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Subject: Halo: Reach Weaponry. How different will it be?

What are your opinions on the weaponry in Reach will it be less advanced because it takes places before halo 3 or will it be new and inventive

  • 07.23.2009 7:32 PM PDT

You do realize that Halo 3 is only a few months after Halo CE right?

  • 07.23.2009 7:35 PM PDT

REACH was the unsc's main base and ship yard whatever the unsc had would be there

  • 07.23.2009 7:37 PM PDT

I doubt they'll take any of the weapons away, and they are definatly adding new ones. And that gun that the big, bulky Spartan on the far left is holding looks cool.

  • 07.23.2009 7:42 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Yeah, Reach fell less than a year before the event at the Ark.

  • 07.23.2009 7:44 PM PDT

I see you...NOW GET OUT!

Stop with this jibber jabbish crap. Reach takes place like 5 years before the spartan 117 started his journey. Its basicially between Halo Wars and Halo 1. Weapons wont be much different.

  • 07.23.2009 7:48 PM PDT

Posted by: A FAT N00BIE
Stop with this jibber jabbish crap. Reach takes place like 5 years before the spartan 117 started his journey. Its basicially between Halo Wars and Halo 1. Weapons wont be much different.

months not years

  • 07.23.2009 7:50 PM PDT

I see you...NOW GET OUT!

Do you have to correct everything!?

  • 07.23.2009 7:50 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Posted by: A FAT N00BIE
Stop with this jibber jabbish crap. Reach takes place like 5 years before the spartan 117 started his journey. Its basicially between Halo Wars and Halo 1. Weapons wont be much different.

Actually no, Master Chief LEFT Reach when he wound up at Halo (Reach is only days or weeks before Halo CE. But Halo CE is a couple of Months before 2 and 3.)

[Edited on 07.23.2009 7:52 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2009 7:51 PM PDT

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A logical assumption would be that Halo: Reach takes place just after the Pillar of Autumn flees from Reach with it's random slipspace jump (or it's possible this happens during the Halo: Reach campaign). When it exits this jump, it ends up at Halo, due to Cortana's experimenting with coordinates she found in Covenant intel.

So, Reach takes place at the same time as Halo CE. Likely the same week as the Slipspace jump they made was not a long one.

That said, it is very possible the Spartans on Reach have some other advanced weaponry in addition to the usual UNSC and Covenant arsenal. This is because on Reach, Oni has it's secret CASTLE facility located in the mountain base many of the Spartans on Reach fall back to when the assault kicks into full swing. In this facility they did work on new weaponry. Some Spartans are presented with experimental weapons (Like the BR) by Doctor Halsey when they meet up with her at the base. It's very possible that they come across and use other weapons that were in development.

  • 07.23.2009 8:09 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

no UNSC weaponry has ever been as advanced as a Plasma Pistol (which is actually just a re purposed Covenant sautering tool)

  • 07.23.2009 8:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
no UNSC weaponry has ever been as advanced as a Plasma Pistol (which is actually just a re purposed Covenant sautering tool)



Uh, K? Your Honor, relevance?
(Objection sustained)

And where did you get that random bit of Halo "trivia" about the PP?

  • 07.23.2009 8:42 PM PDT

"Dear Humanity; we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"
—Avery J. Johnson
click it you know you want to

Reach has this:
A mongoose with a scorpion turrent, banshee wings, ghost guns, a closed seating area, and a cup holder.

  • 07.24.2009 3:39 AM PDT

I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.

Posted by: A FAT N00BIE
Stop with this jibber jabbish crap. Reach takes place like 5 years before the spartan 117 started his journey. Its basicially between Halo Wars and Halo 1. Weapons wont be much different.


It's 5 months not years and even if it were let me use a reference, The M16 Entered service in 1964 but the US military still keeps it as a mainstay weapon, Why would 5 years make a difference on weapons?

  • 07.24.2009 3:50 AM PDT