The player must play cautiously and conservatively to succeed, but even with appropriate tactics and practice, the player will die very often and may require some luck to succeed. Most allies are practically useless aside from creating distractions. Overwhelming enemy firepower, superior enemy numbers, and increased enemy intelligence make up most of the challenge, but several specific changes, varying throughout games, also add to the difficulty.
Legendary is regarded as a significant challenge, even for veteran players. In Halo 4, the shield and the combat knives have been redesigned while the skull of a Promethean Knight replaces the previous skulls. In Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the original legendary symbol returns, but these games, along with future titles, lack the Marathon symbol on the shield. In Halo 3: ODST, the symbol is adjusted to a human skull with two crossed Suppressed SMGs in front of the same shield with the Marathon symbol, now slightly visible behind the skull. In the original Halo trilogy, legendary difficulty is symbolized by an Elite skull with a bullet-hole through one side, two crossed combat knives and a shield bearing the Marathon symbol, though the symbol is not visible behind the skull. The Legendary difficulty is also featured in Firefight, Skirmish, and Spartan Ops games. Legendary is the highest and most difficult setting of Campaign gameplay in every Halo games to date, aside from the informal " Mythic" difficulty which is Legendary with all Skulls active in Halo games that feature them. This is what legends are made of." - Description from Halo Wars 2
Reload often." - Description from Halo 5: Guardians " Face insurmountable odds and an overwhelming enemy force. Can you survive their onslaught?" - Description from Halo: The Master Chief Collection " Death around every corner. again and again." - Description from Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4 " Your enemies outnumber you greatly and are hunting you down. This is suicide." - Description from Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary " Tremble as teeming hordes of invincible alien monsters punish the slightest error with instant death. " You face opponents who have never known defeat, who laugh in alien tongues at your efforts to survive. Hope you find these tips helpful.The Legendary shield, as per Halo: The Master Chief Collection's release. The “wings” are not necessary and can be removed with melee attacks – but be warned this will put your vehicle on the verge of destruction when you do finally squeeze through, so keep your distance. In a real pinch, you can do a little “body work” on a Ghost or Banshee to make it fit through tight places. You can often weasel your way past with a well angled charge, or by pushing nearby objects (or other vehicles) close enough to make a ramp. When you find a wall or barrier that seems to say “no vehicles through here”, don’t be quick to accept defeat. Elites and Grunts will sometimes hop into unmanned vehicles/turrets – even if they were “intended” for you. Also be careful to destroy any vehicles or turrets you don’t plan to use, especially in contested areas. This may cost you some respawns, but in certain areas you will find that what once seemed impossible becomes almost trivial once you’ve ripped that shiny vehicle out of their cold dead alien appendages. For this reason, I will often make suicide runs in an attempt to steal enemy vehicles (often using the aforementioned “Sneaky Bastard” techniques).
However, when you turn the tables – it is just bad news. Enemies will often descend on the fake you, showing their location and exposing their flank – a great time for assassinations, grenade tosses, or just general guerrilla warfare to thin their ranks.Īs agent86 mentioned, having a vehicle is a huge boon since it means unlimited ammo and generally makes you much more of a force to be reckoned with. Pinned down? Hide around a blind corner and send out a hologram. A great way to get critical assassinations or jack vehicles. However, the flipside is that you can sneak very close with Active Camo, and then make a mad dash to close the gap. If they are watching you as you send a Hologram, they won’t be confused for long. At close range or when you are moving quickly, they can see through Active Camo. Think of your enemy like a real multiplayer opponent. Many folks think these abilities don’t work on Legendary, but in fact they just need to be used very carefully. Two armor abilities, Active Camo and Hologram, can really help you with the tougher enemies.