A new episode of Spartan Ops was released this morning, and with it three new weekly challenges. Long story short: kill Prometheans.
Creeping ‘n Crawling (1250 XP)
“Kill 80 Crawlers.”
Watchful Avenger (1500 XP)
“Kill 20 Watchers.”
Knightmare (2500 XP)
“Kill 10 Knights.”
How to Kill Prometheans
The new Spartan Ops Episode is primarily filled with Promethean enemies. In the later chapters, you will run into some Covenant, but if you are struggling to get these challenges, you can just play the first couple chapters over and over until you get there.
The interesting thing about the Spartan Ops challenges is that they are only about the numbers. It doesn’t matter at all what skill level you play the chapters on. So if you want to take a relaxed approach to it, you can just play the first couple chapters solo on Easy, and you will pretty quickly get the numbers you need.
But back to the issue at hand, there are three types of Promethean opponent:
- Watchers
- Crawlers
- Knights
The Watchers fly around in the sky — summoning other Prometheans, resurrecting or protecting other Prometheans, and sometimes shooting at you. Since they call forth more Prometheans and make it difficult for you to fight the ones that are already there, these buggers should be your first target.
The Crawlers, as their name suggests, crawl all over the place. They are armed with Suppressors, Bolt Shots, and occasionally Binary Rifles. Crawlers are easy to take out because they have no shield. Use a precision weapon for a headshot and they drop like flies.
The Knights are the strongest of the Promethean forces. After you’ve cleared out the other enemies, it’s good to lay into these guys with explosive weapons like the Rocket Launcher or a Fuel Rod Cannon. If you don’t have any of those, you can charge them with a Shotgun or Scattershot, or alternatively you can attack them from range with a rifle.
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