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Subject: Halo: Anniversary... Nice job with the canon-breaking models, guys!

"Die? Didn't you know? Spartans never die." - Kurt-051's last words.

It's good to know I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this.

But honestly, it doesn't really bother me much. Sometimes, you just have to adapt to new changes.

[Edited on 07.15.2011 9:01 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2011 9:00 PM PDT

I think the weapons are just place holders OP.

  • 07.15.2011 9:50 PM PDT

-Kilroy Was Here

I may be a kid, but I have a large attention span. Obviously, I noticed these changes? Did I ever agree? I'm just saying, a lot of games will change the canon to work with development of the game. For instance, The Scarab from Halo 3 was supposed to be new for the Covenant, specifically designed to fight. The Halo 2 scarab was an older model, yet the "Brand New" Scarab appeared in Halo Wars, Halo Reach, and ODST so....How does canon explain that?

  • 07.15.2011 10:03 PM PDT


Posted by: Xbro21
I may be a kid, but I have a large attention span. Obviously, I noticed these changes? Did I ever agree? I'm just saying, a lot of games will change the canon to work with development of the game. For instance, The Scarab from Halo 3 was supposed to be new for the Covenant, specifically designed to fight. The Halo 2 scarab was an older model, yet the "Brand New" Scarab appeared in Halo Wars, Halo Reach, and ODST so....How does canon explain that?


The scarabs were not new/older than eachother. The scarab featured in Halo 2 was a refited mining vehicle. The scarab in Halo 3 was constructed as a combat platform.

Halopedia is a very nice source of info. Before you go into a long rant about how everything on the site can be changed, everything on their has sources or is marked as not having a source.

  • 07.16.2011 12:45 AM PDT
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Not really, they look similar but not the same. The halo CEA one definatly is bulkier then the halo reach one.

  • 07.16.2011 6:56 AM PDT
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Check out the pre order bonus video from Halo Waypoint. The assault rifle changed... The placeholder model was in the first few videos. But not this one. This one looks pretty sweet.

  • 07.18.2011 7:13 AM PDT

Don't judge me as a player by the statistics I have for Halo 3 on this Xbox Live account. My older account was unfortunately hacked and I had to start all over again. My older Bungie account was supamario493 with the gamertag ShottySnipa417, which had been stolen from me. I did, however manage to get Recon again. =D

Also the pistol looks more akin to the Halo 1 model than the one in the previous trailers.

  • 07.18.2011 9:13 AM PDT

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The graphics look cool too!

  • 07.18.2011 11:13 AM PDT

This is the beast ar we wanted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfNBCHYHFE

  • 07.18.2011 9:03 PM PDT

PLACEHOLDERS MAN. PLACEHOLDERS!!!

  • 07.18.2011 10:11 PM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=UYfNBCHYHFE Watch this. They changed the AR model.

  • 07.18.2011 10:15 PM PDT

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I don't care too much about canon in this case, I like the Halo:Reach look for the Assault Rifle. I hope they keep it.

  • 07.19.2011 10:23 AM PDT

"You have enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something."- Eminem

Yeah but the MA37 is going to have the 60 ammo count like the MA5B.

  • 07.19.2011 12:09 PM PDT

They were merely placeholders for the trailer. Watch 343I's video for the 'grunt funeral' skull. you'll see that they have the MA5B. I was disappointed too when I saw the trailer. But it's not an issue now.

  • 07.20.2011 1:21 PM PDT

Sorry for double-post.

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  • 07.20.2011 1:23 PM PDT


Posted by: trivium
They were merely placeholders for the trailer. Watch 343I's video for the 'grunt funeral' skull. you'll see that they have the MA5B. I was disappointed too when I saw the trailer. But it's not an issue now.

I was just gonna post this too. Just placeholders, looks like we'll have all the canon models in there. This rant was for nothing it seems.

  • 07.20.2011 8:19 PM PDT

"I hate school!" -Jack "I've never felt closer to you." -Dr. Coxx

I agree, I really don't like what they're doing to the Halo CE AR and the Marines. What really bothers me is when 343 said. "We get Halo we Respect Halo." ...and yet, it just doesn't look like they are 'respecting/getting' Halo. Another thing.. Is it has the Reach Warthog.. And the Reach grunts. But in the end, I think we're all going to like the Anniversary addition in the end.

  • 07.20.2011 8:35 PM PDT

actually if u watch the new game play video that shows a skull that comes with the pre order bonus u will notice that the assault rifle has been changed back to the ce version

  • 07.20.2011 8:52 PM PDT

he's right

  • 07.21.2011 2:58 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

There you go. You can shut the -blam!- up now, OP. Those were placeholder models in the trailer.

  • 07.21.2011 4:11 AM PDT

It's not camping, it's holding the designated location.

If it really bothers you just play with the old graphics

  • 07.23.2011 6:23 PM PDT


Posted by: Cyro XVX2
I agree, I really don't like what they're doing to the Halo CE AR and the Marines. What really bothers me is when 343 said. "We get Halo we Respect Halo." ...and yet, it just doesn't look like they are 'respecting/getting' Halo. Another thing.. Is it has the Reach Warthog.. And the Reach grunts. But in the end, I think we're all going to like the Anniversary addition in the end.

I mean, i think it's obvious that they do. The things mentioned in this thread have already changed/ are changing to how they should be.

The halo cea terminals just scream "the direction halo needs to go in".

Watch the motion comics too from evolutions. They're fantastic.

  • 07.23.2011 6:31 PM PDT


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Posted by: DudeMX
They didn't switch the weapons bro. The MA5B is still there, check the renders and don't get confused between the multiplayer images (Halo Reach Matchmaking Classic Maps) and the campaign (Halo CE Remake)


This.
Though I do agree with you about using soldiers instead of marines...I also dislike the Chief's new look....however, those are very, very minor things to worry about. It'd be one thing if they had turned the AR into an SMG or replaced all the marines with giant lizards, but these are just minor cosmetic changes.
True, they are just minor cosmetic changes, but isn't that the point of the remake, cosmetic changes? I really hope they do swap out these army models... The gun thing I can live with.

  • 07.23.2011 7:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: Cyro XVX2
I agree, I really don't like what they're doing to the Halo CE AR and the Marines. What really bothers me is when 343 said. "We get Halo we Respect Halo." ...and yet, it just doesn't look like they are 'respecting/getting' Halo. Another thing.. Is it has the Reach Warthog.. And the Reach grunts. But in the end, I think we're all going to like the Anniversary addition in the end.


The reason everything in the Silent Cartographer demo was pulled from Reach was because the CEA versions weren't yet finished. If you look at the video that shows the Grunt Birthday Party Skull, they've replaced a lot of the Reach models with ones that more accurately resemble the models from Halo 1, and anything that still needs changing will be fixed before the game is released.


Posted by: hereticarby
BTW is anyone else pumped for halo 4.


Until we see some actual gameplay, I have no opinion whatsoever on the game.

[Edited on 07.23.2011 8:39 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2011 8:38 PM PDT
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They are just using some Reach models, they aren't breaking canon. It's merely how it is represented. For example, ALL of the AR class weapons are much more powerful in the books than the games, but they scale them down for gameplay purposes. In CEA, they are using the 37 to represent the 5B. If you've been following released information about CEA you know it's the same engine with a graphical engine added on by Saber Interactive. The 37 will function and sound just like the 5B, just look like a 37. Just for the game. In canon, it is still a 5B and will be regarded as such. It would be alot better if it actually looked like a 5B, but hey, it might. They are still deep in development of this game, which has publicly been stated at SDCC. The demo they showed off was of an old build. The final product could have all the right models and these could be placeholders. But if they aren't don't be too upset. So what if it's not a perfect remake, it will still hit up alot of nostalgia.

[Edited on 07.24.2011 9:17 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2011 9:16 AM PDT