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Subject: The Ultimate BOB Search Topic (Look Toward The Skies)

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Posted by: LSC 714
Does anyone have more than 77 seek and destroy medals? I only have 22 and OP has 20.

I have 40 :D I can make it to 77

[Edited on 06.25.2011 4:55 AM PDT]

  • 06.25.2011 4:54 AM PDT


Posted by: Jbn0s0rus

Posted by: LSC 714
Does anyone have more than 77 seek and destroy medals? I only have 22 and OP has 20.

I have 40 :D I can make it to 77


Wasn't 77 Bob kills a Marathon PC thing?

  • 06.25.2011 5:00 AM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Long Post)
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Posted by: squeak52
BOB's mean something more than just infantry to the game...
Finding out what though might take more than a weekend.
Yea bob kills go under vehicles in the post game carnage stats XD

  • 06.25.2011 5:01 AM PDT
Subject: The Ultimate BOB Search Topic (Look Toward The Skies)


Posted by: Jbn0s0rus

Posted by: LSC 714
Does anyone have more than 77 seek and destroy medals? I only have 22 and OP has 20.

I have 40 :D I can make it to 77


There are people with hundreds according to HaloCharts. 77 BoB medals does nothing.

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Posted by: Jbn0s0rus

Posted by: LSC 714
Does anyone have more than 77 seek and destroy medals? I only have 22 and OP has 20.

I have 40 :D I can make it to 77


Wasn't 77 Bob kills a Marathon PC thing?


Nope, the BoBs were on your side in that (also Marathon was originally a Mac game, PC versions only became available once the community got the source code).

  • 06.25.2011 6:40 AM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Long Post)
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Posted by: squeak52
BOB's mean something more than just infantry to the game...
Finding out what though might take more than a weekend.
Yea bob kills go under vehicles in the post game carnage stats XD


Wild theory here, perhaps the BoBs are the A.I.s mentioned in the datapads, being housed in a robot like structure made it look like an elite, hence it being a vehicle...

  • 06.25.2011 8:18 AM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Read Whole Post)
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Is it just me or are those video's up on youtube a little flawed? The guy says there is only one BOB per level but they spawn in diff locations and yet, You drive fast enough on L2 WC and you find one BOB with a Concussion Rifle, knock him down, keep going and you come into contact with a BOB holding a Plasma Repeater all in a single playthrough all in one game. Next time I go through it I will save the vid.

As for Banshee BOB's, I have seen a couple of people co-op the thing. One kicks the guy out of the Banshee while another uses a couple of head shots via a sniper rifle. Yes, the whole thing was done on Martin1418's Devkit but still, it counts.

  • 06.25.2011 8:32 AM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Long Post)

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Posted by: squeak52
BOB's mean something more than just infantry to the game...
Finding out what though might take more than a weekend.[/quote]Yea bob kills go under vehicles in the post game carnage stats XD



It's been almost 5 months now, how much time do you lot need?

Still no helmet and why is that? Because it does not exist. :)

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lol ;)

  • 06.25.2011 8:41 AM PDT
Subject: The Ultimate BOB Search Topic (Look Toward The Skies)

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Posted by: Tanubi
Is it just me or are those video's up on youtube a little flawed? The guy says there is only one BOB per level but they spawn in diff locations and yet, You drive fast enough on L2 WC and you find one BOB with a Concussion Rifle, knock him down, keep going and you come into contact with a BOB holding a Plasma Repeater all in a single playthrough all in one game. Next time I go through it I will save the vid.

As for Banshee BOB's, I have seen a couple of people co-op the thing. One kicks the guy out of the Banshee while another uses a couple of head shots via a sniper rifle. Yes, the whole thing was done on Martin1418's Devkit but still, it counts.


Find me proof, I will shower you with cookies. As it stands, We know that 1: there is one bob per level. and 2: the bobshees can't be high jacked.

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So, anyway, this is an update of an earlier post of mine with some more interesting info I've collected, and some notes to address certain people's queries who have PM'd me:

Note #1: The invisible elite at the beginning of Winter Contingency is not a BOB.
Note #2: you cannot highjack the BOBshees.

Winter Contingency Gold ranger elite
Some BOBs only seem to spawn on Legendary (with Concussion Rifles), Easy-Heroic BOBs will spawn with Plasma Repeaters.

It's been found that on winter contingency that there are 7 unique spawn points for BOB:

BOB ID Location Description
1-W-02 (Western Complex, Building labeled "2")
1-W-B5 (Western Complex, Building labeled "B5")
1-W-07 (Western Complex, Building labeled "7")
1-E-B5 (Eastern Complex, Building labeled "B5")
1-E-06 (Eastern Complex, Building labeled "6")
1-N-07 (Northern Complex, Building labeled "7")
1-N-ST (Northern Complex, "storeroom" area behind broken wall in northwest corner)


ONI Sword Base White with random armor variants
1: Dual-weilding Plasma Rifles, completely out in the open in the Sword Base Courtyard outside the Hunters' lair.

2: The second one is on an upper level inside the base, in the room with the datapad.


Nightfall Gold ranger elite
1: An agressive BOB at the first major settlement,

2: An aggresive BOB where you first help the militia spawns on top of the building in the back, and tends to jump off of it pretty quickly.

3: Another agressive BOB in the Powerhouse area, spawns on the bridge above the Rocket Launcher.


Tip of the Spear Gold ranger elite
1: On a hill on the left side of the road right before the first AA gun

2: An agressive BOB with a Fuel Rod spawns in one of three places on the run up to the spire right after crashing your Falcon into the sheild.


Long Night of Solace Gold ranger elite
1: One exits from a drop pod after you've fought your way up the beach. Usually disappears instantly, but sometimes joins in the fight.

2: When first entering the Corvette's Hangar, to open it up for Jeorge's Pelican.

3: There's sometimes one at the controls of the Corvette's bridge

4: Another can appear when you return to the Hangar, on the ground floor.


Exodus bobshee
One of three places: one as you're crossing the gap after getting the rocket launcher and sniper rifle, One as you're loading the civilians onto the pelican and one as you're crossing the bridge after activating the anti-air guns.


New Alexandria bobshee
Known to spawn in a few different positions northwest (relative to your starting position facing north, I think) of club errerra and one next to where you first start the level, they spawn about 5 mins in.


The Package Gold ranger elite and bobshee
1: A BOB with a Concussion Rifle spawns at the very start of rally point Alpha, around to the left near the bridge. To get to him in time, sidestep the Elites and Grunts already engaged with your fellow Spartans by hugging the left wall until you hit a ramp. Quickly go up it and nade the Jackals first so you can get some alone time with the bob.

2: A BOB has been found at the eighth Data Pad,right next to the button you push in the Atrium that initiates the cutscene to Halsey's Lab.

3: A BOB may spawn while you are defending Halsey's lab from the Covenant, around the time Halsey states, "The Package is almost ready, just a little more." He is dropped off down the left hand path along with a wraith.

bobshee: during the firefight to secure Halsey's lab, a bobshee will spawn for a few seconds up near the 'ceiling', and needs to be taken out with the spartan laser very quickly.


Pillar of Autumn Gold ranger elite
1: This BOB can be found directly after Rally Point Alpha, under the building with the first generators in an Invasion match.

2: A BOB can be found where the Scorpian/Warthog would spawn in Invasion on Boneyard. From inside the building above the other spawn point, you can easily snipe him, though he takes a few shots.


Lone Wolf Gold ranger elite
1: A VERY aggresive BOB will spawn at with a sword. It can take the killing of 40 enemies depending on your difficulty level just to get him to spawn and even then, he has double overshields and you still have to fight the other covenant troops.


So going on my theory that the bobshees and the ONI BOB count as being akin to the silver skulls and the others gold skulls, we have 7 gold (missing two) and four silver...

Alternately, The ONI BOB may be a gold skull BOB, meaning we have Eight (missing one) and Three bobshees (also missing one).

The only places left for a BOB are Exodus or NA, hence my conviction that we've missed something. Bobshees, on the other hand could be in pretty much any level as far as I know, though probably not in Exodus, NA or on the package.

Personally, I feel that the last one may be on exodus, in an area that was removed from the final game, but that's only because I keep seeing doors that are supposedly unlocked, but don't open and because we're running around, for the most part, as opposed to flying around the map, but that's just me.

[Edited on 06.25.2011 8:57 AM PDT]

  • 06.25.2011 8:52 AM PDT
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Here is my theory and I can back it up with proof.

I think I know how to activate it. You need to kill all BOB's in a single level 50 times via a drawn out Assas. You know the Moa Ach? Well you can not knock them down with the car because it didn't count. Why fifty? Because it works like medels.

You can't just kill them and be done with it, You need to save the vids for proof. Why? Because in Halo 3: ODST you could unlcock and easter egg of a dancing staff member and Bungie would give you a CD if you took a pic of it.

This all must be done on LASO. Why? Because we all know things are unlocked on Legendary like EOD, Endings and grunts waling about with cardboard cut outs of half naked men, not to mention most easter eggs are only unlocked on Legendary. And because we beat it on Legendary and have no ending or stuff, it must mean there is something out there. BOB's on LASO for all.

It must be done on four player. Why? Look at all of Bungie's major things. Vidmasters.. Oh yeah. We need to beat the game on LASO with 4 players all in Banshees. Why Banshee? because like the Moa it will only count with a special weapon.

You must have all Achievements prior to this. Why? Because people have hacked the game on youtube for all Armor and have everything but the BOB. So it must need Waypoint and all GS for halo as we have the police stuff from there. And, Sword on yo' back people? 100gs in halo 3? You know this is the way to unlcok BOB.

You must steal the BOB's weapons before moving on and killing another. Why? Well, would you really want to have done everything only for 343 to tell you that you needed to do this step and this is why you missed out? That is why you might as well pick up the weapons for safe keeping.

Must kill all BOB's and your own men. Why? Meg Easter Egg, Halo CE anyone? HAd to be on Legendary and kill all your own men for that one.

You must own all Halo games to date. Why the need? Look at name plates. Unlocked if you own a few of the games, Helmet plate needs a few of them.

No one can DIE during a level. Why? Proof? Because it is LASO, dieing once would just end everything and maybe even do a reset so it must be done in one full entire playthrough from one level to the next.

You must be Inheritor and be wearing the blue flames plus skull. Why? Because Bungie doesn't want you getting it before anyone else and so early on. They want you to work towards something while they are gone. One thing left for us all to find.

You must own a sniper rifle in every level and be in orange and white armor. Why? Because in the picture isn't this what theat guy with the helmet is wearing?

You must all wear Mark V stuff. Why? Because MC has sown up in the game during easter egg sweeps and even a model is shown of his in the form of a statue. So you must dress as him. This could be a clue on how to get the BOB stuff.

You must never walk ever. Why? One of the Ach's was for never getting in anything you could drive so perhaps this works the same way?

And this must be how you get BOB stuff
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Next week I will be finding the amazing Easter Egg of riding a Moa.

*Edits* Please note this is a joke so no one try this.. And I am not saying BOB's donn't exist as I myself am currently tracking down each and every one of them and T-bagging them in hopes.

[Edited on 06.25.2011 9:12 AM PDT]

  • 06.25.2011 9:08 AM PDT

Maybe you don't have seek and destroy medals for the Banshee BOBs because they disappear while in the Banshees. I don't know how the Banshee would keep flying though.

  • 06.25.2011 9:14 AM PDT
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It could just be a 343 thing and we won't be able to get them until waypoint comes out with a BOB count list.

  • 06.25.2011 9:18 AM PDT

TeN ICE SPEC


Posted by: Slavic Ninjew
Maybe you don't have seek and destroy medals for the Banshee BOBs because they disappear while in the Banshees. I don't know how the Banshee would keep flying though.


No, theatre mode shows that the bobshees are actually empty. :( It'll be that the actual banshees are programmed in the coding to fly on their own.

  • 06.25.2011 11:30 AM PDT

The bob that you guys say that is spotted on the floor in the hangar with the pelican is the same one thats on top with the plasma shields. Its just that the bob always throws a plasma grenade while moving forward which causes him to fall.

Just to let you guys know so you wont get confused

  • 06.25.2011 2:27 PM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Read Whole Post)
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So... what exactly is a BOB?

  • 06.25.2011 2:31 PM PDT
Subject: The Ultimate BOB Search Topic (Look Toward The Skies)

TeN ICE SPEC


Posted by: Zondia
So... what exactly is a BOB?


*sigh*

[Edited on 06.25.2011 3:16 PM PDT]

  • 06.25.2011 2:58 PM PDT
Subject: Regarding BOBS. (Read Whole Post)


Posted by: Tanubi
Is it just me or are those video's up on youtube a little flawed? The guy says there is only one BOB per level but they spawn in diff locations and yet, You drive fast enough on L2 WC and you find one BOB with a Concussion Rifle, knock him down, keep going and you come into contact with a BOB holding a Plasma Repeater all in a single playthrough all in one game. Next time I go through it I will save the vid.

As for Banshee BOB's, I have seen a couple of people co-op the thing. One kicks the guy out of the Banshee while another uses a couple of head shots via a sniper rifle. Yes, the whole thing was done on Martin1418's Devkit but still, it counts.


Video link please?

  • 06.25.2011 3:01 PM PDT
Subject: The Ultimate BOB Search Topic (Look Toward The Skies)

Kristian Gregory Smith

so the idea is that these BOB medals unlocks that helmet???
ill spend some time looking :)

annnndddddd thread saved

  • 06.25.2011 4:47 PM PDT
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If there was a legendary ending, then hackers would have found it by now. It's been 5 months, hackers figured out the
IWHB-whatever skull in 2 days. Also, finding out if there was a legendary ending cutscene would be simpler as a hacker, because 1, you could amek yourselves invincible and play through super fast, which people have done, and 2, they can check the game code for the cutscene, which they have not found.


Also, the helmet you guys are mentioning is most likely a helmet a developer created out of spare time, by mixing and matching attacthments just to cause contraversy, or to make himself look cool.

/thread


TL;DR:Bungie just trolled you

[Edited on 06.25.2011 4:56 PM PDT]

  • 06.25.2011 4:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: Kristian175
so the idea is that these BOB medals unlocks that helmet???
ill spend some time looking :)

annnndddddd thread saved


Helmet is not in the game.

  • 06.25.2011 4:56 PM PDT


Posted by: Zekezan88
If there was a legendary ending, then hackers would have found it by now. It's been 5 months, hackers figured out the
IWHB-whatever skull in 2 days. Also, finding out if there was a legendary ending cutscene would be simpler as a hacker, because 1, you could amek yourselves invincible and play through super fast, which people have done, and 2, they can check the game code for the cutscene, which they have not found.


Also, the helmet you guys are mentioning is most likely a helmet a developer created out of spare time, by mixing and matching attacthments just to cause contraversy, or to make himself look cool.

/thread


TL;DR:Bungie just trolled you

We already know there is no Legendary Ending.

The second part is still a mystery.

  • 06.25.2011 8:54 PM PDT

what about the switches in the levels. marathon talks about hitting every switch and killing every bob. and well reach has bobs and switches.

  • 06.26.2011 7:06 AM PDT

What if there is a super secret bob or bobs from marathon in the campagin that you have to kill?

  • 06.26.2011 7:11 AM PDT

or maybe hitting a switch could release walking bobs in exodus and n.a.

  • 06.26.2011 7:14 AM PDT
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What differentiates a bobshee from a standard banshee?

  • 06.26.2011 7:18 AM PDT

I like your theories I have one of my own, perhaps we need to get 7 seek and destroy medals on each level.. If you need help testing out any of your theories or with research, hit me up a friend request on xboxlive

  • 06.26.2011 7:23 AM PDT