(electronic beeping) - [Falcon] Halo Infinite's
multiplayer is here and there's probably some
stuff you haven't noticed yet. And that's why we put together a list to set you on your way. Hi folks, it's Falcon,
and today on Gameranx, 10 things Halo Infinite
multiplayer doesn't tell you. Before we get going, a few days ago I said I wanted
to play the single player before I played the multiplayer. And I wanted to concede
to everybody who said that's not gonna happen,
that it didn't happen. I played the multiplayer and
I talked to a lot of people about the multiplayer, it was pretty good. This is some stuff that we noticed though that could be pretty helpful for you. Starting off at number 10, the grapple shot has so, so many uses. One of the coolest new pieces of equipment in Halo Infinite is the grapple shot. What makes it so interesting
is all the stuff it can do, and it actually has a lot more
uses than you might think. Of course, the most obvious
function of the grapple is that you can use it to
get around the map faster, but it can be also used to grab the flag, launch yourself at enemies
and even hijack vehicles like, and just to be clear, being able to hijack a
vehicle is totally awesome. You can literally turn the
entire tide of the battle if you manage to pull it off and yes, you can do it with flying vehicles. There's also just some pretty
wild tricks you can pull off with a properly applied grapple. Probably the funniest
is hijacking the vehicle and then driving it off a cliff with all the passengers still in it, then getting out and
grappling up to safety. Like, it's not easy to pull
off, but man, when you do it, it is clutch move, you feel awesome. And if you're just playing to kill people, getting the grapple
shot and an energy sword is a really powerful combo, like just grapple onto enemies and you can just essentially delete them. The grapple shot is maybe
the most versatile piece of equipment in Halo Infinite. So learning where these things spawn and grabbing them as soon as you can is both really useful and a lot of fun. So regardless of what
angle you're coming at, they're worth hunting down. At number nine, the repulsor
does quite a bit too. Another piece of equipment
that has a lot of hidden uses in Halo Infinite is the repulsor. When you first pick it up you might not think it
seems all that helpful. All it does is give you this
little force push power, and it's good at getting rid of grenades or pushing away guys
who want to melee you, but there's actually a lot
more you can do with it. For starters, you can use
it to boost your jumps. Like, it basically works
like rocket jumping. Just start moving, aim at the ground, jump and hit the repulsor, and you'll jump way higher
than you would normally. It's great for getting around quickly or attacking the enemy from a
place they might not expect. And while the repulsor is good
for pushing away grenades, they can also push pretty much anything. You can use it to push a flag or a whole bunch of
power seeds at one time. Like, normally on stockpile, you're forced to slowly
collect power seeds one by one, or try to Daisy chain
them back to your base by throwing them at teammates. But if you've got a repulsor
and a coordinated team, you can just take all of
the power seeds at one time. The repulsor is actually also great for shoving vehicles around. Probably not a situation
that comes up super often. But if a vehicle's trying to
run you over near a cliff, then a boss move is to just jump or side step out of the
way and repulsor blast it into the bottomless pit below. Honestly, it's easier to
pull off than it sounds, and it really sends vehicles flying. At number eight, the
Razorback can hold flags. Like, one vehicle that's
a little more useful than you might think is the Razorback. It's basically a Warthog
without a gun on the back, which makes it sound pretty pointless. But in certain modes, it's
actually pretty great. Like, have you ever been
in a capture the flag game where nobody's playing the objective? Well, that's a perfect
time for the Razorback to be the vehicle of
the solo flag carrier. You can actually load a flag onto the back of the
Razorback and then drive it. It tags your position, but the speed in which you can get around is more than enough to make up for that. You have to be aiming at
this little grate thing in the back of the car
to be able to put it on. And only while you're holding the flag. Like, it's pretty easy to miss and the game doesn't tell you anywhere you can actually do that. So it's no surprise that a lot of people don't know this is possible, but another cool thing that the Razorback can do is hold two
power seeds in the back, but there's slots for them and everything. So if you're in a game and see everyone more
interested in killing each other than winning the game, this is like the vehicle to use because you can sneak by
and get all the objectives. At number seven, you can ride on top of
a vehicle with the flag. Unlike the previous point, which is great for people
playing by themselves in capture the flag games, this trick is incredibly effective, but only if you have
someone to coordinate with. Yeah, it's possible to
ride on top of a vehicle while carrying the flag
instead of getting inside it, which has a lot of benefits. When you get into a vehicle
while carrying the flag, it'll ping your position
to the enemy team, so they know where you are. But if you're just standing
on top of a vehicle while it drives you back to the base, then the game just treats it
like you're standing in place because technically you are. It's pretty easy to fall off
of depending on the vehicle. Like, the Warthog's fairly stable if you stand on the front hood, but it does take some
practice on the driver's part to drive at the right speed so the flag carrier can stay on. Like, the trick even works
with aerial vehicles though. And that's where you can really go nuts. It almost feels like cheating,
it can be so powerful. But again, it's not the
easiest trick to pull off. There's a lot of skill involved
to really get this right. But with a little bit of planning, you can totally dominate capture the flag with this little trick. And at number six, it doesn't matter where you
shoot to take down shields. This is more of a general tip, but it's important to keep
in mind that shooting people in Halo multiplayer is a little different compared to other games. One of the most notable differences compared to something
like Call of Duty is that for the most part it doesn't
matter where you shoot someone, at least while they have a shield up. Once it's down, going for
a headshot's important, but before then, it generally doesn't
matter where you're aiming. That means you want to aim
for the center of the mass while the shield is up and then go for a headshot
once the shield is down. You don't always want to be
doing less damage overall to the shield because, you know, the head is a smaller target. That's why you want to aim for the body when an enemy has their shields, because you're landing
more shots that way. For a lot of us, we just want to aim at
the head at all times, but it's really better to wait until after the shield breaks. It takes a while to
get used to the timing, but eventually you will get it. At number five, you can take
out drop walls really quick. This is a kind of basic one, but I've seen enough people online that don't know about this, that I feel it's worth mentioning. One of the more annoying
pieces of equipment you can find is a drop wall. Like, it blocks weapon fire and grenades. And though you can
damage it pretty quickly, all it takes is a few
seconds of blocking fire for the enemy to take the advantage. But there is an easy way
to take these things out that some people don't realize. Just shoot the projector at the bottom. That's the part generating the shield, so shooting it once will
destroy the whole thing. Once you know about that, taking these things
out is a piece of cake. It actually becomes more time consuming for the person for
deploying the drop wall, because you can destroy them so quickly. Like, it's that simple. It really is. Don't bother shooting a laser panel, just shoot the black thing at the bottom. That is the easiest way
to kill a drop wall. At number four, there's some controller tweaks you can use to get a little bit more out of it. As with any multiplayer shooter, you will want to adjust the controls. From everything I've seen online, the two main things you'll want
to tweak for Halo Infinite, if you're using a controller, is the deadzone and the aim acceleration. These two options seem like
they're the most troublesome for people, I've seen it
mentioned like multiple times, and I've had one long
conversation about it, actually. It's 12 by default. So a lot of people say either
lower it all the way to zero or put it around three. Of course, if your controller
does have some kind of drift, don't go too wild while
changing the deadzone, but the general consensus seems to be that lowering this
setting is an improvement. And if you want to look around quicker, then aim acceleration
should help quite a bit. You'll want to turn this setting up. Some people say to even double it, but just go in and adjust it until your aiming speed is comfortable. I didn't quite double it personally, but just adjusting these
two very simple settings can really improve your
performance online. And after a little tweaking I've been doing actually
quite a bit better myself. At number three is how to mute people. Like, this is another game
where mics are on by default. So you're gonna run into a situation where there are a lot of
annoying people around you, at least some point, and you're gonna want
to be able to mute them, but they actually don't make
it super easy for you to do. There is no option to auto
mute people in this game. And actually doing it is kind
of buried in the options. So if you join a team and all you hear is
someone's heavy breathing, a crying baby or their favorite
hip hop tune from the 1990s on a Spotify playlist,
then follow these steps. When you're in game,
open up the pause menu, you'll see the social tab
in the bottom right corner, hit the button for that. Like, it's the one with the little boxes on an Xbox controller, which apparently is
called the view button. There you'll find a list of players at which you can highlight
them and mute them if you want. I'm not really sure why something
as simple as muting people is buried three menus in. It seems odd, but I mean, there it is. That's how you do it, at least now. At number two, you can improve lag. Have you ever found yourself
in a like really laggy game? My guess is yes, and this little point
will really help you out. The big reason this happens
even on official servers is for some reason the game
doesn't always prioritize your region when selecting games, and long distance regional servers can mean some pretty awful lag, but one Reddit poster figured
out a way around this. All credit to Reddit user
Skeetingtons for this. They are the ones that
put the work out in this, we're just highlighting it. But basically they show you
how to block certain servers. They've got a list of
all the server addresses used by Halo Infinite and
instructions on how to block them. What's great is they have
instructions not just for PC, but Xbox as well, like on Xbox it's a little trickier 'cause you have to gain access
to your router settings, but either way there's nothing
particularly difficult. You're mostly just copying and pasting. Any server code you add to
the list will be blocked, so leave out any regions
you actually want to play on and you're good. We've got a link to this
point in the description. Like seriously, if you're experiencing
severe lag playing this game, this might be a solution for you. At first glance it seems
a little intimidating, but it's really genuinely
not that complicated. Just be sure to leave out the server you actually want to play
on and you should be fine. And finally, at number one, there's one map with a loot cave. Like, remember the loot cave from Destiny? This isn't exactly like that, but it's still kind of a cool thing. You may have noticed these red doors in the map Fragmentation, but what you might not know is you can actually open them. There's actually two doors on the map. One on either side of the canyon and directly from across from each other, around the middle of the
map between the two bases. To open them, you just interact with this
terminal near the door. Your AI will start hacking it and you'll need to defend
for about 20 seconds before the door opened. If you've managed to get
in without getting killed, there's some pretty good stuff to find. Grenades, a power weapon, and
some equipment specifically. The stuff in here will
give you a big advantage on this map too, especially if you get a
really good power weapon. So if it seems like players
are ignoring the areas where these doors are, maybe not be a bad idea to go for one. Now this stuff should get you up and going with a little bit of an advantage in the new Halo multiplayer. Tell us what you think. What's
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