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Subject: Reach, and those sneaky Covenant bastards

The thread title could also be changed to "Bungie killed Halo canon and make an entire game based upon a 'How the hell?' premise" (which coincidentally is what I wanted the thread title to be, but would have been far too long to fit) and still work for the contents ITT.

So we've all played Reach.
Disregarding any discussion regarding the quality of the campaign, I've got one question to ask.

How did the Covenant manage to land on Reach without being detected by the UNSC?

They didn't just land, they managed to land, set up a dead zone, fly in a Super Carrier to land MORE troops, and they did this all without detection?

Whatever happened to
a) being able to detect slipspace ruptures
b) the defense fleet that should have been protecting Reach
c) the orbital defense MAC platforms
???

Did everyone working for the UNSC just happen to take the day off while the Covenant just simply walked into Mordor...erm, Reach?

I mean, really.
How the hell did they do it? Or did Bungie just screw up that badly.

  • 06.11.2011 10:07 AM PDT

I'm agent Nahman Jayden, eff-bee-eye.

Bungie just screwed up that badly.

  • 06.11.2011 10:13 AM PDT

If good looks could kill, I'd be a weapon of mass destruction.

Q: Hey, what did Hitler say to the black jew?
A: Get to the back of the oven.


Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.


Revenge on 343i perhaps?

  • 06.11.2011 10:14 AM PDT

I'm agent Nahman Jayden, eff-bee-eye.


Posted by: bagan bodies 2

Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.


Revenge on 343i perhaps?
343i has done nothing wrong...yet.

  • 06.11.2011 10:18 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: BlitzBladeX
How the hell did they do it? Or did Bungie just screw up that badly.

There is no sensible explanation for Reach's premise.

  • 06.11.2011 10:38 AM PDT

Adepto In Meus Campester
Posted by: ParagonRenegade
You were totally and absolutely correct in every way, I don't know why we were arguing, you're so amazing I should never have doubted you.

Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.

  • 06.11.2011 11:24 AM PDT

If good looks could kill, I'd be a weapon of mass destruction.

Q: Hey, what did Hitler say to the black jew?
A: Get to the back of the oven.


Posted by: A HAM5TER

Posted by: bagan bodies 2

Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.


Revenge on 343i perhaps?
343i has done nothing wrong...yet.


A preemptive strike, then!

  • 06.11.2011 4:58 PM PDT

"Cloaked Covenant Carrier"

  • 06.11.2011 5:00 PM PDT
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Imagine a triangle. It's perfect, but a little plain. You take a chisel, and carve a small decorative symbol into it to make it a little more interesting. People like it, but it could use a little more.

So you then take a sledgehammer..


Posted by: mojeda101
"Cloaked Covenant Carrier"

But cloaking generates heat.

  • 06.11.2011 5:29 PM PDT

Think before you post

I just played through the first level and was wondering the same thing.

Marcus, I love you, but how could you approve a plot line like this?

  • 06.11.2011 5:35 PM PDT

Covies- "Look over there!"
UNSC- "where?"
Covies- "over... there! Just... Keep looking!"

  • 06.11.2011 5:47 PM PDT


Posted by: A HAM5TER

Posted by: bagan bodies 2

Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.


Revenge on 343i perhaps?
343i has done nothing wrong...yet.

They are taking over the Haloverse so Bungie thought "hey why not make a game that -blam!-s canon up, big time?!)

  • 06.11.2011 5:58 PM PDT

I'm agent Nahman Jayden, eff-bee-eye.


Posted by: ChrisVN

Posted by: A HAM5TER

Posted by: bagan bodies 2

Posted by: A HAM5TER
Bungie just screwed up that badly.


Revenge on 343i perhaps?
343i has done nothing wrong...yet.

They are taking over the Haloverse so Bungie thought "hey why not make a game that -blam!-s canon up, big time?!)
Seems like it.

  • 06.11.2011 6:09 PM PDT