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www.e3insider.com has some in-game screens taken from one of the demo booths set up.

http://www.e3insider.com/articles/photoPax/UQHYQIU2OO.htm

  • 05.12.2004 5:34 PM PDT
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what is that red dot with the flag in it mean, its under the reticule with the pic of the rocket launcher?

  • 05.12.2004 5:36 PM PDT
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very cool.

i like the new look of the game lobby.

  • 05.12.2004 5:37 PM PDT
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Very interesting... The Elite HUD seems to be purple instead of light blue.

Seriously. Look at the Elite's HUD, and then at the Spartan's. Clearly, very different colors.

  • 05.12.2004 5:38 PM PDT
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Assuming that these screens were taken during the same game, I'm guessing that the Elite holding a flag in on of the pics is holding the red teams flag, and the symbol below the reticle is showing the red team that their flag has been stolen. Or visa versa?

  • 05.12.2004 5:38 PM PDT
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Yeah, good call, thats probably it.

[Edited on 5/12/2004 5:39:49 PM]

  • 05.12.2004 5:39 PM PDT
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The SNiper Scope looks a bit toned down......like, -blam!--ish....*whimper* So MANY new changes.....How fast does the Needler fire now? and what of that LOCK feature with the SPNKr? ugh.....well, who CARES!! IT'S HALO 2!!

  • 05.12.2004 5:41 PM PDT
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I don't think it's actually refering to the team that has the flag, just that the opposing team has possesion. I draw this conclusion based on the 19-sec GS video, because he kills someone and the icon turns yellow when the flag is on the ground. So;

Red=enemy holding flag
Yellow=flag is dropped

I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

  • 05.12.2004 5:43 PM PDT
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I still think the different colors on the HUDs is the coolest news.

  • 05.12.2004 5:45 PM PDT
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Also, if you look at the radars, a number indicates that somethine is 15 meters away from something else. Since all of the screens show 15m, and the elite carrying the flag looks to be roughly 15m away from returning the flag, perhaps this is an indicator of how far the flag is from the goal...very cool if true.

  • 05.12.2004 5:46 PM PDT
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Yeah, it's really cool looking. I hope that there are some other subtle differences between the two. Nothing that gives advantages/disadvantages, just something that lets you know which side you're playing as; like an Elite screaming, "wort wort wort!" What do you think?

  • 05.12.2004 5:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: cspotdie4ever
Also, if you look at the radars, a number indicates that somethine is 15 meters away from something else. Since all of the screens show 15m, and the elite carrying the flag looks to be roughly 15m away from returning the flag, perhaps this is an indicator of how far the flag is from the goal...very cool if true.


Actually, I'm pretty sure that that's just the range of the radar, b/c that's in the original too. But if the flag has nav-points turned on, then you can tell how far away it is.

  • 05.12.2004 5:47 PM PDT
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Your right the scope looks alittle bit smaller, maybe its just the angle of the screen, I dunno...

  • 05.12.2004 5:48 PM PDT
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Actually, I'm pretty sure that that's just the range of the radar, b/c that's in the original too. But if the flag has nav-points turned on, then you can tell how far away it is.


That sounds right. I guess the fact that all the screens have different times remaining didn't affect my judgment...somehow =P

  • 05.12.2004 5:52 PM PDT
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The needler fires way faster than in the first Halo, and from what I've noticed, I couldn't trace the needles individually, unlike the first one....In halo 2 it shoots faster, and all of the sudden, where the crosshairs are aiming, about a second and a half after you fire, they all explode

  • 05.12.2004 5:53 PM PDT
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i like the way the elites hold the battle rifle

  • 05.12.2004 5:59 PM PDT
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Yeah, playing as an Elite is going to kick ass. And dueling with the energy swords? Awesome. I also like how the Elites HUD is a different color than the Spartans.

  • 05.12.2004 6:02 PM PDT