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Subject: Which one is the Canon difficulty?

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According to halo's canon wich difficulty is the one that is canon.

I've always assumed it's Legendary as it's the hardest and I am sure what Spartans face isn't easy and war is hell..but I am not sure.

However bungie has stated that heroic is the best difficulty for experiencing the game the way it was meant.

What do you think?

  • 07.21.2011 1:16 AM PDT

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Heroic.

  • 07.21.2011 1:18 AM PDT

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I agree Heroic seems to be the closest.

  • 07.21.2011 1:25 AM PDT

heroic "this is the way halo is meant to be played"

  • 07.21.2011 1:53 AM PDT

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I don't think there is one really.

  • 07.21.2011 1:59 AM PDT
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I'd say Heroic with most/all of the Gold skulls on would be the closest to Canon.

  • 07.21.2011 2:05 AM PDT

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If I remember correctly, normal human dies from 1 plasma shot and elite minor from 4-5 AR shots. (Popping shields takes 3-4)

So I think there isn't real canon difficulty. (gameplay =/= canon, as people say)

  • 07.21.2011 2:12 AM PDT

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I would say that it is Legendary, but with the enemy strengths at heroic if you could mix them.

  • 07.21.2011 2:15 AM PDT

If Bungie said heroic is closest to canon, why are you asking about it?

Truthfully we can never get ingame to be like it would, as plasma would melt through doors and instantly kill humans if it hit their head, needles would disable troopers just by a shard exploding...

  • 07.21.2011 2:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
If Bungie said heroic is closest to canon, why are you asking about it?

Did they say that? I was under the impression that heroic was just the difficulty "it's meant to be played".

  • 07.21.2011 2:38 AM PDT


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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
If Bungie said heroic is closest to canon, why are you asking about it?

Did they say that? I was under the impression that heroic was just the difficulty "it's meant to be played".


Well, 'meant to be played' can be taken as "closest to the true(canon) halo experience."

I honestly misread the OP as him saying Bungie outright said that, instead of "the way it was meant to be played."

  • 07.21.2011 2:44 AM PDT

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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Well, 'meant to be played' can be taken as "closest to the true(canon) halo experience."

It can also mean "intended difficulty level"

The amount of damage things can take is clearly against what backstory says.

  • 07.21.2011 5:16 AM PDT

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id say heroic in terms of how much punishment the chief can take, but normal for how much the covies can take.

  • 07.21.2011 9:13 AM PDT

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Posted by: OfTheBloodguard
Heroic.

  • 07.21.2011 10:28 AM PDT

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Easy. It compensates for the massive limitations imposed on you.

  • 07.21.2011 10:31 AM PDT

The world is full of mysteries, and shares too few of the answers required. An example of which, is how did I end up in the Brute Zone?

I would say heroic provides enough challenge to the Chief whilst also not making it silly. :)

  • 07.21.2011 10:38 AM PDT

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I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN. HALO IS AWESOME BUT GOD IS MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
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I think legendary may be the closes. Saving the universe ain't easy after all.

  • 07.21.2011 6:33 PM PDT

Legendary, but with normal levels of health and shield strength

Basically, they are as tactical and clever as they are on legendary, but in the books it doesn't take a billion shots to take out an elites shields or kill it, and grunts die with ease.

  • 07.21.2011 6:40 PM PDT


Posted by: Darthbill99
id say heroic in terms of how much punishment the chief can take, but normal for how much the covies can take.


Yes. I was going to say normal for the damage the weapons do to the covies, but the same aggression level as on Legendary, and of course alot smarter/more sneakier than what gaming AI can achieve. Heroic for damage that you can take makes sense too though, especially since their weapons are supposed to be superior. Legendary is just ridiculous, 3-4 shots with the plasma pistol? Come on.

[Edited on 07.21.2011 6:43 PM PDT]

  • 07.21.2011 6:42 PM PDT

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Heroic for your shields
Legendary for your allies' health and enemy aggression
Normal/Heroicish for how much the Covenant can take. I seriously doubt

Granted there'd be some skull modifiers in between but we get the point.

  • 07.21.2011 7:03 PM PDT

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Heroic.

  • 07.21.2011 7:36 PM PDT

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Heroic. Even though It's complete bull-blam!- when a a freaking Spartan gets PUNCHED by an Elite and dies. Gimmie a break.

  • 07.27.2011 4:53 PM PDT
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I'd like to assume that we all know that gameplay is in no way canonical, and as such no gameplay mode does truly represent the realities of the Haloverse. At least, in terms of weapons, resilience and enemy/allied AI. What gameplay probably does represent accurately however, would be the level of difficulty you face in general, enemy and allied numbers, and how well you, your allies and the enemy AI units match up toghether in terms of combat proficiency. As such, it's said that Heroic is the best to emulate this.

Of course, a big part of this is assumptions and guesses.

  • 07.27.2011 6:09 PM PDT

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