Author:
Zow Jr

Map Name:
Boss Battle on SInking Sand galaxy

Map Canvas:
Forge World

Map Size:
Tiny

Player Count:
10

Supported Gametypes:
Boss Battle

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Description:

Listen to this!
Credit to GameXplain

Here I am again, fellow Forgers!!! Taking a break from firefight gametypes (Stupid disc got damaged) This is my new masterpiece, Boss Battle on Sinking Sand Galaxy Arena!

Here is an overview of it, yes it's a sinkhole of sand or rock.

The Basis of this map came back when I had made an RPG game in Halo 3. It had a boss battle in it but it didn't work out as well as I had planned it. i had an idea to make it in Reach but I soon lost interest. I had played Super Mario Galaxy 2 and it was amazing. I fought one boss in it that I really loved. It was Where you fought this giant squid guy and you had to get a fire flower to damage him. It was fast paced, fun, and I repeated it often.

This game in a nutshell is akin to an actual boss battle that you would play in a video game. There is a big tough boss who you must beat using patterned methods until he dies.

These are the players

Here are your traits:
Shields and health:
200% Damage resistance
q0% shield recharge
50% health recharge
Weapons and damage:
Primary weapon magnum
Damage: 0%
Melee: 0%
Unlimited ammo
Movement: 100% movement
110% Jump
75% gravity
Red appearance and waypoint over head
You must outwit and defeat this guy

Woah, look at you!

The boss must kill the players before time runs out or they kill him. He is equipped with a plasma launcher and a Plasma Rifle as backup and collateral.

Here are his traits:

Shields and health:
2000% Damage resistance
no health or shield recharge.
Weapons and damage:
Damage: 100%
Melee: 300%
Primary weapon: Plasma launcher
Secondary weapon: Plasma rifle
Movement:
Speed: 25%
No jump
200% gravity
Orange in appearance with a waypoint

Now onto the gameplay itself. When you start, the boss is big, mean, tough, and ugly. There are two mushrooms on this map (overshields) that if you grab them, give you extra shields.
There's only two of these that have a 117 respawn rate. Use em wisely.

The boss can and will use his plasma launcher with great effectiveness, and can kill you with 2 sticks from his Plasma launcher. Be careful. You must settle for avoiding and annoying him until this appears.

You cannot resist the SHINY!

When this spawns you turn into a fire mario, so to say.

When you turn this color you also get 2 grenades and the ability to ddamage the boss, with your attack at ! Be careful you only get a 300% damage resistance and you are not invincible and after 15 seconds you revert to normal.

You only get a magnum at first but later a concussion rifle spawns beside each "Fire Flower"

There is a Safe Zone to prevent you from camping the map's edge.

And now is a good time to mention you CAN fall off.
AIIEEEE!

Strategies for "Marios":

keep moving, don't stop, even if you think there is a good piece of cover in front of you!
don't use up the overshields in the beginning, you will regret it later.
Memorize the boss's pattern. He may use the plasma launcher against a lot of you, but switches to the rifle to kill you individually. Predict and act as proposed.
GET THAT CONCUSSION RIFLE!!!!!!

Another fairly decent thing to mention is not to try to melee the boss, even with the fire flower equipped. Hitting him is akin to tapping him repeatedly. It's useless and it only pisses him off.

DOn't be like this poor idiot!!! THe Boss cannot be assassinated!

Strategies for the Boss:

Stick to a pattern to take down the "Marios". But mix it up a bit so you can confuse your opponents.
Fire ahead of your foes. Predict where they will land their Evade and fire there to maximize chances of a hit.
Kill the "Fire Marios"!!!!! (The guys in white)

And now, a couple of ACTION SHOTZ!

Thanks to all testers!!!

In case you missed it, click the pic toDownload Sinking Sand Arena!http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=6803269&player=Zow%20Jr

And(Click either pic)
http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=6805164&player=Zow%20Jr

BOSS BATTLE!!!