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Subject: Should there be a Covenant campaign in Halo Reach?
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uhh its called halo 2. and it just halved the experiance of being a spartan.

  • 10.07.2009 6:56 PM PDT

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  • 10.07.2009 7:11 PM PDT

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I have an idea on how one would work... maybe a heretic campaign? I can see that being fun.

  • 10.07.2009 7:18 PM PDT

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I would LOVE a separate Covenant campaign. I for one really enjoyed the Arbiter levels in Halo 2...

  • 10.07.2009 8:59 PM PDT

The less than a second latency of online play is a better system to play off of than more health.

You realize this system is just as host based, right? because if you're fighting host, or someone with a better connection to host, and you each start firing at the same time, his BULLETS will register first, giving him slightly more health if the melees happen at the same time.

So would you rather have the BS of both, or just one?

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If this game is going to be class based as some have speculated (based only off that pic but whatever) then there could very well be covenant equivalents.
Human/(maybe spartan) sniper = jackal sniper
Human assault rifle dude = elite w/ (bulked up) plasma rifle etc
demo dude = brute w/ bruteshot etc
Jacked up spartan with machinegun = hunter (lol this is a stretch but maybe)

The point being that if they decide to make the game revolve around a varied cast with strengths and weaknesses then that would certainly play right into the diversity of the covenant even if only for multiplayer skirmishes (campaign could still be up in the air).

  • 10.07.2009 9:16 PM PDT

Um... I like Halo? I don't really know what to say. I'm a student at the moment, I hope to become a criminal profiler, and I enjoy pretty much everything as long as it's good.

I know I'm gonna get alot of flak for this but what if on the Grunt mission it was somewhat like those Normandy Beach landings in alot of WWII games. You would drop from a spirit dropship onto a strip of land near a UNSC base. You rush the base and just as you're about to infiltrate the base you round a corner and stare into the barrel of a SPARTANs assault rifle. A single shredder round destroys your head and it is at this moment that you step into the boots of the SPARTAN.

  • 10.07.2009 9:22 PM PDT

Um... I like Halo? I don't really know what to say. I'm a student at the moment, I hope to become a criminal profiler, and I enjoy pretty much everything as long as it's good.

Posted by: ClosedJohn117
I know I'm gonna get alot of flak for this but what if on the Grunt mission it was somewhat like those Normandy Beach landings in alot of WWII games. You would drop from a spirit dropship onto a strip of land armed only with a needler in Easy and Normal and only with a plasma pistol in Heroic and Legendary near a UNSC base. You rush the base and just as you're about to infiltrate the base you round a corner and stare into the barrel of a SPARTANs assault rifle. A single shredder round destroys your head and it is at this moment that you step into the boots of the SPARTAN.
Thinking about it this idea is freaking awesome and I doubt anyone will give me flak for this.

[Edited on 10.07.2009 9:26 PM PDT]

  • 10.07.2009 9:24 PM PDT

Here’s what Luke had to say about the differences in treatment between the Spartans and Elites in Reach:

“Instead of piece-by-piece customization like the Spartans, Elite customization is a full model swap with models selected from the various Elite classes appearing throughout the Campaign. There are all kinds of reasons for this, not the least of which is our continued emphasis on the Spartan as your identity in Reach.”

That would be amazing.

Posted by: Zig
uhh its called halo 2. and it just halved the experiance of being a spartan.
You are wrong. Halo 2 was a hybrid experience, in that you couldn't start each faction separately. 2 Separate campaigns, with their own save files, their own missions, interacting with each other only on a story level. None of this "pass the baton to Chief for this mission".

Evidence:
Aliens Vs Predator 2


Also, unlockable Grunt Rebellion missions would be amazingly sexy.

[Edited on 10.07.2009 9:30 PM PDT]

  • 10.07.2009 9:27 PM PDT

Posted by: Grunt_of_God
I would LOVE a separate Covenant campaign. I for one really enjoyed the Arbiter levels in Halo 2...

Yeah, why are those Arbiter levels so disliked, I enjoyed them just as much as the MasterChief levels.

  • 10.07.2009 11:56 PM PDT

Also, sorry, but Grunts wouldn't work :(

  • 11.12.2009 4:39 PM PDT

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Yes. Definitely, it is the one thing Halo is lacking. A separate campaign for the covenant.

  • 11.12.2009 4:41 PM PDT

I think that a covenant campaign, seperate or hybridized, would not be a good idea. Halo Reach should be and probably will be about the other Spartans. If Master Chief is in there, he should not be a playable character.

But... just for kicks Bungie should add a single unlockable covenant mission that offers new insights into the Halo universe... or something

  • 11.12.2009 4:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Rtaas
Popo also has bone-itus.


It would be cool if he had bone-itus, but that would have to be his only regret.

It would be like he was the Prophet of Regret... of bone-itus

  • 11.12.2009 5:03 PM PDT

Posted by: lugefish
Posted by: Rtaas
Popo also has bone-itus.


It would be cool if he had bone-itus, but that would have to be his only regret.

It would be like he was the Prophet of Regret... of bone-itus


I'm not sure this has anything to do with this thread

  • 11.12.2009 6:07 PM PDT

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