Really frustrated w/ driving section at the end of CE

[DD117]

Edit: I beat it almost immediately after posting this, first try. Just needed to ♥♥♥♥♥ and moan, I guess.

I'm playing on legendary.

Was driving always so bad? Taking turns is beautiful, when you need to. I can sling it around with ease. But hitting jumps is an exercise in frustration.

Is there mid-air control? It doesn't feel like it. The damn warthog feels so heavy, getting to the intended other side of any ramp seems like a practical joke. Every jump that successfully lands, does so only barely- I would hardly call them elegant. I can never hit the jump with the 4 fuelrod cannon grunts: If I follow the linear set of jumps up to that point, I can't make it; if I drive along side to give myself time to fully accelerate, I can't make it. So I just weave thru the pillars.

Once I'm in the air, I feel like its pure luck if it's going to flip over, or land in an awkward position. This is not to mention the handful of times where I flip the warthog seconds after getting in. How many times I've died now because of what feels totally up to chance... I've gotten to the end twice now. First time I ran out of time, the second time I died steps away.

I've tried this at least 25 times now. Am I doing something wrong? I must be. It has to be that I suck for a reason. I cannot get gud.

[Falleax]

Halo 1 vehicles are pretty janky compared to the rest of the series. Flipping your hog after jumps is pretty normal.

[Akemua]

So uh, if I remember correctly, CE has the "heaviest" warthog in all the Halo's. It's slower and less responsive. That said, if you're playing on MK/B don't just yank the camera, you need to fine control it and keep it steady. I usually die at least once when doing the last mission on console, but on PC I got through my first time extremely easy because it's alot smoother as long as you are careful with the mouse.

From beginning to end, the only advice I can give is to take the shortcuts and when you can't take the inside paths, hug the walls on the outside instead of going through the middle.

As for the end, when you to the part where you see the ship, get to the barricades and jump out of the warthog and go on the outside of them. It stops basically all the damage from the guns and leads you to the ramp. Extremely easy and quick. No fighting involved.

Concerning the jump, AFAIK, you can back up as much as possible and gun it and still make the jump. As I said up above, if you don't clear the shortcut ramps, just take the outside paths rather than the inside cuz you will be swarmed.

Sorry for the bad explanation. I'm more of show you how rather than tell you how kind of guy, lol.

[DD117]

Thanks for the advice, and letting me know its not just me. :)

I tried it again and beat it the first try post-complaining. Funny enough, I discovered the barricade solution by survival instinct. 20 something seconds left. I think I just needed to vent. Any future playthroughs, the end of Halo:CE is when I go up the elevator.

[sirchuck88]

all it takes is practice ,to get the hang of the driving in the game ,which can be a pain in the arse,at times

[sirchuck88]

since steam cencors some words its a pain in the rear end there happy steam ,you jack ass

[Snake Plissken]

Looks like you found an issue on the MCC and have reported the issue to 343i! Roll a d6 to see which official 343i pre-baked reply you get.
1 - No response.
2 - This issue is in cool-down, you are not allowed to talk about it.
3 - We've analysed the issue and we have come to the conclusion that the bug is in fact a feature, and the game is working as intended.
4 - Postums creates a twitter pool, then deletes it in a fit of rage when the result does not validate his opinions.
5 - We're looking into it.
6 - We are discussing this internally but we can't say what we have planned.

[UNSC Helljumper]

That jump prior to the column weaving with the Grunts is impossible. You really just have to find the technique to seemlessly get through the columns.

Well, yes, it is. You don't have mid-air control at all, so you'll want to make sure you jump right and pray for a happy landing. Only vehicle with mid-air control is the Ghost, but, well, it's not relevant to the discussion.

The Warthog Run may seem like a simple section you can simply rush through and worry of nothing. For the most part, it's true, but the section still needs your attention. It's not difficult to choose other routes to take. At least, it didn't take me long to realize that the middle wasn't always the best option.

I think that you'd deduce over all those 25 attempts that it just doesn't work like that. I've played through the Maw a thousand times, and I can say that all those issues you described are really you misunderstanding or unknowning how the game works or wants you to think. Just take some time to get acquainted with what's thrown at you, deduce what works and what doesn't over multiple attempts and formulate your scheme. Like I did. Like many others did.

Originally posted by Purple Haze:

Looks like you found an issue on the MCC and have reported the issue to 343i! Roll a d6 to see which official 343i pre-baked reply you get.
1 - No response.
2 - This issue is in cool-down, you are not allowed to talk about it.
3 - We've analysed the issue and we have come to the conclusion that the bug is in fact a feature, and the game is working as intended.
4 - Postums creates a twitter pool, then deletes it in a fit of rage when the result does not validate his opinions.
5 - We're looking into it.
6 - We are discussing this internally but we can't say what we have planned.

Or, he's simply stating his confusion and is looking for answers.