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Subject: Who would want to play as in Reach?

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Poll: Who would want to play as in Reach?  [closed]
Spartan:  76%
(50 Votes)
ODST:  6%
(4 Votes)
Marine:  5%
(3 Votes)
Covenant?:  14%
(9 Votes)
Total Votes: 66

So, I've been thinking... looking at the little Reach picture with the five people at the top of the page, I thought, "Who's going to be the main character(s) for Reach?"
After playing as an ODST I don't want to play as a Spartan again.
Spartans are just uninteresting hulking people that are supposed to be completely badass, but don't quite live up to it.
Playing as an ODST, you actually fear some enemies like chieftans and hunters, but not when playing as a spartan, you just think, "Oh, theres a hunter, lets circle around it repeatedly and shoot it", or, "Look a chieftan! Since I can jump 15 ft. into the air they pose no threat." In ODST hunters are far more dangerous in close combat just like chieftans.
And considering during Reach the spartans were decimated, I'm hoping that if we do have to play as spartans, they make the enemies as smart and strong as they are in ODST.
Did anyone else notice that in ODST the enemies are much smarter? Brutes are no longer blindly berserking morons, they actually think.
Although looking at the picture at the top made me wonder if we do play as Spartans. The armor doesn't seem like Spartan armor, but maybe its just a different type of armor...
Also, that hulking thing on the left is the only who seems like he'd be spartan sized, actually he seems bigger...

Anyway, enough of my rambling, what are your thoughts?

[Edited on 10.02.2009 4:02 PM PDT]

  • 10.02.2009 1:19 PM PDT

Dude wheres my warthog?

go read fall of reach, you will want to play as blue team, i swear you will.

  • 10.02.2009 1:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartana Soilder
go read fall of reach, you will want to play as blue team, i swear you will.


i always wanted to walk in Church's shoes!

  • 10.02.2009 1:23 PM PDT

Enough with the messages,
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Posted by: Spartana Soilder
go read fall of reach, you will want to play as blue team, i swear you will.


I read Fall of Reach, and I don't want to play as Blue Team.
After three games of playing as a Spartan, I'd rather play as something else.

  • 10.02.2009 1:44 PM PDT

I think That you should be able to play as all of them but in different campaigns. For example a spartan campaign a covenant one and a ODST or marine one. seeing how this will be bungie's
last halo game they should go all out. They should have three discs the covenant campaign disc the spartan and marine campaign disc and then the multiplayer disc. mabye have the covenant disc as a limeted edition upgrade or a pre order bonus. I would buy it

  • 10.02.2009 1:48 PM PDT
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The book is sick can u send me copy of urs if u have on ur computer cos copy i got missing 5 or 6 chapters. I want to play as jack but from the very start of the book. So people dont know who dr hasley is when u first meet her. At first people will think this is -blam!- but then they will relise that they are at the very begginging of the spartan project. REACH WILL BE SICK IF WE GETR TO PLAY AS ALL THREE AND GET TO BE KELLY. Hpe fully the multiplayer might be charachter selection and ur havent diffrent skils just like the book. :)

  • 10.02.2009 1:50 PM PDT

Spartan is the only way to go

  • 10.02.2009 2:18 PM PDT
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I think it would be cool to play as each member of Blue Team simultaneously.

  • 10.02.2009 2:25 PM PDT
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At least put in a online feature that lets you play with a Brute skin. Then this Reach might be worth buying. Because honestly, ODST was a little disappointing.

Sure it's a new concept, but the multiplayer was supposed to be a big payoff, it sucked, then there was a 5 hour campaign, and was definetly not worth the 60 bucks I forked over for it.

  • 10.02.2009 2:29 PM PDT

Posted by: XxXScorpiasXxX
At least put in a online feature that lets you play with a Brute skin. Then this Reach might be worth buying. Because honestly, ODST was a little disappointing.

Sure it's a new concept, but the multiplayer was supposed to be a big payoff, it sucked, then there was a 5 hour campaign, and was definetly not worth the 60 bucks I forked over for it.


This belongs on Livejournal.

If whether or not they have a brute multiplayer model is your determining factor in buying Halo: Reach, you need to set some more realistic priorities.

  • 10.02.2009 2:32 PM PDT
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He asked if I wanted to play as a covenant, and I would be satisfied with a Brute skin online. But no arguing

  • 10.02.2009 2:33 PM PDT

BAM sad the lady

i want to play as frederick cause that r my name

  • 10.02.2009 3:17 PM PDT

Vancouver BC, Canada.

Spartan here.

  • 10.02.2009 3:19 PM PDT

Enough with the messages,
I don't want to join your stupid groups.

I'm surprised only six people didn't choose Spartan out of 32 votes...

  • 10.02.2009 4:28 PM PDT

"Silently, Reflection turns our world to stone" Hey I'm 15, if you wanna play just add me!

I agree completely. I've enjoyed playing as an ODST much more than I did a Spartan in Halo 3, for all the reasons you listed.

  • 10.02.2009 8:07 PM PDT

Technically if it is this far back then we still have to worry just remeber Halo CE

  • 10.02.2009 8:14 PM PDT
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spartans should.. be weaker
seeing as spartan 3's are much weaker...

  • 10.02.2009 8:16 PM PDT

Viva La Revolution!
Social Infection ftw

I wanna be EDWARD BUCK. I don't think he was a gunnery sgt back then.

I also wanna be a UNSC Longsword pilot! Space battles plzzz.

  • 10.02.2009 8:22 PM PDT

Dom ~ Thread Killer

Spartan.

  • 10.02.2009 8:24 PM PDT

Enough with the messages,
I don't want to join your stupid groups.

I don't get why so many people want to be spartans...
They aren't that interesting...

  • 10.02.2009 9:28 PM PDT

*Sips tea*

A tour in the boots of an ODST was cool, but it's time to come full circle.

Mark V Spartan IIs: The best there ever was.

Strap on your MJOLNIR kids, time to get back to business.

  • 10.02.2009 9:29 PM PDT