I’ve been busy with several projects all at once that have kept me VERY busy. Not finishing one of these over the past few days has kept me from posting anything new on the site. However….expect to see something in just a few minutes after this post.

-Sal

Hi folks, I know the past few days I’ve been sort of light on articles. I both hurt my back over the weekend and had a super migraine. Both sort of hampered my ability to write up articles.

Hard to concentrate with the headache. As well, hard to sit up in my chair to write. SO I posted what I could in the interim.

During this time however, I’ve been handwriting down ideas for articles. In the coming days, I plan on releasing articles on what Halo means to me. This article I’ve had to write and rewrite this and continue to do so. It’s an article that is hard to pin down certain points as Halo means a LOT to me in many ways.

As well, I’ve been looking at the “ABC’s of Halo.” This is an idea I posted a week or so ago.  That article will go over what I (and readers contributions) feel the next Halo SHOULD have, as well as things we’d like to have in the game. This specific article may span over the course of a few articles as there are many things to consider.

I encourage you all to send in ideas to me about things you’d like for me to write about. As well, if you have any breaking news about Halo, PLEASE feel free to contact me. As I say to every new subscriber, I’m always looking for new and more things Halo to write about.

Thanks for continuing to come back these past few days, even though the news has been scarce. Illness and pain suck and I just needed to try to take a break.

Respectfully,
Sal

It’s Friday,so that means it’s Halo Fan Friday League. Come join me tonight for matchmaking and customs.

As always, the playlist will be determined by the party size. I have created a new forge map that I want to test out. Beyond this, I’m looking to hit Multi-team Regicide hard tonight.

So please come out and game. Hit me up with an invite request at my GT: HaloFanForLife1

We start at 8:30pm EST.

-Sal

Before the XBOX One comes out and even MORE of you leave Halo 4, I’d like to ask for your help in either/both Halo Wars and Halo CE Anniversary.
Simply put, I’m looking to get achievements completed. If you need some in either game, let me know. If you’r a WHIZ at Halo Wars, I definitely want to game with you as I know you’ll be able to help me get those cheevos!
In any event, I’m just looking to complete these games and need a break from Halo 4 for a bit.
Anyone interested in helping me grind out some cheevos, reply below or message me on XBOX Live. My GT is HaloFanForLife1
Here are the achievements I still need in Halo CE Anniversary:
Dear Diary… – Read all of the terminals hidden throughout the campaign.
Living Legend – Complete every level of the game on Legendary difficulty.
That Just Happened – Complete the level “The Library” on Heroic difficulty or higher without dying.
All According to Plan… – Kill all the enemies in the first encounter of “Truth and Reconciliation” without being detected.
Grenadier – Escape the map room in “The Silent Cartographer” without firing a shot on Heroic or Legendary.
Breaking Quarantine – Escape the Forerunner facility on the level “343 Guilty Spark” in 21 minutes or less.
Tying Up Loose Ends – Kill every Elite on the level “Keyes” on Heroic difficulty or above.
Never Tell Me the Odds – Escape “The Maw” on Legendary with at least a minute left on the count down.

And here are the ones I still need in Halo Wars: 

Adjudicate the Arbiter – Complete the Campaign on Heroic Difficulty
Detour the Great Journey – Complete the Campaign on Legendary Difficulty
Mr. Punctual – Finish all missions under Par Time on Heroic difficulty
Own Worst Enemy – Get a Gold Medal with all Debuff Skulls Active
Wall of Recognition – Get a Gold Medal on every Campaign Mission
Epic Grinder – Obtain a Lifetime Campaign Score over 1,000,000
Everything’s Better with Bacon – Mission 1: Ram 50 Grunts with Warthogs
Covenant “Hot Drop” – Mission 3: Kill at least 5 Covenant Units with the Bridge
He’s Got The Jack – Mission 5: Jack 6 Covenant Vehicles
Rhino Hugger – Mission 6: Successfully protect every Rhino
Micro Manager – Mission 7: Do not destroy any Power Node
Ramblin’ Man – Mission 8: Use Elephants to train 100 Infantry
The Procrastinator – Mission 10: Disrupt all Tractor Beams
Battened Down the Hatches – Mission 11: Save all the Airlocks
Handy with Tools – Mission 12: Repair the Power Core in less than 4 minutes
Beaming with Pride – Mission 13: Destroy 25 units with the Scarab
Didn’t Get To Second Base – Mission 14: Don’t claim an extra base
Thinkin’ about My Doorbell – Mission 15: Open the Doors in order
OMG BFF FTW – Complete entire Campaign in Co-op Mode
Titan – Get 20,000 points in any Skirmish Game
Big Al’s Scooter – Win a Heroic Skirmish Game against the AI in under 10 minutes
Penny Pincher – Get a winning High Score with 10 or less Squads against the Heroic AI
N00b n0 M0r3 – Win a Matchmade Skirmish Game on Xbox LIVE
So Lonely at the Top – Win and have the Highest Score in a Matchmade Skirmish Game on Xbox LIVE
Basically Naive – Obtain the Recruit Rank on Xbox LIVE
Officer on Deck – Obtain the Lieutenant Rank on Xbox LIVE
Running the Show – Obtain the General Rank on Xbox LIVE
Graverobber – Collect all Skulls
Halo Historian – Unlock All Timeline Events
Ready for the Sequel – 100% Completion
24 Hours of Quality – Play Halo Wars for at least 24 Total Hours
One and Done – Score the winning point in a game of Keepaway against Legendary AIs.
Freak on a Streak – Gain at least 15 population from a single wave in a Reinforcement game.
Living Loving Bug – Get a Scarab during a Reinforcement game.
Tour Coming Through – Hot drop 50 squads to your Covenant Leader in a single game on Barrens.
Never Leave a Man Behind – Finish with 5000 net resources tributed to your teammates on Memorial Basin except in Deathmatch.
Drain Cleaner – Kill 20 enemy squads with a continuous Covenant Leader Power on Memorial Basin.
Killjoy – Disrupt 5 active Leader Powers in a single game on Blood River.

-Sal

Tonight for Halo Fan Friday League, I’m going to switch things up some. It’s Reach night! I’m looking to play some Firefight and need 3 others who are ready and willing to play at least 2 hours of Firefight in Reach.

I just want/need a break from Halo 4 for a day, thus the reason for the change.

-Sal

The XBOX One tour is winding down. But there are still places to go to check it out.

I for one am excited as it’s coming to Pittsburgh this weekend, which is where I live.

To check and see if the tour is coming to a place near you, click HERE!

-Sal