- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Well, from what i understand, humans had alrge empire spreadover many colonised planets, and one day, a long time before halo is set, the covenant find some of these cololonies and start destroying them.
So that would have slowed down advancement a bit, as people were being evacuated.
And why even bother with lasers. The aveerage human laser today is only 10% efficient, that means that 90% of the enrgy put into firing it would be converted toheat. Why bother trying to solve that problem when bullets are actually more effective. For those who don't know, a laser sears the nerves on contact, so if you got shot with a laser, you probably wouldn't feel it, which would allow the target to fight on. Bullets hurt - a lot, and pain is one of the things that slows down any life from (except flood)
And there is some pretty good technology in there, like the cruisers, and the pelicans. While we could probably build a working pelican, it would have to be made out of aluminiu or something to even get off the ground, let alone carry supplies.
And we are a lllooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggg way off developing an AI as advanced as cortana.
There are more things to research than weapons. I imagine the medical facilities are brilliant. I mean, even walking into a health pack in halo 1 heals your wounds no matter where they are.