Getting Started

Getting Started

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UNSC Infinity

The newest and most powerful vessel in the UNSC fleet, the Infinity was originally intended to be fielded against the Covenant. After the war came to its official conclusion, the Infinity was re-commissioned for more peaceful space exploration, but it retained much of its military potential, clearly necessary in the wake of the vessel’s forced landing on the Forerunner shield world of Requiem. In addition to a sizeable compliment of UNSC Marines, the Infinity is also home to a large contingent of Spartans, the newest branch in the UNSC military structure.

This encompasses all of Halo 4 ’s Infinity game modes, including War Games, Spartan Ops, and Forge.

War Games

War Games allows Spartan-IV’s to improve their skills in a player-versus-player (PvP) combat experience. Recreating a variety of compellingly life-like locations which generate intense, frenetic combat scenarios, War Games participants are able to hone their skills for any environment they may potentially face in their military service. Special tactics, teamwork, leadership ability, and survival skills are tested in a variety of game types across a full spectrum of simulated environments, and the score-based competitive nature of the games has inspired friendly and not-so-friendly rivalries among the Infinity ’s Spartan population.

Group up or go it alone in Matchmaking as you take on other players from around the globe in a multitude of game types. Almost all of your favorites have returned for Halo 4 , including Slayer, Capture The Flag, Oddball, and more, but there’s also quite a few new game types to try out and hone your talents on. We explore these game types later into this chapter during the full walkthrough of War Games.

Spartan Ops Intro

The aftermath of the Infinity’s landing on Requiem left thousands of UNSC and Covenant casualties in its wake. Further complicating matters, the Covenant troops that were encountered on Requiem initially made hostile contact with a new threat in the form of the Prometheans, constructs of Forerunner origin that served as the military might the ancients brought to bear against the Flood. The Covenant and the Prometheans now stand united between the UNSC and the secrets of the shield world. The Infinity has returned to Requiem replenished with Marines, Spartans, and scientists, all seeking to secure the Forerunner world and its secrets.

Season One of Spartan Ops will contain ten episodes total, and will be free for download on Xbox LIVE. This is an extra twelve hours of new combat scenarios you can play with your buddies!

Playing as a member of Fireteam Crimson, players are able to take their customized Spartan-IV into a series of dangerous missions that follow a unique storyline taking place after the events of the Campaign. In the following five weeks after Halo 4 releases, 343 Industries will release a new episode each week, containing five new missions to challenge. Each mission in an episode is designed to last close to fifteen minutes. The remainder of Season 1 will arrive early in 2013 after a short hiatus, releasing the remaining episodes in Season One.

As with War Games, playing Spartan Ops online requires an Xbox LIVE Gold membership.

Forge

For those favoring creating over carnage, Forge is back with numerous improvements. The already-robust object editor has been further optimized, including the addition of features like magnets to help line up multiple map elements, and the ability to create special zones that change the gravity of specific areas in a map. Forge has seen an array of visual improvements, and now includes three Forge specific maps to work within. With the combined creative ability of Halo’s massive community of fans and the ability to download and share creations, you’ll never run out of new maps to enjoy. We’ve got a breakdown of the new features in Forge.

Theater

Are you worried that your greatest War Games moments will go undocumented? Well, 343 Industries have made sure that the next time you hear the mantra “Pics, or it didn’t happen,” you’ll be prepared with that and more. Theater comes fully equipped with several enticing features that will please even the most hardcore video-capture fiends. Read more about it.

Spartan Hub

Grow in stature and rank up at the Spartan Hub.

Create your own Spartan-IV on the UNSC Infinity and build your identity, reputation, and customization options through combat in either War Games or Spartan Ops. Add to your prowess by accomplishing Challenges, unlocking Specializations, and customizing your controls and other settings. Additional information about customizing your Spartan and rank progression can be found on Halo Waypoint.

Career

Challenges: Looking to level up your Spartan even quicker? Glance through the “Challenges” section and work on completing these as soon as possible The added XP helps you quickly rank up, which in turn means more Spartan Points and a larger arsenal. There are four categories in which you can accomplish Challenges: Campaign, War Games, Spartan Ops, and Waypoint.

Challenges are a mix of simple and difficult objectives to accomplish, and they can change daily, weekly, and monthly. Challenges are not limited to War Games Player Versus Player. You can earn additional XP for completing Challenges in the Campaign and Spartan Ops modes. If you’re interested in seeing how far along you are in a given Challenge, go to the Career screen, and check Challenges within the Start menu.

In addition to the regularly scheduled shifting of Challenges, Halo Waypoint can offer additional Challenges outside of these regular changes. Check in often to see what new opportunities are available!

• Ranks and Unlocks: detailed breakdown of how to level up your Spartan.
• Skulls: all available Skulls and how to unlock them.
• Achievements: all Achievements and how to complete each of them.
• Commendations: detailed breakdown of how to obtain every Commendation.

Medals

Medals are awarded for scoring points in any number of ways. You can get medals for kills, kill streaks, or kills made in specific ways. Some medal types are awarded specifically for accomplishing game type specific tasks, like capturing a flag, or contesting a designated territory. Medals not only represent point values, but they also add to your ordnance meter in War Games. The greater the ordnance point value, the more the meter fills, and the sooner you will be able to call down ordnance.

Icon	Name	Event	Medal Points	Ordnance Points
Kill Medals
	Kill	Generic Kill	10	10
	Grenade Kill	Kill an opponent with a grenade explosion	10	10
	Plasma Kill	Kill an opponent with a Plasma Grenade.	10	10
	Headshot	Kill an opponent with a headshot	10	10
	Melee	Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack	10	10
	Beat Down	Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack from behind	10	10
	Splatter	Hit and kill an opponent with your vehicle	10	10
	Assasination	Kill an opponent by performing an assassination	15	20
	Airsassination	Kill an opponent by performing a mid-air assassination	25	25
	Supercombine	Kill an opponent with a needle supercombination	10	10
	Sword Kill	Kill an opponent with an Energy Sword	10	10
	Hammer Kill	Kill an opponent with a Gravity Hammer	10	10
	Vehicle Kill	Kill an opponent using a vehicle weapon	10	10
	Rocket Kill	Kill an opponent with a Rocket Launcher	10	10
	Fuel Rod Cannon Kill	Kill an opponent with a Fuel Rod Cannon	10	10
	Sniper Rifle Kill	Kill an opponent with a Sniper Rifle	10	10
	Binary Rifle Kill	Kill an opponent with a Binary Rifle	10	10
	Beam Rifle Kill	Kill an opponent with a Beam Rifle	10	10
	Railgun Kill	Kill an opponent with a Railgun	10	10
	Splaser Kill	Kill an opponent with a Spartan Laser	10	10
Bonus/Style Medals
	Protector	Save a teammate by killing his attacker	5	5
	Killjoy	End an opponents killing spree	5	5
	Hijack	Board a land-based vehicle by forcibly removing the opponent in it	5	5
	Revenge	Kill the opponent responsible for your last death	5	5
	Kill from the Grave	Kill an opponent after you die	5	5
	Ordnance Earned	Earn personal ordnance rewarded from the Infinity	5	5
	Close Call	Kill an opponent while your health is low and survive	5	5
	Avenger	Kill an opponent who recently killed your teammate	5	5
	Reload This	Kill an opponent who is reloading	5	5
	First Strike	Earn the first kill of the match	5	5
	Last Strike	Earn the final Kill Cam	5	5
	Headcase	Kill a sprinting opponent with a headshot	5	5
	Retribution	Assassinate the opponent responsible for your last death	10	5
	Hail Mary	Get a long-range grenade kill	10	5
	Snapshot	Kill an opponent with a sniper rifle while not zoomed in	10	5
	Vehicle Destroyed	Destroy an opponents vehicle, killing the driver	10	10
	Skyjack	Board an aircraft by forcibly removing the opponent in it	10	10
	Vengeance	Kill an opponent that stole your ordnance	15	15
	Showstopper	Stop an assassination by killing the assassinating opponent	15	15
	Busted	Kill an opponent attempting to hijack or skyjack a vehicle	15	15
	Bulltrue	Kill an opponent who is lunging with a Sword	15	15
Assist/Support Medals
	Assist	Assist a player in achieving a kill	5	5
	Vehicle Destroy Assist	Assist a player in destroying a vehicle	5	5
	Bodyguard	Get a spree of 3 Savior, Protector, or Guardian Angel Medals	5	5
	Wheelman	Drive a vehicle and have a passenger kill an opponent	5	5
	Guardian Angel	Save a teammate's life from a long distance	5	5
	Road Trip	Load up a Warthog or Mongoose with teammates and splatter an enemy player	5	5
	Flyin' High	Achieve a massive jump with a passenger in the Mongoose or Warthog	5	5
	Wingman	Get a spree of any 5 assist types	5	5
	EMP Assist	EMP someone and have a teammate kill them	5	5
	Distraction	Distract an opponent who is then killed	5	5
Spree Medals
	Comeback Kill	Achieve a kill after dying 3 times in a row	5	5
	Double Kill	Kill 2 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	5	5
	Triple Kill	Kill 3 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	5	5
	Overkill	Kill 4 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	10	5
	Killtacular	Kill 5 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	10	5
	Killtrocity	Kill 6 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	10	5
	Killamanjaro	Kill 7 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	15	5
	Killtastrophe	Kill 8 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	15	5
	Killpocalypse	Kill 9 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	25	5
	Killionaire	Kill 10 opponents within 4 5 seconds of one another	50	5
	Killing Spree	Kill 5 opponents without dying	5	5
	Killing Frenzy	Kill 10 opponents without dying	10	5
	Running Riot	Kill 15 opponents without dying	10	5
	Rampage	Kill 20 opponents without dying	15	5
	Untouchable	Kill 25 opponents without dying	15	5
	Invincible	Kill 30 opponents without dying	25	5
	Inconceivable	Kill 35 opponents without dying	25	5
	Unfriggenbelievable	Kill 40 opponents without dying	50	5
	Extermination	Wipe out an enemy team with at least an Overkill	50	25
Mode Specific Medals
Capture the Flag
	Flag Capture	Deliver the opponents flag to your base	100	100
	Flag Carrier Kill	Kill an opponent who is carrying a flag	5	5
	Flag Kill	Kill an opponent while holding a flag	5	5
	Flag Defense	Kill an opponent close to your flag, or help return it	5	5
	Flag Runner	Capture 2 flags in one game	15	15
	Flag Champion	Capture 3 flags in one game	25	25
	Flag Assist	Help a teammate score a flag	10	10
	Flag Driver	Drive a Flag Carrier close to your capture point	5	5
	Flag Joust	Kill a flag carrier while holding a flag	15	25
	Flagsassination	Perform an assassination while holding a flag	15	15
Regicide
	King Spree	Get 5 kills in a row as King	15	10
	Kingtacular	Survive for 30s as King	25	25
	Reign of Terror	Survive for 90s as King	50	50
	Regicide	Kill the King	Varies	Varies
	Execution	Assasinate the King	15	15
	Kingslayer	Kill the King 3 times in a row	15	10
	King Assist	Assist a player in killing the King	5	5
	Savior	Kill an opponent shooting at your King	5	5
	King Kill	Kill an opponent as the king in regicide	5	5
	King Joust	Kill a King as the King in Regicide	10	10
Dominion
	Base Capture Initiated	Initiate a base capture	5	5
	Capture initiation Assist	Be within a base when a teammate initiates the capture	5	5
	Base Captured	Initiate a successful base capture	10	10
	Base Conqueror	Initiate 5 successful base captures	15	15
	Capture Assist	Be within a base when it is captured	5	5
	Base Saved	Reclaim a contested base your team owns	5	5
	Base Assist	Be within a contested base when your teammate reclams it	5	5
	Fortification Assist	Be within a base your team controls when it fortifies	5	5
	Resupply Assist	Be within a base your team controls when it resupplies	5	5
	Security Chief	Reclaim 5 contested bases your team owns	10	10
	Base Offense	Kill an enemy player inside an enemy controlled base	5	5
	Base Defense	Kill an enemy player inside a base your team controls	5	5
	Turret Destroyed	Destroy an enemy auto-turret	10	10
	Demolition Expert	Destroy 10 enemy auto-turrets	15	15
	Turret Constructed	Build an auto-turret	10	10
	Chief Engineer	Build 10 auto-turrets	15	15
	Gotcha!	Kill an enemy player while they are constructing an auto-turret	15	15
	Shield Door Destroyed	Destroy 5 enemy team shields	5	5
	Breach	Destroy 10 enemy team shields	10	10
	Sapper	Destroy 15 enemy team shields	15	15
	Hero!	Instigate a successful capture that saves the team from Last Stand	25	25
	Kill Shot!	Get the Final Kill in Last Stand Mode	25	25
	Survivor	Survive Last Stand without dying	15	15
Extraction
	Site Extracted	Successfully extract a site	25	25
	Extraction Assist	Provide support nearby when a beacon is extracted	5	5
	Beacon Armed	Successfully plant a beacon	10	10
	Arm Assist	Provide support nearby when a beacon is armed	5	5
	Arm Stopped	Kill an enemy planting the beacon	5	5
	Site Defense	Kill an attacker in the supply site	5	5
	Site Offense	Kill a defender in the supply site	5	5
	Stay Back	Kill an enemy while planting or defusing the beacon	15	15
	Site Saviour	Convert 3 beacons without dying	15	15
	Expert Extraction	Extract 3 beacons without dying	25	25
	Beacon Converted	Successfully convert a beacon	10	10
	Convert Assist	Provide support nearby when a beacon is converted	5	5
	Convert Stopped	Kill an enemy converting the beacon	5	5
King Of The Hill
	Hill +5	Hold and survive in the hill for 5 seconds	10	10
	Hill +10	Hold and survive in the hill for 15 seconds	15	15
	Hill +15	Hold and survive in the hill for 30 seconds	25	25
	Hill Dominance	Hold and survive in the hill for its entire duration	25	25
	Vehicle Hill +5	Hold and survive in the hill for 5 seconds using a vehicle	10	10
	Vehicle Hill +10	Hold and survive in the hill for 15 seconds using a vehicle	15	15
	Vehicle Hill +15	Hold and survive in the hill for 30 seconds using a vehicle	25	25
	Vehicle Dominance	Hold and survive in the hill for its entire duration using a vehicle	25	25
	Hill Defense	Kill an enemy while holding a hill	5	5
	Hill Assist	Assist killing an enemy taking a hill	5	5
	Hill Offense	Kill an enemy holding a hill	5	5
	Assault Assist	Assist killing an enemy defending a hill	5	5
	Hail to the King	Kill 5 enemies while controlling the hill	25	25
	First Point	Be the first player to earn a point from a hill	5	5
	Regime Change	Overtake a controlled hill (10 seconds) and hold it for 10 seconds	10	10
Oddball
	Carrier Kill	Kill an enemy carrying the oddball	5	5
	Carrier Kill Assist	Assist killing an enemy carrying the oddball	5	5
	Ball Kill	Kill an enemy with a melee Ball attack	5	5
	Smooth Moves	Get a Triple Kill with the oddball	15	15
	First Touch	Be the first player to pick up the ball	5	5
	Long Bomb	Throw the ball to a player at least 15m away	15	15
	Nice Catch!	Catch a ball thrown farther than 15m from you	15	15
	Interception	Catch a ball thrown by an enemy player	10	10
	Catch	Catch a ball thrown by a teammate	5	5
	Ball Holder	Hold onto the ball for 5 seconds	5	5
	Ball Keeper	Hold onto the ball for 15 seconds	10	10
	Ball Master	Hold onto the ball for 30 seconds	15	15
	Ball Hog	Hold onto the ball for 45 seconds	25	25
	Magic Hands	Hold onto the ball for 1 minute	50	50
	Balsassination	Assasinate a player using the oddball	15	15
Flood
	Flood Conversion	Convert a Spartan to the Flood	5	5
	Alpha Conversion	Convert a Spartan to the Flood as an Alpha	5	5
	Infector	Kill 2 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying	10	10
	Carrier	Kill 3 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying	15	15
	Juggernaut	Kill 4 Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying	25	25
	Gravemind	Kill ALL Spartans in a row as a Flood without dying	50	50
	Flood Kill	Kill a Flood	5	5
	Flood Kill Assist	Assist killing a flood	5	5
	Flood Hunter	Kill 4 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying	15	15
	Flood Surivor	Kill 6 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying	25	25
	Flood Exterminator	Kill 10 Flood in a row as a Spartan without dying	50	50
	Last Man Standing	Be the last surviving Spartan	15	15
	Final Conversion	Kill the last remaining Spartan	10	10
	Flood Victory	Contribute to the Flood total conversion of all Spartans	Varies	Varies
	The Ancient One	Survive the entire round as a Flood and convert at least one Spartan	50	50
	Clever	Survive the entire round as a Spartan	50	50
GrifBall
	SCORE!	Score the Grifball	10	10

Commendations

Throughout the course of playing Halo 4 , players are rewarded as they accomplish various tasks in the game such as the effective use of a particular weapon or the neutralization of a specific enemy type. These awards accumulate as they are accomplished, eventually rewarding the player with a Commendation. The type of Commendations available to players may vary, but a player’s current progress can be observed under Career > Commendations within the Start menu.

Specializations

Specializations: These allow you to take your Spartan to the next level in terms of mastering specific skill sets. After reaching Level 50, you’ll be allowed to choose a Specialization. Players who purchased the Standard Edition of Halo 4 will have access to two Specializations initially, while the remaining six will become available at a later date. For those who purchase the Limited Edition, all eight Specializations are available to earn at any time. These feature 10 additional ranks and will allow you to earn new pieces of armor as well as Tactical Packages and Support Upgrades for your loadouts.

Specialization 0 : Spartan-IV

Service Record: For a brief overview of your Spartan’s stats and history, check out the Service Record within Halo 4 . For more detailed stats, you can go to Halo Waypoint. There are four categories in which you can receive Service Record information: Spartan, Campaign, Spartan Ops, and War Games.

Customize

Your Spartan’s loadout options grow as you gain experience. Customize to rule your matches!

Loadouts: These allow you numerous options for choosing the arms and equipment you wish to utilize during a game. By leveling up your Spartan, you can eventually customize up to five loadouts and title them to have a more organized feel for each game type or map. For example, you can title a loadout “BTB” and choose items you’ve specifically tailored to the Big Team Battle.

When customizing a loadout, you can select the primary weapon, secondary weapon, grenade, armor ability, Tactical Package, and Support Upgrade with which you want to spawn. You can also modify and change your loadout in the middle of a game if you want to change what you spawn with. This is usually done to surprise the other team or when you want something that’s more optimal for a certain situation.

When you begin Halo 4 , not all options for loadouts are available until you play and earn Spartan Points by progressing through the ranks; then you can unlock more options. Loadouts allow you to play different roles on your team, depending on what you choose: There are several excellent combinations to use for loadouts on all game types and maps; finding your favorite ones allows you to have your own style of play during each game.

Emblems

Personnel identity in the field is a key component of communication during combat. Infinity ’s Spartans can personally customize their identity’s emblem, selecting from both longstanding and new options. Through increasing one’s rank as well as completing Commendations and Challenges conducted by Waypoint, Spartans can gain access to an even wider variety of exclusive emblems.

EMBLEM Icons Foreground	Name	Unlocked by
	Recruit	SR-1
	Tomcat	SR-4
	Triad	SR-4
	Bear Claw	SR-4
	Wasp	SR-4
	Campfire	SR-4
	Cup of Death	SR-4
	Active Rooster	SR-4
	Bulltrue	SR-4
	Leo	SR-4
	Drone	SR-4
	Atomic	SR-19
	Grunt	SR-19
	Dog Tags	SR-19
	Yin Yang	SR-19
	No Camping	SR-19
	Radioactive	SR-19
	Crosshairs	SR-19
	Anchor	SR-19
	Runes	SR-19
	Cone'd	SR-19
	Flaming Ninja	SR-28
	Stuck	SR-28
	Halt	SR-28
	Black Widow	SR-28
	Flaming Horns	SR-28
	Wolf	SR-28
	Valkyrie	SR-28
	Spartan Helmet	SR-28
	Pirate	SR-28
	Snake	SR-28
	Headshot	SR-36
	Skull King	SR-36
	Spartan Swords	SR-36
	Horse	SR-36
	Crossed Swords	SR-36
	Helmet	SR-36
	Jolly Roger	SR-36
	Spartan League	SR-36
	Rank Up	SR-50
	Wetworks	WK-1
	Stealth	WK-1
	Arrow On Target	WK-1
	Killer Bee	WK-1
	Operator	OP-1
	Winged	OP-1
	Anchored	OP-1
	Hog Tire	OP-1
	Pioneer	PR-1
	Arrowhead	PR-1
	Compass	PR-1
	Missile	PR-1
	Pathfinder	PT-1
	Lens	PT-1
	Grid	PT-1
	Recon Bot	PT-1
	Engineer	EN-1
	Screw	EN-1
	Wrench	EN-1
	Network	EN-1
	Rogue	RG-1
	Muzzled	RG-1
	Patch	RG-1
	Avian	RG-1
	Stalker	SK-1
	Foxed	SK-1
	Evil Stare	SK-1
	The Eye	SK-1
	Tracker	TK-1
	Planetary	TK-1
	The Trail	TK-1
	Celestial	TK-1
	Mastery	SR-130 - Base + all Specializations
	Projectile	Commendation : UNSC Loadout Weapon Mastery
	Energy	Commendation : Covenant Loadout Weapon Mastery
	Hardlight	Commendation : Forerunner Loadout Weapon Mastery
	Splatter	Commendation : Splatter
	Covenant	Commendation : Covenant Destroyer
	Promethean	Commendation : Forerunner Destroyer
	Vehicular	Commendation : Vehicle Mastery
	117	Commendation : Legend
	Ordnance	Commendation : Hail of Death
	The Slayer	Commendation :Slayer Mastery
	Kingslayer	Commendation : Regicide Mastery
	Flag	Commendation : Flag Mastery
	Extracted	Commendation : Spartan Slayer
	The Hill	Commendation : Hill Mastery
	Baller	Commendation : Oddball Mastery
	Infected	Commendation : Gravemind
	Dominated	Commendation : Dominion Mastery
	On Your Shield	Waypoint
	Raider	Waypoint
	Raider Distort	Waypoint
	Wiseguy	Waypoint
	1k Club	Waypoint
	LASO	Waypoint
	Emblem Icons Background
	Circle	SR-21
	Diamond	SR-21
	Plus	SR-21
	Square	SR-21
	Triangle	SR-21
	Vertical Stripe	SR-21
	Horizontal Stripe	SR-21
	Cleft	SR-21
	Criss Cross	SR-21
	Buzz Saw	SR-21
	Star	SR-33
	Cowboy Hat	SR-33
	4 Diamonds	SR-33
	Sun	SR-33
	Hexagon	SR-33
	Chalice	SR-33
	Cog	SR-33
	Octagon	SR-33
	Crown	SR-33
	Cancel	SR-33
	Horizontal Stripes	SR-44
	Gradient	SR-44
	Horizontal Gradient	SR-44
	Oval	SR-44
	Vertical Oval	SR-44
	Blunt Diamond	SR-44
	Blunt Diamond 2	SR-44
	Asterisk	SR-44
	Shield	SR-44
	Ball o' Fire	SR-44
	Moving Up	SR-50
	Doused	WK-5
	Operated	OP-5
	Pie is Near	PR-5
	A*	PT-5
	Engineered	EN-5
	Going Rogue	RG-5
	Found You	TK-5
	Stalking You	SK-5
	Maximum	SR-130 - Base + all Specializations

Armor

Armor: You can make additional (and increasingly specific) changes to the overall look of your Spartan by choosing your own helmet, torso, shoulders, forearms, legs, and visor type. Create the Spartan in the image you wish to convey to your fellow players and rivals.

Your armor choices can reflect your personal play style or preferred appearance. These visual changes do not affect game play. Some players are keen to choose a female look for a perceived “smaller target” or go with a particular color that “blends” into a darkened area. These tactics won’t work as both genders and all armor pieces have the same hit box. Also, the lighting system on the Spartans will highlight players in the same way regardless of which base colors you choose. The player can earn new armor pieces by ranking up in the various Specializations, mastering Commendations and completing goals on Waypoint.

Air Assault

Aviator

C.i.o.

Commando

Deadeye Helmet

Defender

Enforcer

E.O.D.

E.V.A.

Gungnir

Hazop

Infiltrator

Locus helmet

Mark VI

Oceanic

Orbital

Protector

Raider

Ranger

Recon

Recruit

Scanner Helmet

Scout

Soldier

Strider Helmet

Vanguard

Venator

War master

Warrior

SPECIALIZATIONS

Engineer

Operator

Pathfinder

Pioneer

Rogue

Stalker

Tracker

Wetwork

Controller-Holding Techniques

Develop a specific way to hold your controller to aid in enemy takedowns.

Shooting: Middle or Index Finger? Some players prefer to shoot with their middle finger rather than their index finger because they have better aim with weapons and feel more comfortable when holding the controller. Switch up how you hold your controller and go back and forth with either finger until you find the one that’s most natural to you. This will improve your game immensely: Just make sure you practice if you change how you hold the controller.

Shooting—the Claw: Some players use the “claw” technique: Position your hands so you never take your right thumb off the right joystick, thus enabling you to constantly aim your weapon while allowing you to press any of the A, B, X, and Y buttons with your index finger. You fire your weapon using your middle finger.

Learning how to press A, B, X, or Y with your index finger is the second part of the technique that requires some practice. It can take a few weeks to fully master the technique, but it can give you a very big advantage to players who do not “claw.” Clawing can help improve every aspect of your game—aiming, melees, grenades, jumping, and even just movement in general.