- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I'm ending my posts here, so I'll have my piece and leave.
The Covenant do have unlimited ammo. On Legendary, generally a Plasma Rifle has 75 charge left in it. This is so you always have a gun to pick up. Yes, this may mean that my theory of them not having unlimited ammo is now toast, but I'd like to see how it works non the less at least for AI terms. As for reloading the Plasma weapons, they use a power core as it says it the manual, which I'm gathering is a form of battery. If the Covenant did carry spare batteries on them, then Mater Chief or Cortana would have found one and implemented it some how, after all they understand how the control panels on Halo work. It's just easier game play wise, and more practical in real terms to pick up a new weapon. It's probably easier to change batteries then it is to change a game in your N-Gage mind... the possibility of the Elites using their shield to charge their weapon is a good theory though... however I think that even the Covenant don't know how to reload their own Plasma weapons, for they use Forerunner technology. Remember they are imative, not innovative. Oh and The Covenant DO reload in battle, but only with the Needler. It's not hard how to work out how to put a clip in something.
It would be great to navigate around Halo, you're just not as adventerious as I am. You wouldn't have to do everything on your own, you could catch a ride on a Pelican for example. And down forget that Halo is round, you wouldn't have to go all of the way round to get to where you were going if you had a Banshee, you could just fly upside down. Having levels gives Halo more of an Arcade "pick up and play" feel, but thats not to say my suggested version couldn't mave major chackpoints that you could start from any time you wanted.
The Xbox controller does have enough buttons to have Visors for the Chief, like he has in the books. There is a D-pad you know, and infact the Xbox controller has 16 buttons compared to the Gamecubes 12.
Agreed, the game was rushed, I wasn't disputing that, all I was saying was that if Bungie was given the time we would have had Halo 2's gameplay years ago. Remember this is what they would have been discussing after Halo was completed. Having a mix of opinions if good, even better so if they contrast because then you can be objective.
I shall leave the forums forever now, never to post again. I simply don't have the time to get into in-depth debates these days.. sigh... oh for my youth and days spent with free time...
Farewell
Mat