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Subject: would it be cool to be able to play as any type of covenant or huma...
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... Sigh.

  • 06.16.2004 1:33 PM PDT
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why in god's name would you WANT to play as a GRUNT???? It's a -blam!- slow midget that dies incredibly easily. I agree entirely with p1acebo.

  • 06.16.2004 1:49 PM PDT
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Make each unit as tough as they are one legendary mode and I'll have some fun as a Grunt with minimal problems.

  • 06.16.2004 1:51 PM PDT
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or maybe, you could have differrent bodies to play as, but they function all the same.
it would make xbox parties a little funner.
instead of going, who the hell is Slumpy? go, who the hell is the jackal?

  • 06.16.2004 1:53 PM PDT
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Make each unit as tough as they are one legendary mode and I'll have some fun as a Grunt with minimal problems.

Oh that's right, we forgot you were the self-proclaimed Halo master.

[Edited on 6/16/2004 1:54:21 PM]

  • 06.16.2004 1:53 PM PDT
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Spartans and elites are the only two units that mirrior each other, all the others dont have matches on the opposite side, hunter =....... no one, brute=......... no one ,the ODST are hardcore but they dont have armor like skin, not to mention ODST cant rip a hunter in half like the brutes are supposed to be able to, so those two wouldnt quite match up, grunts arent quite as good as marines, a jackle can kill a group of marines as long as hes in a good position, and they shouldnt alter the characters just to even things out, if you ask me everything is alredy pretty balanced with all the characters, i wouldnt mind the other characters but i dont think bungie would go through all the programming work to make it happen

  • 06.16.2004 2:02 PM PDT
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i want to play as a brute and ODST as well as spartans and elites

  • 06.16.2004 2:03 PM PDT
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Yes, you've made that very clear.

  • 06.16.2004 2:05 PM PDT
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and you have made that other thing clear too so just shut the hell up besides they could just make everyone have the same health and it would be even

[Edited on 6/16/2004 2:08:23 PM]

  • 06.16.2004 2:07 PM PDT
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and you have made that other thing clear too so just shut the hell up besides they could just make everyone have the same health and it would be even

I'll let your actions speak for you.

  • 06.16.2004 2:11 PM PDT
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leave the characters as they are, they all balence out a little........ kind of........... well not really but when you choose to be a character you should be fully aware of advantages and disadvantages, besides you could get a handie cap of a couple points if your a grunt or stuff like that

  • 06.16.2004 2:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: p1acebo
Make each unit as tough as they are one legendary mode and I'll have some fun as a Grunt with minimal problems.

Oh that's right, we forgot you were the self-proclaimed Halo master.


Self proclaimed Halo master? I am not the master, but I am a master. And I didn't proclaim myself as such. I just get that alot at all the different Halo LAN Fests I go to.

  • 06.16.2004 2:37 PM PDT
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Elite and Master Chiefs are fine for me. What I was wondering is if in team play in MP if you can have a MC and an Elite on your team. I think that would make multi player very interesting.

  • 06.16.2004 9:04 PM PDT
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elites and spartans are the only characters in the game that have energy sheilds. thats why they chose them. now shut up

  • 06.16.2004 9:10 PM PDT
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That would make this game less fun in my opinion. Almost everyone on the map being grunts, I'd rather play single-player all the time if everyone chose to be a little-ass grunt.

  • 06.16.2004 9:12 PM PDT
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that would kik ass

  • 06.16.2004 9:20 PM PDT
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bungie gives you another playable unit and everyone wants more. cant you be happy with just elits and spartans. I want money to grow on trees and cars that never run out of gas but you dont see me asking for it or talking about it EVERY DAY.

  • 06.17.2004 2:43 AM PDT
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Elite vs. Spartan is god. But the other units could be used as bots and for the covenant/humans, depending on who you play.

  • 06.17.2004 3:07 AM PDT
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Hey, just because it's different doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to play as it. In Mechassault they let you play as those little Elemental things, they're absolute shyt but people can still play as them. Why not let people in Halo 2 play as other things too?

Games like Mechassault 2 are expanding the idea of multiplayer in so many ways, now you can control tanks and gun turrets in Mechassault even though they're NOT mechs. Why not let someone try to play as a Grunt or Jackal in Halo 2? And just to make it balanced, here's what I would do with every character:

Spartan II - leave as is.
Marine - no shields, tad bit more health.
Sarge (also known as "the black guy") - extra health :)
Elite - leave as is.
Grunt - small and slow with no shields but moderate health.
Jackal - moves a little faster than Grunt and always spawns with Plasma Shield. Tad bit less health.
Hunter - lots of health, slow moving, can do brutal charge attack when running (like Mercs in Splinter Cell), unable to use vehicles.
Brutes - more health than Elites but no shields. Boarding animation: claw slash (like in 2003 single player trailer).
Prophets - er... no.
Flood Variation 1 (infested human type) - very weak but very fast and agile. Starts with better weapon selection. Can leap far distances.
Flood Variation 2 (infested covenant type) - same as above but different skin.

Oh and by the way, this would all be in a seperate mp mode. All of the regular modes would have regular Spartan II battles (probably Elite too). This mode would be designed to give players the opportunity to enact their own Halo battles from single player in a multiplayer environment. While throwing the Flood in there is iffy, the whole idea of anything other than Spartans and Elites is iffy in and of itself. But it would be a great experience nonetheless, being able to do something like this in mp. And those who would rather play normal can do that if they want to.

  • 06.17.2004 3:22 AM PDT
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hyper saxon makes some good points. i prefer the elite and spartan system because they are even. however adding a flood combat form is a good idea because then you have a representative of each race, the flood can use any weapon (and if we think realistically any vehicle) and just give the guy either loads of health or a shield like everyone else. maybe a spartan flood form to make it even?
but the flood combat form, i think would work and could be balanced with the others. the question is would anyone play as one?

  • 06.17.2004 3:42 AM PDT

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An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

That's not balance - That's making -blam!- up, Saxon. lol

But I agree, if it worked, it would be totally kick ass! ..Dude.

  • 06.17.2004 6:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: p1acebo
and you have made that other thing clear too so just shut the hell up besides they could just make everyone have the same health and it would be even

I'll let your actions speak for you.


can you just shut up

  • 06.17.2004 7:09 AM PDT
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Damn now you people have me wanting to play as a flood or ODST (The ODST looks badass admit it).

  • 06.17.2004 7:12 AM PDT

Twelve Large ²

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

The Flood should have a third person view.. So they could do crazy -blam!- like jump over a big ass rock and smack your -blam!- ass upside the head.

  • 06.17.2004 7:15 AM PDT

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No! No! No! No! NO!!! Spartans vs. Elites.

Eites: Same height as spartans
Same head size as spartans
Same shape as spartans
Also have same energy shields
Can jump the same height
Basically spartans covenant equivelant

To add any other covie or human into multiplayer mode will just unbalance the crap out of it! Grunts are smaller targets, theyre slower, they dont have shields and its harder to get head shots coz theyre so low down. Same goes for any other covenant and marine. Its just unbalanced so NO!

  • 06.17.2004 7:21 AM PDT

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