Multiplayer Tips

Discover essential tips and strategies for mastering every weapon and vehicle in Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer. Dominate the battlefield with expert advice.

Here are some tips provided by me to hopefully help you out in Multiplayer.

USING WEAPONS

Using a weapon a certain way will determine how successful you are into killing your enemies. Each weapon has its own advantages against the enemy, but you just need to know the right way to use them.

• Pistol: A weapon that many new users will use. Its scope can be used to take out a distant enemy both cheaply and easily in a matter of 5-10 shots. It is also a solid weapon for close up combat.
• Assault Rifle: When you are fighting an enemy that's shields are not drained, this isn't a great weapon to fight with. It is great for melee attacks as it has a good range. But once you drain the enemy's shields, you can switch to this weapon and spray them down quickly. The Assault Rifle is great for fighting enemies when their shields are drained and for fighting enemies that are in any vehicle.
• Shotgun: Awesome when fighting close-up and a bad weapon when fighting from a far distance. Save the ammo you get for this until you get closer to an enemy. Then switch to this weapon and it should take 2 shots to drain their shields and another few to kill them. This is also great for fighting vehicles when they are close up to you, but don't try fighting Vehicles that are far away from you.
• Sniper Rifle: Another cheap weapon plenty of campers will use. The only change from the Xbox version is that its second zoom level goes 8x, not 10x. But it can wipe out your enemies in up to 4 shots at most. Its downside is that it is horrible at fighting someone in a vehicle unless you have a clear shot of their head. But if you are in a Sniper Rifle server, the best sniping spots are those behind rocks, hidden alcoves, or in many other places where the enemy won't usually spot you.
• Flamethrower: Never use this far away. Only use this up close, where it will take out your enemy in a matter of seconds.
• Rocket Launcher: You can have some fun with this weapon if you are playing in a Rocket Launcher only game. But since you are firing rockets, they can be inaccurate and can be dodged easily. Just strafe, jump, or get behind something if it's coming your way. Because of that, the best way to use this weapon is to fire at the ground close to the enemy. The rocket will still cause enough damage to kill the enemy, if not, bring him down to low health. If you have a direct shot at a vehicle, one shot can put the user in the vehicle to death.
• Plasma Pistol: Great for draining shields, but the charging after it makes it a poor weapon afterward. Charge up your shot, fire it at an enemy, and boom. Their shields will be drained in one hit, but you'll need to let your Plasma Pistol cool down. Either throw a grenade at the person, melee attack them to finish it off, or if you have a second weapon, change your weapon and use your second weapon to finish it off. If their shields are already drained, this can get rid of an enemy's health quickly.
• Plasma Rifle: Just don't fire this too quickly or else the battery will need to be cooled down before using it again. Fire this at a constant rate at the enemy until their shields are gone. You can either continue using this weapon to finish them off or switch to your second weapon to get rid of them. Either way works just fine, but this is not a great weapon when fighting groups of enemies.
• Needler: It was a great weapon in single player, but it is not as useful in multiplayer. The needles can be dodged a lot easier, making this a poor weapon for combat. But if you are a Needler lover, then just empty out a clip of needles at an enemy and watch them explode. But this is a great weapon to melee attack somebody. Other than that, I would keep away form this weapon in multiplayer.
• Fuel Rod Gun: Since this is new to use in the PC version of Halo, you'll need to get used to this weapon. You can fire multiple shots at a time before you need to recharge it, so use that as an advantage. But these can be dodged pretty easily, just strafe, jump, or hide behind something so you won't get hurt. Just like the Rocket Launcher, fire at the ground for more accurate hits. It is also a great weapon for fighting enemies in a vehicle. All you need to do is get a clear shot of the vehicle.

USING VEHICLES

• Warthog: If you're in the driver seat and you're playing in a server with teams allowed, I'd get at least a gunner and maybe even a passenger to help you out to make life easier. Otherwise, you'll need to be a good Warthog driver when fighting the enemies. Just don't go up slanted hills or anything like that or you'll fall out of the Warthog. Try driving around the enemies to confuse them and then get close up to them and run them over. Because of the Warthog, attacks will do less damage to you, so use that as an advantage.
• Passenger Seat: Being in the passenger seat isn't the best place in the world to be in. First, your turning is limited. You can only look forward, left, and right, but not behind you. The other bad part is that if you turn left, the driver will be in your way, giving you less of a clear shot to enemies. So when you see an enemy, just fire at them the best you can and do what you can do to help out your team.
• Gunner Seat: Being in the gunner seat is a lot of fun. You'll have unlimited ammo and the gun turret can take anyone or anything down in a matter of seconds. Just wait until someone gets in range of the gun turret and then fire at them to get them down easily. The gun turret is also excellent for taking out anyone in any vehicle, including those in the Banshees.
• Rocket Warthog: The strategies for using a Rocket Warthog is the same as using a regular Warthog, but for when using the rocket launcher in the back, just get a clear shot into something and 1 hit can kill your enemy. If you're trying to attack an enemy on the ground, aim at the ground, not the enemy so you will have a better chance of hitting/killing them. After 3 shots, you'll need to reload, so keep that in mind.
• Ghost: Not a great