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Subject: What makes Spartans so special?
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Poll: What makes Spartans so special?  [closed]
Agree:  47%
(8 Votes)
Disagree:  35%
(6 Votes)
FAIL:  18%
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Total Votes: 17

If all Bungie can portray MC doing is shooting an AR...then really...isn't he just another warm body shooting a weapon? My point is this. Halo Wars....the Spartans kicked some major elite butt, while protecting Sgt Forge. It was a cut-scene but still. They were doing Ninja moves, flying through the air, and it looked like what a spartan was trained to do. Reach needs this aspect.... to actually show the worthiness of what super-human soldiers are capable of,,, besides pulling a trigger and having over-shields.


Not actual gameplay.. Cut cenes in the game like Halo Wars!

EDIT: Im not talking about actual ninja moves. If anyone here has played Halo Wars, then you know what im talking about.

[Edited on 09.03.2009 1:32 AM PDT]

  • 09.03.2009 12:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: tacomaster13
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halo is a first person shooter. to me, having 'ninja-moves' would feel stupid, and would look really awkward from a first person perspective.

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Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
halo is a first person shooter. to me, having 'ninja-moves' would feel stupid, and would look really awkward from a first person perspective.



Well..it was in Halo wars, no fps but the spartans did do ninja moves. plus your 14, I've been playing Halo since you were just sperm and egg. I know this would be a great addition. Lol...not to mention you have a grudge against spartans....mr elite.

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  • 09.03.2009 12:59 AM PDT

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
Posted by: tacomaster13
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Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
halo is a first person shooter. to me, having 'ninja-moves' would feel stupid, and would look really awkward from a first person perspective.



Well..it was in Halo wars, no fps but the spartans did do ninja moves. plus your 14, I've been playing Halo since you were just sperm and egg. I know this would be a great addition.

actually im 23. i know my GT says 95, but that is as in a '9-5 job'. dumb i know, but that's the truth.
the other thing i don't like with this idea is, where would the buttons to do these ninja moves come from? natal is an option i guess, but if reach only uses the 360 controller, the only options are cutting out something vital from the control scheme, making these moves an automatic thing (rendering them useless), or resorting to quicktime events.
if this sounds cool to you, you should try out WET
edit: lol, i change between elites and spartans fairly regularly to keep things fresh

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  • 09.03.2009 1:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
halo is a first person shooter. to me, having 'ninja-moves' would feel stupid, and would look really awkward from a first person perspective.



Well..it was in Halo wars, no fps but the spartans did do ninja moves. plus your 14, I've been playing Halo since you were just sperm and egg. I know this would be a great addition.

actually im 23. i know my GT says 95, but that is as in a '9-5 job'. dumb i know, but that's the truth.
the other thing i don't like with this idea is, where would the buttons to do these ninja moves come from? natal is an option i guess, but if reach only uses the 360 controller, the only options are cutting out something vital from the control scheme, making these moves an automatic thing (rendering them useless), or resorting to quicktime events.
if this sounds cool to you, you should try out WET
edit: lol, i change between elites and spartans fairly regularly to keep things fresh



wow are you serious? You didn't even read my post. i said CUT SCENES! Have you played HALO WARS? Have you seen the CUT SCENE when the Spartans fight elites? I never said 'Ninja Moves in actual gameplay. Get your facts straight

  • 09.03.2009 1:16 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.

Gears of war anyone? That's what would happen with the "ninja moves" being that everything would rely on animations and timing. Gears is a great game but it's online is horrifically bad due to the reliance on the animations working.

No thanks keep it free flowing.

  • 09.03.2009 1:18 AM PDT
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Gears of war anyone? That's what would happen with the "ninja moves" being that everything would rely on animations and timing. Gears is a great game but it's online is horrifically bad due to the reliance on the animations working.

No thanks keep it free flowing.


Your opinion about gears online being horrible is your opinion. I think GOW mp is actually pretty fun, I play it more than halo mp.

  • 09.03.2009 1:20 AM PDT

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
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well, im pretty sure you edited that in after my posts, because i don't know how i missed it otherwise, but in cutscenes, im ok with it.

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Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
well, im pretty sure you edited that in after my posts, because i don't know how i missed it otherwise, but in cutscenes, im ok with it.


I'm pretty sure your an idiot. Read the entire body of my post i mention 'Halo Wars' and Cut scenes' i added that at the end so people like you can understand more easily.

  • 09.03.2009 1:23 AM PDT

Posted by: Ushan
Because Muslims surgically implant organic bombs in their testicles, which in turn will be injected into women during sex, which will grow into BABY BOMBS!

Not so much ninja moves in cut scenes, but really tactical scenes with the Spartans working as a team like in the books.

  • 09.03.2009 1:27 AM PDT

So Reach needs no depth in gameplay as long as it has shiny cinnematics?
And the Chief is awesome man, how can you not have noticed that?

  • 09.03.2009 1:54 AM PDT

Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
If all Bungie can portray MC doing is shooting an AR...then really...isn't he just another warm body shooting a weapon? My point is this. Halo Wars....the Spartans kicked some major elite butt, while protecting Sgt Forge. It was a cut-scene but still. They were doing Ninja moves, flying through the air, and it looked like what a spartan was trained to do. Reach needs this aspect.... to actually show the worthiness of what super-human soldiers are capable of,,, besides pulling a trigger and having over-shields.


Not actual gameplay.. Cut cenes in the game like Halo Wars!

EDIT: Im not talking about actual ninja moves. If anyone here has played Halo Wars, then you know what im talking about.


There are many cutscenes in the Halo games where MC does things that involve more than just "shooting an AR". Did you forget the cutscene where MC "gives the Covenant back their bomb"? That was a pretty BA cutscene. Not even an ODST drops out of a ship without at least the drop pod.

  • 09.03.2009 1:55 AM PDT

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.
Posted by: tacomaster13
-Thanks to Rocket Turtle for pointing out my typing follies.

Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
well, im pretty sure you edited that in after my posts, because i don't know how i missed it otherwise, but in cutscenes, im ok with it.


I'm pretty sure your an idiot. Read the entire body of my post i mention 'Halo Wars' and Cut scenes' i added that at the end so people like you can understand more easily.

yes, you mentioned that it was in cut scenes in halo wars, but at no point did you mention that your ideas for halo reach were for cut scenes only.
and no, im not an idiot, if you're interested.

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Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
If all Bungie can portray MC doing is shooting an AR...then really...isn't he just another warm body shooting a weapon? My point is this. Halo Wars....the Spartans kicked some major elite butt, while protecting Sgt Forge. It was a cut-scene but still. They were doing Ninja moves, flying through the air, and it looked like what a spartan was trained to do. Reach needs this aspect.... to actually show the worthiness of what super-human soldiers are capable of,,, besides pulling a trigger and having over-shields.


Not actual gameplay.. Cut cenes in the game like Halo Wars!

EDIT: Im not talking about actual ninja moves. If anyone here has played Halo Wars, then you know what im talking about.


There are many cutscenes in the Halo games where MC does things that involve more than just "shooting an AR". Did you forget the cutscene where MC "gives the Covenant back their bomb"? That was a pretty BA cutscene. Not even an ODST drops out of a ship without at least the drop pod.



Yes i did forget that,,,it probably wasn't that awesome if it's forgettable. And that was in H2...anything a little more current? That's what i thought/

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Posted by: ARMz of S0RRoW
Posted by: Rocket Turtle95
well, im pretty sure you edited that in after my posts, because i don't know how i missed it otherwise, but in cutscenes, im ok with it.


I'm pretty sure your an idiot. Read the entire body of my post i mention 'Halo Wars' and Cut scenes' i added that at the end so people like you can understand more easily.

yes, you mentioned that it was in cut scenes in halo wars, but at no point did you mention that your ideas for halo reach were for cut scenes only.
and no, im not an idiot, if you're interested.



You assumed it was for gameplay, saying the controls wouldn't work and what not...

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  • 09.03.2009 2:10 AM PDT

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First cutscene for halo 3, Chief drops from the ship (or part of it) and drops '2 kilometers, easy' according to one of the marines. Thats a pretty cool scene. BAM said laydaaay

  • 09.03.2009 3:01 AM PDT

aw man i was just about to write a thread about this. anyway yup you are so right there should be cutscenes which make spartans look really cool in reach. in halo 3 i didnt really see those cutscenes which made master chief look like the ultimate baddass like in halo ce and halo 2.

  • 09.03.2009 3:49 AM PDT
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I would like to see some Spartans taking stuff down in style in a cut-scene, and I would have no qualms if they had slightly more elaborate melee animations for the actual gameplay as well.

I will also say this, while it's good to be passionate about your point(s) in an argument, try not to insult people who think otherwise or are misinformed. It makes you look like a feeble minded fool.

  • 09.03.2009 6:14 AM PDT