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Also, occasionally you can shoot someone in the head at point blank range with a shotgun, and they won't die - this seems to be a glitch where the game thinks that the character still has an overshield on. Another glitch is the one which means you can empty a SMG magazine into someone, and they won't die, but if they do the same to you, then you die. Quite often I've started shooting a spectre turret at another spectre turret before it shot me, but we both ended up dying simultaneously - In theory, I should've killed him first, since I got more hits in.
Then of course, there is the sword glitch, and various other glitches involving dying too quickly, or not dying even if you've been hit by 2 rockets, etc.
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This is all lag. Every one of these. Even if you check the ping, and everyone's in the green, there can still be enormous amounts of lag due to there being a crappy host.
List of sword glitches/tricks:
Sword Cancel: R (right trigger) + X
Makes you lunge at the person but do no damage, and sometimes fly past them.
Rocket/Sword Lunge: (Works with any weapon and a sword- just works best with rocket and sword because the rocket has the largest targeting range of any weapon in the game): Have secondary weapon out, then hit Y + R at the same time. This may take a few tries, but when done correctly, you will lunge at your opponent from the range of the secondary weapon. (Can be done with a sniper but is much harder to do since you have to zoom in with each attempt) (Sometimes pressing Y + X + R makes it easier.)
Sword Flying (will be taken out in next patch

): Get in passenger seat of Warthog/Specter and have an opponent walk within range of sword. Swing sword until you hear a confirmed hit (will sound "louder" and "harsher" than a normal swing) then have the opponent walk anywhere in the map- better if it's far away. Look in the direction you want to fly, then get out of passenger seat and you will fly in the direction.
Butterfly: (works with any weapon) Have an opponent jump on your head. Look up at your opponent. Have your opponent keep jumping up and down. While they're doing this, press X + B rapidedly. This will cause you to lunge (all weapons lunge) at your opponent. By the time you lunge, your opponent will have already fallen down and will land on your head in mid air. When they jump again, you will lunge again, and ect. Use this for achieving great heights.
that's about it
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