I'm going to post this here since no one else did..
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Posted by: Monkeyboy1993
What I've been noticing a lot lately is these uproars and hubbub about these hidden switches, Bobs, data pads, and all that good stuff, but I'm fairly certain there is a good probable connection with all these hidden secrets with the game Marathon: Durandal.
Now I recently went back to the good ol' classic 1995 shooter on XBLA and I started fresh and began collecting some achievements. I noticed one of the achievements being called "VidMaster", but it didn't really give a description.
As the achievement hunter I am going for my very last achievement, I went on the internet and checked out the description on Xbox360Achievements.org and noticed a very deep connection with the achievement VidMaster and that of the discoveries in Halo reach.
The description states these three important details in obtaining the achievement:
1. All bobs, aside from evil bobs, have to be dead or have teleported out before you end a level
2. Every switch that you use needs to be either A) Punched with fist, B) Shot with Assault Rifle's Grenade, or C) Shot with fusion pistol. DO NOT USE/ACTIVE THEM NORMALY, NEVER EVER.
3. The difficulty must be set to "Total Carnage".
See the connection? To me, it seems as these same factors can be copied to be recreated in Halo Reach by playing the game by killing all the Bobs, finding and pressing (or hitting) all the switches, including the hidden ones, and by doing this all on Legendary (Total Carnage is the hardest difficulty in Marathon).
Now I don't exactly know if this is the real case however. This may just be another coincidence or Easter egg Bungie wanted to include in the game, but it does show some sense of logic.
It seems like if any speculation on what all this stuff means could be resolved, it will have to be done by attempting the aforementioned VidMaster achievement in Halo: Reach. Maybe something unseen shall occur? Legendary ending? Its just a matter of trying it all out.
Discuss?
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About the Bobs
One of many switches :P
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[Edited on 09.30.2010 7:11 PM PDT]