- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
ok, first, quote the 343GS's words: "technically, this installation has a maximum effective radius of 25 thouthand lightyears, but once the others follow suit, this galaxy will be wiped clean of life."
This quote was in game, so it's safe to say that if you fire any halo, the others will follow in a chain reaction so, to wipe the Covenant homeworld with a ringworld, at least one of these conditions has to be met in order not to wipe out Earth as well:
1. MC destroys EVERY other ringworld.
2. Covie homeworld is in a different galaxy.
3. none of the ringworlds are within 25,000 lightyears of earth.
For number 1, that would take a hell of a lot of time, 2, fat chance, 3, don't think so, unless MC moves all of them away from Earth far enough to save Humanity, which is too hard.
How about the Humans/Spartans take over several Covie ships, fill them with nukes, go to the Covie Homeworld slipping by Covenant defences in their own ships, and nuke the unsuspecting Covenant.