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Subject: am i the only one who likes the arbiter more than the master chief??

im just curious, the only thing i didnt like about the arbiter was his armor, other than that i think he's bad ass.....post your thoughts on who you think is better.

  • 05.20.2006 12:55 PM PDT

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are u insane??!!
yes, arbiter is cool, but chief is the original and best.

  • 05.20.2006 1:04 PM PDT
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i like arbiter more

  • 05.20.2006 1:14 PM PDT
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no you are not, the legendary levels with arbiter are amazingly easier and he out mtaches him

  • 05.20.2006 1:14 PM PDT
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I'm all for Master Chief, although Arbiter is pretty cool

  • 05.20.2006 1:15 PM PDT
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I like the arbiter, simply because you get to use the energy sword more when you are him, plus i feel safer next to elites as opposed to marines.

  • 05.20.2006 1:15 PM PDT

ok good.... i thought i was the only one out there.

  • 05.20.2006 1:16 PM PDT

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most people like MC better because he's more mysterious, fully covered in armor, and is human, but the arbiter is cool too.

  • 05.20.2006 1:19 PM PDT
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Posted by: Bodanarko
I like the arbiter, simply because you get to use the energy sword more when you are him, plus i feel safer next to elites as opposed to marines.


il second that, but they are about both about the same MC being a little cooler

  • 05.20.2006 1:26 PM PDT
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Yes, you are the only one that thinks the arbiter is better than the master chief. Can the arbiter blow up Halo? no.Personally,I think the arbiter sucks, he has a head thats easy to snipe, and no one wants to play as him in Halo 3.

One reason, you can't outcool the Master Chief! no offense, just wanted to say that.

[Edited on 5/20/2006]

  • 05.20.2006 1:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: secondsupport
Yes, you are the only one that thinks the arbiter is better than the master chief. Can the arbiter blow up Halo? no.Personally,I think the arbiter sucks, he has a head thats easy to snipe, and no one wants to play as him in Halo 3.

One reason, you can't outcool the Master Chief! no offense, just wanted to say that.


Speak for yourself.............


I don't like one character anymore than the other........they both brought immersive spectrum to the Halo universe rather than the one sided view most games contain..............

  • 05.20.2006 1:47 PM PDT
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The Arbitors voice is way... cooler! But chief has the moves and armour. On the other hand Arbitor is more lovable... I....CANT....DECIDE *bang* *head explodeds*

  • 05.20.2006 2:09 PM PDT
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Anyone who likes Elites more is a traitor.

  • 05.20.2006 2:09 PM PDT
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Personally, i like the elite a lil more than the Master Chief. Yea, MC is the original character, and in Halo2 , u could play as both, MC is great and all, but a lil bit more variety will be better, plus, i think the Arbiter is stronger

  • 05.20.2006 2:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: BLACKJACK green
Posted by: secondsupport
Yes, you are the only one that thinks the arbiter is better than the master chief. Can the arbiter blow up Halo? no.Personally,I think the arbiter sucks, he has a head thats easy to snipe, and no one wants to play as him in Halo 3.

One reason, you can't outcool the Master Chief! no offense, just wanted to say that.


Speak for yourself.............


I don't like one character anymore than the other........they both brought immersive spectrum to the Halo universe rather than the one sided view most games contain..............


I gonna have to go with BLACKJACK on this one. Most games dont show you the importantance of the other side winner. They just give you what seems to be the side that should win and let you go.

When it comes down to it i even like the elite more on live s well. It takes some serious skill to have good numbers and good kills per death with an elite. Dont get me wrong MC is bad ass to the third power but dont write off the elite as worthless just cuz your compairing him to the MC

  • 05.20.2006 2:14 PM PDT
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You are definitely not the only Arbiter fan out there. I find the Arbiter just as cool as the Master Chief.

What I don't get is why people say the Master Chief is cooler (though he does kick a$$) and then put down the Arbiter. Can't we have more than one favorite people? Or is everyone's IQ dwindling so much that we all have the close-minded plague?

Maybe it's just because I'm younger than most Halo fans out there, but that seems to be my view on the subject.

  • 05.20.2006 8:52 PM PDT

I like both, but with my favor slanted towards the Master Chief. He is human, the last surviving supersoldier, never surrenders, has saved the universe, a man of few words and he is generally just a badass.

Wouldn't it be great to have a cutscene where the Arbiter and the Master Chief meet up and fight because of a misunderstanding. That would be great to see the two species' heroes battle it out.

  • 05.20.2006 9:00 PM PDT
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I love the arbiter he is Fing cool...and my fav


but master chief is to cool to explain in words.... and i meen it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 05.20.2006 9:06 PM PDT
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Both the Arbiter and the MC kick ass. I stick up for the Arbiter a lot more, since people come up with lame reasons to hate him all the time. And to all you guys who like the Arbiter in this thread, here's a shameless plug for the group in my sig, Fans of the Arbiter.

  • 05.20.2006 9:23 PM PDT
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yes, yes you are

  • 05.20.2006 9:23 PM PDT
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Unfortunately, the Arbiter feels "fake" to me, both in terms of game play and story. He doesn't feel alien, he doesn't move like the other elites, doesn't mantle objects, doesn't have the ability to scream or taunt like elites love to. His HUD looks almost identical to a Spartan's which is odd for a centuries old armour don't you think? Further, too readily does he pick up the weapons of the filthy human creatures. Elites don't do that! If he can't act like an elite, why have a playable elite?

I would also have him more expressive of his hatred. This would make his eventual grudging acceptance of Sgt. Johnson that much more powerful. As it stands, he doesn't feel like the zealot, the fervent fantatic he's supposed to be and accepts his "mission" to stop the key from turning a fair bit too readily.

I also would have appreciated the character more if he was more villainous in the beginning of Halo 2. This would have been well accomplished by actually working to thwart the Human forces and perhaps even disrupt the Master Chief's campaign to some extent. He doesn't have to combat the Chief, nor even see him but it would have been much better if the Master Chief came across the carnage that you, as the Arbiter, had inflicted on a squad of marines in an earlier level or was thwarted by a blocked passageway etc etc. This would have made his eventual heroic actions, saving the sentient beings of the universe, including humanity all the more epic.

I really must feel that Bungie dropped the ball on the Arbiter cinematically and I'm eager to see how they move to correct this in the next installment.

  • 05.20.2006 9:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: My Liege
Unfortunately, the Arbiter feels "fake" to me, both in terms of game play and story. He doesn't feel alien, he doesn't move like the other elites, doesn't mantle objects, doesn't have the ability to scream or taunt like elites love to.

Chief doesn't taunt or scream like the marines love too..............It appears he walks like the other elites.......in the cinematics in which you see him walking.........
His HUD looks almost identical to a Spartan's which is odd for a centuries old armour don't you think?
I agree........a different HUD would've been cool.......but I think they kept it the same for the sake of gameplay.............
Further, too readily does he pick up the weapons of the filthy human creatures. Elites don't do that! If he can't act like an elite, why have a playable elite?
You forget here....that you are playing as him....so if you move to pick up a human weapon.....you will........you are playing the game..............it's your decision as the player to do so.......not the Arbiters..............

I would also have him more expressive of his hatred. This would make his eventual grudging acceptance of Sgt. Johnson that much more powerful. As it stands, he doesn't feel like the zealot, the fervent fantatic he's supposed to be and accepts his "mission" to stop the key from turning a fair bit too readily.

I somewhat agree here.........I believe that would've been possible if Bungie had more time............but Gravemind has warned him of the dangers of Halo.......and elites aren't stupid creatures.........maybe he wised up?..............

I also would have appreciated the character more if he was more villainous in the beginning of Halo 2. This would have been well accomplished by actually working to thwart the Human forces and perhaps even disrupt the Master Chief's campaign to some extent. He doesn't have to combat the Chief, nor even see him but it would have been much better if the Master Chief came across the carnage that you, as the Arbiter, had inflicted on a squad of marines in an earlier level or was thwarted by a blocked passageway etc etc. This would have made his eventual heroic actions, saving the sentient beings of the universe, including humanity all the more epic.

Good point............that would've acted greatly on the story..........but perhaps time didn't allow?...............

I really must feel that Bungie dropped the ball on the Arbiter cinematically and I'm eager to see how they move to correct this in the next installment.

I too, cannot wait to see what they have the arbiter up to next................

  • 05.20.2006 9:36 PM PDT
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am i the only one who likes the arbiter more than the master chief??
in sheer coincidence, you're also the only raving homo-blam!- on this forum.

  • 05.20.2006 9:38 PM PDT
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I don't like either character more than the other as I feel Halo 2 wouldn't be the game it is without the Arbiter or The Master Chief.

  • 05.20.2006 9:42 PM PDT

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