how many hits does it take to kill taurturus

[Ponlets]

i cant spell his name but i feel that 3 hits when his shield is down is plenty

EDIT: ok so after 3 hours of mucking about i killed Tarturus

literally just spammed the carbine at his head every time johnson shot him

[Cooperal]

Sometimes lots. Sometimes not lots. For dummies it's infinite.
I'm pretty sure there's a difference between damaging him with an SMG and damaging him with rockets. I'm also fairly sure the game has four difficulties.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

i cant spell his name but i feel that 3 hits when his shield is down is plenty

this is the "final boss level" in halo 2 and i have been stuck on it for over an hour because i cant seem to kill tautturus

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Cooperal:

Sometimes lots. Sometimes not lots. For dummies it's infinite.
I'm pretty sure there's a difference between damaging him with an SMG and damaging him with rockets. I'm also fairly sure the game has four difficulties.

dont be a sod

i am playing on heroic and am using the proper weapons (energy sword and carbine)

there is a fixed value of "hits" and this means that there is a number of hits with his shield down that i must make

WHAT IS THAT NUMBER

[Cooperal]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

Originally posted by Cooperal:

Sometimes lots. Sometimes not lots. For dummies it's infinite.
I'm pretty sure there's a difference between damaging him with an SMG and damaging him with rockets. I'm also fairly sure the game has four difficulties.

dont be a sod

i am playing on heroic and am using the proper weapons (energy sword and carbine)

there is a fixed value of "hits" and this means that there is a number of hits with his shield down that i must make

WHAT IS THAT NUMBER

I'm not meaning to be a sod. The impression that I got from beating him on legendary is that he still has a health pool. He puts his shield up if you either wait too long or damage him too fast.
And I also got the impression that excess damage still applies with powerful weapons. If for example he puts his shield back up after 100 points of damage, but you apply a single shot that does 120 damage, that 20 might still count.

This makes it tricky to offer a precise number even with knowing your difficulty and loadout.

Edit: Maybe you just want to seal the deal right now, but the energy sword is needlessly high risk for that fight. Pick off his backup with your carbine from the safety of the top level and perhaps make use of what they have.

[Big Ben]

It's pretty bad on Legendary but it's entirely doable if you can kite him.

[Exodus]

I tried with a banshee, when his shields are down he's a literal bullet sponge. Took me around 3 minutes, with a banshee, keep that in mind.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Big Ben:

It's pretty bad on Legendary but it's entirely doable if you can kite him.

kite him?

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Exodus:

I tried with a banshee, when his shields are down he's a literal bullet sponge. Took me around 3 minutes, with a banshee, keep that in mind.

how tf did you get a banshee in there

[Exodus]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

how tf did you get a banshee in there

When the elites deliver the banshee keep shooting both wings until they come off. Then wiggle into the control room while riding the banshee to the cutscene then you can go back and use the banshee.

[Cooperal]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

Originally posted by Exodus:

I tried with a banshee, when his shields are down he's a literal bullet sponge. Took me around 3 minutes, with a banshee, keep that in mind.

how tf did you get a banshee in there

You don't need a banshee. You can enjoy that in full just by watching a youtube video.

Kiting means you attack the enemy from a safe distance, and relocate before they ever have chance to retaliate. You can frequently swap between doing one or the other, or do both simultaneously.
For Tartarus himself you don't really need to swap between levels of elevation. You can quite easily crouch-jump over the barriers on the centre level as he gets close, which will force him to run the long way around, allowing you loads of time lay into him and choose your next move.

Your next move might be to rinse and repeat, only breaking pattern to take care of his friends.

Edit: The spawn triggers of his friends are definitely tied to Tartarus' current health. Three or four waves. They always appear from the other platform that is identical to the one that Johnson is standing on. Check it every single time you damage Tartarus just in case. If you see them coming, grav lift to the top level and pop them in the head with that carbine.

[2S ThatBants]

I like how sarcastic Cooperal was initially but has done a complete U-turn to help the guy, but only after being called a sod. It's a beautiful moment.

[Cooperal]

Originally posted by 2SRL ThatBants:

I like how sarcastic Cooperal was initially but has done a complete U-turn to help the guy, but only after being called a sod. It's a beautiful moment.

I'm British and sod upset me. Yet I understood that he/she could have said worse.

[2S ThatBants]

Originally posted by Cooperal:

Originally posted by 2SRL ThatBants:

I like how sarcastic Cooperal was initially but has done a complete U-turn to help the guy, but only after being called a sod. It's a beautiful moment.

I'm British and sod upset me. Yet I understood that he could have said worse.

I saw your profile description on weebs, keep on fighting the good fight.

[Dr Buddy]

Wait until Johnson lands his triple shot with the sniper and then his shield will be down. Make sure he's in Johnson's line of sight. It goes really quick with this method, even on legendary.

[Mez Koo]

Human dude needs to triple tap the Ape to bring his shield down for your damage phase.