- Protodragon
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- Exalted Member
I think this idea's good, showing what the races are like to each other rather than just seeing each one trying to shoot you/run away when they start fighting you.
Maybe if you manage to sneak up on a group of them, they can be seen arguing, rarely fighting/killing each other.
Random idea: There could be an easter egg where if you deviate from the normal path of a mission you see a clearing with quite a few covenant there, of all races.
There would be a Brute war Chieftan and an Elite High ranking soldier (Don't know much about Elite military ranks.. ), and they'd be arguing over who should lead the ambush they're preparing. They then start being racist to each other and saying who should ultimately be the higher military rank in the Covenant. A Grunt would interrupt with his opinion in favour of the Elites, and the Chieftan simply then smacks him into a rock with his Fuel Rod Cannon, killing him. Fighting then erupts between the Brutes and Grunts, and the Elites try and kill the Brutes.
The Drones chip in to help the Brutes, and the Hunters start shooting at the Brutes. The Grunts, however are split. Half run, scared of the in-fighting, and the other half avenge their fallen squad mate and start shooting the Brutes.
Then one of two 50/50 chance endings happen.
In one, the Elies, Hunters and Grunts win. Quite a few of each are dead, of course, and one of the two hunters are down. The Hunter then starts mourning his comrade by kneeling beside it, or the Hunter way of kneeling. The Elite High-Rank then starts doing another 50/50 thing. One, the Elite merely says that they should always remain supreme military wise. The other, the Elite starts preaching that this power struggle is the first of many, that he suspects the Great Journey is a lie, a means for the Prophets to control them, and that they should leave the Covenant to join the Humans, he would then start boasting the Humans are as honorable as they are.
The other ending would be Brutes winning of course, and 50/50 chance again, one thing they'd say is that they should overthrow the Elites. The other thing is that they should then overthrow the Prophets, and lead the Great Journey themselves.
You'd be able to attack these Covvies, but would you really want to single handedly (On normal or above, anyway) attack about 20 Grunts, 10 Jackals, 2 Hunters, 12 Brutes including War Chieftan, and the same amount of Elites as Brutes, along with a good 15 Drones. Oh, and an armourless Engineer, but that floating purple playdough thing would just be there for show, he'd float up to escape the fighting that happens. If you shot it, it would die in one hit and it doesn't attack or affect the others or you in any way.
Sorry for the wall of text, must've got carried away...
EDIT: Lol, could be an achievment to kill all the enemies there (Apart from the fleeing Engineer) on Heroic or above with only a BR and AR.
[Edited on 11.10.2009 9:53 AM PST]