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Subject: Supply Points/Flashbacks
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Considering that ODST is open-world, you have to wonder how Missions will play out (you know, from the campaign menu). I think I know how this will work out.

You know how there's the dropping scene, with the first cutscene? That might be the first Mission. Just the opening. Now, after that, I believe the Beacons you find will be used as Supply points - similar to how they were used in Crackdown, these will be your Missions. Your progress is saved throughout the campaign, and when you choose a Mission, unlike in Halo 3, you're at the same time no matter what mission you choose, you're just picking where you spawn.

Now, think about Rally Points. I believe these will be Flashbacks. For example, Mission 2 would be when you jump out of your pod, Dutch's flashback will be a Rally Point.

Discuss!

  • 07.24.2009 10:01 AM PDT

How do we know the dropping scene was the first mission? They could be a heap load of missions before it, which act as a tutorial. You know, before they get assigned to drop onto the carrier.

  • 07.24.2009 10:04 AM PDT

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It will work the way you wan't it to work ..

  • 07.24.2009 10:17 AM PDT

The way I have heard it with various interviews/podcasts:
1. Tutorial mission
2. Drop into Mombassa
3. Open world
4. You search the open world for "beacons" (as Bungie calls them)
5. Pick up a beacon, activate flashback
6. Linear play through flashback
7. Repeat 3-7 until you play through all flashbacks
8. End of game

So I would take it that the "missions" would be the start of the flashbacks.

  • 07.24.2009 10:21 AM PDT

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does the open world ever run out of enemies or do they respawn?

  • 07.24.2009 10:25 AM PDT

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|-----------HALO REACH------------------ | |--YOU'RE ON------------||[_\\____,
|._....______________________...._|_|._....______________||-----/ __|
|(@)(@)\_______________|(@)(@)__|(@)(@)\___________[==]/(@)l

Is tutorial in ship? No one is out of ship...

  • 07.24.2009 10:30 AM PDT

Im going with wolver here i think that there will be a tutorial before you drop

  • 07.24.2009 10:33 AM PDT
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Oh, yeah, I forgot about the tutorial. My idea still stands though.

  • 07.24.2009 10:46 AM PDT
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The way I have heard it with various interviews/podcasts:
1. Tutorial mission
2. Drop into Mombassa
3. Open world
4. You search the open world for "beacons" (as Bungie calls them)
5. Pick up a beacon, activate flashback
6. Linear play through flashback
7. Repeat 3-7 until you play through all flashbacks
8.Finale
9.Credits
10. End of game

So I would take it that the "missions" would be the start of the flashbacks.


Fixed it up a bit. :)

  • 07.24.2009 10:49 AM PDT