Boarding (gameplay mechanic): Difference between revisions

'''Boarding''' a vehicle is a technique featured in [[Halo 2]] and [[Halo 3]]. It is a unique and interesting way of removing the threat of an enemy vehicle while not destroying it so that the player may use it as their own.  

 

'''Boarding''', also called ''carjacking'' or ''hijacking'', a vehicle is accomplished simply by holding '''X''' in Halo 2 or '''RB''' in Halo 3 when the player is near an enemy's vehicle. This is not easily accomplished as the player can either be splattered or killed by the vehicle's gunner. However if the player succeeds he/she can instantly turn the tables on the enemy by using their former vehicle against them. But be warned, the enemy can do the same to you, so make sure you don't give them the opportunity.

In Halo 3, when ejecting an enemy driver the melee attack that takes place as you eject them severely damages the enemy and may even kill them if their shields are down. After being successfuly boaded, there is a brief period of time when you are stunned and cannot do anything. If you are being boarded it is impossible to get out and try to escape: you have to stay put until you are killed or ejected.

Boarding a '''warthog''' or '''spectre''' is different in that you still eject the other player but you do not enter his seat. This can be dangerous as the player that was boarded can start shooting you before you return to First-Person view. Because these vehicles also have a [[turret]], it can be difficult to get close enough to board them, and because you cannot safely board a vehicle while there is an enemy in the turret. However if the player does get the opportunity he/she can render the vehicle useless by '''1)''' ejecting the driver and thus the vehicle becomes a sitting target or '''2)''' ejecting the gunner so that it is no longer a threat to other players (with the exception of the driver still being able to splatter people). Another funny way of boarding an enemy warthog is to get into the passenger seat and punch the rival spartan/elite driving, killing them. However, you may not want to do this in the middle of a battlefield however, seeing as you have to get out and run around to the drivers seat to take over the Warthog

[[Halo 3]]'s [[Mongoose]] cannot be boarded in the traditional sense of ejecting the driver or directly damaging him.  However, a player may melee the driver off as you will still lunge like you would a ground enemy. Alternatively, you could get in the passenger seat of an enemy's Mongoose and then kill the driver with a few quick [[melee]] attacks or shots to the back of the head.

In Halo 3, if a Brute boards your Wraith, you cannot leave the vehicle to escape being melee'd to death. However, you can just fire the main cannon which will damage the Wraith but kill the Brute.