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Subject: Optional Objectives in the City itself ***Potential Spoilers***
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Potential Spoilers kiddies and I know how sensitive you people are.

SO yea, Consider yourself warned though this is extremely mild. Its nothing.

OXM Issue 101 confirms that on top of the 6 Flashback missions, there will be optional objectives in New Mombasa as well. Kinda like Side quests I guess.

So... Discuss?

  • 08.21.2009 5:46 AM PDT

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SWEET i was hoping for side quests

  • 08.21.2009 5:47 AM PDT

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  • 08.21.2009 5:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: dfisch5
SWEET i was hoping for side quests


Yea. Though I don't think it'll be in that typical sense.

Probably, you could be walking around and you pick up some radio transmission from a random Marine requesting assistance. A waypoint appears on the map. You can go there and do that or you can just continue as though nothing happened.

It's probably not gonna be like the traditional Side quest. Just small side objectives.

  • 08.21.2009 5:50 AM PDT
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Maybe there are some trapped/imprisoned ODST/Marine squads still in the city?

Or maybe there are weapon caches to unlock.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 5:51 AM PDT]

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Is that why the beacons have different colors?

  • 08.21.2009 5:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: Gazas
Is that why the beacons have different colors?


Beacons are colored based on what you've selected from what we know. The selected beacon would be blue while the rest, amber.

  • 08.21.2009 5:53 AM PDT

I'll hold the rope..... and the camera. 'Cause I'm a multitasker like that.

As agile as a cougar on a young man.

Ok, if you say so boss!

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Posted by: Gazas
Is that why the beacons have different colors?

That reminds me of a Spiderman game.
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  • 08.21.2009 5:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: Gazas
Is that why the beacons have different colors?


Beacons are colored based on what you've selected from what we know. The selected beacon would be blue while the rest, amber.
Oh ok.

Maybe it's something like that shield door in the ViDoc.

  • 08.21.2009 5:57 AM PDT

wow that's great
thanks for the info

  • 08.21.2009 6:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: Gazas
Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: Gazas
Is that why the beacons have different colors?


Beacons are colored based on what you've selected from what we know. The selected beacon would be blue while the rest, amber.
Oh ok.

Maybe it's something like that shield door in the ViDoc.


Possibly.

  • 08.21.2009 6:02 AM PDT
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Thanks for the info! : )

  • 08.21.2009 6:03 AM PDT
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Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.

  • 08.21.2009 6:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanjeev
Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.


So you think there wouldn't be awards? How would it be different from Fallout 3?

  • 08.21.2009 6:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanjeev
Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.


So you think there wouldn't be awards? How would it be different from Fallout 3?


The Night time city walks as a separate campaign level known as "Mombasa Streets". Any rewards gained will probably be lost when you restart the campaign or play another mission.

Plus, Fallout 3's Side quests were huge in scale. I doubt ODST's ones will be of such a scope.

  • 08.21.2009 6:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev
Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.


So you think there wouldn't be awards? How would it be different from Fallout 3?


The Night time city walks as a separate campaign level known as "Mombasa Streets". Any rewards gained will probably be lost when you restart the campaign or play another mission.

Plus, Fallout 3's Side quests were huge in scale. I doubt ODST's ones will be of such a scope.



Okay, gotcha. Could these optional objectives be collecting the audio logs?

  • 08.21.2009 6:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev
Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.


So you think there wouldn't be awards? How would it be different from Fallout 3?


The Night time city walks as a separate campaign level known as "Mombasa Streets". Any rewards gained will probably be lost when you restart the campaign or play another mission.

Plus, Fallout 3's Side quests were huge in scale. I doubt ODST's ones will be of such a scope.



Okay, gotcha. Could these optional objectives be collecting the audio logs?


I believe it most likely is that. Or small instances like I mentioned earlier on. You pick up a radio transmission as you travel around that highlights some event/problem. A waypoint appears in the map. You go to said waypoint, complete said waypoint, earn like some new weapons to use for the time being or a Warthog drop or something.

Small rewards like this.

  • 08.21.2009 6:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev
Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev
Just to clarify, the official wording in OXM was "Optional Objectives", I'd say a safe assumption is "side quests" but anyone thinking of it as Fallout style should stop.


So you think there wouldn't be awards? How would it be different from Fallout 3?


The Night time city walks as a separate campaign level known as "Mombasa Streets". Any rewards gained will probably be lost when you restart the campaign or play another mission.

Plus, Fallout 3's Side quests were huge in scale. I doubt ODST's ones will be of such a scope.



Okay, gotcha. Could these optional objectives be collecting the audio logs?


I believe it most likely is that. Or small instances like I mentioned earlier on. You pick up a radio transmission as you travel around that highlights some event/problem. A waypoint appears in the map. You go to said waypoint, complete said waypoint, earn like some new weapons to use for the time being or a Warthog drop or something.

Small rewards like this.


Sounds awesome, thanks for the info! : )

  • 08.21.2009 6:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: RoyalEngineerSon
Posted by: Sanjeev

I believe it most likely is that. Or small instances like I mentioned earlier on. You pick up a radio transmission as you travel around that highlights some event/problem. A waypoint appears in the map. You go to said waypoint, complete said waypoint, earn like some new weapons to use for the time being or a Warthog drop or something.

Small rewards like this.


Sounds awesome, thanks for the info! : )


No problem. Just remember that whatever I said in post earlier is purely speculative. Wouldn't want to get your hopes up for nothing.

[Edited on 08.21.2009 6:29 AM PDT]

  • 08.21.2009 6:29 AM PDT

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  • 08.21.2009 10:57 PM PDT