BCM670 - Passage horde battle x4, rear attacks
(6:50) Level 3 ('The Truth and Reconciliation') on Heroic. Again using my 63-covie set-up, here are four passage horde battles where I circle around behind the covies to carry out a rear attack. Some covies will reach the muster bay when you fight this way, but never mind. You can still have fun wiping out the rest!
- Download: BCM670.mov (170.2 MB)
- Watch at HBO in full quality
- Watch on my Odysee channel in full quality (can also download the underlying mp4)
- Comment at my YouTube channel (bad place to watch though, due to the blurring)
Released August 14th 2026, gameplay recorded August 10th 2026.
Commentary
00:02 (Play 1 - AR & needler) For this first example I start by opening up with the AR from behind the cluster of covies in the first side-passage. Bit of a surprise for them! In the subsequent battling I push things somewhat and end up with only one health bar, but I did manage to blow up the stack.
01:54 (Play 2 - Plasma combo) At the start of this battle I get too near a plasma which gets detonated by my frag. Oops! That shreds my health but I push on. Nearing the stack, a red Grunt tries to get me with a grenade but only succeeds in blowing himself up.
03:24 (Play 3 - Camo attack) Naturally I had to include some camo mischief. A nice tagging sequence here (well, tagging and whacking), including blowing up the stack, which I think comprised close to 20 Grunts. My needler gets a bit of action too, once I'm uncloaked.
05:01 (Play 4 - AR & needler) Back to my default combo of AR and needler for the final round. Near the stack I enjoy an extended period of attacking from the side as the covies trickle along. Eventually I grenade the stack and one Grunt escapes the blast, but not my needles! Quite a lot of covies up the rise at the end, but it doesn't take long to clear the jam.
Closing remarks I don't normally release two movies on the same day, as I've done this time, but I have such a backlog now, I wanted to get through some of it so I don't feel so far behind where I've already progressed to. Perhaps tomorrow will be a two-movie job as well!
These first three movies gave a nice introduction to passage horde battling I think, but in the next one I'll be stepping up the challenge by trying to manage without grenades!