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Subject: (Spoilers) Secret Collectibles/Killables/Pushables (Spoilers)

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Posted by: Th3 Quester

Posted by: JABBERWOCK xeno
I don't think the skull deaths are anything.

Halo 3 had deaths by guardians, falls, suicides, and unknown all listed separately, and that wasn't anything.


I agree. EXCEPT that this game has guardians, falls, suicides, unknowns, AND Skull kills. It's a separate category, so there must be a reason. It's worth the time to try and figure out why.


I know its a farshot...but maybe its just kills and being killed by a Specialized Elite.

  • 09.22.2010 3:32 PM PDT

BRYCE
Are you going to play with Boo again?

Beat.

BRYCE
You son of a -blam!-.


Posted by: Spartanic Ghost

Posted by: Th3 Quester

Posted by: JABBERWOCK xeno
I don't think the skull deaths are anything.

Halo 3 had deaths by guardians, falls, suicides, and unknown all listed separately, and that wasn't anything.


I agree. EXCEPT that this game has guardians, falls, suicides, unknowns, AND Skull kills. It's a separate category, so there must be a reason. It's worth the time to try and figure out why.


I know its a farshot...but maybe its just kills and being killed by a Specialized Elite.


Completely possible. But not many people have skull kills/deaths. VERY few with kills, and only on the second mission. Not even bobs reward them.

  • 09.22.2010 3:34 PM PDT
Subject: (Spoilers) Secret Collectables/Killables/Pushables (Spoilers)

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

My experience playing Cairo Station on Legendary

Has anyone else noticed that many of the marine's names are actual Bungie employees? I have seen J. Staten, M. Wu, and various other names. I thought this was neat.

  • 09.22.2010 3:37 PM PDT

The Diving Pirates will surface!

Yea, I think either RT mentioned it in a video or Bungie did in the Legendary Commentary.
Posted by: Sector Z 157
Has anyone else noticed that many of the marine's names are actual Bungie employees? I have seen J. Staten, M. Wu, and various other names. I thought this was neat.

  • 09.22.2010 3:45 PM PDT


Posted by: Sector Z 157
Has anyone else noticed that many of the marine's names are actual Bungie employees? I have seen J. Staten, M. Wu, and various other names. I thought this was neat.


I had Marty o'Donnell on the scorpian mission on Legendary. Sat him on the tank. handed him a fuel rod gun and kept him alive for the whole mission. I was hoping for some sort of commendation/achievement/secret music but alas, it was not to be...

  • 09.22.2010 3:45 PM PDT

Find me anywhere with Pogo947

I beat all of your marine names. I GOT STOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 09.22.2010 3:50 PM PDT


Posted by: Pogo947
I beat all of your marine names. I GOT STOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i have gotten stosh too

  • 09.22.2010 3:53 PM PDT

"I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my "run" key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive."

So reads the Oath of the Vidmaster, from Marathon.

Haven't we overlooked "never shoot when I could use grenades?"

  • 09.22.2010 3:56 PM PDT


Posted by: Riley X99
"I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my "run" key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive."

So reads the Oath of the Vidmaster, from Marathon.

Haven't we overlooked "never shoot when I could use grenades?"


Great point good sir

  • 09.22.2010 4:00 PM PDT


Posted by: TEHeliteK3V1N

Posted by: Riley X99
"I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my "run" key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive."

So reads the Oath of the Vidmaster, from Marathon.

Haven't we overlooked "never shoot when I could use grenades?"


Great point good sir


i think it means that the skull kills are killing bob's/ secret elites with grenades!

  • 09.22.2010 4:02 PM PDT

Dream Theater FTW!!

I've read this whole thing, and I have joined the group. I'm fairly busy, so I may not be able to contribute to much at the moment, but I want to see where all this goes.
Consider this a bump for great justice.

  • 09.22.2010 4:04 PM PDT
Subject: (Spoilers) Secret Collectibles/Killables/Pushables (Spoilers)

That could easily be the secret behind "skull" kills. Remember how the Bobs don't shoot, they only grenade and melee? Perhaps we need to do the same to kill them.

[Edited on 09.22.2010 4:04 PM PDT]

  • 09.22.2010 4:04 PM PDT

BRYCE
Are you going to play with Boo again?

Beat.

BRYCE
You son of a -blam!-.


Posted by: Riley X99
That could easily be the secret behind "skull" kills. Remember how the Bobs don't shoot, they only grenade and melee? Perhaps we need to do the same to kill them.


I really like this idea. =]

  • 09.22.2010 4:05 PM PDT

A hero need not speak, for when he is gone the world will speak for him.

someone needs to post a thread in the group for each topic, switches, bobs, etc. with all the info we have already, videos, pictures, etc.

  • 09.22.2010 4:06 PM PDT

Dream Theater FTW!!

I have a single skull death on Lone Wolf, and I'm guessing that that is from the death I got while playing with a friend of mine on co-op. Someone should test if you get a skull death whenever you die during co-op on Lone Wolf, regardless of what actually kills you. Bungie may have gotten lazy on the last level, since on single player, you technically can't die at all on Lone Wolf, it just cuts to the final cut-scene.

  • 09.22.2010 4:10 PM PDT

However, if this is true, we still have the problem of determining how many Bobs there are. How many Bobs are there in Marathon? I know there is at least 77. There is no way we have to kill 77 bobs, so maybe we need to find the correct number by putting it to scale.

I believe there are 36 levels in Marathon. If we find out what the number of bobs is, we can divide 10 (the levels in Reach) by 36 (Marathon levels) to find 3.6. Then we divide the number of bobs by 3.6, discovering either the number of bobs in reach or the number per level. It's a long shot, but bungie did always like numbers. Especially seven.

Do me a favor and check that math.

  • 09.22.2010 4:12 PM PDT
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Posted by: Riley X99
That could easily be the secret behind "skull" kills. Remember how the Bobs don't shoot, they only grenade and melee? Perhaps we need to do the same to kill them.


It was confirmed that the skull kills were from the invisible elite on Winter Contingency, however we don't know where the skull deaths come from.

  • 09.22.2010 4:20 PM PDT

Lowest whole number divisible by 3.6 is 18.

Could there be 18 bobs, or is it a more relevant number to bungie, like 7, 17 or 27?

  • 09.22.2010 4:21 PM PDT

Than maybe skull deaths have to do with grenades. Otherwise the "never shoot when I could use grenades" component of the oath is gone.

  • 09.22.2010 4:23 PM PDT

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. (quoted from J.F.K)

This is Semi-Related. This was taken during me, bjb yo, and
Woaah Kimosabi were looking around the Pillar of Autumn level.

One of many fail attempts to getting out of the levels/farting around while trying to think of areas to go

  • 09.22.2010 4:26 PM PDT

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Couldn't one simply play campagin, the go to b.net to check his stats, then watch the game in theatere and add up all of your deaths, and cross out deaths you know of, then all that's left would be skull deaths?

  • 09.22.2010 4:42 PM PDT
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5 skull deaths, http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/careerstats/weapons.aspx?pl ayer=HeRQD&vc=4

  • 09.22.2010 4:51 PM PDT

yes... just got home and checking to see if i have the file still

  • 09.22.2010 4:52 PM PDT

any 1 know what the question marks are, i got 1 question mark, double question mark and i also get skull kills what ever those are :P

http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/careerstats/weapons.aspx?pl ayer=Dataanti&vc=4

  • 09.22.2010 4:57 PM PDT

oooo NEW INFO ABOUT SKULL DEATH :D its on the last "lone wolf" i think you cant kill with it because its the part were the game ends, if your on co-op you have to be the last to die, i just looked at my game history and i got one for each time i died last in co-op and died in solo :P hope that helps

  • 09.22.2010 5:04 PM PDT