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Why is the game mostly in Africa...sorry if this was a stupid topic im just really trying out the bungie forums. i just signed up today

  • 07.21.2004 1:51 PM PDT
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Errrrrrr... Why Not?

  • 07.21.2004 2:03 PM PDT
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Im glad its in Africa, usually Im fighting in America or Europe... Africa is a nice change of scenery!
And who knows in the future maybe Africa becomes a big superpower in the World!

  • 07.21.2004 2:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Endnote
Im glad its in Africa, usually Im fighting in America or Europe... Africa is a nice change of scenery!
And who knows in the future maybe Africa becomes a big superpower in the World!


Yeah, I have to go with that I mean Africa is a great place, because in most war games it's the US,The Americas, Europe. It works out for Africa.

  • 07.21.2004 2:26 PM PDT
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Its Africa becuase thats where the Covies attacked :D.

  • 07.21.2004 2:27 PM PDT
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[Edited on 7/21/2004 3:12:02 PM by Shishka]

  • 07.21.2004 2:32 PM PDT
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Its a nice random place it has nothing to do with the fact humans were created there or a possible forerunner artifact its just because we shoot down a covie ship and it crashed there. Cortana did say she took 2 in the nose dropped into the earths atmosphere. The covies are invading mostly from the poles like they usually do. I really think the people at bungie just hung a map and threw a dart at it or put their finger on a globe and spun it. But whatever the reason is its better the n NY and the game is not completely in africa thats probally just one level otherwise why create a snow hog no snow in africa.

  • 07.21.2004 2:39 PM PDT
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@ Darkfish - No need for that really....*frowns*

maybe they Covenant want to look under Kilimanjaro.

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  • 07.21.2004 2:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan 6000
Posted by: Endnote
Im glad its in Africa, usually Im fighting in America or Europe... Africa is a nice change of scenery!
And who knows in the future maybe Africa becomes a big superpower in the World!


Yeah, I have to go with that I mean Africa is a great place, because in most war games it's the US,The Americas, Europe. It works out for Africa.


if u read halo: first strike or Halo: the fall of reach they give u a few clues. in the books the ytalk about how the earth and reach are/were protected by orbital guns called super MAC cannons. you see, while these guns are operational the earth or any planet protected by them is almost inpenatrable. the guns shoot a magnetically accelerated round that weighs 300,000 tons! now when reach was overrun by the covenant it was only because the covenant managed to destroy one of the cannons, thereby creating a hole in the defense big enough for the covenant fleet to get to the planet and the rest of the guns. now this is why i figure the covenant are focusing on a certain area of africa because they proably managed to take down one of the cannons that defends earth and it was orbiting over africa.

Fun Fact: if u go back and watch the video from E3 where the MC jumps from the human ship to the covenent ship, turn up ur speakers and listen closely to the radio chatter playing in the background as the cheif is making his way to the launch bay, u can hear the officers talking about the orbital guns

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Fun Fact: if u go back and watch the video from E3 where the MC jumps from the human ship to the covenent ship, turn up ur speakers and listen closely to the radio chatter playing in the background as the cheif is making his way to the launch bay, u can hear the officers talking about the orbital guns

yeah it goes as follows:

Stressed/anxious/desperate person number1 - "I'm asking you to re-target the orbitals!!"

Stressed/anxious/desperate person number2 - "And let more of them sweep(?) the killzone, thats insanity.. there's nothing more I can do!"

  • 07.21.2004 2:51 PM PDT
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What a battle that had to be...The whole earth force deployed...Fighting a losing battle (like always) then from the skys above MC comes down..

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  • 07.21.2004 2:53 PM PDT
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Because it's time to go back to the motherland.

  • 07.21.2004 2:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Rift
What a battle that had to be...The whole earth force deployed...Fighting a losing battle (like always) then from the skys above MC comes down..


yup, its gonna blow our minds... man i hope we get to see some awesome space battle footage, i just have to see one of those faster then sound super mac rounds rip through a covenent cruiser

  • 07.21.2004 2:58 PM PDT
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Ya space footage would be cool..they say that some fighting takes place on the moon....maybe we will see some fighting there

  • 07.21.2004 4:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: JonnyManiac
Why is the game mostly in Africa
Ummm.......Theres no evidence that shows that the game is mostly in Africa. Just because they have only told us about that doesnt mean we will be there most of the time.

  • 07.21.2004 4:57 PM PDT
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definutely, just hope to see how huge the fight for earth is instead of just the mc's small peice ya know

  • 07.21.2004 4:58 PM PDT
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I wonder if you will have an oxygen limit while in vacum cause in the books it give alimit or mabee we wont even go into vacum.

  • 07.21.2004 4:58 PM PDT
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Because Africa is the supposed cradle of life and that's where the forerunner artifact that created human life resides just my opinion.

  • 07.21.2004 5:01 PM PDT

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africa has tigers ok thats it and its shaped like an elephants ear and the covenant thought it looked cool so they landed there.. hey it could happen

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Posted by: Agamemnon
I wonder if you will have an oxygen limit while in vacum cause in the books it give alimit or mabee we wont even go into vacum.


The MJOLNIR Mark V armor can recycle the air for 45 minutes. And the Mark VI armor will most likely have better scrubbers. I doubt any level will take that long.

And I doubt it will be all africa. But it would be interesting to have a forerunner artifact there.

EDIT: I agree with the guy above. The covenant just thought the place looked cool. :)

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  • 07.21.2004 6:04 PM PDT

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I think it has to do with the fact that -blam!- sapiens originate in Kenya, dating a little more than 100,000 years ago. Might I mention that this is when the Halo was last fired? And Halo 2 starts in Kenya of all places? (Well New Mombasa - but since Mombasa is in Kenya) I think Bungie is tying up all the loose ends with the evolution break.

  • 07.21.2004 6:16 PM PDT
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Maybe it was the least defended? Soo the covies landed there

  • 07.21.2004 6:19 PM PDT
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The Covies have some hidden agenda and are probably looking for something in Africa. Pyramids have already been mentioned, so what else could they be looking for? By the way, is there already a Mombasa? If so, where in Africa is it located?

  • 07.21.2004 6:20 PM PDT

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Mombasa is in Kenya.

  • 07.21.2004 6:21 PM PDT

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