- snoozy9420
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You do realize that making a half-assed explanation as to why Elites don't appear in-game doesn't fix things, right? The fact that there were Elites covering the city one day and then nowhere to be found the next makes no sense according to what you wrote. The Prophet of Truth not seeing any true purpose with them doesn't tell why they should all evacuate as fast as they can, and much less how it was done in a day.
I mean, come on. Elites were the only real tough AI in the games. Putting them back in a place where Elites were the top power only makes sense. Did you not want to fix their unbelievably stupid behavior in Halo 3? Is it really that hard to program them to move around when being shot, and not throw grenades every three seconds? You did it in Halo 1 and 2.. with all the money you have now, there is just no way you couldn't bring back from old ideas that clearly worked and improve on them a little.
I guess if you're going to remove them with just a lack of caring to back you up, PLEASE make the Brutes tough again. When you killed all their allies in Halo 2, they would just drop their gun and tear you apart. It was the kind of thing that really got the aldrenaline rushing. When I first encountered them, I nearly -blam!- a brick. :D. When I heard they would be the new Squad leaders in Halo 3, I couldn't stop thinking about how awesome it would be. I was waiting to play the most action-packed fun-filled campaign in a video game. But then I shoot up my first few Brutes, and what do they do? They stumble around like retards, and when they finally found me they couldn't hit me, and I simply beat them down. At first I just laughed, and then I realized they were all that stupid. I thought you said you were improving them!
Not to mention I could shoot them down with half a clip. With their armor on. That's improvement? You said yourselves they were violent savages with hides like rhinos, and they are tougher than Spartans. Yes, Spartans. The Halo 3 Brutes form of a Beatdown is like a slap; contact is barely ever made. The eight to nine foot beasts go down with less than one SMG clip. When they go berserk, it's like they just finished six beers and are trying really hard to hit you without running into anything. Was any of this in Halo 2? No, in fact it was quite the opposite. The AI wasn't as good obviously, but damn. You had so much money to work with in Halo 3.. you didn't invest it in the AI or the campaign clearly, I assume it wasn't the MP maps since they were so few and so poor, and allowing poeple to move boxes around in Forge couldn't have been the big expensive project. Where did it all go?
Anyway, I know for a fact I'm not the only fan that feels this way. You are continuously straying from the storyline throughout the books and games, and it's really getting old. I just hope that with ODST you give some kind of explaniation IN GAME as to why there are no Elites. Not everyone goes on this website, or let alone reads the weekly update. And to make up for it, I really hope you make the Brutes the tough creatures they were in the good old days. I know a LOT of people can back me on that one. If you don't, I can honestly assure you I will not buy the game. Video games aren't the kind of thing I like to waste my money on. But then again, who am I, just one fan? Most of you probably couldn't care less. I'm just saying.. if you don't care, I won't either.
I'm a long time fan. Your games have been with me from my childhood to now, and I'm really trying to continue liking your stuff. But you're just making it harder and harder. Some companies make fixes to little bugs every day, and now you're limiting yourselves to twice a year.
Anyway, other than that, great update. :).
P.S. Apologies for any gramatical errors and lack of sentence or paragraph stucture. It's late and I just wanted to get my points written. I sincerely hope you guys hear me out.
[Edited on 01.23.2009 8:04 PM PST]