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Subject: Why do people hate elites?

Elites are awesome in my opinion. You may not agree with me, but that's your opinion. Not mine. Why do people call elites dinos anyway? I know that elites look like dinosaurs, but you can't hate elites just because they look ugly. Would you like it if you looked like a dinosaur and somebody else thought you were stupid because they think your ugly? I love elites. They're cool, and i'll always see elites like warriors.

  • 01.08.2012 9:40 AM PDT

I think they hate them because they say "Elites are harder to hit" They are not harder to hit than Spartans, you just have to shoot them in a bit different spots for headshots and when used to going against Spartans they dont realize they have to adjust their shootin.

  • 01.08.2012 9:57 AM PDT

They say dinos are alot harder to hit, but I prefer spartans because I think they look way cooler ;)

  • 01.08.2012 10:56 AM PDT

Well I have this friend who sent me an invite. When I joined, he kicked me out. I asked him why he did that and he tells me "Your a dino". I was confused at first cause I had no idea what he meant by dino at the time. He told me to switch to my spartan or he won't play. :(

  • 01.08.2012 11:02 AM PDT

That hunchback does make quite the headshot shield when they're running away.

  • 01.08.2012 11:17 AM PDT

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Elites in Reach r better

  • 01.08.2012 5:19 PM PDT
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Because they generally suck.

Campaign Elites give them further bad reputation: charging at enemies, sticking each other, never doing their trademark evasive maneuvers or berserking, being killed off faster than marines.

[Edited on 01.08.2012 8:19 PM PST]

  • 01.08.2012 8:17 PM PDT

Hanger one I just shredded with the SMGs until ammo was out and I just threw 'nades like a boss while BRing.

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The population dislikes the Elite model mainly because they cause the general player to change his or her style of gameplay. As well, because their heads are tucked below, when fired at from behind it's nearly impossible to score a headshot, that combined with the fact that there's spot in the neck where bullets pass through.

Finally, it's the aesthetics. They look awkward and out of the norm, so people tend to dislike them.

Anyway, those are the arguments I can come up with.

  • 01.08.2012 10:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Frasier Crane
I'm not making excuses. I never claimed to be good. I have never played any colonel better than me though.


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I play as an Elite for Social because I like to -blam!- around but for Ranked if I want to take things seriously I change back to a Spartan because I know it's not only me who hates trying to out-BR an Elite.

I think what also makes them harder to out-BR is when you're trying to out BR someone's who is a Spartan player model you can just aim for the yellow visor while Elites are just a whole mash of colors so sometimes it can be more difficult to judge exactly where their head is.

  • 01.08.2012 10:11 PM PDT
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It's difficult to head their head while they're running from you.

  • 01.08.2012 10:23 PM PDT
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ugly? not at all, elites look good in Halo: Combat Evolved but badass in Halo 2, as for the elites in Reach...

  • 01.08.2012 11:27 PM PDT

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I think elites are awesome, I just play spartan, because they are my preference + I prefer the armour I have for him.

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[Edited on 01.10.2012 7:53 AM PST]

  • 01.09.2012 12:51 PM PDT

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And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

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This really only made any noticeable difference in SWAT. EVERYBODY played as one eventually back when people still played this.

  • 01.09.2012 1:14 PM PDT

so you are saying that you change your player model to a spartan in eanked for the convenience of other players? please.

Also, if you are not skilled with the BR, you wont be able to "out BR" either an elite or a spartan. Some people just like to make excuses about why they are not good at halo 3, and this is the one i find the most.

  • 01.09.2012 2:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

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Posted by: Demon Arbiter55
so you are saying that you change your player model to a spartan in eanked for the convenience of other players? please.

Also, if you are not skilled with the BR, you wont be able to "out BR" either an elite or a spartan. Some people just like to make excuses about why they are not good at halo 3, and this is the one i find the most.

What I was saying is nearly everyone in SWAT ran as an Elite. There were hardly ever any games where there was more than 1-2 spartan player models in that playlist back when this was the game to play.
Today? Don't know.

The Elites head bobbed up and down more, and was always difficult to hit from the back because of it being somewhat concealed by the back / shoulders.
That's just the way it was.

  • 01.09.2012 3:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Frasier Crane
I'm not making excuses. I never claimed to be good. I have never played any colonel better than me though.


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Posted by: Demon Arbiter55
so you are saying that you change your player model to a spartan in eanked for the convenience of other players? please.


If you're referring to my post then yes, no one likes Elites in Ranked.

  • 01.09.2012 3:51 PM PDT

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Elites are amazing, and a great enemy (or ally) in which i am finding fun into fighting beside or killing them. Common now, Wort, Wort, Wort! cant be beat, just pure entertainment.

  • 01.09.2012 4:57 PM PDT

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They look very ugly.

  • 01.09.2012 6:16 PM PDT

I DO have time to bleed...i just dont want to.


Posted by: Sneaky JF
Elites are awesome in my opinion. You may not agree with me, but that's your opinion. Not mine. Why do people call elites dinos anyway? I know that elites look like dinosaurs, but you can't hate elites just because they look ugly. Would you like it if you looked like a dinosaur and somebody else thought you were stupid because they think your ugly? I love elites. They're cool, and i'll always see elites like warriors.

because most people who are eliets in multiplayer are usualy realy bad at the game for some resion

  • 01.10.2012 3:27 AM PDT

I DO have time to bleed...i just dont want to.


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Elites are amazing, and a great enemy (or ally) in which i am finding fun into fighting beside or killing them. Common now, Wort, Wort, Wort! cant be beat, just pure entertainment.

yes it can... just listen to there death noises "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaargg!!"

  • 01.10.2012 3:28 AM PDT

no. nonono

I used to play as one when I was 14. I actually started using the Elite character model again today, just for the lulz. I don't know how long I'll stay as one.

  • 01.10.2012 4:00 AM PDT
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  • 01.10.2012 7:14 PM PDT

I love elites. No hate here.

  • 01.10.2012 7:55 PM PDT

I too like being an Elite(judging by the picture by my name, your not surprised). And believe it or not, I actually don't suck at Halo 3. I'm personally not a fan of any of the helmets except the combat helmet though, they look a little goofy without it(except maybe the Ascetic, horns are hardcore). Love their look in Halo 3, but in reach they are a tad bit too ugly. Of course, Bungie was trying to do that to restore the "Alien" feel of Reach. Good job. I just hope 343 goes back to the Halo 3 Model for the next Halo games. PLease, for goodness sake!!!!!


[Edited on 01.21.2012 7:34 PM PST]

  • 01.21.2012 7:32 PM PDT

Yep

I used to like elites but now I wear spartan armor. Spartan armors look cooler plus there is more armor to choose.

  • 01.23.2012 6:38 AM PDT

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