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Subject: Why No Elites?

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I assume there arent any because the videos dont show any. But we and the elites were still enemies when new mombasa got dominated. Why arent we fighting them again?

  • 08.04.2009 4:02 AM PDT

Because Elites don't like Africa.

  • 08.04.2009 4:05 AM PDT

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It's something to do with Regret taking all of the Elites away from Earth and then having Brutes deployed in their place as part of the first phase of slowly replacing the Elites with Brutes as the main Military Force.

There was a big story-detail put in a Weekly Update a couple months back. Everytime this question pops up, I usually go look for it, but I've tried my hand at summarizing, so if you don't believe me for whatever reason, nothing's stopping you from looking it up yourself :)

  • 08.04.2009 4:06 AM PDT

Well.....sorry but Halo and elites just don't really like each other very much right now. Just remember this has nothing to do with you.

On the bright side you get 2 Christmases!

  • 08.04.2009 4:07 AM PDT

because bungie is too -blam!- lazy to put them in

  • 08.04.2009 4:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: TyM218
because bungie is too -blam!- lazy to put them in

Actually the time period the game takes place in forbids their presence on Earth.

  • 08.04.2009 4:21 AM PDT

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The chief fought the Elites and went to slipspace 2 weeks before the Rookie hits the ground.

  • 08.04.2009 4:21 AM PDT

Posted by: SonicJohn
It's something to do with Regret taking all of the Elites away from Earth and then having Brutes deployed in their place as part of the first phase of slowly replacing the Elites with Brutes as the main Military Force.

There was a big story-detail put in a Weekly Update a couple months back. Everytime this question pops up, I usually go look for it, but I've tried my hand at summarizing, so if you don't believe me for whatever reason, nothing's stopping you from looking it up yourself :)


Thats just the BS line Bungie gives. The REAL reason is because having enemy elites would require them to effectively add a whole new enemy, and lord knows they cant take time to do that.

  • 08.04.2009 4:38 AM PDT

Posted by: Palien90
Posted by: SonicJohn
It's something to do with Regret taking all of the Elites away from Earth and then having Brutes deployed in their place as part of the first phase of slowly replacing the Elites with Brutes as the main Military Force.

There was a big story-detail put in a Weekly Update a couple months back. Everytime this question pops up, I usually go look for it, but I've tried my hand at summarizing, so if you don't believe me for whatever reason, nothing's stopping you from looking it up yourself :)


Thats just the BS line Bungie gives. The REAL reason is because having enemy elites would require them to effectively add a whole new enemy, and lord knows they cant take time to do that.


.....or that's because thats the story.

  • 08.04.2009 4:42 AM PDT

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Posted by: TyM218
because bungie is too -blam!- lazy to put them in

Actually the time period the game takes place in forbids their presence on Earth.

This.

  • 08.04.2009 4:52 AM PDT

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There's the in-game chronology, and then there's the publishing chronology. Here in the real world Bungie decided Elites were good guys when Arby became a playable character in Halo 2.

You haven't shot at an Elite since then.

Regardless of timelines from the games/books/whatever, you will NEVER shoot at Elites in ODST, because Bungie classified them as friendlies and this game is attached to the story arc of Halo, Halo 2 and Halo 3.

Notice how brutes were introduced in Halo 2 to take their place, then polished up in terms of behavior and attributes (like power armor) by the time we got to Halo 3. Brutes are the bad guys now, not because ODST takes place in March versus June on some in-game calendar but because Bungie wants it that way.

Now, before you fire up AOTCR again just to pwn some grunts, elites, and hunters for old time's sake, remember Halo: Reach is set at a time when Elites are bad guys. Bungie can always do whatever they want in order to make a better game or tell a better story*, but at this juncture all existing evidence points to you shooting Elites again in 2010.

*In my opinion the Arbiter as a playable character meant Halo 2 suffered a 50% reduction in fun. Remember Bungie, we wanna be the Chief kicking covie butt. Honestly people, how often do you replay the levels with the Flood in them, hmm? Thought so.

  • 08.04.2009 5:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: Burninhell647
Because Elites don't like Africa.


lol.

  • 08.04.2009 6:08 AM PDT

Well here's the explanation direct from bungie

Weekly Update

  • 08.04.2009 7:20 AM PDT
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Regret favored Elites over Brutes, Regret was there and left with his Elites.Truth sent Brutes there to kill any remaining Humans(And Elites[Truth favored Brutes by the way]). When Regret died Truth unleashed hes 'plan' and replaced Elites with Brutes do to the Elites failing to protect Regret.

There you go now evey one please just shut up about their being no Elites.

  • 08.04.2009 7:32 AM PDT

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guys it becuz its teh Halo 3 engine, duh

  • 08.04.2009 7:33 AM PDT
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Yeah, because we all know that weird guys on youtube always speak the truth.

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Posted by: XBLDragon029
The chief fought the Elites and went to slipspace 2 weeks before the Rookie hits the ground.


Uh no.

They drooped as the same time the Chief left.

Now did all the elites go with them... maybe.

  • 08.04.2009 7:37 AM PDT

Well here's the explanation direct from bungie

Weekly Update

guys it becuz its teh Halo 3 engine, duh
That has nothing to do with it, it is because it makes sense to the story to have brutes not elites

  • 08.04.2009 7:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: XBLDragon029
The chief fought the Elites and went to slipspace 2 weeks before the Rookie hits the ground.


Uh no.

They drooped as the same time the Chief left.

Now did all the elites go with them... maybe.
More important matters in Delta Halo, perhaps?

  • 08.04.2009 7:40 AM PDT

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Since Regrets carrier jumped with all the elites, I would probably guess the remaining ships originaly attacking were brute ships who later deployed and replaced the elites as ground forces in order to keep New Mombasa.

  • 08.04.2009 7:59 AM PDT

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Posted by: Artful Fiver
There's the in-game chronology, and then there's the publishing chronology. Here in the real world Bungie decided Elites were good guys when Arby became a playable character in Halo 2.

You haven't shot at an Elite since then.

I'm going to stop you there, i'm pretty sure you spend the majority of the time as the Arbiter killing fellow elites.

[Edited on 08.04.2009 8:03 AM PDT]

  • 08.04.2009 8:03 AM PDT

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  • 08.04.2009 8:12 AM PDT

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Posted by: Artful Fiver
*In my opinion the Arbiter as a playable character meant Halo 2 suffered a 50% reduction in fun. Remember Bungie, we wanna be the Chief kicking covie butt. Honestly people, how often do you replay the levels with the Flood in them, hmm? Thought so.

The library dude. I still haven't beaten that on legendary.

  • 08.04.2009 8:26 AM PDT
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  • 08.04.2009 8:34 AM PDT

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