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But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting in to an infinite pattern.
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you go turn on halo for xbox and fire 3 shots on normal with a pistol zoomed in 2x and tell me if the shield disappears, it wont. If the jackal dies it will be becasue the shots hit the shield with such force that the jackal fell backwards, giving you time to shoot its exposed body

  • 06.06.2004 10:32 AM PDT
Subject: coz of dual wielding,can Master Chief now hold JACKAL SHIELDS????
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Posted by: Sornos
My personal belief is that the Jackal shield employs the technology as the Elite Plasma Sword. It is encased plasma contained by a magnetic containment field, but when the failsafe method or it collapses, the plasma is released destroying the magnetic containment field, thus rendering it useless. In order to use a Jackal shield, you must rip one off a Jackal, or pick up an unused one. Please correct me if any of my information is incorect.

(Heesh, I sure sound like I know something about the subject, eh?)
we'll just have to rip one off a jackal then,won't we lol BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.06.2004 10:33 AM PDT
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thats because its a halo 2 demo, they make changes. if 3 shots from a pistol would nock him back, then shurely 3 sniper shots would, but they dont

  • 06.06.2004 10:34 AM PDT
Subject: coz of dual wielding,can Master Chief now hold JACKAL SHIELDS????
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Posted by: crimtonic
your whole point can be shot down in these 7 words.
you get more defence with more shields.


And to bring it right back to you...
How will we power it?
The useless little Jackal shield doesn't integrate with a Spartan shield since it's a more primitive technology. Our shields are "based" upon it, but thats it. We can't power theres. We have already taken the technology and adapted it to us. Short of us having a way to power the Jackal unit we won't be able to use it, and I ain't taking my suits shield offline to power some naff Jackal unit.

  • 06.06.2004 10:36 AM PDT
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XBL: FTG Spartan
But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting in to an infinite pattern.
Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.
Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.
I know who you are.
You are Destiny.

I don't see what your getting at (by the way, a battle rifle isnt a sniper). Do you honestly beleive bullets can destroy a jakcals shield? The jackals shield only powers down when you hit it with a lot of plasma or if the jackal dies.

  • 06.06.2004 10:37 AM PDT
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look at the e3 demo 2003 and you will see that bullets can destroy the sheild

  • 06.06.2004 10:39 AM PDT
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yes but that was in halo1. Things are certaintly going to change in halo2. So just because something is one way in halo1 means nothing about halo2.

  • 06.06.2004 10:41 AM PDT

XBL: FTG Spartan
But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting in to an infinite pattern.
Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.
Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.
I know who you are.
You are Destiny.

Oompa, buddy. In the vidoe you're so far away you can't tell for sure, and whne you fire, the shot isn't always right on, sometimes the bullet goes a bit to the left or right. So, it probably hit the spot on the outside were the jackals hand is and killed it. Now, if a bullet can go through a jackal's shield than why didn;t it do it whenm the Jackals formed a line right berfore you get on the warthog?

  • 06.06.2004 10:46 AM PDT
Subject: Because of dual wielding,can Master Chief now hold a JACKAL SHIELD?
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so in the book he can and in teh game he cant? Oh and plasma swords dont blow up in halo 2!

  • 06.06.2004 10:46 AM PDT

XBL: FTG Spartan
But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting in to an infinite pattern.
Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.
Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.
I know who you are.
You are Destiny.

When he uses the jackals shield in the book he hasn;t gotten shields on his MJOLNIR armour yet.

  • 06.06.2004 10:49 AM PDT
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so, the idea sounds dumb, and btw, when the jackal dies, the shield dissapates

  • 06.06.2004 10:55 AM PDT
Subject: coz of dual wielding,can Master Chief now hold JACKAL SHIELDS????
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Posted by: Sornos
My personal belief is that the Jackal shield employs the technology as the Elite Plasma Sword. It is encased plasma contained by a magnetic containment field, but when the failsafe method or it collapses, the plasma is released destroying the magnetic containment field, thus rendering it useless. In order to use a Jackal shield, you must rip one off a Jackal, or pick up an unused one. Please correct me if any of my information is incorect.

(Heesh, I sure sound like I know something about the subject, eh?)


In the book "The Fall Of Reach" the MC Piks up an energy shiield that was on the arm or neer the arm of a dead jackal which he killed. so you are incorrect.

  • 06.06.2004 11:01 AM PDT
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i just think that i would be cool and strategic to have a jackels shield or a human re-designed one (sorry for spelling)...and you would be able to see thru it...its -blam!- plasma! come on its see thru...other wise the jackels wouldnt use it if they can see thru it...
sorry im just putting in my 2 cents...

  • 06.06.2004 11:13 AM PDT
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Posted by: BTMS SPARTAN
In the book "The Fall Of Reach" the MC Piks up an energy shiield that was on the arm or neer the arm of a dead jackal which he killed. so you are incorrect.


But that was the first time they managed to get one intact, they kept being destroyed up till then and non we're recoverable. Once they got one intact, it didnt take them long to backwards engineer it, and improve it for use on the suits.

  • 06.06.2004 11:16 AM PDT
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Screw holding a shield. If I were MC, I'd just tear off one of those little dino-rat's arms and hold it in front of me, thus having a shield and instilling fear into the rest of my opponents.

  • 06.06.2004 11:17 AM PDT
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a power up that tripples the strength of your shield and degrades over time.


THINK!! ever picked up an overshield in multiplayer and you lose your shield whern you pick it up? your regular shield goes back up (that is 1X shield power) then a red shield goes up (that is 2X power) then a gree sheild goes up (that is 3X power) and it eventualy gets weaker. Im suprised thta someone would say such a stupid thing

[Edited on 6/6/2004 11:22:07 AM]

  • 06.06.2004 11:21 AM PDT
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wow you must have missed that hint of sacasm in my post.

  • 06.06.2004 11:37 AM PDT
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if you have read the books (spoiler) you would know that the mc, hates to use equipment from the covies, but when he really needs to he'll use it!
WHY THE HELL SHOULD HE USE AND UGLY JACKAL SHIELD WHEN HE GOT'S AN MILJONIR ARMOR SUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and second i think that it would look real ugly to see cool and strong moster chief running around with a jackal shield thats way to small for him!
i think bungie thinks the same way as me about this; DAMN UGLY!!!

  • 06.06.2004 1:17 PM PDT
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so funny to see dutch speak english... "moster chief" LOL!

hey dont worry, a lot of americans and englishmans cant even type in their language correctly.




In fact, I am dutch myself! :D

  • 06.06.2004 2:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: BTMS SPARTAN
Posted by: Sornos
My personal belief is that the Jackal shield employs the technology as the Elite Plasma Sword. It is encased plasma contained by a magnetic containment field, but when the failsafe method or it collapses, the plasma is released destroying the magnetic containment field, thus rendering it useless. In order to use a Jackal shield, you must rip one off a Jackal, or pick up an unused one. Please correct me if any of my information is incorect.

(Heesh, I sure sound like I know something about the subject, eh?)


In the book "The Fall Of Reach" the MC Piks up an energy shiield that was on the arm or neer the arm of a dead jackal which he killed. so you are incorrect.


Thank you for correcting me, that was pure specualtion.

  • 06.06.2004 2:28 PM PDT
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Back to the top of the pile then. I'm impressed that my thread is doing well, some nice ideas people.

  • 06.06.2004 3:10 PM PDT
Subject: Because of dual wielding,can Master Chief now hold a JACKAL SHIELD?
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I think that with the shield along with a jackals shield would not be fair in multiplayer or campain moda.

  • 06.06.2004 3:15 PM PDT

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But is it fair in campain or multiplayer mode to have a rocket launcher and/or a fuel rod gun its not fair but it works!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.06.2004 3:21 PM PDT
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I can't see it doing any harm but what type, blue or yellow because can't they take different amounts of punishment?

  • 06.06.2004 3:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Zamamee
I can't see it doing any harm but what type, blue or yellow because can't they take different amounts of punishment?


No,they're exactly the same hit wise. Just different ranks i assume

  • 06.06.2004 3:34 PM PDT