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Subject: Should ODSTs be able to rip off turrets?

Just glancing at some of the screenshots and you can see an ODST hauling a ripped off turret. Now, I'm not a doctor but i'm pretty sure a human cant rip through solid gun metal and then carry around a gun that realistically would weigh more than my mum.

Someone wish to shed some light on how they can pass that one off? Or maybe throw an insult at my fanboy thirst for some consistency?

  • 06.05.2009 2:14 AM PDT

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No, it may have been a turret just lying around, are you sure that you saw him RIP it off?

  • 06.05.2009 2:15 AM PDT

Even if it was lying around it would still weigh more than my wife.

  • 06.05.2009 2:18 AM PDT

Posted by: cameo_cream
No, it may have been a turret just lying around, are you sure that you saw him RIP it off?
Maybe he unscrews it, who knows?

  • 06.05.2009 2:19 AM PDT
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lol
Posted by: Ptolly
Now, I'm not a doctor but

Kong Pow, enter the fist... no?

  • 06.05.2009 2:19 AM PDT

Maybe he unscrews it, who knows?

"Jesus, these Wraiths are killing us- where the hells are support"

"Sorry, guys, I'm just using my monkey wrench to unscrew it then i have 4 more little ones to do. Did anyone pack their standard issue allen keys?"

  • 06.05.2009 2:24 AM PDT

maybe it's the heavy weapons specialist and it wasn't mounted yet bc they are portable, johnson lugged one around in Halo 2

  • 06.05.2009 2:26 AM PDT

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Note guys, there is four people, not just one this time. Similar to Republic Commando, where you have your guys do different things. So, perhaps, there's command options for Romeo, Mickey, etc. and you can dismantle some workings on the turret.

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  • 06.05.2009 2:26 AM PDT

If you watch some of the firefight videos, you can clearly see one of the odsts rip off a turret. I think its pretty unrealistic, but imo its just bungie compensating for the turrets being blown off the stand alot. Turrets would probably be useless in firefight because they are so easily blown off.

How heavy are the turrets anyways? I know the flamethrower is listed as 200 or so lbs in halo.wikia.com, so if turrets are comparable in weight it's not that far fetched having odst's using them.

  • 06.05.2009 2:28 AM PDT

DUDE!! i was thinking the xact same thing...i LOVE bungie and their games (halo 3 ftw!!! :D) and halo 3:ODST looks pretty mad..cant wait to play it...BUT i kinda got the feeling that the odst's have been like "revamped"....like carrying the turrets, surviving a brute melee, etc, etc...this is jus my opinion...im not trying to scrutinize or anything, but yea if u read the books n stuff even spartans have trouble going toe-toe against brutes

maybe they've changed a few things for the sake of gameplay..

..lol me thinking out loud .. :)

  • 06.05.2009 2:53 AM PDT
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Like I said, if you couldn't rip it off, you'd be complaining that they were strong enough to. I actually get a good laugh reading these posts, and how 2-way they are.

  • 06.05.2009 2:57 AM PDT

wtf

How much do you honestly think that thing weighs? It can't weigh more than 200. Also theres no footage of an ODST ripping it off its tripod.

  • 06.05.2009 3:00 AM PDT
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Aka No_Consequence

Your not going to be asking yourself's this when you have a group of 15 Brute chieftains and 7 wraiths coming twords you are you?

To tell the truth the ODST's should not be able to rip off the turret. In the Halo 3 Game Manual is states that "The Sparten is strong enough to rip the turret off and lug it around" and although i'm not looking at it right now, i'm pretty sure it also says "but remember that with the heavy turret even the sparten will have trouble hauling it around and will be slower and unable to jump."

Now, if a biologically inhanced super soldier can barely do it, what makes you think a ODST can do it? I call Shenanigans!

  • 06.05.2009 3:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: Johnny Lawl
How much do you honestly think that thing weighs? It can't weigh more than 200. Also there's no footage of an ODST ripping it off its tripod.
If you watch E3 09 you would see that in the Promotional Video for Fire Fight the ODST in the background rips the turret off and proceeds to walk around with it.

  • 06.05.2009 3:02 AM PDT
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ohai...

Posted by: Ptolly
Maybe he unscrews it, who knows?

"Jesus, these Wraiths are killing us- where the hells are support"

"Sorry, guys, I'm just using my monkey wrench to unscrew it then i have 4 more little ones to do. Did anyone pack their standard issue allen keys?"


Haha nice :)

And no, ODST's are not Spartans, they don't use anything to enhance them. They are basically normal marines.

  • 06.05.2009 3:05 AM PDT

I call Shenanigans!

Shenanigans!

  • 06.05.2009 3:10 AM PDT
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I call Shenanigans!

Shenanigans!
Ya! Shenanigans!

  • 06.05.2009 3:13 AM PDT

Halo wasn't made to be realistic, so in the Halo universe, maybe.

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Posted by: Reclaimer161090
DUDE!! i was thinking the xact same thing...i LOVE bungie and their games (halo 3 ftw!!! :D) and halo 3:ODST looks pretty mad..cant wait to play it...BUT i kinda got the feeling that the odst's have been like "revamped"....like carrying the turrets, surviving a brute melee, etc, etc...this is jus my opinion...im not trying to scrutinize or anything, but yea if u read the books n stuff even spartans have trouble going toe-toe against brutes

maybe they've changed a few things for the sake of gameplay..

..lol me thinking out loud .. :)
I've seen an ODST through a Spartan melee

[Edited on 06.05.2009 3:17 AM PDT]

  • 06.05.2009 3:17 AM PDT

They definitely should not, and just to add, they should not be able to run FASTER than spartans carrying them.

  • 06.05.2009 3:30 AM PDT

Posted by: LarsBars17
They definitely should not, and just to add, they should not be able to run FASTER than spartans carrying them.


That's a call of shenanigans if I've ever seen one

  • 06.05.2009 3:35 AM PDT

no.


as far as we know, They shouldn't be able to.

but Bungie saw fit to keep that feature in.

  • 06.05.2009 3:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ptolly
Posted by: LarsBars17
They definitely should not, and just to add, they should not be able to run FASTER than spartans carrying them.


That's a call of shenanigans if I've ever seen one
Maybe the Heavy Weapon's dude is pumpin' some riods or something.

  • 06.05.2009 3:36 AM PDT

honestly they might have just made super light turrets?

"Dude that thing must weigh a ton"

"No, not really just about 3 pounds amazing right?!?!?!?!"

" *Applies Palm to Face*"

  • 06.05.2009 3:38 AM PDT