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on page 46 of the halo 2 issue of game informer [#133]

"...word is there may be even more enemies, including a huge beast capable of flipping over a warthog."

what do you think the chances are of us seeing a boss, or at least an oversized creature in halo 2? maybe a giant flood organism? im talking like "plasma beatle" size from starship troopers.

  • 06.18.2004 11:18 AM PDT
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Maybe, I think they might be talking about brutes there. A boss seems a bit oldskool, but it might work... when I first saw the flood Keyes I thought I'd have to fight him, maybe we will get something big in H2

  • 06.18.2004 11:20 AM PDT
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i doubt it

  • 06.18.2004 11:20 AM PDT
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bosses suck. in games and real life.

  • 06.18.2004 11:22 AM PDT
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we anfnf farted on that ideea a long time ago

  • 06.18.2004 11:23 AM PDT
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Lol. Yeah it seems a bit stupid.

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they are talking about this after mention of the addition of brutes and prophets.

"added two new types of warriors, brutes and prophets..."

  • 06.18.2004 11:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: NeoFreak
they are talking about this after mention of the addition of brutes and prophets.

"added two new types of warriors, brutes and prophets..."

the prophets aren't warriors. that's why they have the brutes as gaurdians.

  • 06.18.2004 11:26 AM PDT
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i think there may be a really big flood or covenant alien (more likely flood, think 'the blob') that appears very rarely or just once and is very hard to kill so is kind of like a boss. also that big covenant gun emplacement/tank that the longswords take down in e3 2003. maybe you have to take one out with minimal aid, seems a shame to have it in one level and we all know bungie likes to let us blow big things up....

  • 06.18.2004 11:27 AM PDT
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just another fan: the prophets aren't warriors. that's why they have the brutes as gaurdians.

i'm aware of this. im just quoting game informer.

[Edited on 6/18/2004 11:31:34 AM]

  • 06.18.2004 11:29 AM PDT

The War will wage forever; though with it's fury comes a peace that you will never know here.

I dont think that Bungie will include a Boss in Halo 2. Bosses can ruin a game, especially when they seem to be immune to everything you do so them. The aforementioned 'huge beast' is probably just another enemy, and nothing like a boss.

Besides, there's ALWAYS an easy way to kill something. Just remember that!

  • 06.18.2004 11:31 AM PDT
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Old-school rules.

  • 06.18.2004 11:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: Zamamee
i think there may be a really big flood or covenant alien (more likely flood, think 'the blob') that appears very rarely or just once and is very hard to kill so is kind of like a boss. also that big covenant gun emplacement/tank that the longswords take down in e3 2003. maybe you have to take one out with minimal aid, seems a shame to have it in one level and we all know bungie likes to let us blow big things up....


yeah thats what i was thinking, it would be awesome to take out those gun emplacements as well

  • 06.18.2004 11:34 AM PDT
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yep

  • 06.18.2004 11:40 AM PDT
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bosses suck. in games and real life.

I agree^^

  • 06.18.2004 12:12 PM PDT
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Mabey something like u have to defeat 5 brutes with a BattleRifle pefore u kill the profet

  • 06.18.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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maybe there will just be a big old covenant dude that is super bad. or maybe elites will ride big dinosaur like animals. that would be so cool.

  • 06.18.2004 12:17 PM PDT
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*Haha* Well, Bungie's never been the type to put a midboss or final boss in their FPSs. They've stuck difficult missions in their place, so it's more believable to have a tough mission and lots of targets and objectives, rather than seeing tough enemies, kind of like the Marathon level, Bob-B-Q or The Rose.

  • 06.18.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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I hope theres no boss in Halo 2, loved the fact there was none in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • 06.18.2004 12:24 PM PDT
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I hate bosses because it is like "okay, too beat the boss, you have to do this, this and this in that sequence." Than you repeat it about 3 times and the boss dies, go to a cut-scene...stupid.

  • 06.18.2004 12:25 PM PDT
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Yeah, altough the bosses in Painkiller were the best bosses in any game I've ever played.

  • 06.18.2004 12:27 PM PDT
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A Boss does not have to be some guy that pops out with a healthbar and has a specific weakness.

A boss can be an Elite with an enhanced AI and stronger shields along with a bunch of cronies. A specifc Gold Elite given command of a special forces squad of Black Ops elites specifically assigned to take you out is most definitely a "Boss" even though he doesn't have the healthbar and weakness.

  • 06.18.2004 12:32 PM PDT
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There will not be any bosses in Halo 2. It is just not the style of the game. In Halo, the closest thing there was to a boss fight was the show-down with the energy sword-wileding Gold Elite at the end of The Silent Cartographer.

[Edited on 6/18/2004 12:42:35 PM]

  • 06.18.2004 12:36 PM PDT
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True, and that's a good idea, but there should be only small numbers, not MC against bunches of the Black Ops Elites. One-on-one is good enough if the Gold Elite is fast, smart, and strong enough.

  • 06.18.2004 12:38 PM PDT
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NO -blam!- WAY!!!!!!!! that's not Halo, that was the best feature of it. I think that would be a huge mistake if they add some sort of super being, i mean bosses are anoying. Not fighting bosses was the best thing about Halo, in a realistic war you fight soldiers, vehicles and stuff, that's what separated halo from other games, you fight an army. It's war baby.

I liked the idea about the prophets surounded by ordes of brutes, that would be fun. wiping out those guys to finally put a bullet between the eyes of their leader. Not fighting a huge stupid monter for like 30 minutes. i mean, NO WAY!. That would be stupid and anoying.

I mean, think about it, Halo was simple and we all loved it, so why falling into cliches and stupid old game play?, come on, that's just not Halo.

Peace!.

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  • 06.18.2004 12:40 PM PDT

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