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Posted by: privet caboose
Another great datadrop. Once again I'm pleased 343 is finally cleaning up Bungie's mess.
However, I've still got a few complaints.
>Half the planet was unaware the other half was being invaded.
Does planet Reach not have internet or news? There's no way ONI could keep EVERYONE quiet as long as the 27th!
Hell, I MIGHT be able to understand them keeping Reach quiet until August 14th(Wasn't that Tip of the Spear's date?) But there's no way they kept quiet until the 27th.
Like stated eariler, 60% of the UNSC fleet was recalled, yet the spartans, Keyes, and Halsey didn't know about it? That's just as far fetched as the rest of Reach's abysmal story.
However, wasn't August 27th the day New Alexandria was invaded? If so, then I guess the "Reach was dark about the Covenant's presence" thing works out. Oh wait, no it doesn't because the UNSC are still entirely surprised when the Covenant shows up on the 30th.
This may be a piss poor explanation, but given Reach is a military planet, or the center of military power, I'd guess communications and any kind of internet on this massive and less developed planet than Earth, are highly controlled and monitored by the military.I wouldn't necessarily call it a piss poor explanation because it's at least an attempt to clean up the canon. If you have problems with the explanation, be mad at Bungie for making canon that requires an explanation. Don't be mad at 343 for putting some thought, and effort, into trying to make Halo: Reach work with the book.
Truth is, 343 was given a huge mess and they're on clean-up duty.
How do we not know that this wasn't planed by bungie from the beginning?