I find the hardest part in The Truth and Reconciliation to be the battle
when you first board the ship, not the fight at the gravity lift below. The
Shades are easy to take out with the Sniper Rifle or Fragmentation Grenades.
And even if you don't take out the Shades, there's plenty of cover from them
from which to snipe.

Halo is also pretty easy, but I rank it behind The Silent Cartographer, The
Maw, and The Pillar of Autumn (as you saw) because of the part at the first
base when six Covenant dropships come and drop off loads of enemies that
come up both sides. On Legendary that part is very difficult. Also killing
the first Elite with only an Assault Rifle and a Pistol (no shield-piercing
weapons) is also challenging on Legendary. I usually stay at the crashed
lifeboat and wait for the dropship to come, then plant Frag Grenades beneath
it as the Covenant get out and take a Needler or a Plasma Pistol (generally
needler) instead of the assault rifle you start with. Then the next fight is
much easier, as is the first base, because you already have a needler.

Oddly, it seems that most levels' hardest battles are near the beginning. Do
you agree?

On 8/16/04 5:08 AM, in article 6cd101c48378$f9ddbfb0$a601280a@phx.gbl, "xmn"
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