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Subject: NO FLOOD in ODST!! Plus Logical Reason for Absence of Elites.

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NO THERE WILL NOT BE FLOOD IN ODST, Bungie confirmed it in a long ago Q&A.

A logical reason for the Elites to not be in ODST is that Prophet Regret uses Elites for his guards. During the slipspace jump to Halo 2, the Prophet of Truth most likely sent down some Brutes to wreck some havoc prior to Truth getting to Earth to find the portal to the ARK.

So basicaly, in my opinion, Regret packed up with his Elite friends and moved out of Hotel Zanzibar, while Truth payed his rent in advance so his Brute buddies could stay the night.

  • 07.21.2009 8:01 AM PDT

ummmmm...I'll have the overkill with a side of extermination! and a Dr.Pepper

surprisingly that made sense to me and good job on the research

  • 07.21.2009 8:12 AM PDT

The reason Elites aren't in ODST is so that Bungie wouldn't have to craft enemy AI for the Elites.

  • 07.21.2009 8:17 AM PDT

Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.

Fighting off the Flood as an ODST would be pretty difficult. Since ODSTs have no energy shields, infection forms would be much more deadly. They wouldn't just burst when they hit you... although maybe your character model would burst with Flood mutations.
But there's no Flood in H3: ODST...

  • 07.21.2009 8:19 AM PDT

Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.

Posted by: Wolverfrog
The reason Elites aren't in ODST is so that Bungie wouldn't have to craft enemy AI for the Elites

Very true! Halo 3: ODST will be using the same engine as Halo 3, and the Elites were only allies in that game.

  • 07.21.2009 8:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: M1K35 TR1K3
surprisingly that made sense to me and good job on the research


Thank you, kind sir for understanding.

EDIT : I have nothing to say to you, billy mays v3, all i've seen you do is insult people today.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 8:34 AM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 8:28 AM PDT

Posted by: VinierKdog
Posted by: Billy Mays v3
It's a videogame, with a fictional timeline, holy -blam!-, who cares.

I know, How nerdy are these people actually making a story for a game!


What is a game without a compelling story?

  • 07.21.2009 8:32 AM PDT

Halo: CE Anniversary Achievement Idea
C-C-C-CANNON BREAKER!
Let Sgt. Johnson die on Halo.

I think it would be cool to see a few dead Elite bodies around the city. As an Easter Egg of some sort. :)

  • 07.21.2009 8:35 AM PDT

Were it so easy.

Lol at broken sarcasm radar coca mola.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 8:53 AM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 8:52 AM PDT

Hey! Listen! HEY!- The words of Navi

Posted by: coca mola
Posted by: VinierKdog
Posted by: Billy Mays v3
It's a videogame, with a fictional timeline, holy -blam!-, who cares.

I know, How nerdy are these people actually making a story for a game!


What is a game without a compelling story?

Gears of war.

  • 07.21.2009 8:55 AM PDT

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Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
I think it would be cool to see a few dead Elite bodies around the city. As an Easter Egg of some sort. :)


Yeah, that would be cool.

  • 07.21.2009 9:49 AM PDT

so halo 3 odst should be halo 2 odst

[Edited on 07.21.2009 9:55 AM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 9:54 AM PDT

Posted by: Lyme1331
Posted by: Wolverfrog
The reason Elites aren't in ODST is so that Bungie wouldn't have to craft enemy AI for the Elites

Very true! Halo 3: ODST will be using the same engine as Halo 3, and the Elites were only allies in that game.


And they weren't the best of potential adversaries either, being little more than girgling dinosaurs in that game, a far cry from the brutal brutes which fit the role much more appropriately.

  • 07.21.2009 10:01 AM PDT

Fear the Probulator. Looking at my stats I see, well go ahead.

Posted by: COB Stephen Mit
Posted by: DTA MoonDawg
I think it would be cool to see a few dead Elite bodies around the city. As an Easter Egg of some sort. :)


Yeah, that would be cool.


I understand no flood in halo3 odst but no elite enemies? In Halo 2, to a point, they were still enemies. Are they really not going to be in it. As for the not making them AI enemies, they are your enemies if you try to kill them in campaign along with marnies, so thats not true.

  • 07.21.2009 10:03 AM PDT

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What isn't true?

  • 07.21.2009 10:24 AM PDT

Tank beats Ghost!
Tank beats Hunters!
Tank beats Everything!!!

Posted by: firehead501st
Posted by: coca mola
Posted by: VinierKdog
Posted by: Billy Mays v3
It's a videogame, with a fictional timeline, holy -blam!-, who cares.

I know, How nerdy are these people actually making a story for a game!


What is a game without a compelling story?

Gears of war.


Haha, that made me chuckle - So true.

  • 07.21.2009 10:26 AM PDT