- BurntBiscuits
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There are two things on this forum that piss me off;
Idiots and group invites.
What's even worse, is that I can never seem to get away from either of them ¬_¬
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"I would have been your daddy, but the dog beat me over the fence."
Posted by: Levia7han117
Posted by: BurntBiscuits
Posted by: Levia7han117
Perhaps in a cameo maybe, but I honestly doubt you'll fight against one. Remember, you're not a Spartan....
It would be cool though if in one of the levels the Covenant had two or three Scarabs scouring the city for human survivors and your main objective at that point is to try and sneak around them through the rubble. And to make it even tougher, the SI would be temporarily shut down during the whole time.
That is an amazing idea, but one that could be stretched further. As ODST is much more open world than Halo, allowing you to go where you want, you could also tackle situations in your own style. For example, in the idea you described, you could either sneak past them, fighting several Covenant on the way, or you could attempt to board them and shut them down, allowing you to stroll right through.
As for the 'You aren't a Spartan' remark, how should that matter? Scarabs can pwn you, but only if you are out in the open. If you happen to be a rooftop at the Scarabs hight, hidden in the rubble, then your only danger is the Scarab crew, which is no different from who you'll encounter on the streets.
This could be one the challanges of fighting this unique enemy. You must get out of the streets, into a building, fight your way through some Covenant to get to the top, before boarding the Scarab, killing the crew and shutting it down. Wouldn't that be epic?
That would be pretty awesome, being able to tackle the mission in different ways. I only went the stealthy route since the whole premise of the game seems to be surrounded by the stealth element.
As for the "You're not a Spartan" thing, the only reason I say that is b/c it would seem kind of far-fetched for one ODST to take down one Scarab alone. Now if there was a group, then I could see it happening. Spartan, however, were built to handle tougher situations such as those, which is why it seems more plausible for an ODST to take down a Scarab instead of a lone ODST.
Your last idea is pretty cool though. I'd like to see that. One thing I'd add is that you only engage a Scarab b/c it found your position and it chases you through the city and corners you into a building (Cat and Mouse effect). Kind of like in Half-Life 2, where Gordon Freeman is being chased by numerous Striders. It'd be awesome to see a scarab crash it's way thorugh rubble and buildings just to track you down.
Exactly! As for the lone ODST thing, yes, I suppose it may be a little far-fetched, but then, this could occur once you've gathered most of your quad together. That way, it would make more sense, you'd have other people to suggest ideas ("Come on, we've gotta get into those buildings! It'll fry us out here in the open!") and it would give the Scarab a better reason to be hunting you down; sending a Scarab after one ODSt is silly, but sending one after a whole squad who have recently been pissing them off makes much more sense :P
So in the end we have:
Awesome: Check
Possible: Check
Challenging: Check
Epic Cutscene: Check
What reason is there not to implement the Scarab?