My gunner and I usually go in alone too. I'll play with you though. We're off topic though, which is often times frowned upon.

True.

So, back on topic, I honestly think that you should avoid doing nose downs unless you see no other option. Too many times it backfires for me, resulting in both hogs blowing up, or us going no shields and killing their hog, but ending up killed by massed BR fire afterward. So, while it is useful if executed properly, it isn't the most reliable thing I've found.

~Sarge

The Nose Down has really been failing me (haven't played in a week, but on my last Hog run) there was a lot of explosions and then I'd randomly die leaving my gunner alone and weird stuff.

Can't remember who I was gunning for but the nose down was not being very effective and I still consider other options to be more reliable as my lag seems to mess this up.
I will only ever use the nose down if it's the last remaining option such as a hog of three on rats nest charging towards me.

Wow, Many time have worked for me but not all, but after all i have not mastered it yet.!

Very useful tip Louie! Never would have figured it out!

-jordalo

brilliant tip, thank you for the advice, works great, has saved and my gunner plenty of times and even won a few 2 on 1 hog fights

had my first nose down yesterday! It's exciting. I usually do try to avoid them as well, but it was rat's nest and both hogs were coming head-on . Right after the nose down i got a nice jack n smack too, within 10 seconds. I have the clip saved! My first.

oooh, I'd like to see this clip

It's on my fileshare if anyone wants to see
http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserC ... d=93766236

cheeseball007 wrote:

It's on my fileshare if anyone wants to see
http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserC ... d=93766236

hey Cheese... do you have the ability to render this film?

not at the moment, i need to go and re subcribe to bungie pro. Sorry about the no vid, i'll have it up in the next 24 hours or so.

EDIT: http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserC ... d=93766236
got it rendered. First time rendering a film, so i didn't realize it wasn't going to be at the best angle

Bumping old tactical threads I don't want lost. Please don't post any thread necromancy crap. Consumed is working on the tacital forums, and I don't want some of the threads lost in the mess.

As a gunner I dont like the nose down method. If you think or you can out-gun the other hogs gunner, because as RJ said it sends the hogs into wheelies and the gunner loses his angle of the other gunner or groundpounders shooting at him. Then if it makes the whole hog one-shot a groundpounder can put a few br fire into the hog then you die...

But the nose down method is very affective agianst ghost,mongooses, low flying banshies or hornets and if your lucky choppers that are not paying attention.

Yea....or it pops the other hog on top of you so you can have a free double kill

I always go for a nose down if I can, because a lot of people don't expect it. If your going faster or you have GPs watching you should definitely go for it.