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Subject: A great way to settle almost everyone's wants in Campaign.

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.

Now there are alot of wants for Campaign. Some people want an all Spartan Campaign. Some people want a Covenant one thrown in there. Some people want to be Master Chief, while others would rather be Fred. Some want to be an ODST, others want to be Grunts.

The way I see it there is only one really good way to fully meet everyone's expectations and wants. A split campaign.

I really think personally that the Master Chief should appear as a Cameo, but this also allows him to be fully playable.

Ok. First question I guess is how many of you have played Sonic Adventure 2? It was a split campaign, you could choose to be either the good guys, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, or you could be evil, playing Shadow, Eggman, and Rouge. If you ever managed to beat BOTH stories, there was a final story, where you played as Each character once, then fought a boss battle as both Super Sonic AND Super Shadow (it was alot less complicated than you might think...)

Anyway, My thought is a split campaign in this format. You pick a side, UNSC OR Covenant, and when you complete one, you can move on and do the other. Beat both and you unlock the final campaign.

Now here is how I think this should work. And it would be pretty awesome.

OK. You pick the UNSC side. Who do you play as? Well, you will spend some time as Fred, Buck, and a new Marine (yes marine, neither ODST NOR Spartan). This will provide a nice long campaign (bouncing around the story of these 3 characters.)
OR You could just play one Spartan, like Fred, for the whole game.

Then on the Covenant side you will play as an Elite, a Grunt, and a Jackal. Again with the same Idea, the Elite plays like Fred, the Jackal plays like Buck, the Grunt plays like the Marine. OR one Elite for the whole game.

For the Final Campaign, you will get to see the "Prequel" to Halo CE. It wouldn't necessarily take place after the game, but more during. You play as Master Chief, and do his ops mission on the orbital platform. At the end you get to see him take off in the Pillar or Autumn.


Now if Bungie truly wants to make a Campaign THAT Diverse, they will have to use 2 disks, one Multiplayer, one Campaign. This would work fantastically, as the Campaign AND Multiplayer can be more than they have ever been before. Better, Bigger.

So what do you guys think?


[Edited on 10.01.2009 2:21 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 12:31 PM PDT

Well mate, it could be possible but the game is already in development for 3 years.. Something like this should be decided at start.

  • 10.01.2009 1:00 PM PDT

I speak the truth, and truth speaks itself.
The lies disguise what you despise.
Run. Flee and be, what you've always dreamed.
What happens now won't matter later.
What you see will not be, nor what you imagine will not happen.
The end is close, so take your dose.

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So what do you guys think?


Yes, yes, yes!

  • 10.01.2009 1:02 PM PDT

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So what do you guys think?

No, no, no!

  • 10.01.2009 1:03 PM PDT

i don't agree on the specifics but the concept is quite interesting

  • 10.01.2009 1:03 PM PDT
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the will to win is the will to destroy

ah it be just right yar

  • 10.01.2009 1:04 PM PDT

I speak the truth, and truth speaks itself.
The lies disguise what you despise.
Run. Flee and be, what you've always dreamed.
What happens now won't matter later.
What you see will not be, nor what you imagine will not happen.
The end is close, so take your dose.

How do you guys NOT like this idea?!

  • 10.01.2009 1:28 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.

Would
Not
Work.

The ground battle for Reach happened After Chiefs mission. If Bungie defines prequel as ALL before Halo CE, the game will be extremely short.

Besides, We CAN'T play as marines. They've got no Hud, They would die withen one plasma to the face. It would melt them. Marines were never made to be playable. ODST's are an exception, because they are heavily trained, and wear the special suit.

Besides, that would work both ways, and who the hell wants to play as a Brute? They would lose their armor and couldn't get it back.

  • 10.01.2009 1:32 PM PDT

JoeJoeTheMan H0

i was waiting for cut it

  • 10.01.2009 1:33 PM PDT

Brutes in reach.....?

  • 10.01.2009 1:35 PM PDT

I speak the truth, and truth speaks itself.
The lies disguise what you despise.
Run. Flee and be, what you've always dreamed.
What happens now won't matter later.
What you see will not be, nor what you imagine will not happen.
The end is close, so take your dose.

I doubt Bungie will do this, but I hope a new company picks up Halo after Bungie and makes some side-stories about this, and make it from the perspective of each race. (Includes hunter, Drone, Grunt, Brute, Elite, Marine, et cetera.

  • 10.01.2009 1:38 PM PDT

Spartan119 the Red Raven.
"So officer tell me how it feels to be at the wrong end of that barrel?"

no at most play as spartan squad and mabye some covenant elites
not every race thats just dumb... imagine playing as a grunt u would never accomplish anything ever.. shure id be funny but the work that would have to go into it is much to great.

  • 10.01.2009 1:53 PM PDT
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No.

It would be cool. Like AVP.

3 seperate campaigns in one game.

  • 10.01.2009 1:59 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: privet caboose
Would
Not
Work.

The ground battle for Reach happened After Chiefs mission. If Bungie defines prequel as ALL before Halo CE, the game will be extremely short.

Besides, We CAN'T play as marines. They've got no Hud, They would die withen one plasma to the face. It would melt them. Marines were never made to be playable. ODST's are an exception, because they are heavily trained, and wear the special suit.

Besides, that would work both ways, and who the hell wants to play as a Brute? They would lose their armor and couldn't get it back.

Point one: The Final story would be like a Legendary Ending. It would just show what happened to the Chief the whole time you were on the planet.

Point two: Yes you can, if they were able to allow you to play as humans in CoD, you can play as humans in Halo. Just make it a Marine with that green thing over his eye from CE, or the short gold visor some have in Halo 3.

Point three: Did I say Brute? No, I said Jackal, Grunt, Elite.

Besides, that was just a brief example, another idea would be that the Covenant side is JUST an Elite, and the UNSC side is JUST a Spartan.

Like I said the Final story doesn't necessarily have to take place AFTER the game. It could just be a tidbit for all the Chief fans out there.

[Edited on 10.01.2009 2:01 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 2:00 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.

LOL GRUNT!

ARE YOU SERIOUS!

Grunts are incapable of wielding anything larger than a plasma rifle! The can't jump, and would die faster than marines!


That's a horrible Idea!

  • 10.01.2009 2:03 PM PDT
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No.

Posted by: privet caboose
LOL GRUNT!

ARE YOU SERIOUS!

Grunts are incapable of wielding anything larger than a plasma rifle! The can't jump, and would die faster than marines!


That's a horrible Idea!




FUEL ROD CANNON

Grunts get all the good stuff. They just suck with it.

  • 10.01.2009 2:04 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: privet caboose
LOL GRUNT!

ARE YOU SERIOUS!

Grunts are incapable of wielding anything larger than a plasma rifle! The can't jump, and would die faster than marines!


That's a horrible Idea!


That looks bigger than a Plasma Rifle

A Grunt is physically capable of anything a Marine can do. Heck, even if you were just an Elite, a Jackal, and a lesser Jackal it would work fine.

  • 10.01.2009 2:06 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.

Grunts can use:

Plasma Pistol
Plasma Rifle
Needler
Fuel Rod

WOAH!

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Posted by: privet caboose
LOL GRUNT!

ARE YOU SERIOUS!

Grunts are incapable of wielding anything larger than a plasma rifle! The can't jump, and would die faster than marines!


That's a horrible Idea!



tell that to the grunts in firefight

  • 10.01.2009 2:07 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: privet caboose
Grunts can use:

Plasma Pistol
Plasma Rifle
Needler
Fuel Rod

WOAH!

I'm not sure if you remember, but in Halo 2 you could give Grunts Rocket Launchers, SMGs, and Magnums. And they were known to carry Plasma Cannons around before mounting them.

In Halo 3 we can presume that grunts can carry Lasers, Spikers, and Maulers as well.

In fact: Booyah! go to around 4:00

I love where the Laser goes when he switches weapons. In that video he uses the Battle Rifle as well (Turns out Grunts one hand them... Brute shots too...)



[Edited on 10.01.2009 2:16 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 2:11 PM PDT

its better diying with a smile than getting teabag

interesting idea, but brutes would more like odst once you lose your health(armor) you have to find a health kiosk(a armor pack lol)

  • 10.01.2009 2:13 PM PDT
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this is exactly wat i was thinking

  • 10.01.2009 2:14 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.

There, I edited the alternative. If you select a side, you COULD only play as a Spartan, and an Elite. But the final "Legendary Ending" I guess you could say, should be the Chief's part in the war.

  • 10.01.2009 2:39 PM PDT