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Subject: That theory about the flashing on MC's visor is debunked
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Its just the flashing that goes on in the tornado looking thing above the arc reflecting on his visor

  • 05.11.2006 10:57 PM PDT
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That's nice. I read you the first time.

What a waste of 2.5 cm.

  • 05.11.2006 10:58 PM PDT
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No it would have the specific shape of the lightning if that were so.

  • 05.11.2006 11:01 PM PDT
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It's just ambient light.

  • 05.11.2006 11:02 PM PDT
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As much as it woul kick ass for it to have some much more integral meaning, possibly acknowledging other spartans aiding chief in H3-- I'd really have to agree with it just being ambient light =/

  • 05.11.2006 11:15 PM PDT
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It wouldn't have the shape of lightening on his visor. Because of the shape of it (Convex), the light that hits it would stretch across the visor, making it just a blob of light. Haven't you ever been to those mirror houses where there's different shaped mirrors that make you fat and thin and tall and short?
Anyways, I think it's just ambient light. Although I would think it great if Bungie did go into that much depth to show hidden signs in the 2 minute trailer.

  • 05.12.2006 12:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: Draake
As much as it woul kick ass for it to have some much more integral meaning, possibly acknowledging other spartans aiding chief in H3-- I'd really have to agree with it just being ambient light =/


Yep I agree. I hope we're wrong tho haha.

:)--~

  • 05.12.2006 12:55 AM PDT

I go by many names, Shinigami, osiris, thanatos, Ares are but a few. But my name is not important for i am god and i am coming for you.

i am a master of my trade with these two hands i create great works. What is it i do?? ... well lets hope for your sake you never find out.

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looking closely at the reflection its just the forerunner structure when it sactivated and thae arms have started to rise. plus i doupt that its anymore spartans as his squad where all killed on the mission to destroy the covenant ship in space and in the defence of reach where the new batch of spartans where being trained/created. so i doupt that it could be any of them.

  • 05.12.2006 1:36 AM PDT

They werent all killed on reach. srry. Go read the books or go to that halopedia place.

  • 05.12.2006 1:43 AM PDT
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What a waste of 2.5 cm.


Heh, 3 inches on my screen...

  • 05.12.2006 1:47 AM PDT

I go by many names, Shinigami, osiris, thanatos, Ares are but a few. But my name is not important for i am god and i am coming for you.

i am a master of my trade with these two hands i create great works. What is it i do?? ... well lets hope for your sake you never find out.

Like guns?? so do we, join Halo Armory and you can too

i know they whent all killed on reach but they where finished off whernt they?? if im wrong i apologize as i havnt read the books in a long long time. but i thought that alot of them died when the remaining spartans jumped out of their pelican and tried to get through a ships sheild when the weapons fired, another one was lost after a plasma round ate through his armour and he coudnt get off the ship.

  • 05.12.2006 1:47 AM PDT
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I am...whimsical today.

The flashing in the preview looks too indistinct to be effective as a signal to others around. And there ARE no others around. The lignting looks to be the reflection from the storm above the Artifact.

If you read the books, they do say that a group of SPARTAN's survived the glassing of Reach. I belive that most of them were killed on te way back to Earth (I'd have to re-read the book again to be sure of the specifics, but I remember one gets put into Cryo-sleep and taken away before they reach Earth). It is difficult to see how much relevance the books have with the game. They were written in cooperation and help from Bungie. But whether that is just for gun specs, or all the way up to a totally immersive storyline, it is hard to say. One thing that is clear 'though, very little of the third book has much relevance to Halo 2 (apart from the Chief, Cortana and Jackson getting back to Earth).

[Edited on 5/12/2006]

  • 05.12.2006 1:47 AM PDT

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They werent all killed on reach. srry. Go read the books or go to that halopedia place.


Really, how hard is it to type that extra 'o' ?

I don't know why anybody would think it's anything other than the blindingly obvious - the reflection of the light coming from the forerunner structure.

  • 05.12.2006 2:10 AM PDT