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Subject: Elites are too easy to kill

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  • 07.28.2011 2:03 AM PDT

I think a better thing to say would be that in Halo 2 the elites are really dumb. They may be accurate, fire quickly, and take as many shots as a tank but they stand there most of the time and have none of the maneuverability of the elites in Halo: CE. I don't know why Bungie made the elite AI in Halo 2 so dumb when it was so good in the first game. Hell, I'd go far enough to say that the AI in Halo: CE is better than the AI in Reach.

  • 07.28.2011 11:27 AM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Play legendary, then tell us how "easy" elites are to kill.

  • 07.28.2011 12:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: elitehunter34
I think a better thing to say would be that in Halo 2 the elites are really dumb. They may be accurate, fire quickly, and take as many shots as a tank but they stand there most of the time and have none of the maneuverability of the elites in Halo: CE. I don't know why Bungie made the elite AI in Halo 2 so dumb when it was so good in the first game. Hell, I'd go far enough to say that the AI in Halo: CE is better than the AI in Reach.
This is why:

It's obvious in retrospect, but Bungie found a correlation between how smart the AI is, and how tough it is. When you improve the AI relative to the player, obviously the game gets tougher. However, when you make the AI tougher (e.g. with more health points), the players believe they are smarter. In extensive playtests, player confirmed simply making the AI stronger helps it appear more intelligent. The fact that stronger AI characters live longer to show off their behaviors is certainly a factor, but it's not the only one.

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The AI in Halo 2, Halo 3, and especially Halo: Reach had near omniscience and near omnipotent durability. It is ridiculous. But Halo 2 was actually fun. And easier. I didn't experience much stress like I did with Halo 3 and Reach.

[Edited on 07.28.2011 1:28 PM PDT]

  • 07.28.2011 1:26 PM PDT

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