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Subject: CEA, Just heard we have to play as chief? :(

Don't hate the player, learn by them.

In campaign, I have been told that we will no longer have our personal Spartans (makes sense :() and will have to play as the original Chief. This is really disappointing to me, I mean, its not a big deal but still disappointing. How am I meant to distinguish myself from my friends in campaign? And by that I mean who has the more awesome Spartan. If I wanted my character to look like the original master chief I wound have purchased the original armour.

*Edit: By distinguishing myself from my friend I mean when I go into theatre, unless there scrapping that.*

*Edit: It probably wouldn't be that hard to incorporate the other Spartans into chiefs skin, when you think about it and how a game works they just have to import different models into the game. Then again, splitting the character into several parts (visor, helmet etc) could be difficult.*

*Edit: Yes, I'm serious, with Chief you didn't have a choice what you looked like, with Noble 6 you could be you. I mean, I'm not upset or servilely disappointed, I just kinda liked how I could get my guy to look different, ya know?*

*Yeah, I know that Chief is the main character in Halo, I'm not that much of an idiot lol. Just for aesthetics, I would have loved to look like Noble 6, but your probably right. Chief is the boss.*

All in all, not that upset by am the slightest disappointed.

Whats your opinion?

And this is the right forum, yes?

[Edited on 06.23.2011 3:30 AM PDT]

  • 06.22.2011 12:19 AM PDT

I really don't understand why anyone would be disappointed by this. They're simply remaking the with better graphics. No one ever said anything about adding extra features such as customisable armour. Its just the same as it was 10 years ago.

  • 06.22.2011 12:32 AM PDT

Don't hate the player, learn by them.

Well, I thought that fell under the category of better graphics.

I just thought that they weren't going to ditch the individuality, still lookin forward to it though.

  • 06.22.2011 12:57 AM PDT
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Id rather play with the Chief over Noble Six any day.

  • 06.22.2011 1:21 AM PDT

I see your point.

Play as Chief if your by yourself;
Play as your multiplayer Noble 6 if you are co-op.

But it would take time to impliment such an idea, delaying the game probably.


[Edited on 06.22.2011 4:09 AM PDT]

  • 06.22.2011 4:07 AM PDT

I'm 23, I have a house, dog, girlfriend, job and I have no interest in any fanboyism so if you're thinking about sending me a childish PM, don't be surprised when I don't call back.

If they start adding Reach features where do they stop? Armor Lock? Bloom?

  • 06.22.2011 4:08 AM PDT
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BLAM!


Posted by: Astrogenesis 1
But it would take time to impliment such an idea, delaying the game probably.


That, and it would make no sense to the story..

Although, now that I think about it when you played CO-OP on CE there were multiple chiefs... so that doesn't make much sense either.

[Edited on 06.22.2011 8:23 AM PDT]

  • 06.22.2011 8:22 AM PDT

You sure do have to play as Chief, that's the way the original game was played. And since the game will be nearly identical in everyway except for a few surprises that 343 is putting in it will still be that way. I don't see this as a problem because it's true to the game and most fans don't want any changes. I can't remember but maybe you'll be able to change your color, but that would be as far as it would go. Besides it's only 2 player co-op so it should be pretty easy to know who is who.

  • 06.22.2011 9:07 AM PDT

I am a monument to all your sins.

Posted by: AllusedUp
Id rather play with the Chief over Noble Six any day.

  • 06.22.2011 1:29 PM PDT
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in halo CEA, the campaign will only support two players at a time, because adding an extra two would take too much time. Bungie would need to create more spawning, space, and AI to fight, where all of the original AI spawns are going to be taken from the original game. the campaign is designed to be a remake, and only a remake, adding as few tweaks as possible(aside from the engine revamp)

  • 06.22.2011 3:25 PM PDT

Posted by: JatoUnit
I really don't understand why anyone would be disappointed by this. They're simply remaking the with better graphics. No one ever said anything about adding extra features such as customisable armour. Its just the same as it was 10 years ago.


This.

  • 06.22.2011 3:25 PM PDT

Posted by: Astrogenesis 1
I see your point.

Play as Chief if your by yourself;
Play as your multiplayer Noble 6 if you are co-op.

But it would take time to impliment such an idea, delaying the game probably.


This too, though the switching-between-graphics thing would have to be disabled.

  • 06.22.2011 3:25 PM PDT

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

I really don't see the point for a couple of reasons:

1: The campaign doesn't use the Reach engine, you can't just copy paste your spartan into campaign.

2: Why do you need to distinguish yourself from your friends? It's only 2 Player co-op. Just you and one other person.

3: Halo CE didn't have customisable campaign character, and nothing is being changed except graphics and extra fiction.

  • 06.22.2011 5:52 PM PDT

...Seriously?

  • 06.22.2011 6:40 PM PDT

It's the same campaign and the same graphics engine, (for nostalgia) plus why would you be a spartan three? the game is based around Chief

  • 06.22.2011 6:57 PM PDT

no. nonono

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How am I meant to distinguish myself from my friends in campaign?
*facepalm*

You're the one that's in first person on your TV, the other Spartans are your friends.

  • 06.23.2011 2:36 AM PDT
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Marines with Spartan shields for Co-op. That would have been possible and it is possible to make it so that they don't flinch from attacks. Hell, it's possible to give them Master Chief's collision.

[Edited on 06.23.2011 9:11 AM PDT]

  • 06.23.2011 6:22 AM PDT

this forum just reached a whole new low with this post. are you really that -blam!- stupid?

  • 06.23.2011 11:02 AM PDT

Posted by: miester4
this forum just reached a whole new low with this post. are you really that -blam!- stupid?
I know. We haven't dipped this low since last week.

  • 06.23.2011 1:55 PM PDT
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Noble 6 is a panzy compared to the chief. So yes, you will be stuck with the "lame" uncustomizeable armor. Now go away you friggin heretic and let the big boys talk.

  • 06.23.2011 2:23 PM PDT

Animator, 3D modeller, Artist.

as nice as it would be to be a "customizable" spartan, this is a remake. And story wise, reach was more of a game nodded towards all the complainers and whiners and it deviated from the story quite a bit. According to the story ALL spartans, Spartan 2's ALL had the same armor, And spartan 3's ALL used the SPI armor, they also ALL looked alike. The customization is merely for the game. sure their may be other armor system designed for the story as a whole but all spartans pretty much looked like the next. excluding their Numbers.

  • 06.23.2011 4:11 PM PDT

You make playing as the Chief sound like a bad thing.....

  • 06.23.2011 4:29 PM PDT

Damn straight

  • 06.23.2011 6:04 PM PDT

Don't hate the player, learn by them.

Why is everybody so mean? I'm not truly complaining I'm just pointing out that I'm disappointed that I can't run through CEA in my style?

Like seriously guys, its just a game, calm your farm.

  • 06.23.2011 8:19 PM PDT

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