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it is weird in halo 2 sreenshot on the third pg. the jackal has a plasma rifle

  • 04.30.2004 4:30 PM PDT
Subject: The Covenant Primer
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Yes Was It A Halo 2 render?

  • 04.30.2004 4:57 PM PDT
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Nice read, but waiting for more. Not to nit pick, but that was a pretty soft article since most of the info can be inferred from the Halo game and books. Still appreciate it though.

  • 04.30.2004 5:04 PM PDT
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I will have to agree with you there. Good vocabulary Frankie, but what I really want is a weekly bungie update on Halo 2 !

  • 04.30.2004 5:10 PM PDT
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Hey it would be funny if in Halo 2 an elite would try to warn the humans of the flood on the new ring. this would be the conversation:

elite: WWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRTTTTT WWWWWWWOOOOOORRRRRRTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

MC: ummmmm, translation cortana?

Cortana: OMG do it yourself!! i means seriously, im on the covie battle net trying to put some of this weird sci-fi crap together, and YOU want me to translate some giberish!!! uggghhhhh...... alright.

elite: wwwwwwwoooooorrrrrrrrrrrrguahhhhhh.................

Cortana: It said," Beware the f-" um, i cant make out the last part.

  • 04.30.2004 5:21 PM PDT
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Hey Halo freak.. if you realy are a halo freak then you have the patience to read all of our disscusion we have already duscussed jackals carrying other weapons besides the plasma pistols.. also you will see there ignorance in one of the threads. plus if jackals carry differnt weapons it gives the game some interesting twists and lets us make new tactics for killing them..

  • 04.30.2004 5:21 PM PDT
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Ha Ha thats awsome Rolamee, Ya that Cortana speach you amde sounds just like a reached full capcity PMS cortana that you read about all twards the end of "First Strike" lol no what im saying thats funny

  • 04.30.2004 5:23 PM PDT
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that was rude!

  • 04.30.2004 5:24 PM PDT
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not 2 u spartan

  • 04.30.2004 5:26 PM PDT
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whew i was gonna say i hope id dint afend you with my comending your little skit there i thought you were funny but who were you referring to being rude?

  • 04.30.2004 5:27 PM PDT
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yeah all those copies of cortana got a little freaky

  • 04.30.2004 5:27 PM PDT
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oh ya you mean when MC and his last spartans were destroying umm what was it again i forgot the name but covies big space station wow that book was good i either want Halo 2 right now or another Book to read to keep me happy ARRRGGG Halo 2 hurry up lol

  • 04.30.2004 5:28 PM PDT
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nvm spartan i was talking to some 1 else it was a mistake

  • 04.30.2004 5:28 PM PDT
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Hey rolamee what are you 2 favorite weapons in halo 1?

  • 04.30.2004 5:30 PM PDT
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the station was "Unyeilding Hierophant or in the words of sgt. johnson, "uneven Elephant"

hey talk 2 u later gotta go guys!!!

  • 04.30.2004 5:31 PM PDT
Subject: The Covenant Primer
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Posted by: Babaganoosh
That was a great article and if you really want to know more you should read the novels. They describe so much that the game couldn't especially the ones that are written by Eric Nylund.

Yes the Eric Nylund novels are the best of the bunch. Reading "Halo: The Flood", was like playing the game again without the fun.

There were a few good pieces of info in it filling in some small gaps in the story here and there. We got to learn a bit more about the Flood and Covenant but I found it a bit of a chore to finish reading it.

  • 04.30.2004 5:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pink Menace
I want to know why the covies dont just glass earth instead of invading it. The only reason I can think of is that there is
A. Forerunner technology
or
B. The covies like a good challange every now and then

The reasons demonstrated so far is certainly A. They do not want to damage Forerunner technology, to the extent that the Covenant will kill their own to stop them damaging or destroying a piece of Forerunner technology.

Also it was shown that the glassing of a planet can at least be interrupted or made to go a little askew buy taking out some of the ships doing the glassing, leaving holes in the glassing assignments which will not be compensated for until orders from high above, direct it to be finished properly.

  • 04.30.2004 6:03 PM PDT
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yes, I'm his real brother

  • 04.30.2004 6:28 PM PDT
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lol nice! does anyone here listen to 80's music lol... I know you may think it has not much to do with halo but infact it does if anyone can recall the video you get to watch of the marines coming in to the 343 guilty spark mission also known by many as the first time we all saw the flood well in the video you see of the marines landing..Sg is listeing to 80's rock so I ask you does anyone here listen to the good stuff!

  • 04.30.2004 6:37 PM PDT
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Is Anyone home... Well anyways I Want a new update on Halo 2 what do you say guys?

  • 04.30.2004 6:52 PM PDT
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hey spartan im back! id have to say my 2 favorite weapons are the pistol and the shotgun. what about you?

  • 04.30.2004 7:52 PM PDT
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Okay... First one... The Brutes are ceremonial guards and stronger than Elites. They are much stronger than the Spartans, as was demonstrated on the Unyeilding Heirophant, where Master Chief was nearly strangled, and Grace was. They prefer hand-to-hand combat and were not encountered until the Unyielding Heirophant. Sorry if I'm wrong.

  • 04.30.2004 9:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan21502
lol nice! does anyone here listen to 80's music lol... I know you may think it has not much to do with halo but infact it does if anyone can recall the video you get to watch of the marines coming in to the 343 guilty spark mission also known by many as the first time we all saw the flood well in the video you see of the marines landing..Sg is listeing to 80's rock so I ask you does anyone here listen to the good stuff!

I like the 80's music scene, but I dont recall if the song the marines are complaining about is real, or just from the game?

  • 05.01.2004 1:44 AM PDT
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Regardless of the game, this is the sort of stuff I love to see... Backstory! Culture! More!

Though the Prophets look somehow familiar... Didn't we see them (or something similar) in one of the Marathon games?

  • 05.01.2004 1:59 AM PDT
Subject: Covenant Primer and some suggestions
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Posted by: Mr McMurder
Cool. Here' s my speculation - some's low hanging fruit I know.
1 Jackals will have needlers
2 There is forerunner technology imbedded within the earth or on the dark side of the moon or under its surface
3 There will be engineers so we can hear them wail
4 Hunters will be more wiley ("tactical brilliance")
5 Jackals will be more often than not the new annoying Covenant snipers
6 There seems to be some foreshadowed betrayal between Covenant races
7 Will there be zombie flood versions of Hunters, Brutes, etc.?

If anyone important is reading this, there needs to be:
- a "pronate" move so that you can lay down while sniping. This could be balanced by taking a long time to "get up"
- a "high five" move, to congratulate teammates on particularly humiliating feats. "Humping" is a taunt, but how many times have you wanted to congratulate and can't? That would be pretty intense. People will want to have some sort of "team morale move" when Live hits.

Am I the only one who looks forward to sniping a Prophet between the eyes in some large gathering and slipping away in the ensuing chaos?


Good idea but imho I don't think taking MC a long time to get up makes much sense. The MC is a super human cyborg, he should be able to get up quickly. I think it could be balanced by the motion tracker not working as well, and the fact that it would be extremely easy to stick a grenade to someone lying down. It would also be nearly impossible to dodge a rocket while lying down.

  • 05.01.2004 3:56 AM PDT