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Subject: Why do so few people choose to be a Covenant Elite?
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thats where your wrong thier both the same in hits but i noticed something in split screen " i was off line at the time"

i noticed the elite can take 1 more br shot then a spartan

please note that i was offline never tried it online so no need to go and get snippy with me .
Posted by: thediceman502
they die faster but they jump higher so id rather die less easy and jump lower than vice versa

  • 08.07.2007 12:44 PM PDT
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I'm an elite, the worst part is that if your with all of your teammates they'll target the elite first because it'll stick out in a group with four other Spartans.
So you often the first to get attacked and people say the head is easier to snipe, but I feel like it's basically the same area.

So don't pick the elite if you want to blend in, picking the elite makes you stand out since there might be two or three in a game at a time along with eight spartans...

  • 08.07.2007 1:21 PM PDT

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They're big, easy for sticking there sheilds are brightly colored, not good for camping, and they have an enormous head sticking out, which is bad for sniping.

  • 08.07.2007 1:32 PM PDT
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i use the sniper alot and i have no problem shooting a spartan in the head how i have missed elites heads. alot


im not just saying this becuase im an elite its just most ppl are used to aiming at a spartan head.
Posted by: Spartan 0305
They're big, easy for sticking there sheilds are brightly colored, not good for camping, and they have an enormous head sticking out, which is bad for sniping.

  • 08.07.2007 1:54 PM PDT

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I NEVER paly snipers so I rarely have that problem, especailly becasue I play SWAT alot (i am an elite). In SWAT it is a huge advantage becasue elites ahve a large hunchback, therefore it is hard to get a headshot from behind.

  • 08.07.2007 2:15 PM PDT
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when i was a covenant i got more damage with the energy sword

  • 08.07.2007 2:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: TokenBlackGuy4U
i haven't said i would beat anyone have i? so why shiould you's all trash talk me n over a forum, thats really sad. even sader then trash talking on xbl...
all i've said is that i'm a good player n i could possibly beat alot of ppl that use a spartan.... and if i can do that with this account while you's think i suck coz of my supposibly low K/D ratio(my 4yr old nephew use's this account more than me)so be it....



You challenged people to a 1v1 to show you that elites can "hold their own" but when you got challenged by Done DL you act like you never said you would 1v1.

I bet your 4 year old nephew uses that account. You are the kind of guy who will say "my other account is a legit 41" or "i just use this account to delevel" or "someone that sucks uses this account" but you used the third....


i am not acting like i never said i wouldnt 1v1 anyone. read the post again. i said i didnt say i would win every game i would hold my own though, how is that sayin i never said i wouldnt 1v1?... as for my other account being a legit 41...

A: no1's legit coz everyone gets carried atleast 1 game in there life so in my books that dont make u legit whatever rank u are. the ranking system is based on a team not an indervidual. so if some1's a 41 only means they work good in a team. it dont mean a level 1 couldnt beat them though does it?

B: my other account is actually a 26 in slayer n 24 in snipers(once again y should i have to prove this by giving out my account names, i'm not on myself so y should i?)...

i wil say this once again to make myself perfectly clear to all of you's.... i will challenge any spartan to a 1v1(there host, my host, whatever) even there rules if they want.... in saying this though i am not sayin i will beat every person i come up against. but i will prove that an elite(if it isnt conntrolled by a n00b) can hold there own against any spartan....

And Done Dl, sorry i havent been on yet to accept ur request. as u know im australian and there is abit of a time difference between us. that plus i have work n a family i have to look after. but i will b on in about 6 hours after i finish work... i will b on for around an hour. if u cannot make it, we'll work sumfin out between us n sort out another time where we can both b on at the same time... sorry it took so long to reply, but hey im not a kid, i have more important stuff to do then sit on a forum n play halo(dont take offence to that as i was only stating it, not directing it towards u or any1 else that reads this)

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  • 08.07.2007 5:09 PM PDT

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Posted by: Trooper10
Becuase the elite has a disadvantage of some sort. somthing to do with the head sticking far out. (Sniper bait)


exactly.

  • 08.07.2007 7:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: Arsenic
Because it IS A PROVEN FACT that elites have bigger hitboxes. Which basically means that they are easier to shoot.


This is true, however, even before this fact came about people didn't play as the elites. Theres a poll in the Voting Booth here in the forums that was sumitted long before this was known that proves people simply like Spartans.

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Posted by: Arsenic
Because it IS A PROVEN FACT that elites have bigger hitboxes. Which basically means that they are easier to shoot.


This is true, however, even before this fact came about people didn't play as the elites. Theres a poll in the Voting Booth here in the forums that was sumitted long before this was known that proves people simply like Spartans.

Again, I would like to state maybe some people like a challenge...
However, you are correct about the voting booth.

  • 08.07.2007 8:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Rizon
Posted by: Arsenic
Because it IS A PROVEN FACT that elites have bigger hitboxes. Which basically means that they are easier to shoot.


This is true, however, even before this fact came about people didn't play as the elites. Theres a poll in the Voting Booth here in the forums that was sumitted long before this was known that proves people simply like Spartans.

Again, I would like to state maybe some people like a challenge...
However, you are correct about the voting booth.


exactly, some ppl like a challenge. that includes me

  • 08.07.2007 8:35 PM PDT

Jokes about deaths aren't funny.

Carter out.

When I got my account, I chose an Elite because I wanted to use colors from the Campaign. There is no "Master Chief" color (except Halo 3), so I didn't use the Spartan model. I eventually got used to being an Elite. I like to prove people wrong about the Elite stereotype by shooting their brains out (I'm not great, but I'm not terrible either). Being an Elite makes me different from most others, which I like.

Elites look great too!



About the advantages/disadvantages:

I have never been headshotted from behind.

The brute shot melee is helpful in small maps (when you're an Elite).

I beat people down with the sword faster than they can (when they're Spartans).

  • 08.07.2007 10:27 PM PDT
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Elites head placement is the only difference. Its easier to snipe an elite running straight at you or an angle, then runing straight away. Spartans on the other hand are easy to snipe. I am talking about head shots for those slow people.

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  • 08.08.2007 12:18 AM PDT

I find it very easy to snipe people, spartans for obvious reasons, elites have a big hit box and if you miss the head, it goes into the shoulder area instead of the air. From behind an elite, just don't go for that headshot, blast at their broad backs.

  • 08.08.2007 12:47 AM PDT

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Posted by: TokenBlackGuy4U
no1's legit coz everyone gets carried atleast 1 game in there life so in my books that dont make u legit whatever rank u are. the ranking system is based on a team not an indervidual. so if some1's a 41 only means they work good in a team.

Being a team is all that matters. A team should function as one, individual players do not matter. Players have different functions in a team, and if your team wins, you've won. I personally believe team games are a better representation of skill than 1v1s, as all that really matters is how you play with your teammates and how you support your team.

  • 08.08.2007 1:29 AM PDT

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u guys have it all wrong... its a proven fact that spartans have a larger hit box making them easier to hit. artards! an elitle is a sign of a true master of halo 2

  • 08.08.2007 8:09 AM PDT
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People dont like the Elite because its a wide charactor with a big head, very easy target

  • 08.08.2007 8:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mellizano
People dont like the Elite because its a wide character with a big head, very easy target

Well, I would like to state again... People like a challenge.
If you want to prove that your better than someone choose an Elite Since they are at an "disadvantage"
Or you can play as them & try to prove that Elites can be just as good as Spartans.

  • 08.08.2007 9:11 AM PDT
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Hardly nobody uses the elite because of the little details like the different ways they crouch and the different ways they hold certain weapons. Not to mention they are a whole lot easier to get headshots on and, at least for me, they stand out more on the maps. Personally I don't use the elite because it feels weird when you are so comfortable with the spartan form the original Halo and that picking up the spartan in Halo 2 seems so much easier to play with. Besides, it's the rules of MLG that you have to be a spartan.

  • 08.08.2007 9:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: STL Winger 11
Hardly nobody uses the elite because of the little details like the different ways they crouch and the different ways they hold certain weapons. Not to mention they are a whole lot easier to get headshots on and, at least for me, they stand out more on the maps. Personally I don't use the elite because it feels weird when you are so comfortable with the spartan form the original Halo and that picking up the spartan in Halo 2 seems so much easier to play with. Besides, it's the rules of MLG that you have to be a spartan.


oh no, we wouldnt want to get on the wrong side of MLG hey? LMFAO

  • 08.08.2007 10:20 AM PDT
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BEFORE ANYONE POSTS!
Where do you guys get these ridiculous ideas?
If your in swat and attacking someone from behind most people are retarded enough to turn around instead of taking cover.
Elites heads are not sniper bait, any head is.
Both are easy to get headshots on just from different angles. Spartan, every angle. Elites around 240 degree angle.

  • 08.08.2007 10:28 AM PDT
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elites head from side sticks out, easy to shoot. in front of elite head is in chest range again aim for chest which is a large range and auto aim takes its course. back side well its really same wen spartan or elite turn around with back to u shoot same general area to kill in one (although elites are harder) elites body are bigger and when hit their shields gets "bigger" making easier to shoot due to killing elites on the halo games i suppose lol.elites are easier to kill for me at least and never had troube. also when the elites jump they are like big blob while chief is a small little baby when crouching.

  • 08.08.2007 10:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: Heroyi
elites head from side sticks out, easy to shoot. in front of elite head is in chest range again aim for chest which is a large range and auto aim takes its course. back side well its really same wen spartan or elite turn around with back to u shoot same general area to kill in one (although elites are harder) elites body are bigger and when hit their shields gets "bigger" making easier to shoot due to killing elites on the halo games i suppose lol.elites are easier to kill for me at least and never had troube. also when the elites jump they are like big blob while chief is a small little baby when crouching.

That made me laugh... Anyways just choose who you want.
But honestly you can't tell me you find it hard to hit something that is on its shoulders.
But, yes there are very few good Elites...
Some Elites are actually very good.

[Edited on 08.08.2007 11:06 AM PDT]

  • 08.08.2007 10:50 AM PDT