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Subject: Give the IWHBYD skull a little bit more purpose?

Golf Wang. Brony.

Tired of the campy, smartass marine dialogue? Don't like it when the Covenant speak english for most of the time?

Just put it in the IWHBYD skull. To be honest I don't think I've heard much difference in Campaign when I turn IWHBYD on or off. But it would be pretty cool if the skull could actually change the atmosphere of the Halo: Reach.

Thoughts?

  • 10.17.2009 11:47 PM PDT
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I agree, especially if the IWHBYD was as hard to find as it was in Halo 3, it would be epic.

  • 10.17.2009 11:50 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.”

What if the IWHBYD revealed alternate story, like the audio logs from ODST?

Except, that these sequences of audio require both the trigger actions, the NPCs that say the lines, the player near enough to hear them, in addition to the skull being on.

  • 10.18.2009 12:13 AM PDT

Golf Wang. Brony.

Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
What if the IWHBYD revealed alternate story, like the audio logs from ODST?

Except, that these sequences of audio require both the trigger actions, the NPCs that say the lines, the player near enough to hear them, in addition to the skull being on.
Like more dedicated conversations that's linked to the bulk of the substory that's sure to be included?

That would be crazy. That's also going to be a lot of audio, lol

[Edited on 10.18.2009 12:18 AM PDT]

  • 10.18.2009 12:18 AM PDT

I'd like the skull to add things like special weapons hidden within a campaign level. Perhaps something like the scarab gun, but it can only be found if you have the skull activated.

  • 10.18.2009 12:18 AM 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.”

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Posted by: Uncle Kulikov
What if the IWHBYD revealed alternate story, like the audio logs from ODST?

Except, that these sequences of audio require both the trigger actions, the NPCs that say the lines, the player near enough to hear them, in addition to the skull being on.
Like more dedicated conversations that's linked to the bulk of the substory that's sure to be included?

That would be crazy. That's also going to be a lot of audio, lol
Yeah, but they already put -blam!-loads of audio in there already.

But instead of it being random one liners, there would be snippets of a story in there.

  • 10.18.2009 12:26 AM PDT

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Maybe IWHBYD, along with extra dialogue, could make AI do more weird things.

Remember the pissing Brute on the Ark, something along those lines. Idle enemies pick fights? Grunts take of their methane tanks?

  • 10.18.2009 12:33 AM PDT

I agree. Weighting on the funny lines for IWHBYD in Reach (if it's included) should be much higher than in Halo 3 and ODST. I want to hear "THIS IS SPARTA!" every time I see a Marine in a level.

  • 10.18.2009 12:35 AM PDT

When you turn the skull on every enemy should become Dane Cook. I would never get bored of such a game.

Every time I hear an unoriginal joke I shoot...

Also the challenge would come in shooting him. All he does is strafe around stage anyway.

[Edited on 10.18.2009 12:41 AM PDT]

  • 10.18.2009 12:39 AM PDT

Golf Wang. Brony.

Posted by: AgLion
Maybe IWHBYD, along with extra dialogue, could make AI do more weird things.

Remember the pissing Brute on the Ark, something along those lines. Idle enemies pick fights? Grunts take of their methane tanks?
That too.

So people who want their semi-serious Halo can get it while those who don't will be happy too.

lol, I could imagine two Grunts fighting each other while your character is looking through a scope or something.

  • 10.18.2009 12:40 AM PDT

“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.” - Ernest Hemingway

I don't care what it does, as long as there is no skull selection screen. I liked finding them the old fashion way.

-Dom-

  • 10.18.2009 1:09 AM PDT