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Subject: Halo elite AI list (Make the covenant scarier! - Please read!)
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I noticed a lot of people wanted the covenant (especially elites) to be ferocious, scarier, so i have come up with this AI list for idea's of what bungie can do to make the covenant more unpredictable and scary, while boosting the AI.
In halo 3, some enemies had unique AI abilities (brutes had berserk, grunts had kamikaze) so im think that each enemy should have several unique abilities. Here -

Order - Very rare, Quite rare, Quite common, Very common.

Enemy : Elite
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Grunt throw
What is it? : The elite will pick up a retreating grunt, or a dead grunt, and will attempt to throw it at the player. If hit, deals a small amount of damage.

Enemy : Elite with energy sword
Rarity? : (shield) - Very rare (no shield) - Quite common
Name? : Sword Charge
What is it? : Similar to the brute berserk, The elite will hold their energy sword like a spear, and will charge at the player. If hit directly, will kill instantly.
Much more common if the elite loses its protective shield.

Enemy : Elite with Single hand weapon (including swords)
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Jackle shield pick-up
What is it? : If a jackle dies near an elite he will pick up the jackle's shield and use it to cover his body. Gets more common if the elite loses its shield.

Enemy : Elite with energy sword, and no shields.
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Sword throw
What is it? : Yep, the elite will throw his energy sword at the player before he dies.Hit instantly kills.

Enemy : Elite with plasma grenades
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Double grenade throw
What is it? : The elite will throw two plasma grenades at once (the grenades will be stuck together).

Enemy : Elite
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Direct fire
What is it? : The elite will order all the grunts in his squad to fire at player.

Enemy : Elite with no shields
Rarity? : Quite common
Name? : Camo retreat
What is it? : The elite will turn on camo, retreat to cover and wait until his shields are recharged before attacking again. Could happen several times.

Post you're own idea's and tell me what you think.

  • 09.05.2009 1:10 PM PDT

Posted by: cB4d93
Posted by: Silent Eli
you are a good translator
Idiot can be a hard language to learn, but once you get it down, everything becomes so clear! The whole world will make sense to you.

I like them, but as I remember Elites will not use Jackal Sheilds because they are unhonorable.

  • 09.05.2009 1:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: BK Burger Boy
I like them, but as I remember Elites will not use Jackal Sheilds because they are unhonorable.


Well, im sure they still favor their lives more, and will use it as a last resort.

Thanks!

  • 09.05.2009 1:15 PM PDT

Posted by: MysticHobo91
Posted by: BK Burger Boy
I like them, but as I remember Elites will not use Jackal Sheilds because they are unhonorable.


Well, im sure they still favor their lives more, and will use it as a last resort.

Thanks!

Honor is more important than their lives, it's part of their culture.
By the bye, only Stealth and Spec Ops Elites get cloaks.

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Maybe, but i still think it would be an awesome AI skill.

thanks.

  • 09.05.2009 1:18 PM PDT
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Elite squad leader
Quite rare. More common as difficulty grows
Orders part of his squad to flank you somehow while the rest holds position

This would also show the tactical side of the Elites.

A way to stop this would be to overhear the Elites and do a counter-attack.

[Edited on 09.05.2009 1:21 PM PDT]

  • 09.05.2009 1:20 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Keep in mind the Elites have a sense of Honor and Fairness that Spartan's do not share. They will not do underhanded things to tip the scales in their favor.

[Edited on 09.05.2009 1:20 PM PDT]

  • 09.05.2009 1:20 PM PDT

Just enjoy the damn game!
Who cares about BR vs AR

Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Keep in mind the Elites have a sense of Honor and Fairness that Spartan's do not share. They will not do underhanded things to tip the scales in their favor.

  • 09.05.2009 1:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Keep in mind the Elites have a sense of Honor and Fairness that Spartan's do not share. They will not do underhanded things to tip the scales in their favor.

  • 09.05.2009 1:23 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Posted by: Master Megatron
When you think of Sangheili, imagine warriors from feudal Japan. Kind of like that.

Anyway, Bungie could make the AI a lot better if they incorporated jumping. Like, if they're on a catwalk, they hop over the railing (if the distance is small enough not to get badly hurt) and come for you. As it is now, they walk along surfaces to flank you, being much more predictable.

The Brutes maybe, I distinctly remember Elites in Halo 2 climbing over small objects to get a good view of you, and in Halo CE Zealots would leap over obstacles in thier attempts to Sword you.

  • 09.05.2009 1:25 PM PDT
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It should be noted that Ultra elites did have an ability, whenever an enemy got to close to an Ultra, they would drop their projectile weapon, roar/scream for three seconds, then pull out an energy sword.

[Edited on 09.05.2009 11:21 PM PDT]

  • 09.05.2009 1:29 PM PDT

The Snow Leopard's wisdom includes: Understanding one's shadow-side; trusting one's inner-self; agility; strength; the ability to stalk; understanding the power of silence.

Nice idea! the one I liked most was the throwing of a fleeing grunt at the player. It's a way of the Elites of saying: "Don't be unhonorable, coward!"

  • 09.05.2009 1:31 PM PDT

Just enjoy the damn game!
Who cares about BR vs AR

Wort Wort Wort!!!!

  • 09.05.2009 1:31 PM PDT

Posted by: NME Overlord
Wort Wort Wort!!!!

Blarg!

  • 09.05.2009 1:33 PM PDT

Posted by: MysticHobo91
Posted by: BK Burger Boy
I like them, but as I remember Elites will not use Jackal Sheilds because they are unhonorable.


Well, im sure they still favor their lives more, and will use it as a last resort.

Thanks!


Not so, Elites have been known to die rather than pick up a fully loaded human assault rifle to defend themselves. They consider honour to take precedence over life.

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Well, i suppose.

ok.

  • 09.05.2009 3:20 PM PDT

A Gold Elite wielding 2 energy Swords...ownage

  • 09.05.2009 3:28 PM PDT

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With some of those things were going to need a simple dodge or way to in the game shift to avoid some of those attacks.

  • 09.05.2009 3:35 PM PDT

Posted by: MysticHobo91
Enemy : Elite
Rarity? : Quite rare
Name? : Grunt throw
What is it? : The elite will pick up a retreating grunt, or a dead grunt, and will attempt to throw it at the player. If hit, deals a small amount of damage.
grunts in his squad to fire at player.


YES! and maby as an easter egg you can see an elite throwing a grunt at a brute and the brute hits it with a gravity hammer then strats running LOL

  • 09.05.2009 3:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: Silent Eli
you are a good translator
Idiot can be a hard language to learn, but once you get it down, everything becomes so clear! The whole world will make sense to you.

Posted by: Seneka The 5th
Nice idea! the one I liked most was the throwing of a fleeing grunt at the player. It's a way of the Elites of saying: "Don't be unhonorable, coward!"


Like this?

  • 09.05.2009 3:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: BK Burger Boy
Posted by: Seneka The 5th
Nice idea! the one I liked most was the throwing of a fleeing grunt at the player. It's a way of the Elites of saying: "Don't be unhonorable, coward!"


Like this?
That's what I had in mind.

  • 09.05.2009 4:00 PM PDT

Beware the smiley face! =D

I disagree with two ideas - the first being the energy sword throw. It would be stupid and would overpower the enemy.

Secondly, the grabbing a jackals shield - this wouldnt make sense as elites are all about honor.

Apart from that i think your ideas are good.

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The energy sword throw would be very rare - and would only happen if the elite is about to die.
I don't think its THAT over powered.

I agree about the jackle shields, but i still think it would be a cool addition. It wouldn't hurt to have one elite try it out.

Thanks, anyway.

[Edited on 09.06.2009 7:07 AM PDT]

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