- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: SPARTAN_3920
My main question is:
Why did Cortana send Master Chief out to stop Keyes without telling him about the flood?
She obviously knew because she's just been plugged into the control room of Halo (and installation to contain the flood), and your telling me its going to have absolutely nothing about the flood in its memory banks? She's getting information from left right and centre and from the way she talks its mainly about the flood. Shown by:
* "Those Covenant Fools! They must've known! There must've been signs!"
* "The Covenant found something, something buried deep inside this place, something horrible and now they're afraid."
One thing from what Cortana says ("The Covenant found something, something buried deep inside this place, something horrible and now they're afraid.") shows that the Flood have already been released. So what good would be rushing Master Chief to go stop Keyes except saving Keyes and some Marines? All it would do is make Master Chief absolutely clueless of the flood (basically sending him in to slit his own throat).
How long does it take for MC to call for a lift, locate Keye's last known position and get there? Keye's is 'still on route to the objective' about 1/3 through 'The Silent Cartographer' yet by the time Master Chief gets there Keye's is only just ahead of him (shown by the AR gun fire, that doesn't have any marines there if you get there in time). Are you telling me that Master Chief can waste all that time getting to the control room (AotCR) yet still be right behind the Keyes by the time he gets there? I aint buying that.
Obviously, the information is held so the flood can be a suprise but it would seem plausible to at least give Master Chief a little briefing. Obviously you don't want some AI construct spoiling the big suprise but once you've played 343 Guilty Spark the suprise is gone (unless you're memory is really bad of course).
What I would suggest is an alternate cutscene for once you've played 343 Guilty Spark. It would be Cortana telling you as much as she can about the flood by using the Control Room memory banks, of all the installation mind you! How much information do you need before you're going to shed some light on the situation to a clueless clone in an expensive, top notch suit?
I think Cortana has betrayed Master Chief a little because no-one who is trying to help would send a lonesome solidier out into the unknown without telling him some major details like the flood.
Like to hear anyone elses view on this topic.
The gunfire at the first would have to be the flood. First reason, the Covenant don't run from humans. Second, If you have the pistol when you cross the big tree, Use the zoom feature to watch the Covenant stationary gun. You will see something come and stand by it then run back to where the gun fire will be. That is a Flood form. Third, When Foe Hammer is dropping you off she says that they lost contact with keys dropship 12 hours ago, so, it has been a while since keys has been there.
[Edited on 6/16/2004 1:42:49 PM]