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Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

lol

Posted by: YummCookie
But why doesn't someone just go through the coding of the game to find the sword just like people did with all the skulls and the scarab gun, and attempting to find the scarab gun in halo 3?


Ok, no problem -.-
This kind of stuff does not happen overnight just like that.

  • 10.28.2009 3:27 AM PDT

I'm the Master chief

Posted by: lolsandwhich
Posted by: YummCookie
But why doesn't someone just go through the coding of the game to find the sword just like people did with all the skulls and the scarab gun, and attempting to find the scarab gun in halo 3?


Ok, no problem -.-
This kind of stuff does not happen overnight just like that.


Yea someone did go through the code but only on New Mombasa streets. It wasn't there.

  • 10.28.2009 3:34 AM PDT

I'm the Master chief

Did you guys (and girls) notice that the glyphs don't appear immediatly...

BTW Sorry for the doublepost!

  • 10.28.2009 4:00 AM PDT

Aside from the kikowani reference on the controller, there are many other symbols on the controller. Including one on the upper left quadrant of the controller that closely resembles the stone henge like areas of the VISR map. Sorry no pic yet i'll post some later...

  • 10.28.2009 8:23 AM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST
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Haven't been able to Skyjack a Banshee though.

It cant be done! We tried at campaign and firefight. On the last mission of the campaign, a banshee tried to splatter us. We avoided it and it got stuck with a wall in front of its face. He just kept trying to go forward like there wasnt a wall there.... at which point we all tried to skyjack it. The RB option doesnt even come up. Something similar happened on firefight's windward.

So if you see a skyjack medal, im telling u right now is a mistake. because it cant be done!! That's why i think the sword medals are also just a mistake on the boards.

  • 10.28.2009 8:43 AM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST
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What I think is the Energy Sword was cut off in the game. There is unlikely some who'd run around with sword in ODST, due to the tactical gameplay. As the Master Chief, he's got shields, and he can run in front of the enemies and hit 'em in the face even in Legendary. As an ODST, he must take cover and find med-packs, rely on ranged combat since CQB-ing in Legendary will always get you killed.
Since the Sword is so damn cool, Bungie added them in ODST, but then they thought that they didn't add any sword victims - the Flood in ODST, so they simple took 'em away with the swords.
But one thing that is quite interesting is that in night time as the Rookie, there will be lots of Engineer Glyph close by the Elite bodies, which Buck also found in the daylight, without glyphs.

  • 10.28.2009 9:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: qee2r
Energy Sword


im right here, -blam!-

  • 10.28.2009 9:08 AM PDT

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Posted by: Energy Sword
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Energy Sword


im right here, -blam!-


LULZ

  • 10.28.2009 10:47 AM PDT

Posted by: El Dumbo
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Somebody needs to contact Bungie and get them to at least tell us whether we are onto something or not. They should tell us not to waste our time if there is nothing there.


I agree. They are probably laughing at us because we believe the concept of a sword. I don't think that it is a sword, but something much bigger. Other people have said that it could be like the IWHBYD skull with the rings, and I think that they are right. I get the feeling that it is much bigger than just a sword.

bungie is not gonna spill the beans
the longer its a mystery the longer we play odst
the more money they make

I never said to get them to tell us all of it. Like El Dumbo said, we need to ask them if we are headed in the right direction or not. They wouldn't tell us everything about it, I'm not stupid enough to hope for that.

  • 10.28.2009 7:33 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

If u r reading tis, u r teh dumest pearson in teh hol world!- I r a kitteh and i aprove dis mesage.

Posted by: XtianD
Haven't been able to Skyjack a Banshee though.

It cant be done! We tried at campaign and firefight. On the last mission of the campaign, a banshee tried to splatter us. We avoided it and it got stuck with a wall in front of its face. He just kept trying to go forward like there wasnt a wall there.... at which point we all tried to skyjack it. The RB option doesnt even come up. Something similar happened on firefight's windward.

So if you see a skyjack medal, im telling u right now is a mistake. because it cant be done!! That's why i think the sword medals are also just a mistake on the boards.

That's true. I also tried and I was like, "WTF?! I can't skyjack!?!?!?"

  • 10.28.2009 7:36 PM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

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Posted by: qee2r
What I think is the Energy Sword was cut off in the game. There is unlikely some who'd run around with sword in ODST, due to the tactical gameplay. As the Master Chief, he's got shields, and he can run in front of the enemies and hit 'em in the face even in Legendary. As an ODST, he must take cover and find med-packs, rely on ranged combat since CQB-ing in Legendary will always get you killed.
Since the Sword is so damn cool, Bungie added them in ODST, but then they thought that they didn't add any sword victims - the Flood in ODST, so they simple took 'em away with the swords.
But one thing that is quite interesting is that in night time as the Rookie, there will be lots of Engineer Glyph close by the Elite bodies, which Buck also found in the daylight, without glyphs.


Remember that the Energy sword is ixclusively an elite weapon, thats perhaps why there is no energy sword. Or at least one that has any power left in it as there is depleted energy swords laying around in some areas.

Why no BR? I haven't yet seen a reasonable arguement as to why there is no BR, some say its because it overpowered, Ok so why is there a carbine? Its pretty much the closest weapon to a BR, could it be that it was not included because of the scoped SMG? To me this was a very strange decision. I haven't seen it myself but some one said that in a cut scene they saw a police officer carrying a BR.

But anyway this is diverting from the whole Glyph hunt thing. Im kinda thinking that the 'dark' sectors will be unlocked perhaps with DLC that bungie has yet to develop maybe.

  • 10.28.2009 7:45 PM PDT
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We cant stop here....... This is bat country

Ok I LOVE THE BUNGIE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE FIGURE STUFF OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and in saying this although the sword would be really cool I got another idea of what may lie in the streets of new mombasa....... THE H3 SCARAB GUN its gotta be there new mombasa is where the scarab gun made its first appearence and i think it would be in the best intrest of ALL to find it.............some clues lead me to belive there may be one in every firefight mission too XD so let us search for it..... and the sword too :D

  • 10.28.2009 9:03 PM PDT

Ive been pan-camming around looking for it, no such luck so far. so i decided to make this for all the Believers :P (btw i know this isnt all that constructive..)

http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3f ileid=99408471

[Edited on 10.28.2009 9:10 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 9:07 PM PDT
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the glyph/symbols are the engineers, go look it up on halopedia

  • 10.28.2009 9:35 PM PDT

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I noticed that after I got all of the audio logs and completed the missions, the lights on the cars stopped flashing but when I went back to get all par on every level the cars started to flash only in a certain area around a build in a circle!! Heres my proof!!
http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3f ileid=97700159

and also certain locked and closed doors were also either opening and or they were no longer their completley

[Edited on 10.28.2009 9:47 PM PDT]

  • 10.28.2009 9:45 PM PDT

Be the best you can.

This may sound stupid but I think I know how to get the energy sword...On the level where you play as Buck , where the dead Elites and Brute's are you can find an empty sword handle. Well if you can get there with the Rookie maybe the sword might be charged again?....Yes im probably wrong but if you try it might just work..:s

  • 10.29.2009 4:43 AM PDT

sorry for double post... my bad

[Edited on 10.29.2009 7:40 AM PDT]

  • 10.29.2009 7:38 AM PDT

This may sound stupid but I think I know how to get the energy sword...On the level where you play as Buck , where the dead Elites and Brute's are you can find an empty sword handle. Well if you can get there with the Rookie maybe the sword might be charged again?....Yes im probably wrong but if you try it might just work..:s
Uhm i pass by there about twice every time i go through Mombasa Streets... the only thing thats changed is all the brute bodies are gone, all the weapons are gone, and all the elite bodies are in a little corner... sorry, nice try though.. seemed like it made sense

  • 10.29.2009 7:40 AM PDT
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Y doesn't that one guy count?

  • 10.29.2009 7:02 PM PDT
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I have the ODST control if you need pictures.

  • 10.29.2009 7:50 PM PDT

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The Sword Hex we all know about. I am trying to get people to help find the BR. One is in a cutscene. Halo games run the cutscenes in game. not as a movie to save disk space. Is there even data for a working(full charged) sword? And I honestly don' t prefer the BR. I usually have a SMG and some other varying weapon(In halo 3)

[Edited on 10.29.2009 9:34 PM PDT]

  • 10.29.2009 9:34 PM PDT
Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

omfg you can skyjack it was in the E3 trailer so stop saying you carnt proof watch this

E3 trailer

  • 10.29.2009 11:18 PM PDT

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Damn, I came back to check on this thread and it's way out of control.
I tried reading the last 4 pages and I'm so very lost.

I can't help but keep thinking it has something more to do with getting out of the maps or finding a truly hidden area.

Or something INSANE like the IWHBYD skull from H3 or even the one from H2.

  • 10.29.2009 11:23 PM PDT

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Has anyone asked Bungie if there is a sword etc?

  • 10.30.2009 12:53 AM PDT
Subject: Glyphs and treasure hunting; the truth about the Sword in ODST

Don't -blam!- with Kerser!


how can you ask bungie?

[Edited on 10.30.2009 1:25 AM PDT]

  • 10.30.2009 1:24 AM PDT