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Subject: Brutes in Reach

Do you think brutes are fun to fight in reach? I hate to complain but they seem more like "damage sponges" than they were in Halo 2 (brofist to anyone who gets that reference) They really just seem to walk towards you shooting. I really can't wrap my head around it. Chieftans are fun and cool, captains are better but still not great.

The big thing I want to say is: What happened to berserking?!

When a brute was enraged by all of his fellow brutes being killed, a leader being killed or if he was just irritated somehow by the player, the brute would discard his weapons and go charging towards the player in a rage. I really miss that. It's really confusing how they said that Halo 2 brutes weren't a lot of fun to fight. I actually had more fun fighting them.

Berserking was one of the things that really gave the brutes character and personality. Imagine Exodus with some berserk brutes attacking civilians. Imagine how much that would add to the unique style of the mission.

What are your thoughts on brutes in reach?

  • 12.18.2011 12:52 PM PDT
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RIP Bungie Service Records. You shall be missed.

Hopefully it's gonna be in H4.

  • 12.18.2011 12:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: AcedannyK 7
Do you think brutes are fun to fight in reach? I hate to complain but they seem more like "damage sponges" than they were in Halo 2 (brofist to anyone who gets that reference) They really just seem to walk towards you shooting. I really can't wrap my head around it. Chieftans are fun and cool, captains are better but still not great.

The big thing I want to say is: What happened to berserking?!

When a brute was enraged by all of his fellow brutes being killed, a leader being killed or if he was just irritated somehow by the player, the brute would discard his weapons and go charging towards the player in a rage. I really miss that. It's really confusing how they said that Halo 2 brutes weren't a lot of fun to fight. I actually had more fun fighting them.

Berserking was one of the things that really gave the brutes character and personality. Imagine Exodus with some berserk brutes attacking civilians. Imagine how much that would add to the unique style of the mission.

What are your thoughts on brutes in reach?


yeah i was kinda dissapointed but they do offer you a different challenge from the elites that for sure.

  • 12.18.2011 12:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: EpicDuck1336
Hopefully it's gonna be in H4.
/implying there are going to be Covenant


lololol

  • 12.18.2011 12:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Boomdeyadahh
Posted by: EpicDuck1336
Hopefully it's gonna be in H4.
/implying there are going to be Covenant


lololol


true we dont know what its going to be :o im guessing precursors, flood or that he lands on an instalation and gets atacked by the guardians

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God I hope neither the Covenant nor the Flood are in Halo 4.

  • 12.18.2011 1:07 PM PDT
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well in theory it could be the prophets since the prophets were acording to the book

SPOILER ALERT

a small division that took the foerunner dreadnought and ran for it so there is still a bunch of them at some rock somewhere.

i find it highly unlikely though.

sorry bout my spelling its late over here

  • 12.18.2011 1:11 PM PDT

When is this game coming out again? I forgot

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Posted by: AC3132
When is this game coming out again? I forgot


summer 2012 i think they said holidays i think works for me it leaves me time to play ME 3 less then three :D

  • 12.18.2011 1:13 PM PDT

Posted by: y2kiro
summer 2012 i think they said holidays i think works for me it leaves me time to play ME 3 less then three :D
Mind staying on topic, guys?

  • 12.18.2011 1:21 PM PDT

Posted by: y2kiro
they do offer you a different challenge from the elites that for sure.
Of course but that challenge isn't much fun :(

  • 12.18.2011 1:37 PM PDT

H2 brutes were great, berserk mode was so awesome.

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Posted by: SaintCT
H2 brutes were great


I almost spat my Mountain Dew all over my screen as soon as I read that.

  • 12.18.2011 1:40 PM PDT

even reach's campaign/firefight caters to casuals. that's why its so easy. i like to play mythic attack, and those brutes are a little more challenging. when you get rushed by 4-8 of them it's harder to get those head shots, especially since it takes like 5 shots each brute. but they don't berserk or do anything unexpected :(

  • 12.18.2011 1:42 PM PDT

Posted by: Red Puegeot
but they don't berserk or do anything unexpected :(
Glad you agree. They just aren't interesting to fight. Always the same in combat :(

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Posted by: AcedannyK 7
Posted by: Red Puegeot
but they don't berserk or do anything unexpected :(
Glad you agree. They just aren't interesting to fight. Always the same in combat :(


true and they always throw those damnable nades

  • 12.18.2011 2:22 PM PDT

chances are I don't care who you are or what you say.

brutes are behhh

  • 12.18.2011 2:23 PM PDT

Posted by: KagaiTsuki
brutes are behhh
Okay.

  • 12.18.2011 2:30 PM PDT

Brutes are much more fun in Reach. Unlike the elites, brutes are programmed to assault, not defend. Which is great considering their weaponry. Spiker, repeater and gravity hammer are all great for this rushing strategy. Also an FYI: Brutes still berserk. You can see the animation when they pull their weapons back behind them. They don't exactly rush at you like they did in prior games, but they play more aggressive.

  • 12.18.2011 2:38 PM PDT

The looked stupid as well. They should of used the look from Halo Wars. Much more intimidating. I was very disappointed with the Brutes in Reach.

  • 12.18.2011 2:43 PM PDT

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God I hope neither the Covenant nor the Flood are in Halo 4.
*surprised face* :O

You don't want the Flood in Halo 4?

  • 12.18.2011 2:43 PM PDT

Posted by: InvasionImminent
Brutes are much more fun in Reach. Unlike the elites, brutes are programmed to assault, not defend. Which is great considering their weaponry. Spiker, repeater and gravity hammer are all great for this rushing strategy. Also an FYI: Brutes still berserk. You can see the animation when they pull their weapons back behind them. They don't exactly rush at you like they did in prior games, but they play more aggressive.
Brutes programmed to assault? Why should that make them any more interesting to fight? I really don't care what weaponry they use. Berserk animation? No. That is not berserking, son. That is just an animation. More aggressive? Maybe they look and try to seem more aggressive but they rarely meet the brutal standards in combat from earlier titles. All opinion.

  • 12.19.2011 8:48 AM PDT


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I hate them.

  • 12.19.2011 8:50 AM PDT
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Brutes in Reach=Moonbabies. Moonbabies=a retarded sub-species of brute.

That's about all I can say really.

  • 12.19.2011 9:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: Sandtrap
Brutes in Reach=Moonbabies. Moonbabies=a retarded sub-species of brute.

That's about all I can say really.


I lol'd. It's true though. You've got your moonbabies > apes after a cycle of Dbol > these huge ass gorillas which are scary as poo on any difficulty above normal. Literally scariest thing you could get when playing legendary.
Though lettuce be reality, the Halo 3 brutes were pretty sick. And atleast the Halo 2 brutes were more intimidating with their rampant nature.

  • 12.19.2011 11:25 AM PDT

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