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'''Rocket Race''' is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[gametype]] based on [[VIP]]. In ''Halo 3'', Rocket Race matches involve four teams of two invulnerable players, each using a [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle|Mongoose]] and a [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launcher]] to reach a destination. ''Halo: Reach'' version of Rocket Race uses teams of three using a [[M12R Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|Rocket Warthog]], armed with Rocket Launcher and [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher|Grenade Launcher]]. | |||
The ''Halo 3'' gametype was in development during June [[2007]]<ref name="dev">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12575 Bungie Weekly Update 06/29/07]</ref> and has since been retired.<ref name="retired">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=14472] ''(Note: this ref needs checking.)''</ref> It appears on occasion in the [[Double EXP Weekend]] playlist. | |||
The ''Halo 3'' gametype was in development during June [[ | |||
==''Halo 3'' Rocket Race== | |||
A Rocket Race match starts with four teams of two players -- Red, Blue, Green, and Orange. At the start of the match, one player from each team is randomly selected to be the VIP. The VIP rides on the back of the Mongoose, using their Rocket Launcher, while the other player acts as the driver. | |||
The driver's objective is to escort their VIPs to the current objective. The VIP's objective is to use their Rocket Launcher to hinder other teams' progress. Damage is disabled with the VIP, so vehicles cannot be destroyed unless there is no one in the vehicle, and players can only be killed by a non-VIP. The only way to kill someone is through an [[assassination]]. These settings result in fun and chaotic gameplay. | |||
The game ends when a team gets 10 points. It is typically played on [[Sandtrap]], [[Valhalla]], [[Rat's Nest]], and [[Standoff]]. | |||
As per the release of the TU2 update, Rocket Race has been retired.<ref name="retired" /> It is now incorporated into [[Multi-Team]], with a low priority. It will still be used as a Double EXP Weekend from time to time. | |||
==''Halo: Reach'' Rocket Race== | |||
''Halo: Reach'' version of Rocket Race (listed as '''Rocket Hog Race''' and '''TU R. Hog Race''') uses four teams of three players, each driving a Rocket Warthog. In addition to Rocket Launchers, the players have Grenade Launchers as secondary weapons. The players randomly occupy the driver, passenger and gunner seats; as usual, passengers may use weapons normally. | |||
The players are only invulnerable in vehicles, and automatically teleport back to Warthogs after a few seconds if exited or ejected. While outside of vehicle, they are vulnerable and enemies see markers above the players heads. If the Warthogs are knocked by explosions, passengers see a counter showing how many rotations they completed. | |||
In Matchmaking, Rocket Race appears frequently in [[Multi Team]] playlist. It is typically played on [[Forge World/Hemorrhage|Hemorrhage]]. The gametype was introduced to Matchmaking upon release of [[Noble Map Pack]], which also includes one related achievement ([[Offensive Driver]], awarded for killing a player in Rocket Race). | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*On Sandtrap, the [[ | *On Sandtrap, the [[Elephant]] is a usable alternative vehicle in Rocket Race. A few players have reported that they managed to win a few games using the Elephant.{{citation needed}} | ||
*Rocket Race replaced Social Doubles on the social [[playlist]] of ''Halo 3'' during a [[Bungie]] Weekly Update.{{citation needed}} | *Rocket Race replaced [[Social Doubles]] on the social [[playlist]] of ''Halo 3'' during a [[Bungie]] Weekly Update.{{citation needed}} | ||
* | *You can still get MVP in Rocket Race, but it's determined by the number of enemy VIPs you killed in-game. | ||
* | *The only ways to kill in Rocket Race are to [[assassination|assassinate]] or to use environmental obstacles, such as the [[Brute Landmine]]s in Sandtrap or the edges of the map in Standoff. | ||
*There are several advanced tactics players can use to gain the lead, such as propelling themselves with | *If a VIP's teammate quits or [[lag]]s out, the VIP will have to gain points on their own, by walking to their destination or by "rocket jumping" -- VIPs can't drive vehicles in this gametype. | ||
*There are a number of groups formed that currently play organized [[ | *There are several advanced tactics players can use to gain the lead, such as propelling themselves with rockets -- commonly called "boosting" -- and finding shortcuts. | ||
*There are a number of groups formed that currently play organized [[Custom Game]]s. | |||
*Rocket Race lends itself easily to prolonged griefing, especially on maps like Rat's Nest, as players can choose not to race and seek instead to prevent other players from scoring and ending the game by: | *Rocket Race lends itself easily to prolonged griefing, especially on maps like Rat's Nest, as players can choose not to race and seek instead to prevent other players from scoring and ending the game by: | ||
**controlling choke points in the map, | **controlling choke points in the map, | ||
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**driving vehicles carrying enemy VIPs off the map or away from the waypoint. | **driving vehicles carrying enemy VIPs off the map or away from the waypoint. | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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== | ==Related Pages== | ||
*[[Multi-Team]] | *[[Multi-Team]] | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer | [[Category:Multiplayer Gametypes]] | ||
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[[Category:VIP Variants]] | |||
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