Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 7/26/12

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The Challenges:
One Spartan Army - Kill 250 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking. - 3500cR
Well, it is a Firefight day like usual on a Thursday. As well, per the norm unlike last week, the generic "Kill X enemies" challenge that we have today should be well taken care of by the other challenges. However, out method for getting these two-hundred and fifty kills will be a little bit different and will have you playing with one other person on the map Holdout. You can read more about that below, but just be assured that this challenge is taken care of today, no need to worry.

That Pink Mist - Kill 70 enemies with a Supercombine from the Needler or Needle Rifle in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2000cR
A Supercombine occurs when you shoot enemies with a certain number of Covenant needles from either the Needler or the Needle Rifle to create an explosion. The amount need for the various weapons is different and can also very based upon the enemy. I am encouraging you to play Arcadefight with a friend and if you are the player going for this challenge, choose the FRG and Needler combo. Now, at first, you will not get many Supercombine kills. Once the Mythic skull is turned on, you should be all set. Unless you are getting charged by ten Elites, only use the Needler, not the FRG. Try to get this done in a single game, so you can switch with the other player for the next game.

Demon - Kill 50 Elites in Firefight Matchmaking. - 3000cR
Short of the "One Spartan Army" challenge, this will be the easiest challenge of the day. You are already playing in the Firefight Arcade playlist on Holdout for the other challenges and that will do just fine here. Now, in this gametype, typically once every round, there will be a wave of Heretic Elites who are damn hard to kill. Once they arrive, both enemies should focus on killing them. You will likely face about twenty or so Elites per wave appearance. Do not worry about splitting up these kills but once you hit fifty, back off so the other player has a chance. Expect this to take about two or so games to complete.

Flat Tire - Kill 10 enemy vehicles in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2343cR
This challenge is really the one shaping our strategy for all the other ones today. This challenge is the reason I am urging you to play Holdout and the reason I am urging you to play Arcadefight. On Holdout there are two static Banshee spawns and, together, they will spawn a Banshee every two and a half to three and a half minutes. Might be sooner or longer that those times, though. The faster you destroy it, the faster it seems to spawn another one. With Arcadefight in this playlist, I have seen up to eight spawn in a game, though your chances of hitting that are slim, more likely to have six or seven. Let one play get all of these using the Sniper Rifle while the other player focuses on the "That Pink Mist" challenge. You can either switch every game or once the challenges are completed. I would not recommend using the FRG to take out the Banshees since it is way too much trouble. Expect to play two games for this one.

See the Weekly Challenge here.