This Week in Co-Op: Never Ask for Mike's Help

Mike "pheriannath" Katsufrakis November 18th, 2009 at 7:49 PM    


I know what you're thinking, "But this is the second time Mike's posted an ODST-related This Week in Co-Op!"

I'll admit you're right, but this was special.  Really, really special.  You see, it was our first Official Halo Waypoint Co-Op Night, and we were tracking high scores in Firefight.  You'll also learn a very valuable lesson in why you should probably think twice before you ask for my help.

With Jason and Nick in tow and forumer Bakken Hood tagging along, we decided to play around on Lost Platoon, which if you're not familiar is the Firefight map with the most vehicle content.  For fun, I decided that I would spend pretty much the entire match (one that turned into a three-hour marathon!) driving the Warthog.  Seriously, look at this snapshot of my Service Record:

My #1 overall "Tool of Destruction" is the Warthog (out of all the Firefight matches I've done so far), and this was the only time I ever stepped behind the wheel.  With Jason playing gunner, we prowled the map looking for any tasty Covenant to plow and spit hot lead into.  After several sets/rounds, things got a little rougher, but we settled into a rhythm and managed to take everything out.

A good halfway through our match, Nick got separated from our group and needed help! A few Brutes had him in a crappy situation, so he called out for us to come extract him and perhaps take some Covenant down in the process.  Well, let's just say that things didn't go exactly as planned...

I can only hope you all take this lesson to heart. The gallery below is full of screens from that round, captured artistically by our good pal Jason.



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xxW4R EAGL3xx at 03:24 PM on 11.18.2009
Looked like fun!
 
Evil The Slayer at 03:33 PM on 11.18.2009
I've accidentally spated my own teammates too many times to count. Love the little comic.
 
ShadokatRegn at 03:56 PM on 11.18.2009
Oooooh man, that was brilliant. I love the comic style you did there!
 
bapenguin at 04:11 PM on 11.18.2009
The funny thing about it was, I was calling for help for a good 5 minutes. I was on the brink of death literally running around the map as a chieftan and other brutes chased me.

Then splat.
 
Evil The Slayer at 04:18 PM on 11.18.2009


That is kinda cruel, Your on-going epic 5 minute escape from those brutal Chieftans destroyed by your own teammates.
 
Bakken Hood at 04:33 PM on 11.18.2009
Hmm, I missed that splatter. The part I remember was when I rammed two of you guys with my chopper a few seconds apart. During a bonus round. I was half expecting that to be in the screenshots.

It's true; I don't think Nick needs help. About halfway through the game, we ran out of respawns and Nick was the only survivor. I don't know how he did it, but he took out everything. I've never seen a "hero" medal so richly deserved.
 
txshurricane at 05:41 PM on 11.18.2009
Nick is pretty awesome. When he and Mike, my brother, and I were playing he was the one that was always keeping us in the game. As for Mike well...he's great with a Gravity Hammer. Just stay back. Way back.
 
hedgehogaj at 09:36 AM on 11.19.2009
Jason is an artist.

The last game I played with two of my friends, we ran down to one life, and one of my friends got a hero medal. Next round, my other friend ended up in the same situation and managed to literally ninja a chieftan for the medal. The round after that, I hear the words "It's all you dude."...as I watched what looked like a swarm of pointy fireflys descend upon the corner two chieftans had me stuck in. I think my body landed on mars.
 


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