Editing Overkill (achievement)

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'''Overkill''' is a [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]] [[achievement]]. It is awarded when the player gets an [[Overkill (Halo 3)|Overkill]] in a ranked free for all [[playlist]]. This Achievement gives 5 [[Gamerpoint]]s to the player. Overkill also unlocks the helmet piece for the [[Elite]] [[Armor Permutations| Commando Armor]] and shoulders for the Elite [[Armor Permutations |Ascetic armor]].

It is represented by a bronze medal with four green stars.

== Difficulty ==
This Achievement has been antagonized for its difficulty to earn. Currently, there is only one playlist that falls within the conditions. Since the playlist, Lone Wolves, originally only supported 5 players per match a player had to kill every other player in the game within four seconds of each kill. This was proven very difficult, and many players instead opted to get this achievement simply in an [[achievement match]]. This was rectified and made slightly easier in a recent update, where the amount of people allowed per match was increased to 6.

It was briefly possible to earn this achievement relatively easily during the Halloween zombie special.  If you started as the alpha zombie on a "creeping death" match, it was possible to have four or more opponents clustered together and to easily sneak up and eliminate them all with a single gravity hammer stroke.

An easy way to do this will be to man the turrets on [[The Pit]] in a [[Crazy King]] match. People in the hill area can be too preoccupied to worry about you and you can mow them down with ease. Another popular way to gain the achievement in a Crazy King match is to grab a shotgun or gravity hammer near the hill area. The rushing players will probably be caught unaware which will make the achievement a bit easier. If, however, a another player is near the player you just killed it will be more difficult. 

Another way to achieve this is to take a sniper rifle on [[King of the Hill]] games, stay far away from the hill, and pick off the people in the hill area.

You can also do this with an energy sword on a small map like [[Epitaph]]. Since Epitaph has a "Main Battle area" (inside on the 1st floor) where all the carnage occurs, go there and try to sneak up on people. Sword clashing is the negative side to this, though. Sword clash battles can take more than 4 seconds to finish, which violates a requirement for this achievement. You can also try tossing in grenades while your enemies sword clash each other. If the grenade is thrown right and their shields are down (from sword clashing each other), It should land you at least a double kill.

A tricky, but certainly possible, way to get the achievement is to get both a shotgun and a bubble shield. First activate the bubble shield, which will act as a magnet, attracting other players. As soon as they come give them a nice shot in the face with your shotgun. If enough players come within a few seconds, you could at least get a Triple Kill. This is especially effective on [[Epitaph]] and [[Guardian]], even more on a Swords match.

A fairly easy way to gain this achievement is in a Crazy King match on Epitaph. Grab the rocket launcher and battle rifle, position yourself above the hill, and wait until the hill area is populated. When you see enough players in the hill area, fire off two rockets. Most likely no one is paying attention to you, so you could take the battle rifle and any remaining rockets to go for the Killing Frenzy achievement by picking them off from a distance with the battle rifle.

Another way to get it is to go downstairs on a guardian map. Wait till it is an oddball match. Grab the ball and run half way up one of the small ramps overlooking the small fighting circle. Drop the skull and hide behind the door. People come running up and you give them a nice whack to the face. Usually players will travel in groups. This is also a good way to get a killing frenzy.

Another way to get this, is if the game is Swords, and it is on a small map like Snowbound, and/or Guardian. Just go right into the battlefield and let people come to you. They will usually gravitate towards the same spot (Guardian, the middle) (Snowbound, right next to the cave entrance in the ground, or underground) The only hard part about this is that sometimes the "sword-battles" will take a little long, causing you to lose the "under 4 seconds part."

It is also possible to earn this achievement in the ranked free for all playlist legendary brawl,because unlike lone wolves, which has only 6 players, legendary brawl has 13, making it much easier to earn this achievement.

Of course, perhaps the simplest way to achieve this would be to ask all other participants if they require this achievement the same as you do (for any given game it's fairly good odds that they will), and then agree for everyone to meet up at a predesignated spot whereby everyone takes turns assassinating each other quickly to earn the achievement.  And unlike attempts at arranging other high difficulty achievements, since Overkill requires nearly everyone in the match to participate, dealing with interference coming from people trying to play normally is almost a non-issue.

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-'''Overkill''' is an [[Achievements (Halo 3)|achievement]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''. It was awarded when a player earned an [[Overkill]] medal in a ranked free-for-all [[Matchmaking]] playlist. The achievement is worth {{Gamerscore|5}}, and unlocks the [[Sangheili|Elite]] [[Commando harness|Commando]] helmet and the Elite [[Ascetic harness|Ascetic]] shoulder [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|armor permutations]].
+'''Overkill''' is a [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]] [[achievement]]. It is awarded when the player gets an [[Overkill (Halo 3)|Overkill]] in a ranked free for all [[playlist]]. This Achievement gives 5 [[Gamerpoint]]s to the player. Overkill also unlocks the helmet piece for the [[Elite]] [[Armor Permutations| Commando Armor]] and shoulders for the Elite [[Armor Permutations |Ascetic armor]].
-Following the shutdown of [[Xbox 360]] ''Halo'' online services on January 13, [[2022]], this achievement is no longer attainable.{{Ref/Site|Id=shutdown2|D=23|M=1|Y=2022|URL=https://www.windowscentral.com/halo-xbox-360-servers-have-been-shut-down2021|Site=Windows Central|Page=Halo Xbox 360 servers have been shut down, ending an era}}{{Ref/Site|Id=shutdown1|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sunsetting-halo-xbox-360-game-services-in-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 Game Services in 2021}}
+It is represented by a bronze medal with four green stars.
-==Background==
+== Difficulty ==
-This achievement is known for being very difficult to earn. The only permanent playlist that this achievement could be earned in is [[Lone Wolves]]. Lone Wolves originally only supported five-player matches, such that an Overkill Medal required the killing of every other player in the match. This proved to be quite difficult, and many players instead opted to get this achievement simply in an achievement match.
+This Achievement has been antagonized for its difficulty to earn. Currently, there is only one playlist that falls within the conditions. Since the playlist, Lone Wolves, originally only supported 5 players per match a player had to kill every other player in the game within four seconds of each kill. This was proven very difficult, and many players instead opted to get this achievement simply in an [[achievement match]]. This was rectified and made slightly easier in a recent update, where the amount of people allowed per match was increased to 6.
-This was rectified and made slightly easier in a later updates, where the amount of people allowed per match was increased to six.
+It was briefly possible to earn this achievement relatively easily during the Halloween zombie special.  If you started as the alpha zombie on a "creeping death" match, it was possible to have four or more opponents clustered together and to easily sneak up and eliminate them all with a single gravity hammer stroke.
-==Rewards==
+An easy way to do this will be to man the turrets on [[The Pit]] in a [[Crazy King]] match. People in the hill area can be too preoccupied to worry about you and you can mow them down with ease. Another popular way to gain the achievement in a Crazy King match is to grab a shotgun or gravity hammer near the hill area. The rushing players will probably be caught unaware which will make the achievement a bit easier. If, however, a another player is near the player you just killed it will be more difficult.
-Unlocking this achievement rewards the player with the following;
-*{{Gamerscore|5}}
-*[[Commando harness|Commando]] helmet multiplayer armor permutation
-*[[Ascetic harness|Ascetic]] shoulders multiplayer armor permutation
-==Tactics==
+Another way to achieve this is to take a sniper rifle on [[King of the Hill]] games, stay far away from the hill, and pick off the people in the hill area.
-*One way to get this achievement was to use an [[Energy Sword]] on [[The Pit]] during a [[Slayer|Swords]] match. Players that are skilled with the sword were be able to gain [[Triple Kill (Halo 3 achievement)|Triple Kill]], Overkill, [[Steppin' Razor]], and possibly even [[Killing Frenzy (achievement)|Killing Frenzy]] all in the same match. One could also rush for the Energy Sword during a [[King of the Hill]] match.
-*The turrets on The Pit could be useful when playing on that map in a Crazy King match. Players at the hill would often be too preoccupied to avoid the turret until it was too late. Alternatively, one could [[Camping#Target Camping|lie in wait near the hill]] with a [[Shotgun]], [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]], or [[Mauler]].
-*During a King of the Hill match, [[sniping]] players at the hill was a valid tactic.
-*A tricky tactic was to find a Shotgun and a [[Bubble Shield]]. One could activate the Bubble Shield to draw enemies close, and then use the Shotgun to mow them down when they enter.
-*During an [[Oddball]] match on [[Guardian (map)|Guardian]], one could go downstairs, grab the ball, and run halfway up one of the small ramps overlooking the central "arena". At that point, one could drop the skull and [[Camping|hide behind the door]]. From there, one could [[melee]] any players that rush for the ball.
-*Several Double EXP Weekend playlists were useful for gaining this achievement, including Mythic Brawl and Ranked Living Dead.
-**In Living Dead, the Zombies were weak in a few gametypes, and some of the maps were prone to spawnkilling.
-==Sources==
+You can also do this with an energy sword on a small map like [[Epitaph]]. Since Epitaph has a "Main Battle area" (inside on the 1st floor) where all the carnage occurs, go there and try to sneak up on people. Sword clashing is the negative side to this, though. Sword clash battles can take more than 4 seconds to finish, which violates a requirement for this achievement. You can also try tossing in grenades while your enemies sword clash each other. If the grenade is thrown right and their shields are down (from sword clashing each other), It should land you at least a double kill.
-{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Halo 3 Achievements}}
+A tricky, but certainly possible, way to get the achievement is to get both a shotgun and a bubble shield. First activate the bubble shield, which will act as a magnet, attracting other players. As soon as they come give them a nice shot in the face with your shotgun. If enough players come within a few seconds, you could at least get a Triple Kill. This is especially effective on [[Epitaph]] and [[Guardian]], even more on a Swords match.
-[[Category:Halo 3 achievements]]
+A fairly easy way to gain this achievement is in a Crazy King match on Epitaph. Grab the rocket launcher and battle rifle, position yourself above the hill, and wait until the hill area is populated. When you see enough players in the hill area, fire off two rockets. Most likely no one is paying attention to you, so you could take the battle rifle and any remaining rockets to go for the Killing Frenzy achievement by picking them off from a distance with the battle rifle.
+Another way to get it is to go downstairs on a guardian map. Wait till it is an oddball match. Grab the ball and run half way up one of the small ramps overlooking the small fighting circle. Drop the skull and hide behind the door. People come running up and you give them a nice whack to the face. Usually players will travel in groups. This is also a good way to get a killing frenzy.
+Another way to get this, is if the game is Swords, and it is on a small map like Snowbound, and/or Guardian. Just go right into the battlefield and let people come to you. They will usually gravitate towards the same spot (Guardian, the middle) (Snowbound, right next to the cave entrance in the ground, or underground) The only hard part about this is that sometimes the "sword-battles" will take a little long, causing you to lose the "under 4 seconds part."
+It is also possible to earn this achievement in the ranked free for all playlist legendary brawl,because unlike lone wolves, which has only 6 players, legendary brawl has 13, making it much easier to earn this achievement.
+Of course, perhaps the simplest way to achieve this would be to ask all other participants if they require this achievement the same as you do (for any given game it's fairly good odds that they will), and then agree for everyone to meet up at a predesignated spot whereby everyone takes turns assassinating each other quickly to earn the achievement.  And unlike attempts at arranging other high difficulty achievements, since Overkill requires nearly everyone in the match to participate, dealing with interference coming from people trying to play normally is almost a non-issue.
+{{Halo 3 Achievements|Overkill_achievement.gif|30}}
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