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Subject: Do you want the Halo 2 or 3 or a mix of both scarabs in Reach? Plea...

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Poll: Do you want the Halo 2 or 3 or a mix of both scarabs in Reach? Plea...  [closed]
Halo 2 Scarab:  8%
(3 Votes)
Halo 3 Scarab:  24%
(9 Votes)
The combined Scarab:  68%
(26 Votes)
Total Votes: 38

In Halo 2, you had to go in the inside of the Scarab and go into the big cockpit to destroy it. In the inside of it were elites and grunts that you had to kill first before you destroyed it. Personally i like this one better.

In Halo 3, you have shoot its legs then go inside of it then shoot the big jackal shield looking thing to destroy it. It's not much of a challenge unless you are on legendary.

I think that they should combine both of them together so that you have to damage 2 out of the four armored legs, then go into the big blue cockpit kill everyone in there, then flip a switch that the elites and grunts are guarding. Then the switch will reveal the big jackal looking thing. This way it's more of a challenge.

This is just my opinion. What do you guys think?

  • 07.21.2009 11:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

What about "other?" I'm sure Bungie has learned from the Halo 2 and Halo 3 scarab variations. Hopefully it will be something a bit more challenging.

I guess combined works out, unless it will be something no scarab design in the past has had.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 11:22 AM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 11:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: P3P5I
What about "other?" I'm sure Bungie has learned from the Halo 2 and Halo 3 scarab variations. Hopefully it will be something a bit more challenging.

Yeah the scarabs aren't even that much of a threat in Halo. The only trouble i had was when i was on legendary and i had to take down both scarabs in Halo 3.

  • 07.21.2009 11:23 AM PDT

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The Halo 2 Scarab sucked compared to Halo 3.

  • 07.21.2009 11:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: SS_Crow
The Halo 2 Scarab sucked compared to Halo 3.

That's why i think they should combine both of them. So that way it's more challenging and fun to kill.

  • 07.21.2009 11:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: SS_Crow
The Halo 2 Scarab sucked compared to Halo 3.

That's why i think they should combine both of them. So that way it's more challenging and fun to kill.

The Halo 2 scarab was on a Fixed path!

How is that Fun?

it is not a mix and matching sort of thing here. The AI of the Halo 3 Scarab is fun to fight against, the complete lack of Halo 2 Scarab AI was lame.

Sure you can have a ton of threads where you say "This or This, or BOTH!" and people will opt for both, but redundant functions with slightly different forms is not a good thing.

  • 07.21.2009 11:27 AM PDT

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Posted by: SS_Crow
The Halo 2 Scarab sucked compared to Halo 3.

That's why i think they should combine both of them. So that way it's more challenging and fun to kill.

The Halo 2 scarab was on a Fixed path!

How is that Fun?

it is not a mix and matching sort of thing here. The AI of the Halo 3 Scarab is fun to fight against, the complete lack of Halo 2 Scarab AI was lame.

Sure you can have a ton of threads where you say "This or This, or BOTH!" and people will opt for both, but redundant functions with slightly different forms is not a good thing.

That's why it needs changing! If the Halo 2 Scarab had AI then you know it would be better than the Halo 3 Scarab. Both of them were too easy to defeat. That's why you need to combine them and make them better for a new game!

  • 07.21.2009 11:30 AM PDT
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I like the Halo 3 Scarab better, but I do agree they are way to easy and need to be harder.

  • 07.21.2009 11:34 AM PDT
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ey should have the Halo 2 Scarab in the beginning of the game and at the end they make the Halo 3 Scarab. They should make it harder to kill though.

  • 07.21.2009 11:36 AM PDT

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I remember before Halo 3 came out, i was thinking the Scarabs are going to kick so much ass this time around! Then i got the game and the campaign was great except for one thing:Scarabs. They weren't challenging at all. That's why they need improvement.

  • 07.21.2009 11:38 AM PDT
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The scarab(In General) sucks.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 11:41 AM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 11:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Dasherr
The scarab(In General) sucks.

That's just your opinion. Many people think the complete opposite.

  • 07.21.2009 11:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: SS_Crow
The Halo 2 scarab was on a Fixed path!

How is that Fun?

it is not a mix and matching sort of thing here. The AI of the Halo 3 Scarab is fun to fight against, the complete lack of Halo 2 Scarab AI was lame.

Sure you can have a ton of threads where you say "This or This, or BOTH!" and people will opt for both, but redundant functions with slightly different forms is not a good thing.
He's saying that the inside of the Scarab from Halo 2 was more fun than the inside of the Scarab from Halo 3. He wants a Scarab AI like in H3, but a larger Scarab so that the insides are larger and more challenging since they host Covenant guards and an actual bridge.

  • 07.21.2009 12:00 PM PDT

There were no Scarabs in the Reach book.

I'd like to see a smart and frightening one if there was one in the game.

[Edited on 07.21.2009 12:05 PM PDT]

  • 07.21.2009 12:05 PM PDT

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There were no Scarabs in the Reach book.

I'd like to see a smart and frightening one if there was one in the game.
There was no "Halo: Reach" book.

  • 07.21.2009 12:06 PM PDT

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There were no Scarabs in the Reach book.

I'd like to see a smart and frightening one if there was one in the game.

maybe a faster one too

  • 07.21.2009 12:20 PM PDT

Okay, you know the feeling you get when you see a Big Daddy? I wanna feel like I just saw 7 Big Daddy's when I see the scarab. I want it to scare the -blam!- outta me!

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i think it should be the mix of halo 2 nad 3 scarabs. it should be the size of the halo 2 scarab(i think that 1 os bigger) but i personaly think the halo 3 one was better

  • 07.21.2009 12:38 PM PDT

I want the Scarab "mining vehicle" that was destroyed by one Wraith mortar in Halo: First Strike. Hey, could that have been a Locust since they are incredibly weak like that?

  • 07.21.2009 1:04 PM PDT

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I expected the main cannon to be stronger on the Scarab in Halo 3, at least when compaired to the Hunter's Plasma cannon.

If you want more balance from a stronger cannon give it a minimum radius that it can point upward, let that top mounted cannon handle the airial attacks.

For the people who want a controle room putting the power core inside would prevent taking the Scarab down via tank/other vehical. The switch inside the controle room to open up the acess to the power core idea also stoppes that method although I think thats the point for the idea.

How about using a faster Elephant (with rocket turrets) to drive up to the Halo 2/3 massive Scarab with stronger legs to either get the height needed to board the covenate vehical or attack the inside of the "leg joint", or a combination of this situation.

  • 07.21.2009 1:21 PM PDT
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I would like to see the Halo 3 Scarab with thats harder to take down and is better defended. The legs shouldn't be so fragile. Maybe the Scarab could see a size increase and have two hunters on it. The Scarab is piloted by Lekoalo it would only it would make sense that it was defended by them as well.

  • 07.21.2009 1:28 PM PDT