any tips on halo 3 people can give me to get better

no scoping is not as improtant as using the BR well. Try playing a few games of team swat on about 3 sensitivity and get used to aiming for the head. Then jump into some slayer, turn your sensitivity up to about 5 (depends on what you like) and just kinda pretend your playing swat, just remember it takes more than one shot :). That is pretty much how I prefected my BR skills.

Basically perfect the BR and do not chase after an opponent. You allow them to use the map against you. Chasing leads to them using a grenade and a one shot to the dome.

Just keep playing.

knowing the maps and weapon spawns are important

I could go on for a while about this, I'll try my best to make it both accurate and short. Hope you like light reading.

I am a Staff Captain in rank, mainly because I simply dislike the Halo 3 community in the ranked playlists, but I have learned a great deal about the game.

1. - Control your top weapons. Find the ones you like and stick with them. Make sure you have enough alternatives that you are always using something you are good with, but not so many that you are constantly swapping weapons.

Good weapons to be seriously good with are - BR (Battle Rifle), AR (Assault Rifle) and the Shotgun or Sniper depending on your prefered playstyle.

The BR is the ultimate medium range weapon as four headshots kills any foe, end of story. The AR is the ultimate pressure weapon, it has a large clip and quickly tears away shields for a melee kill, It is also the appropriate and common counter weapon for the BR within medium to close range.

The Shotgun is great for both ambushing and simply camping. It allows you to pick and area and own it. Either find a doorway and give a quick shoot + Melee combo or set ambushes by hiding in the path the enemy must take, then move the ambush from another angle when they try to counter you thinking you wouldn't have moved.

The Sniper can be near godliness if you choose early on WHAT type of sniper you are. You are either like me, a Sniper who focuses ONLY on assisting teammates against key opponents, or a cold-hearted killer who nails anyone who sticks their head out. Whether through assists or kills, you can effectively use this to bring a large number of kills tot he table.

Also, note that some weapons can be used to replace others, the Mauler can get the two hit kill like the sniper with a simple Shoot + Melee, The BR in the hands of a very capable player can kill at quite long range, it will even annoy enemy snipers by taking them out of scope (enemy shots drop your sniper scope on impact)

2. - Random groups are the majority of Halo, but I highly reccomend knowing the people you are playing with somewhat. The orginization of a team can win matches. Even if that orginization is only to the point of knowing how your teammates play. Don't be afraid to try to get to know the playstyles of players who would like to party with you, they could teach you something in some cases, a lot of my own technique and skill is learned from my teammates.

3. - Ignore any and all disruptive players. The Halo 3 community is crap. Absolute crap. For every player who is a good kind of guy, there are ten trash talking tweens who want to compare worthless rank and number statistics with everyone they meet. IF you can play Halo 3 in a party chat, play it in a party chat. If not, mute anyone who trash talks without warning. They aren't worth the time to even acknowledge. Your entire experience will pick up the minute you ditch the overcompetitive side of the game.

Everything said above is an excellent start. Also check out bungie.net and see where you died and how they killed you and such. Avoid the center of rooms if you can help it and get to know the maps and there choke points. Simply time in the game already puts you above the newbs, but it seems with every online game I play someone is almost always ranked above me, and by a lot.MAGlCALMAN

learn the art of ricocheting the grenades off the walls

learn the art of ricocheting the grenades off the walls

BLAS1AN

^This and always have grenades (Preferbaly Plasma Grenades). Try your best not to die b/c if you don't care it will add up. Last but not least, just have fun, if you do bad one game the next one won't be that bad. I mean we all have our days, don't letone day determine if you like the game or not (That's why some people hate the game, b/c they suck). Oh yeah one more thing about the grenades, if you time it right, you can kill someone with one grenade and one BR shot. I personally love doing this.

like Herold said, grenades are your best friend. You're rarely going to get an instant kill but they take off a lot of damage makingthe enemyeasier tofinish off with a BR. Also getting good at the Spartan Laser helps. But just remember to keep tossing those nades!

Know your surroundings. Know where the snipers snipe and the campers camp (usually where a shotgun and energy sword is). If playing with a team don't go Rambo. Stick close to people and you'll live a bit longer. Also, keep an eye your radar.

3. - Ignore any and all disruptive players. The Halo 3 community is crap. Absolute crap. For every player who is a good kind of guy, there are ten trash talking tweens who want to compare worthless rank and number statistics with everyone they meet. IF you can play Halo 3 in a party chat, play it in a party chat. If not, mute anyone who trash talks without warning. They aren't worth the time to even acknowledge. Your entire experience will pick up the minute you ditch the overcompetitive side of the game.

phynixblack

Obv get good with BR (Even though i hate it :] ). Play SWAT to get better at headshots with it.

Try sneaking a bit coz you wont come up on radar and will surprise your enemies and get the first few shots in.

Im a hypocrite for saying this but dont run right into battle going for kills and not caring about deaths, hang back and keep your cool so you can pick people off. ;)

i'd say go with 3 shots to the body and 1 head shot will do it!!!

You just gotta play more man. That is really all there is to it.

how do you 4 shot so the next time i play i will be better and will do better when in ranked matches

For singleplayer:

• Stay in cover
• Don't rush out
• scout the terrain
• look for enemy tanks
• Fill up on ammo whenever possible

For multiplayer:

• Same stuff as singleplayer tips
• Get vehicles (depending on your skill whether it's driving or shooting)
• Plasma grenades are your friend.
• Use headsets (people like you more and often party up)
• Never stay in one place
• Use the BR a lot!
• Avoid rockets that are heading your way

Also for multiplayer, If you're doing CTF, partner up with someone to have them drive you when you have the flag, or the other way around.

Another one is to reload whenever possible. I don't suggest reloading when you are facing an enemy. Also go for the energy sword.