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.

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Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/24/12

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The Challenges:
One Spartan Army - Kill 250 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking. - 3500cR
Typically, for a single game of Firefight Matchmaking in the Score Attack playlist, you will get around a hundred and twenty kills per game. There is always the possibility of slightly less do to enemies committing suicide and slightly more due to drop-pods bringing in more Covies. These number mean that you will need to play at least three games to complete this challenge. The first two need to be full games but the last one can be a game of Crashsite just to speed things along. In Crashsite, once you have all the kills you need, you can either die or let the generator explode to end the game.

This is My Rifle... - Earn 100 kills with precision weapons in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 1500cR

Hold no illusions about this, if you mean to complete all the challenges today, you will be playing a lot of multiplayer Matchmaking. This challenge alone will have you playing about seven to ten games in either Team Snipers or Team SWAT. The challenge is asking you to score a hundred kills with precision weapons and Team Snipers and Team SWAT start you with the Sniper and DMR, respectively. In those playlists you should average about ten to fifteen kills a game which means seven to ten games to play for this challenge. If you have a chance, go for the objective game types in those playlists as it will likely let you get more kills for that game.

Not as Clumsy or Random... - Earn 5 kills with precision weapons in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2000cR

This challenge will be very, very easily taken care of by the "This is My Rifle..." challenge which is asking you to get a hundred kills with precision weapons today. Getting five kills with precision weapons in a single game should be beyond easy and hardly even causing issue for any Halo players. If you are having trouble hitting the required numbers for this challenge, you may want to find a different game to play, like Golf or something...

The Love of the Game - Complete 17 games in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 3700cR

Seventeen games. Soak it in for a little, but not too long since you need to get to playing. This will take a large chunk of your day to complete, if not all of it. Why this challenge is only worth three thousand, seven-hundred credits, I do not have the faintest clue but it should definitely be worth more. Now, you will hopefully already be getting about seven to ten games completed via the "This is My Rifle..." challenge so the issue is about the rest. Play gametypes and playlists that you enjoy. Play with friends that you have fun with. As well, do not try to do all of these in one sitting. Make sure that you take breaks and stop to relax if you get aggravated in game. Good luck.

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Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/23/12

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The Challenges:
Gunslinger - Kill 75 enemies in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 2250cR
There are not any seriously hard challenges today and almost all of these can be done in a single game besides this one. The other challenges today will not get you seventy-five kills, which is to be expected and this means that you will be playing extra games to rack up the kills. Whatever you decide to play is up to you, bit Grifball, Multi Team, and Team Objective are some definite possibilities for racking up a bunch of kills in very short order. As seventy-five kills is not a lot, however, just play and have fun and you should eventually hit the number.

T-Hug It Out - Kill 6 enemies with close quarters combat in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2400cR

This is a pretty easy challenge and can be done in a multitude of playlists so you can breathe easy. First off, a close quarters combat kills is a kill made in close range with a Gravity Hammer, Energy Sword, Shotgun, Melee, or an Assassination. Grifball would be a great gametype for getting a bunch of these kills as the only weapons you can use are the Sword, Hammer, and Melee. Living Dead is also another option as you can score a bunch of Shotgun kills as a survivor and a bunch of Sword kills as a zombie. Playlists like Multi Team also offer a lot of chances for getting close quarters kills but they will likely be with a melee or a Shotgun.

Triple Thrill - Earn any 3 Sprees in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2000cR

A Killing Spree in multiplayer Matchmaking is five kills uninterrupted by death. There are of course other sprees and, as this challenge does not specify Killing sprees, other sprees should work as well. Those include Weapon Sprees, Assist Sprees, and Spawn Sprees. The last two are probably pretty unlikely to occur, but Weapon Sprees are decently common. There is a chance that those sprees will not count towards the challenge, but that is why I am directing you to play in the Living Dead playlist. Just score five Zombie kills in a row with the Shotgun and that should technically give you three Sprees. If you are only rewarded one Spree, then the challenge only wants Killing Sprees which you should be able to get three of in the Living Dead playlist.

Throwing Fireballs - Kill 2 enemies with grenades in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 1000cR

Multi Team is likely your best option for this challenge as it presents you with the most opponents at which to toss Grenades in a small space. You only need to score two Grenade kills, which is a pretty easy number to hit, as you can catch people in Beat Down battles and score two kills there. I probably would not even be uncommon for you to get this many Grenade kills in a regular match and, if you think that is case, just play a regular match and you will likely have this challenge taken care of. Please not that kills with the Grenade Launcher do not count towards this challenge.

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Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/22/12

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The Challenges:
Blastin' and Relaxin' - Kill 180 enemies in any game mode in Reach. - 2343cR
This challenge should be very easily taken care of by the many games that you have to play today in Firefight Matchmaking. Since you are playing two to three games for the Flat Tire challenge and then possibly more games for the "Demon" and "Take a Dip" challenges, getting a hundred and eighty kills should really be the least of your worries as it will pretty much happen while you play as you should be averaging around a hundred kills in a game, give or take about ten.

Take a Dip - Kill 150 enemies on Waterfront in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2500cR

After you have completed the "Flat Tire" challenge, I would focus on this one. Waterfront is not a map that typically has a bunch of vehicles on it so you should go for kills on this one after completing the "Flat Tire" challenge. I would personally recommend 2X Score Attack if you can get it, though that will likely not always be possible. You will just need to play two games to get this challenged finished and the second game can ever be something like Crashsite if it happens to pop up, which will allow you to get the kills you need and then die or let the generator explode to end the game.

Demon - Kill 30 Elites in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2400cR

This challenge should actually be pretty well taken care of today. Basically, you will need to play a slew of games for the "Flat Tire" and "Take a Dip" challenges. Hopefully, you will slay thirty Elites within that time and you will not even need to worry about this challenge. If you are short Elites however, I would play a game of 2X Score Attack on whatever map you first see it on. On the final wave of 2X Score Attack, you will face about twenty or so Elites. This should finish off the challenge for you with relative ease though you likely will not even need to play an extra game for this one.

Flat Tire - Kill 10 enemy vehicles in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2343cR

This is the challenge which you should focus on first as it is the most annoying and since other challenges can be completed during it, like the "Demon" challenge. You will need to play in Firefight Arcade and aim for maps like Beachhead. On Beachhead, vehicles get dropped all the time at the start of waves, always Wraiths and Ghosts, and there will typically be at least one or two every wave. You will need to compete with four other players for the kills, but it still beats shooting Banshees on Holdout. I would go for Sniper Fight or Rocket Fight to get the most vehicle kills.

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Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/21/12

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The Challenges:
More than a Handful - Kill 125 enemies in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 2500cR
This is a decent amount of kills to get in a single day of multiplayer Matchmaking, but it is actually quite easy. You should play Grifball for the "Up Close and Personal" challenge and after that, I would recommend staying in that playlist as kills are so plentiful. You could have the challenge done within three games if everything goes well but it might take up to five. In other playlists, I would expect this to take longer due to the lower number of kills generated in each other playlists. Multi Team and Living Dead can also be good options but typically there are dud games in those.

That Pink Mist - Kill 100 enemies with a Supercombine from the Needler or Needle Rifle in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2500cR

This will actually be the hardest challenge of the day, most likely. In Firefight Matchmaking, Supercombine kills are actually difficult to come by unless the Mythic Skull is on. You will need to play Firefight Arcade for this and hope for a playlist like FRG Fight. FRG Fight has a starting loadout of a FRG and a Needler. It is the Needler that you need to score Supercombines with. You can also try for something like Sniper Attack and try to pick up a Needle Rifle but I am unsure whether you are still able to pickup weapons in Firefight Arcade after the last update. Definitely expect this to take two games or maybe even three.

Just a Shower - Complete any Campaign mission on Normal or harder with Thunderstorm on. - 4000cR

There are several ways to complete this challenge, though, one does win out time-wise. I would do a quick speedrun of the level Nightfall on Heroic or Normal with the Thunderstorm Skull on. This will take you about seven to ten minutes and is really very easy. Here is a guide, with video, of the path you need to take. Thunderstorm just upgrades all enemies but it hardly changes the difficulty of the level if you are just running by everyone. I am also telling you to play Heroic so if you get through without dying, it will help with the Flawless Cowboy commendation.

Up Close and Personal - Kill 5 enemies with close quarters combat in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2343cR

This challenge will be the easiest one of the day since it really requires very little effort. My advice is for you to go into the Grifball playlist where practically every kill you can score is a close quarters combat kill. For the record, close quarters combat kills are any kills with the Gravity Hammer, Energy Sword, Melee, Assassination, or the Shotgun. You will typically get about twenty to thirty kills a game so this should make everything quite easy.

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Halo Reach Daily Challenges Guide - 3/20/12

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The Challenges:
Covenant-cide - Kill 120 enemies in Firefight Matchmaking. - 3200cR
Hopefully, this challenge will only take you a single game of Firefight Matchmaking to complete. On average you will score about a hundred and twenty kills in a single Firefight Matchmaking game, but there is always a chance that you will end a few kills short as Covies accidentally commit suicide. For the first game, make sure you play either 2X Score Attack or Gruntpocalypse to make sure you get as many kills as possible. If you still need some, either play whatever game you wish or go for some Crashsite.

A Simple Spree - Earn any spree in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2000cR

We are really seeing a lot of challenges for sprees in Firefight recently which are quite easy to begin with. A spree in Firefight Matchmaking is just ten kills uninterrupted by a death and you should really have no problem completing this challenge while doing the "Covenant-cite" challenge. Beyond this, not much else to say for this challenge, though you might be able to get it done faster if you get a weapon spree, which only need five kills with a certain weapon.

Short, Controlled Bursts - Kill 200 enemies with automatic weapons in the Campaign today. - 3000cR

This is a lot of kills with automatic weapons and you might actually need to play through a good chunk of the Campaign to complete this challenge. Start with Winter Contingency on Normal or Heroic and only use automatic weapons (i.e. the AR, Needler, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Repeater, Brute Spiker). Except for the Brute Spiker, you should have ready access to all of these weapons in most parts of the game. Try to carry two automatic weapons at all times. Now, you do not have to actually score two-hundred kills, since if an AI Teammate kills an enemy that you damaged, you still get credit for it. So, try to dole out as much damage as you can to all the enemies so you get credit for all the kills. This challenge make take you well into Tip of the Spear to complete, though you may want to skip Nightfall.

Sweep the Leg - Perform an Assassination in a multiplayer Matchmaking game. - 2000cR

A single Assassination in multiplayer Matchmaking should be easy enough to complete. If you are unaware of how to assassinate an opposing play, you just need to come behind your opponent and hold the melee button once you are close enough. This will start an Assassination move that must mostly finish for you to get credit for the Assassination. I always end up scoring at least one Assassination in Team Snipers so I am heavily recommending that playlist for this challenge. It should only take you a single game.

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Halo Reach Daily and Weekly Challenges Guide - 3/19/12

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The Challenges:
More than a Handful - Kill 77 enemies in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 3500cR

Seventy-seven kills is not too bad, but you will actually need to go out of your way to get the kills for this challenge.  If you can score about twenty kills a game, while going for the "Chaddlesby's Justice" challenge, you are likely in good shape.  And, that many kills per game can be achieved in a single game of Grifball or Multi Team if you are lucky.  Or you can just go play in a playlist that you enjoy since it really is not a lot of kills.  Just have fun and the kills will come.  That is how it normally works.

Flat Tire - Kill 10 enemy vehicles in Firefight Matchmaking. - 2343cR

Firefight Arcade is now your best option for this challenge since the matchmaking update returned Drop-ships to Firefight Arcade. I would head for any game with power weapons on the map Beachhead as it will likely give you one vehicle to kill just about every wave, whether it is a Ghost or a Wraith. You will have teammates to compete with for the kills, however, so once you get that last vehicle kill for the challenge, lay off and let your teammates pick some up. You can also get this in Score Attack on the map Holdout, but that is not recommended as it can take a long while.

There Are Many Like... - Kill 50 enemies with precision weapons in the Campaign today. - 1500cR

You will need to score fifty kills with precision weapons in campaign, which include the DMR, Sniper, Needle Rifle, and the Covenant Focus Beam Rifle.  Perhaps the easiest way to complete this challenge is to play the mission ONI: Swordbase as it starts you with a precision weapon and a bunch of targets.    As long as it does not have shields or a helmet, you should be able to deal a one shot, headshot kill.  You should be able to finish off the challenge but, if need be, you can go onto Nightfall to score some kills with the Sniper.

Chaddlesby's Justice - Avenge your teammates' deaths 7 times in multiplayer Matchmaking. - 3680cR

Avenging your teammate is done by killing an opposing player after he/she kills one of your teammates and before anyone else does.  There is some sort of time limit on this, though I am not sure what it is.  This should, however, be even easier in SWAT since the kills occur much faster.  If you are having trouble getting the "Avenger" medal in the SWAT playlist after many tries, then I would try out some Grifball since you should be able to avenge teammates quite often in that playlist.

The Weekly Challenge:
Co-op Dash - Clear any Campaign mission on Heroic, in co-op, in 15 minutes or less. - 15343cR

As usual, the best way to get through and campaign level fast is by just running through the level Nightfall, a guide to doing so which can be found right here. Co-op does present some challenges to completing the level, but they are all easily solved by just running together as close as possible and knowing where you need to go. You can also just complete this challenge by having an idle controller on as the second player and running through by yourself. The other player will teleport to you position at certain points, but it should not be in any dangerous areas.