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Subject: Specops Elites in Reach

Sorry specops but you suck :/
Am I the only one disappointed with how the specops elites appear and behave in Reach? They are nothing to be feared. I forget their encounters and I have no concerns about running into them because any weapon can annihilate the weak-shielded embarrassments. It's a shame they didn't have the two separate varieties demonstrated in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary:

- (Black) Specops -- Strong, expert and threatening warriors
- (White) Stealth -- Weak but ice cold and unnerving assassins

^This is how professional elites should be. Also, I should add that I fought specops elites in Anniversary and they seemed like real experts. The encounter at the end of "Keyes" and in the encounter in the "Maw" cafeteria are two awesome examples, the specops really did feel threatening.

The moral of the story is that specops elites should not be stealth elites as well, that's how they embarrass themselves I'm afraid.

This isn't a complaint thread but I'm just voicing my opinion.
Thoughts?

[Edited on 11.30.2011 2:06 PM PST]

  • 11.30.2011 1:50 PM PDT

The way the AI behaves is more important than their armor color. In Reach, the specops are nothing special. In CE, they stood out from the other elites by their fighting capabilities.

  • 11.30.2011 1:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chief Bigwig
The way the AI behaves is more important than their armor color. In Reach, the specops are nothing special. In CE, they stood out from the other elites by their fighting capabilities.


Anniversary put my fear back in it's place for stealth elites. Especially on Legendary. On the final battle of Two Betrayals, me and present company always make sure to check for them, and we always miss one and he tools us in a critical moment.

  • 11.30.2011 2:00 PM PDT
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Halo 1's Elites were meh.

  • 11.30.2011 2:02 PM PDT

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.
Reach Elites just seem to run towards you :(

  • 12.02.2011 3:21 PM PDT


Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.


Stop playing on Easy.

  • 12.02.2011 3:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dreadnough7

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.


Stop playing on Easy.


QFT

  • 12.02.2011 3:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dreadnough7

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.


Stop playing on Easy.


I was playing on Heroic. They were meh. Not powerless by any means but by no means difficult either.

  • 12.02.2011 3:35 PM PDT


Posted by: And Im Here Too
Posted by: Dreadnough7

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.


Stop playing on Easy.


I was playing on Heroic. They were meh. Not powerless by any means but by no means difficult either.


Stop using Bandana skull.

PD: Play on legendary, you will hate red elites as much as I do.

  • 12.02.2011 3:38 PM PDT
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Posted by: Dreadnough7

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Posted by: Dreadnough7

Posted by: And Im Here Too
Halo 1's Elites were meh.


Stop playing on Easy.


I was playing on Heroic. They were meh. Not powerless by any means but by no means difficult either.


Stop using Bandana skull.

PD: Play on legendary, you will hate red elites as much as I do.


Too many Majors. I hate camo Elites. They are a lot harder to correctly pin down than in the original CE. I never really had trouble with Gold Elites because they were a priority target in any situation. Spec ops can go to hell.

  • 12.02.2011 3:48 PM PDT

Posted by: Dreadnough7
Play on legendary, you will hate red elites as much as I do.
The bane of my life. They were EVERYWHERE.

  • 12.02.2011 4:05 PM PDT