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| | #REDIRECT [[Button combo]] |
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| A '''button combo''' is a sequence of buttons that, when pressed in order, results in the unlocking of some hidden feature or the execution of some [[glitch]] or exploit. In the ''Halo'' community, the term is typically used to refer to quick button sequences in ''[[Halo 2]]'' that result in exploits.
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| == Introduction ==
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| Typical button combos take advantage of unforeseen attributes of certain actions. Some actions, such as [[melee]]ing, can disrupt animations for firing and reloading [[weapons]], performing melees, etc. By chaining these and other actions, players can perform special tricks, such as automatic [[Plasma Grenade]] sticks and [[Instant Death|instant close-range kills]]. Professional players often favor these.
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| However, many players disapprove of such "cheap" exploitations, and [[Bungie]] has declared these combos all as [[cheating]] and therefore [[ban]]worthy:<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=8557363&postRepeater1-p=2#8557767 '''Bungie.net: Halo 2 Forum:''' Why button-glitching isn't cheating:]</ref>
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| {{Quote|By the letter of the law, button glitching is cheating, and we suggest people to report it via feedback.|[[Tom Gioconda]]}}
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| == One-Touch Tricks ==
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| The following is an explanation of how single buttons can be incorporated in button combos. For more information on their normal usage, see [[Halo Controls]].
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| === X ===
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| The '''X''' button will reload a weapon, but besides that, it can cancel the timers of animations, such as melee or [[grenades]] (off-host), enabling you to fire or melee sooner than you would normally.
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| === Y ===
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| The '''Y''' button will switch weapons, directly after which you can throw a new melee (or sword lunge). Besides that, it can also cancel reloading, cancel melee animations, and, when used in a quick double sequence, it can enable you to open fire again sooner after reloading.
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| === B ===
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| The '''B''' button will let you melee, but when used at certain times it can do more; after reloading, for example, you can cancel the reload timer by meleeing and pressing X afterward. The melee's lunge can also be used to swing at your opponent, after which you can snipe someone no-scoped or stick people with a plasma grenade.
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| === R ===
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| The only function the '''R''' button has is to shoot, but in combination with other buttons, a lot of tricks can be achieved.
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| === L ===
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| Besides getting grenades out, you can actually use '''L''' to reload. After you have thrown a grenade, press '''X'''; you will automatically reload, but you can keep shooting while you reload (off-host).
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| === Overheat ===
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| Overheated [[plasma]] weapons have extra abilities. After a weapon overheats, it will reset the timers for shooting, meleeing and grenading; this can be used to get quick sessions of double grenades.
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| ==Button Combos in ''Halo 3''==
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| Button combos were never intended to exist. During ''[[Halo 3]]'''s development, [[Bungie]] treated such combos as bugs, and worked hard to eradicate them from the game. Some players, however, discovered a "BXB-style glitch", that allowed them to [[melee]] twice in quick succession.
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| Bungie quickly discovered this glitch and posted on the February 8, 2008 Weekly Update that they had deleted it from the game. It was fully removed once the first Auto-Update took effect on February 19, 2008.<ref>{{Cite BWU|13233|02/19/2008}}</ref>
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| ==Sources==
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| [[Category:Button Combos| ]]
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| [[Category:Glitches]]
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| [[Category:Halo 2 Glitches]]
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