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Posted by: tsassi2
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Posted by: Wazooty
So safe speed = the pitiful jog they go when not sprinting? That is BS.
The way the Sprint functions in game is not how the actual Sprint AA works. I'd assume that in gameplay it's just like the sprint in CoD, IE meant to be normal running. The argument for Sprint AA not being like it really is in canon, and just being running, is backed up by what the Noble Team AI can do, they sprint in the first level, and yet they all also have Armor Lock, so in game Sprint is just normal running, like what they do in the books, in canon, not gameplay, Sprint allows them to override the safety features of the armor and run even faster than normally possible.
Imagine what Kelly could do with Sprint.
I still don't think Sprint is canon. Kelly ran 62 kph. If there were any safety features, they would probably be below that, 50 kph maybe. Where would they need those safety features anyway? There is no reasonable explanation for that. Maybe UNSC were afraid that their Spartans run away and can't be catched with Warthogs. There is no other explanation. Spartans already have nearly unbreakable bones and super strong and flexible muscles. No matter how fast they ran they wouldn't get injured. Kelly is a good example of that.
Edit: Of course we always have another non-canon Armor Ability, Evade. Who would need an Armor Ability to dodge?
Look at what Chief did to his ankle(s) when he first tested out the Mark V armor. That's the whole reason for safety features being place in the armor to regulate speed. So clearly they can be injured from running. And also, the Mjolner essentially becomes an extension of their body, and all the programs or features adjust to match the Spartan, so any limiters in Kelly's armor would not be hit at the same point as they would with Master Chief in his armor.
The way Sprint functions in gameplay is not the way the ability actually works in the canon. Spartans can obviously sprint and run without any AA, Sprint in gameplay is merely just meant to be running, as the NPC members of Noble Team are equipped with Armor Lock, yet they're all seen sprinting in the first level. So the ability "Sprint" is completely canon, but the way it functions in the actual gameplay for Reach is not canon. Same with the Jetpack, to see how it really functions just watch the Deliver Hope trailer.
Evade is just as canon as Sprint is, the UNSC doesn't know exactly what Evade does, but they know that it increases mobility, obviously something that would be useful for enhancing your innate ability to roll/dodge.