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Gettin' all Herodotean up in here!
Posted by: RKOSNAKE
Posted by: RaamSkorge
Oh, I'm sorry, you've played Halo 4 and know exactly what the explanation on Firmware is
I am pretty sure the massive UNSC presence at some point in the game doesn't explain it at all.
So, anyway, you don't know what Firmware is. It could be an overhaul of armor to catch up with the SPARTAN-IV armor. Like the Mark V and IV variants did for the Mark VI.
Sorry, I just forgot that we had been given all the information on Halo 4 and knew exactly what everything was.
We don't need to be geniuses to know the armor change wasn't made by that firmware upgrade, let me show you what firmware is:
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices. Typical examples of devices containing firmware range from end-user products such as remote controls or calculators, through computer parts and devices like hard disks, keyboards, TFT screens or memory cards, all the way to scientific instrumentation and industrial robotics. Also more complex consumer devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, synthesizers, etc., contain firmware to enable the device's basic operation, as well as to implement higher-level functions.
Indeed. Embittered sarcasm is rarely a decent substitute for googling stuff in order to know what one is discussing. Firmware upgrades wouldn't explain aesthetic changes to the Mark VI armor unless 343i has no idea what "Firmware" means. And given what they all do for a living, I think that's out. And assuming that the Chief is still in the Mark VI suit, the only real option is that the aesthetic changes we're seeing are simply that; aesthetic changes. For all intents and purposes, it's the same armor. It just looks different.