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Subject: New side mission/s

I have an idea of something that could be an objective in Reach. How about having to go into a massive battle, carry wounded soldiers on your back, making it harder to move, like putting speed on 75% and only being able to punch or hold a small weapon. I recon that would be one tight battle. A moment that i would like to have at least twice.
Any other suggestions for side-missions would be good.
The best ideas are the ones that morally effect the player. Do you let the marines die and continue to your main objective or do you help the marines and delay your arrival to the objective.
Maybe escort missions like that of Halo: CE? Truth and Reconciliation anyone?

  • 11.07.2009 8:12 AM PDT
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"You must be mistaken, Reclaimer. I've met your makers, and they don't even know your name..."

Personally, I HATE escort missions where your character is a god (nearly always) and the VIP is made of wet tissue paper. Are you expected to stand in front of them as they shoot blindly into your back, taking the single shots from the enemy that would kill them? The world may never know.

Implemented properly, however, I'd like some side missions. As they say, no plan goes off without a hitch. It'd be nice halfway through a mission to get totally sidelined because someone at HIGHCOM dropped the ball.

  • 11.07.2009 8:14 AM PDT

Posted by: Panzeereapa
Personally, I HATE escort missions where your character is a god (nearly always) and the VIP is made of wet tissue paper. Are you expected to stand in front of them as they shoot blindly into your back, taking the single shots from the enemy that would kill them? The world may never know.

Implemented properly, however, I'd like some side missions. As they say, no plan goes off without a hitch. It'd be nice halfway through a mission to get totally sidelined because someone at HIGHCOM dropped the ball.


What i mean is like the level in Halo: CE truth and Reconciliation, where keys fights alongside you. But this time they're not invulnerable. But they still fight like a badass. And after you have escorted them you can get something cool. maybe achievement? Cool prototype gun. i dunno.

But the rescue mission where you have the soldier on your back would be a high stress battle. One or two of these moments would be good. Maybe 3 escort side missions. Maybe defend a certain point from covenant, or defend a certain piece of equipment e.g. M.A.C. gun. if destroyed than more covenant come later on, in side-missions AND main missions. That would be kick-ass!

  • 11.07.2009 8:20 AM PDT

Success is just going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

I think I know what you mean. In CoD 4, there is an ending to one of the missions where you have to carry an injured soldier on your back, but it only lasted about a minute. A side mission for just that would be cool.

  • 11.07.2009 8:58 AM PDT

Yes, exactly.
And have dropships enter like in Halo: CE.
Epicness. And you have to wait for a pelican. And in one of the rescue injured marine missions the pelican could be destroyed and you have to carry him to a rooftop near. Pick off covenant, take down a dropship which blocks the entrance to the building. Then, voila! Another pelican comes and rescues the guy and drops you near your Main objective. Maybe in a safe zone, out of harms way, but a little way away from the objective. 300 meters? 200?

[Edited on 11.07.2009 9:17 AM PST]

  • 11.07.2009 9:16 AM PDT