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  • Poll [81 votes]: Unlockable recon armor fair and new recon replacement?
Subject: Do you think making recon unlockable is a good idea?

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Poll: Unlockable recon armor fair and new recon replacement?  [closed]
Yes, it's fair. Yes, new replacement.:  27%
(22 Votes)
No, it's not fair, Yes, new replacement:  16%
(13 Votes)
Yes, it's fair. No new replacement.:  41%
(33 Votes)
No, it's not fair. No new replacement.:  10%
(8 Votes)
Not so sure...:  6%
(5 Votes)
Total Votes: 81

When ODST comes out, if you get the all the vidmaster's you get recon, do you think that's fair to the people who earned it.

Also do you think they will have a something else that you have to do something cool to get?


[Edited on 06.10.2009 6:10 PM PDT]

  • 06.10.2009 5:26 PM PDT

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Well for one its not just getting the last 3 skulls.....there will be atleast 2-4 more vidmasters.

  • 06.10.2009 5:28 PM PDT

I think that there should be nothing rare except for the flaming helmet for bungie workers, because all I hear during games are 8 year olds complaining about not getting recon.

  • 06.10.2009 5:30 PM PDT
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I believe that thet whole idea of "exclusive armor" was a mistake from the start. I'm glad Recon is now unlockable, and I don't want to see any replacement for its "exclusive" status.

There's still the flaming helmet, but that's not supposed to be given to anyone besides Bungie employees. Maybe they'll give it to select people next, who knows? I personally hope they won't.

  • 06.10.2009 5:33 PM PDT

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Posted by: whitedoom56
Well for one its not just getting the last 3 skulls.....there will be at least 2-4 more vidmasters.


true you have to complete ALL of the vidmaster Achievements and link your gamer tag to a Bungie.net profile to receive Recon.

i think it is a little unjust for those who earned it. but this may be Bungie saying" Alright Stop begging do this and there you have it!" after all the vidmaster achievements are not exactly Easy Eg. Annual (that was a -blam!-) and yes there probably will be more vidmasters In ODST!
so its not just slot in the disk and get recon as some think, it does take some earning!

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  • 06.10.2009 5:36 PM PDT
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what do u mean linking ur gamertag to bungie and i dont think that recon should be earnable because that negates the idea of a very special reward. recon isnt even that good of armour if it had been realesed in the beginning noone would wear it. The only reason that it is coveted is because everyone wants what they cant have.

  • 06.10.2009 5:53 PM PDT

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Why is everyone complaining about recon this and that its not real. Its just armor in a GAME!!!!

Big deal its not like you can go and buy real recon armor.

  • 06.10.2009 6:05 PM PDT

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My personal opinion is that, yes recon is a pain in the @$$ because everyone complains about not having it, but it is kind of unfair to the people who took the time to earn it. When i actually get it when ODST comes out, I won't wear it, its pointless now because it means you didn't do anything special to get it... (Plus everyone else will wear it so I won't and i'll be special =) )

  • 06.10.2009 6:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: flamingFLUID
My personal opinion is that, yes recon is a pain in the @$$ because everyone complains about not having it, but it is kind of unfair to the people who took the time to earn it. When i actually get it when ODST comes out, I won't wear it, its pointless now because it means you didn't do anything special to get it... (Plus everyone else will wear it so I won't and i'll be special =) )

Eh. I still think it'll be okay for a couple weeks at least; wearing it in conjunction with the Katana.

  • 06.10.2009 6:22 PM PDT

its like givin out free katanas too.

  • 06.10.2009 6:54 PM PDT
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Does it really matter? I mean seriously Reach will be coming out a year after ODST. An people will move on to that an probably wouldn't give a crap if you had earned Recon in Halo 3 anymore. People that earned it or got lucky enough to be gifted it by Bungie got to enjoy feeling special for a while. Now other people can wear it if they feel like jumping through whatever hoops there are in time to enjoy it for the last year anyone will care.

  • 06.10.2009 6:59 PM PDT

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I think unlocking recon is a good idea, and they should replace it. Not with a new armor or something, how about one experiance point in action-sack. That would be a reward.

  • 06.10.2009 7:00 PM PDT

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I think they need a new replacement. For the reason of this, recon armor is badge of honour the only way you would get it is if you did something truly amazing, but now they made so everyone can get it. they need another token armor that they can give to people that already have recon and that do extrodinary things in the future. that is all.

  • 06.11.2009 3:53 AM PDT

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1. They cant put new armor perm in.
2. Flaming will never become the new recon.
3. There is no fairness in earning recon anyway. It goes at the whim of some bungie employees (I dare say sometime for stupid reasons). I could say I deserve it, i could even really deserve it more than some who got it but one fact remain, they didnt give it to me and there isnt much I can do for now.

After all, recon is more of a privilege than a prize. They can take it back or give it to everyone if they wish and we are no one to argue with that. I aint gonna go a Burger King, order a bigmac and then file a report because they didnt give me what I wanted even though the customer is "always right". There is a fitting adage for this in french, cant translate it though, would make no sense in english.

  • 06.11.2009 4:10 AM PDT
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Fair and fair....some people got it for spending five minutes on Photoshop or happened to get noticed with a wierd death, or got blown up up by a Rocket resulting in someone else's 77, 777 kill, etc...

Basically, we all have the chance to earn it now.

  • 06.11.2009 4:12 AM PDT
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Me too i personally think its sad especially when they post stuff on bungie.net like "You cant have our recon" and they wonder why people complain petty.

  • 06.11.2009 4:17 AM PDT
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Recon is only there to keep you playing halo 3 nearly everyone has a general so now they want recon

  • 06.11.2009 4:18 AM PDT

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Posted by: onza110
Recon is only there to keep you playing halo 3 nearly everyone has a general so now they want recon

You are missing the point young man.
The 50 population is still minoritarian by a long shot and getting a fifty has never been for most the driving reason to play this game. For most, its just because the game is actually pretty fun.

  • 06.11.2009 4:25 AM PDT

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You left out the "I Don't Care" option on the poll.

  • 06.11.2009 4:28 AM PDT

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What's the point of unlocking Recon if there just going to make another armor to replace it?

  • 06.11.2009 4:32 AM PDT

Oh yeah It's Rayzed.

We haven't seen how hard the Vidmasters are going to be. If they are simple, It'll feel like I'm getting a freebie and probably never wear it. But if its hard then I'll wear my Recon with pride.

  • 06.11.2009 4:34 AM PDT
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well for one. people who earned it, they shouldent of tried to earned it because they were going to get it when ODST come out.

  • 06.11.2009 4:35 AM PDT
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loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllll . everyone that is on this post is dumb. who gives a $hit about recon armor.i copyed mine because it is funny to c what people say i didnt even write that i copyed off of some other retard and posted it for the fun of it.

  • 06.11.2009 4:42 PM PDT

i hope the vidmasters be SOOOO HARD and make babys cry and pay for get recon

  • 06.11.2009 4:46 PM PDT
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( i can haz reconz)---- yes but there just gonna make another armour just to get us going again. I think recon is over hyped . Id rather have OdSt armour type.


No its not fair, Yes, new replacement.

  • 06.11.2009 5:10 PM PDT