Watch out for the Grunt tag on a Hunter! *hee hee*

(6:56) Level 3 ('The Truth and Reconciliation') on Heroic. Here are three plays of the passage horde battle set-up seen created in BCM684, featuring two Elites and also two Hunters. With 39 Grunts and 14 Jackals, the total covie count turned out to be 57.

Released September 3rd 2026, gameplay recorded August 31st - September 2nd 2026.

00:02 (Play 1 - AR & needler) I got this play soon after I settled in for some serious combat with the set-up, and it included a bit where a Grunt tags a Hunter. Haven't had such an amusement in my passage horde battling before, so that was one good reason for using it in the movie.

02:56 (Play 2 - Rear attack, AR & needler) In this rear attack it's not a big surprise to me that one of the Elites kills the other. That sort of thing is pretty common. On my way to make a bold assault on the stack, I throw a plasma on the ground in an attempt to slow my pursuer, but he still gets dangerously close to me before being killed.

I almost get killed a few times in the passage, including when narrowly missing a Hunter whack coming from behind around 3:40. But fortunately I get through it all.

This play also introduces an unwanted feature of the set-up, namely that one of the Grunts is an external, in the ceiling of the spawning area. You'll get that sometimes, if spawning a good number of covies like I've been using in my passage horde battling. I don't usually bother with this Grunt as he's not a proper part of the horde, but on this occasion he was nearby so I thought I'd give him some attention.

04:54 (Play 3 - Fast AR play) For this last play I go in hard with my AR, seeking to set a much faster pace than in my first battle, which took up almost three minutes of the movie.

Closing remarks I only featured the AR and needler this movie, but I'm thinking of doing a further triple-play next, in which case I'll surely include some plasma weapon use.

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