![]() ![]() Once you have a checkpoint save you like simply jump off the cliff the same way each time, but adjust the direction you jump off the cliff based on where you know the grunt is from previous jumps. If not then restart the campaign until he is. If the Elite is in a position you like and behaving how you want then restart from the last save. You can try as many times as you like with exactly the same circumstances that way and do each attempt very quickly as long as you don't die too many times, but even if you do just setup your jump the same way again.) Pause mid jump. It only takes a few seconds to setup your run over again, but it pays off because if you setup the run quickly enough then your checkpoint save will be just before you jump off the cliff and the Elite will always be in the same position from that save. If he is in a bad position or moves before you hit the ground then pause the game and restart the campaign. On the first run you don't even need to attempt the assassination, just setup your run and see where the elite is once you jump. You might lose a little altitude, but you need the distance you gain. You can jump later than it seems you would be able to because the edge is a little rounded. Look almost but not quite all the way down and wait until the last moment to jump. Begin sprinting early enough to get up to full speed. I used these like runway lights strafing until I was lined up then I would run strait through. Forward towards the edge of the cliff where it comes to something of a point are two identical pairs of tiny rocks. To the left of the big rock are two flat medium rocks, then to the left of them are many little rocks. Strafe just a bit around the big rock on the right to line yourself up. As you come to the cliff don't stop at all. I found it less obtrusive than the AR in my view. Optional - Switch to the pistol if you prefer it. Jump over or on top of the rock and pass Emile to get to the cliff first. Immediately push forward on the left stick. First, skip the cinema by pressing A then Y. This is the procedure I used on my last attempt which netted me the achievement in about 10 minutes of trying after hours of trying other times. What happens is if your forward velocity is high enough you will simply slide to a stop instead of dying. It slopes away a bit, especially at the nearest spot the Elite stops at, near the grass. The key is that the terrain is not entirely flat down there. I noticed that even with grenade damage whenever I did not assassinate I would either die outright or survive with zero fall damage. Thus using a grenade to take some damage did me no good whatsoever. This is not due to the height of the fall. It's doable, but it seems like the outcome is pretty inconsistent. it's just that the terrain is less than ideal for it. ![]() The achievement isn't bugged, glitchy, or random. It wasn't until I finally got it that I think I figured out what I was doing wrong. I had tons upon tons of failures, including a great many where I would assassinate the elite without getting the achievement, even when I deactivated sprint pretty early. So, none of that matters for the achievo. When I started the assassination my crosshair was on his shoulder, though it never turned red. I came down very close behind him, almost on top of him. In fact my successful one did the animation that cuts his leg out from under them and ends with jabbing the knife into his throat. And I did not do the headstomp animation. I never touched the ground, and my shields did not flare. On my successful attempts the assassination started well above the elite. I failed over and over and over again, and it wasn't until I read about it in several different places that I finally was successful, and I think that I now know why. Nice one, Bungie.Īfter a ridiculous number of failed attempts I empathize with all the people having trouble with this one. ![]() Note that the fall in this part is actually not enough to kill you, and yet this area actually works for the achievement, while there are people with dozens of "successful" attempts on Pillar of Autumn who have never got the achievement to unlock there. Get out of sprint before you reach the elite, and try to end up a bit further back so you get the right animation. Wait for him to turn his back, and do everything the same as the Pillar of Autumn method. If a grunt and a jackal run over to him, then you've been spotted, restart from the checkpoint. Now peer over the edge cautiously and you'll see an elite patrolling below. Take out the first elite with a melee attack, not an assassination, which could alert the enemy. Load up Nightfall, on Legendary just in case it matters. Worked for me in about six tries, after being robbed repeatedly by Pillar of Autumn and giving up on that method. Thanks, Steezy, and if you're part of the TA community, let me know and I'll gladly take this down so you can post it under your own creds. ![]()
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