DFang:

AC Matt:Don't turn the boomstick skull on. Problem solved. Also build Hornets they're the best unit in this level.

If you're gonna post in italics to get attention, you might as well try to get correct grammar, eh? Here, I revised it for you.

 Don't turn the boomstick skull on. Problem solved. Also build Hornets, they're the best unit in this level.

don't edit someones reply it's annoying and stupid.

Have you won yet ?

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I'll tell you exactly, precisely, specifically why you are dying. It is because Bungie made garbage programming. It was happening to me also. You know why else it is garbage Bungie?, because you haven't made an update for this either.

What is happening is that 1) you activate the 'Boomstick' skull that has it that any non-player blow up 5% of the time, 2) the civilians actually make it to the cargo ship, 3) whether they die or not, simply the act of them BOARDING the ship damages the ship extensively.

No ennemy has to be around. IT is is NOT a megaturret. The civilians are killing their own ship. Call it glitch if you will.

It's funny/frustrating because I saved right before a point where a bunch of civilians are coming to board the last ship (number 2), and even when I use my missiles (leader power) to kill some of them, and try and use my soldiers to block the path to the cargo ship - they get to the ship, and they blow it up. I have to restart, and not have that skull on.

So yeah, thanks for wasting my time Bungie - many others would swear for the wasted time.

oh and you know why your an idiot... Bungie didnt make this game. good one..

Rtas Vadoom:I spammed Gauss warthogs until I got wolverines.After that got Warthogs front and center while wolverines killed off banshees.I never saw the mega-turret.So I'm useless there.Though for mission 5 it's extremely hard to kill with even a MAC blast.(how I did it.Barely._. )

Mission 5 once you take the mega turret use it to defend the turret only until you are ready to push on the base. And there is so a mega-turret. its behind the covie bases.

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l Slayer l:

K love has boosted a few games, but I know he hasnt went out of his way to do it or anything. /quote]

if anyone really skilled in this mission feels it in their heart to help me with this, it'd be much appreciated... I've tried it numerous times on single player, and my base keeps getting raped by like 6 hunters and a wraith that show up randomly

What i do when i play that mission is go round with your hornets and forge at the start killing all covi keep a hornet at each base location,use forge to help at the station,all other hornets at number one,then i build a load of fortifications at the covi base,snipe the mega turret with cobras and then you have their base defenceless.

this mission isnt so hard i just spammed hornets on heroic and also guys ive just got the coolest avatar ever look

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hey, i played this a few times today and was able to beat it... all i did was get a base with 3 supply pads, 2 reactors, 1 turret, and upgraded warthogs to grenadier. I spammed the hogs with the global rally point at cargo 2 and prayed... they took care of everything, though i had to push them places most of the time.

i also made certain to go over and get the spartans back up every time they fell... they did help tremendously keeping the right side clear.

also, when at the end, keep some people on that right side so the mega turrent doesnt shoot the cargo, it shoots you. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGurFFsQo44  this is a link to vid i used.  this guy that makes these rocks this should help you.

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gt/acerider67
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halowars level/commander
legendary campaign/done
beeing pro/in progress

idiot ensemble studios made this not bungie...

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gt/acerider67
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halowars level/commander
legendary campaign/done
beeing pro/in progress

 Went back and played level 5 for *** and giggles. When they say "the covenant is building a plasma weapon nearby" send a unit to where it is. The mega turret will be in the process of building and is very easy to kill. A single mac will do it.

 

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l Slayer l:

K love has boosted a few games, but I know he hasnt went out of his way to do it or anything. /quote]

ODST's, Hornets and MAC blasts is how I beat the level.

Mega Turret to the north of your base. Fly 3 or 4 hornets over it, drop in ODST's, MAC it and RPG that mofo into oblivion. Once it's destroyed, just spam hornets. Although you could keep pressure on the covie base just droppin' ODST's in there, they'll forget all about the escape ships.

Also as mentioned, don't turn on the boomstick skull.

 

On co-op I attacked the main Covie base with ODSTs and Gauss, managed to destroy it and the mega turret.  Problem solved.  Attack is the best form of defence and all that.

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