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| − | '''Alas, Poor Yorick''' is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' |
+ | '''Alas, Poor Yorick''' is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' achievement when the player gets 3 [[Oddball]] [[melee]] kills in a ranked or social match on a [[Legendary map pack|Legendary]] or Mythic map.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=15422 Bungie Weekly Update 9/5/2008]</ref> It is worth 25 Gamerpoints. |
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| − | It is worth 25 [[Gamerpoint|Gamerpoints]]. |
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==Methods== |
==Methods== |
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+ | #Try getting this on either [[Ghost Town]], [[Avalanche]] or [[Blackout]]. Some people get oddball by searching DLC slayer (which is no longer offered). Try searching ranked team doubles. You can get a couple Oddball games on Blackout (only if every player has the map pack). Just try standing behind a corner or in a [[Z-4190 Temporal Protective Enfolder/Stationary Shield|Bubble Shield]] and when they come close melee with the oddball. |
| − | #Although rare, this is most easily achieved when playing [[3 Ball]], one of the [[Double EXP Weekend]] playlists. |
+ | #Although rare, this is most easily achieved when playing [[Double EXP Weekend|3 Ball]], one of the [[Double EXP Weekend]] playlists. |
| − | #This method requires a friend willing to help you. |
+ | #This method requires a friend willing to help you. When playing a Free-For-All Oddball game, if your friend obtains the ball, and you need the achievement, you can ask for it, and kill him three times. |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *Yorick was the deceased court jester whose skull was exhumed by a gravedigger in [[ |
+ | *Yorick was the deceased court jester whose skull was exhumed by a gravedigger in [[List of references to Shakespeare in Halo|Shakespeare]]'s ''Hamlet''. |
| + | **One of Bungie's earlier games (Marathon Infinity) made the very same reference in the form of a [https://marathongame.fandom.com/wiki/Poor_Yorick_(Level) level name]. |
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| − | *In Halo Wars there is also an achievement with a similar name, [[Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas]], when you find the first skull in the game. |
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| − | *Some players experience that they need to achieve the three oddball kills in one life in order to get the achievement. |
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| − | *There is a level in ''Marathon: Infinity'' with the same name. |
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==Sources== |
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Revision as of 15:27, 4 June 2019
Alas, Poor Yorick is a Halo 3 achievement when the player gets 3 Oddball melee kills in a ranked or social match on a Legendary or Mythic map.[1] It is worth 25 Gamerpoints.
Methods
- Try getting this on either Ghost Town, Avalanche or Blackout. Some people get oddball by searching DLC slayer (which is no longer offered). Try searching ranked team doubles. You can get a couple Oddball games on Blackout (only if every player has the map pack). Just try standing behind a corner or in a Bubble Shield and when they come close melee with the oddball.
- Although rare, this is most easily achieved when playing 3 Ball, one of the Double EXP Weekend playlists.
- This method requires a friend willing to help you. When playing a Free-For-All Oddball game, if your friend obtains the ball, and you need the achievement, you can ask for it, and kill him three times.
Trivia
- Yorick was the deceased court jester whose skull was exhumed by a gravedigger in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- One of Bungie's earlier games (Marathon Infinity) made the very same reference in the form of a level name.
Sources