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Subject: What happened to the Thunderstorm?

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

If you remember from the Halo 3: ODST (Recon) trailer there was a thunderstorm present which was a nice addition that kinda gave you a sense of isolation. Now with the current gameplay footage while we do have an idea what to expect with the game, there doesn't seem to be any rain or a Thunderstorm present at all during the game.

Any thoughts on this?


[Edited on 06.26.2009 3:09 PM PDT]

  • 06.26.2009 3:09 PM PDT

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  • 06.26.2009 3:10 PM PDT

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Maybe in one of the flashbacks it will be rainy/stormy. The rain might have ended after the rookie leaves his pod or something, I dunno. It would be interesting to try VISR in the rain. :/

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Trailer =/= Canon

Master Chief watched as Covenant ships surrounded the Ark as it was activated, and he was on his own in a barren desert.

In the game, it was a UNSC attack, Master Chief and Arbiter took cover behind rocks after blowing up an AA gun.

  • 06.26.2009 3:11 PM PDT

oh death was never enemy of ours

its not a gameplay preview, they are just giving you an idea of what the game will be about

  • 06.26.2009 3:12 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: Mizzou Tigers
Trailer =/= Canon


Then how come the new gameplay trailer and the game cover still depict a thunderstom?

Gamecovers usually don't depict something that isn't in the game.



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it was an earlier trailer minor details can change for example GTA 4. Bungie was using it as kind of a reveal trailer anyway.

Also the game could have a weather system that changes from like no rain, to drizzling, pouring, and then a full out thunderstorm you never know.

[Edited on 06.26.2009 3:19 PM PDT]

  • 06.26.2009 3:15 PM PDT

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In Halo 3 did we walk the ruins of the Space Elevator and witness the Ark portal opening?

Not exactly.

BS Police, I don't think you should take Box art and Teaser Trailers an exact copy of what the game will be like, weather and all.

  • 06.26.2009 3:17 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: Chunky_Lover
In Halo 3 did we walk the ruins of the Space Elevator and witness the Ark portal opening?

Not exactly.
Yeah we did, Tsavo Highway and The Storm.

BS Police, I don't think you should take Box art and Teaser Trailers an exact copy of what the game will be like, weather and all.Did I say exact copy? I'm just refering to a missing element that if I recall correctly, Bungie even mentioned working on in one of the weekly updates. If not then it still is somewhat misleading.

  • 06.26.2009 3:20 PM PDT

Its obviously invisible rain. Duh.

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Posted by: The BS Police
[quote]Posted by: Chunky_Lover
In Halo 3 did we walk the ruins of the Space Elevator and witness the Ark portal opening?

Not exactly.
Yeah we did, Tsavo Highway and The Storm.

Announcment trailer.
Ark opening in Halo 3.

Oh, and when in Halo 3 does Master Chief stand sideways look at these ruins? When did Chief stand like this while Earth was being attacked?[/url] When did this happen?



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Posted by: Mizzou Tigers
Trailer =/= Canon


Then how come the new gameplay trailer and the game cover still depict a thunderstom?

Gamecovers usually don't depict something that isn't in the game.




Same thing with halo 3 game cover

  • 06.26.2009 3:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: Chunky_Lover
In Halo 3 did we walk the ruins of the Space Elevator and witness the Ark portal opening?

Not exactly.
Yeah we did, Tsavo Highway and The Storm.

BS Police, I don't think you should take Box art and Teaser Trailers an exact copy of what the game will be like, weather and all.Did I say exact copy? I'm just refering to a missing element that if I recall correctly, Bungie even mentioned working on in one of the weekly updates. If not then it still is somewhat misleading.


I meant in one sequence, we walked(drive) through it in Tsavo Highway, and he also witnessed it in The Storm, not really all together like it was shown.

Well, you never know, its an open world game correct? So maybe withing some parts of this world the weather could change? We don't know yet. I wouldn't really let a reveal trailer mislead me all that much.

I also remember hearing about certain aspects of Halo Reach having weighted clouds and more realistic fog. So who knows.

  • 06.26.2009 3:26 PM PDT

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They were really pushing the idea of rain and storms in the trailer. I hope they are just keeping a few things secret, or they simply hadn't any rain to show in the E3 09 build.

  • 06.26.2009 3:28 PM PDT

I honestly don't care. A rain system would cause the whole game to lag if it doesn't have a hosted server.

  • 06.26.2009 3:33 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: flamedude
They were really pushing the idea of rain and storms in the trailer. I hope they are just keeping a few things secret, or they simply hadn't any rain to show in the E3 09 build.
Hopefully that is the case, it won't make the game any worse, but the addition of a thunderstorm would make it a bit more atmospheric.

[Edited on 06.26.2009 3:35 PM PDT]

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Posted by: flamedude
They were really pushing the idea of rain and storms in the trailer. I hope they are just keeping a few things secret, or they simply hadn't any rain to show in the E3 09 build.
Hopefully that is the case, it won't make the game any worse, but the addition of a thunderstorm would make it a bit more atmospheric.


Those are my thoughts exactly. The rain may come into play later on. We have such a small peek at the game and the campaign. I'm sure there are many aspects we have not seen. I was looking forward to some stormy, night time gun fights.

  • 06.26.2009 3:38 PM PDT

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And it would add to the mood of the storyline.

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and how!

I think I remember a Bungie rep saying there is a light rain at night while you're the Rookie in one of the random E3 interviews, but I'm not sure.

I think it would be cool to have weather that varies slightly between overcast, light rain, and heavy rain.

  • 06.26.2009 3:41 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I'd love to be a 10 year old and tell my mom I'm going on an adventure out into the world catching Pokemon, with her full support. Never mind the fact that there are rapists, criminals, and murders out there, or the fact that I may get killed by a Pokemon.

Luckily I have Pikachu.

Posted by: Scipio 2013
And it would add to the mood of the storyline.
Exactly, it would make you feel more isolated from the rest of your group.

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in the backdrop to this very page, what do you see?

they look like clounds, they probably move like clouds if the picture moved...

and yes they are clouds, but not of storms

maybe clouds of smoke/dust, its amazing how the simple thing escape the obvious.

  • 06.26.2009 7:05 PM PDT

I hate fighting without any team mates in the dark i dont know why i just do i played the level cortona on solo and it gave me the creeps.

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How do you know there won't be any weather in the game?

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Don't rule it out. Ever played Eldar Scrolls: Oblivion? That for one, had changing weather. One minute it was sunny, then it would get dark and start raining, sometimes with a thunderstorm to back it up. If you think about it, its completely possible and, in fact, very likely, that Bungie will have implemented some sort of randomised weather system.

  • 06.26.2009 7:09 PM PDT

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