmaking, specifically in the Score Attack playlist, will get you about hundred and twenty kills. Unfortunately, there are definite chances for you to end short of that goal due to enemies who like to accidentally kill themselves. I would try for 2X Score Attack for this challenge, as it should also help you get the Katanarama challenge.

Short, Controlled Bursts - Kill 100 enemies with automatic weapons in the Campaign today. - 2500cR

This is not really a hard challenge, but it will be the most time consuming challenge of the day since you will likely need to play through to missions of the Campaign to complete the challenge. You will need to score kills with the AR (Automatic Rifle), Needler, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Repeater, or the Brute Spiker. Play solo and you do not even have to actually score the kills. All you need to do is deal some damage to the Covies and then your AI Teammates can make the kill but you will get credit for it. I would start with Winter Contingency and then work your way to ONI: Swordbase. You should complete this challenge during your second mission.

Katanarama - Kill 1 enemies using the Energy Sword in Firefight Matchmaking. - 1000cR

This challenge is easy, as it is only asking for a single kill will the Energy Sword in Firefight Matchmaking, but it get tricky because swords can be very hard to find. There are two gametypes in the Score Attack playlist where you are almost guaranteed to see a sword that you can grab. The first is just regular Score Attack. The final wave of this gametype is always six highly powered Zealot-class Elites. They are typically tough to kill and one almost always has a sword out. As these guys are really hard to kill, I would not recommend that route. Instead, head for 2X Score Attack on a small map. The final wave of this gametype will typically have one or two Elites with Swords out as long as you are on a smaller map. Kill them, grab the sword, and score the one kill you need for the challenge.

Better, Closer, Warmer - Earn at least 9 kills in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2343cR

This challenge should only take you a single game in multiplayer Matchmaking in whatever playlist you choose and it will probably be the only game of multiplayer that you will even need to play today. Nine kills is really below average for what you should be hitting in a single game as you should be hitting about twelve to fourteen. If you are having trouble getting enough kills, then head for a gametype like Grifball or Multi Team where you can always get tons of kills in practically any game.

See the Weekly Challenge here.