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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.
Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.
Posted by: Fearing
Posted by: Xd00999
Please note that I have not yet read Glasslands, and all the problems/questions I'm bringing up are gathered from what some other members said on a private site.
Why is ONI allowing private companies to create Mark 7? Are they not at all concerned that they might sell it on the Black Market? I'm sure many Innies would want to get their hands on a suit of MJOLNIR, even if they can't use it. Why are they not funding SPI advancements? SPI can be used by a much larger sample base and with a few minor modifications normal humans could use it too. Not to mention ONI just made Mark 6 a few months ago and there are less than 20 people who can use M7. Seems like an awful lot of money to spend on something that has severely limited usage.
I don't know that the time frame is an issue. I mean, how long did Mark VI come out after Mark V? Pretty damn close, practically before it when you look at some of the fiction.
I'd guess if this much info about the Spartan program is going public (or at least out to the families where it would be quickly public(haven't read the book yet, so I'm just going on the info in this thread)) then the days of disposable Spartans are probably over and thus something better than SPI armor is probably wanted. Maybe Mark VII is a little more scaled down Mjolnir. Less expensive than previous versions, but not as stripped down as SPI.
I don't know, trying to figure out too much while not having read it yet is not the best idea(talking about for myself here), but considering how far Reach seemed from being able to fit into the existing fiction vs what 343 has been able to do to try to reconcile it, this book doesn't seem nearly as much an issue (again based on this thread). Not that it's not worth discussing and figuring out by any means, but I'm a lot less concerned about this so far. Not turned off from reading the book yet at least.
Yes, the jump from 5 to 6 was quick, but the differences were comparatively minimal. I.E, getting boorish injectors and advanced shielding. Apparently, 7 has Nanotechnology that allows it to take existing materials and use them to repair the suit. If they followed the ideas in Halsey's journal, it also comes with the ability to exit slipspace and all sorts of other goodies. At no point did it strike me that 7 would be cheaper than 6. Mark 7 is definitely head and shoulder above Mark 6, and to make such advancements in such a short time frame seems inconceivable. Absolutely inconceivable!