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Just a Scratch achievement in Halo 4

Just a Scratch

In matchmaking, recover full shields from low health with both Resistor and Recharge active.

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6 guidesDiscontinued - These achievements can no longer be obtained due to closed servers, a bad patch, or other unusual circumstances.
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How to unlock the Just a Scratch achievement

  • MethewMethew
    20 Aug 2013 20 Aug 2013 07 Feb 2014
    129 8 30
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    Note: All of the Champions Bundle Achievements are "buggy." They are generally slow to unlock and/or take multiple attempts before unlocking. Follow the descriptions of the achievements and/or instructions and they will unlock.

    Eventually.

    Step 1: Buy Champions Bundle. Note: The perks have been unlocked and buying Champions Bundle is no longer necessary.
    Step 2: Equip Resistor.
    Step 3: Equip Recharge.
    Step 4: Equip Plasma Pistol
    Step 5: Spawn into game.
    Step 6: Look straight down and aim at foot.
    Step 7: Press Y to swap to Plasma Pistol.
    Step 8: Hold RTrigger to overcharge Plasma Pistol.
    Step 9: Release RTrigger to fire overcharged bolt at your foot.
    Steps 10-15: Quickly repeat Steps 8 through 9 three more times to fire a total of four Overcharged Plasma Pistol shots at your foot and to drain the Plasma Pistol.
    Step 16: Collect achievement.

    Alternate options exist in using a combination of PP overcharges, Frags and/or Pulse Grenades.

    Credit goes to Tyrant and his LASO runs in Halo Reach.

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    Le Gonk 80Great tip for a sometime buggy achievement, works a treat. Thank you😜🎮
    Posted by Le Gonk 80 on 07 Feb 16 at 10:15
    RaythebestJust a heads up for anyone trying this in a non-English speaking country. If you set you locale to UK or USA (in system settings on dashboard) you will avoid the forced translation and you can actually figure out which of the loadouts is which. Not sure why they would do this, but I was doing this with the wrong loadout because the translation was awful.
    Posted by Raythebest on 31 Jul 17 at 16:54
    Rusty Nail zhThis didn't work for me. I had to keep walking for it to unlock.
    Posted by Rusty Nail zh on 04 Jan 22 at 00:05

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  • HungryWatchWOLFHungryWatchWOLF
    21 Aug 2013 21 Aug 2013 22 Aug 2013
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    YOU MUST HAVE THE "CHAMPION BUNDLE" FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT!
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    The person going for the achievement MUST have
    resistor and recharge on there loudout.

    The person helping them with the acheivement should have a plasma pistol.
    now for how to do the achievement while in game.

    1 person pull out Plasma Pistol
    charge it up
    release the charged shot on enemy that is obtaining achievement
    immediately shoot them straight after the charge shot with 4 bullets from the plasma pistol.

    Let their shield recharge and the achievement should unlock.
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    Dacius DeciumThis is the best method to unlock this one. Trying to shoot yourself at the foot with the plasma pistol is random at best and a pain after a while.
    Posted by Dacius Decium on 22 Aug 13 at 06:22
    CrAzEdCaNuCk183 fully charged shots with the plasma pistol will work as well.
    Posted by CrAzEdCaNuCk18 on 31 Aug 13 at 06:44
    Mama Luigi 64At the moment, is it possible to unlock this achievement without the ''Champion Bundle'' and just the ''Bullseye DLC'' ? Thanks.
    Posted by Mama Luigi 64 on 02 Feb 14 at 20:42
  • PangoBaraPangoBara
    22 Sep 2017 22 Sep 2017
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    The other guides work perfectly fine, except for one thing that no one specifies.

    Because of what the Resistor perk is, you must be moving while you're shooting the ground underneath you with a Plasma Pistol.


    So, follow the other guides for what you need Loadout-wise, then:
    Spawn in with the proper loadout
    Look straight down
    Start walking forward
    Hold in RT to Overcharge your Plasma Pistol into your feet 4 times
    Keep walking until your shields recharge
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