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Subject: Is It Safe To Assume 343 Will Be Using Bungie's Halo 4 Story?
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I've been thinking about this for a while. The Halo 3 ending left open the possibility of a fourth installment. The Legendary ending was the hint of what that story could have been about. Flash forward about four years and we get the E3 trailer. Which was basically a continuation of the H3 Legendary ending.

Then another clue appears on the Community forum form a ninja quoting a former Bungie employee.
The quote is:
I have to say, I'm disappointed that Halo 4 is telling that story, about the Chief. I liked how we had left him as an icon drifting in space

Does "that" story mean Bungie had an outline for Halo 4 (or a new trilogy) and 343i is using that instead of creating their own story? I personally would mind if they are using Bungie's ideas and storyline, but am curious as to what others think.

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  • 07.15.2011 8:48 PM PDT
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No, it means Bungie would have wanted to end Halo with Halo 3, that's it, nothing else.

Ok... ok... it's a hint that they have already considered it, and had the idea of how the story would be.

[Edited on 07.15.2011 9:13 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2011 9:05 PM PDT


Posted by: nightspark
I've been thinking about this for a while. The Halo 3 ending left open the possibility of a fourth installment. The Legendary ending was the hint of what that story could have been about. Flash forward about four years and we get the E3 trailer. Which was basically a continuation of the H3 Legendary ending.

Then another clue appears on the Community forum form a ninja quoting a former Bungie employee.
The quote is:
I have to say, I'm disappointed that Halo 4 is telling that story, about the Chief. I liked how we had left him as an icon drifting in space

Does "that" story mean Bungie had an outline for Halo 4 (or a new trilogy) and 343i is using that instead of creating their own story? I personally would mind if they are using Bungie's ideas and storyline, but am curious as to what others think.

Link to thread




Is Bungie that retarded? Why would you include something like the Legendary ending, hand the franchise to another company, then say that you didn't want it to continue?
Double friggin standards up the ass.

[Edited on 07.15.2011 9:06 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2011 9:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?

this is stupid, bungie was working on reach the whole time, they didn't work on halo 4 whatsoever.

halo 4 is all 343

  • 07.15.2011 9:09 PM PDT

Posted by: grey101
this is stupid, bungie was working on reach the whole time, they didn't work on halo 4 whatsoever.

halo 4 is all 343

Dude? Bungie considered making Halo 4 before Reach.

  • 07.15.2011 9:10 PM PDT

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Come on Grey.
Bungie was originally going to make Halo 4. Also didn't you notice the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art made BY Bungie?

I'm sure 343 will continue to use the Halo Story Bible that Bungie wrote, but of course add on to it.

  • 07.15.2011 9:12 PM PDT

There's a big, gaping hole in the theory that bungie wanted to end the story with Halo 3.
Why would Bungie begin to work on a Halo 4 if they wanted to end it?

[Edited on 07.15.2011 9:22 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2011 9:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: BlueRuby2k10
There's a big, gaping hole in the theory that bungie wanted to end the story with Halo 3.
Why would Bungie begin to work on a Halo 4 if they wanted to end it?


they didn't work on halo 4, they thought about it but waved it off for obvious reasons.

  • 07.15.2011 9:28 PM PDT

Bungies Lead was Frank o connor and I assume that he is the one to make the ending that way in Halo 3. So that He could make a halo 4 but Bungie wanted to do reach and odst so frank left a little after Halo 3 to make 343 so he can start Halo 4 and Halo CEA

  • 07.15.2011 11:01 PM PDT


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Posted by: nightspark
I've been thinking about this for a while. The Halo 3 ending left open the possibility of a fourth installment. The Legendary ending was the hint of what that story could have been about. Flash forward about four years and we get the E3 trailer. Which was basically a continuation of the H3 Legendary ending.

Then another clue appears on the Community forum form a ninja quoting a former Bungie employee.
The quote is:
I have to say, I'm disappointed that Halo 4 is telling that story, about the Chief. I liked how we had left him as an icon drifting in space

Does "that" story mean Bungie had an outline for Halo 4 (or a new trilogy) and 343i is using that instead of creating their own story? I personally would mind if they are using Bungie's ideas and storyline, but am curious as to what others think.

Link to thread




Is Bungie that retarded? Why would you include something like the Legendary ending, hand the franchise to another company, then say that you didn't want it to continue?
Double friggin standards up the ass.

its not bungie's franchise it's microsoft.

  • 07.15.2011 11:52 PM PDT


Posted by: MasterChiefNick
Bungies Lead was Frank o connor and I assume that he is the one to make the ending that way in Halo 3. So that He could make a halo 4 but Bungie wanted to do reach and odst so frank left a little after Halo 3 to make 343 so he can start Halo 4 and Halo CEA


This.

  • 07.15.2011 11:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: ImmortalJoshua
Come on Grey.
Bungie was originally going to make Halo 4. Also didn't you notice the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art made BY Bungie?

I'm sure 343 will continue to use the Halo Story Bible that Bungie wrote, but of course add on to it.


Either way, I dont care who makes Halo as long as they make it better by my standards rather then ruining it. Also, could someone please link a pic of this concept of forerunner conbat skin?

  • 07.16.2011 12:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

We are all going to get banned aren't we?


Posted by: ImmortalJoshua
Come on Grey.
Bungie was originally going to make Halo 4. Also didn't you notice the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art made BY Bungie?

I'm sure 343 will continue to use the Halo Story Bible that Bungie wrote, but of course add on to it.


halo 2 or 3 era.

you were suppose to use a forerunner tank in halo 2 and fight on the dreadnought for a mission.

and in halo 3 you were suppose to might a forerunner and fight with them to save the ark. as for links you can google the information, it is out there i am tired of providing links all the damn time.

and bungie clearly said in the reach commentary that halo 4 was one of the ideas for a project but they changed there minds, no work was done on it.

** now that i remember wasn't the combat skin done by an artist of bungie on his own time?

  • 07.16.2011 5:43 AM PDT

Impossible isn't a fact its an opinion

Halo 4,5,6 will all be from 343's writers. They have done some good writing in the past but. I wish they had not gone there with a sequel to Halo 3 it was left perfectly...I wouldnt have had any problems if they wanted to make a seuel to Halo wars but not H3 im never going to be happy with it..

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  • 07.16.2011 5:56 AM PDT
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Posted by: ImmortalJoshua
Come on Grey.
Bungie was originally going to make Halo 4. Also didn't you notice the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art made BY Bungie?

I'm sure 343 will continue to use the Halo Story Bible that Bungie wrote, but of course add on to it.


Either way, I dont care who makes Halo as long as they make it better by my standards rather then ruining it. Also, could someone please link a pic of this concept of forerunner conbat skin?


Sigh, here's a link to Forerunner Combat Skin.

Forerunner Combat Skin

  • 07.16.2011 6:17 AM PDT


Posted by: raganok99

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Posted by: ImmortalJoshua
Come on Grey.
Bungie was originally going to make Halo 4. Also didn't you notice the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art made BY Bungie?

I'm sure 343 will continue to use the Halo Story Bible that Bungie wrote, but of course add on to it.


Either way, I dont care who makes Halo as long as they make it better by my standards rather then ruining it. Also, could someone please link a pic of this concept of forerunner conbat skin?


Sigh, here's a link to Forerunner Combat Skin.

Forerunner Combat Skin


thanks never seen that one...it's actually pretty cool.

  • 07.16.2011 6:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: BlueRuby2k10
There's a big, gaping hole in the theory that bungie wanted to end the story with Halo 3.
Why would Bungie begin to work on a Halo 4 if they wanted to end it?

There's no way to know how far they went before they scrapped the idea. The fact that they acknowledged they were considering making Halo 4 is proof (somewhat) that they had at least an outline. If it was two employees throwing around ideas while taking a piss, they wouldn't have mentioned Halo 4. They may have scrapped the idea because Halo 4 wouldn't be told in one game. They may not have wanted to hand off a story that was 1/3 complete to a new developer.

  • 07.16.2011 10:03 AM PDT

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Posted by: Blackbird56695
Halo 4,5,6 will all be from 343's writers. They have done some good writing in the past but. I wish they had not gone there with a sequel to Halo 3 it was left perfectly...I wouldnt have had any problems if they wanted to make a seuel to Halo wars but not H3 im never going to be happy with it..

This. I wanted them to maybe branch out and go before the events of Reach and CE and tell the story in a different perspective. Like ODST, marines, and/or maybe even covenant.

  • 07.16.2011 10:45 AM PDT
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343i isn't "using" Bungie's Halo 4 story because Bungie never had one. In an article it was stated that the story is being penned by 343i writers and is a new entry in the Halo Universe. Which means everything being written at this point about Halo 4 is new stuff in the Halo Bible.

Also when Bungie said they wanted to continue the story of the Chief, these were merely one of the many ideas they had about their next Halo game. Majority of the studio wanted a game based on Reach, which is why they didn't make a Halo 4 or whatever they would have called it.

  • 07.16.2011 11:06 AM PDT
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I think they may be referring to "that story" as Master Chief's. But 343i has no experience with games, so who knows?

  • 07.16.2011 11:29 AM PDT

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Icon drifting is space? And he's disappointed in Halo 4? this is retarded, given it was bungie's idea to include the legendary planet in the Halo 3 ending instead of just having chief float in space.

  • 07.16.2011 1:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: lime013
I think they may be referring to "that story" as Master Chief's. But 343i has no experience with games, so who knows?



dumbass alert! given 343i is made up of ex bungie employees and Microsoft game studio employees.

  • 07.16.2011 2:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: lime013
I think they may be referring to "that story" as Master Chief's. But 343i has no experience with games, so who knows?



dumbass alert! given 343i is made up of ex bungie employees and Microsoft game studio employees.

You really shouldn't be rude to other people because they don't know a piece of information. And supposedly there are only a few Bungie employees working at 343, from what I've read. I'm not completely sure if that's accurate.

[Edited on 07.16.2011 2:23 PM PDT]

  • 07.16.2011 2:22 PM PDT

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Posted by: lime013
I think they may be referring to "that story" as Master Chief's. But 343i has no experience with games, so who knows?



dumbass alert! given 343i is made up of ex bungie employees and Microsoft game studio employees.
First of 343 have about 4 former Bungie employees. Second they have hired many game developers from lots of game companies so they are experienced at making games.

  • 07.16.2011 2:22 PM PDT

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343i is just Bungie employees who wanted to stay on and make more Halo stuff. They weren't entirely happy with leaving it behind so they broke off.

  • 07.16.2011 4:02 PM PDT