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Subject: should the arbiter be playable in halo 3
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that is a must do to there is still so muuch of the story line left to tell and with out his side it would leave a great void in the story

  • 06.03.2006 4:16 AM PDT
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arbiter is the bomb. plain and simple.

  • 06.03.2006 4:43 AM PDT

No. His part of the story can still be told. But there is no call to be jumping around playing as different characters. It's stupid and it ruins the campaign.

  • 06.03.2006 4:45 AM PDT
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you're stupid and have a biased opinion.

  • 06.03.2006 4:47 AM PDT

Posted by: alexander2006
you're stupid and have a biased opinion.


If you can outline the reasoning behind those two random slurs I invite you to do so. If you can't then those are clearly the labels that are applicable to you.

  • 06.03.2006 4:53 AM PDT
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Hows the arbitor getting to earth?

  • 06.03.2006 4:58 AM PDT
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With the cruiser that Half-Jaw is busy capturing. And RhythmKiller: TheArbiter was already in H2, you can't cut him out now that we have someone cooler then the MC to play with.

  • 06.03.2006 5:01 AM PDT

I have walked the edge of the Abyss.I have governed the unwilling.I have witnessed countless empires break before me.I have seen the most courageous soldiers fall away in fear.[I was there with the Angel at the tomb]
I have seen your future.
And I have learned.
There will be no more Sadness. No more Anger. No more Envy.
I HAVE WON.
Oh, and your poet Eliot had it all wrong:
THIS is the way the world ends.
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cooler than the MC ?!?!?!?!?! WHY YOU LITTLE #@#@#(!*!^%!@%@(~$#&!!#@*!~$&*!#&!$@#*#$&!&am p;@
YOU OUGHTA #$(@*%(@)! IN HELL

  • 06.03.2006 5:04 AM PDT
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Please stop making threads about this!

  • 06.03.2006 5:07 AM PDT

Posted by: Heretic Leader 7
With the cruiser that Half-Jaw is busy capturing. And RhythmKiller: TheArbiter was already in H2, you can't cut him out now that we have someone cooler then the MC to play with.


Who said anything about cutting him out? I said there is no reason he should be playable. At least read my post before failing to debunk it. Bringing your subjective opinion of who is 'cooler' to the discussion also fails to make an impression.

It is irrelevant that he was in Halo 2. That has no bearing on the matter. This, in case you missed it, is Halo 3.

  • 06.03.2006 5:10 AM PDT
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Incase you somehow missed that little bit about math, 2 comes before 3. I don't see how you can do cut scenes with Johnson, Miranda, the Arbiter, Cortana, Half-Jaw and Gravemind when there are no playable chars in the entire system. Unless you enjoy un-interactive battle scenes. In which case I can comfort you, if it goes your way we will have a -blam!-load off them.

  • 06.03.2006 5:30 AM PDT
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They should have dedicated campaigns for MC and Arbiter. Such as 10 MIssons for MC and about 6 - 8 for Arbiter.

  • 06.03.2006 5:39 AM PDT
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k maybe you could play as the arbiter for the first level just to get u warmed up like cairo station in h2 then just stick wit the chief.we dont want to play as the bastard who glassed reach. we want the humans to beat all the aliens. not make friends with them

  • 06.03.2006 5:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: jakerools
k maybe you could play as the arbiter for the first level just to get u warmed up like cairo station in h2 then just stick wit the chief.we dont want to play as the bastard who glassed reach. we want the humans to beat all the aliens. not make friends with them


Little late for that with thanks to Srg. Johnson and Com. Keyes.

  • 06.03.2006 5:47 AM PDT

Posted by: Heretic Leader 7
Incase you somehow missed that little bit about math, 2 comes before 3. I don't see how you can do cut scenes with Johnson, Miranda, the Arbiter, Cortana, Half-Jaw and Gravemind when there are no playable chars in the entire system. Unless you enjoy un-interactive battle scenes. In which case I can comfort you, if it goes your way we will have a -blam!-load off them.


I'd rather a couple of non-interactive scenes than a non-interactive campaign thanks. The more you fragment it, the less immersive it becomes. Fact. How about we play as a Flood too? That will give you even more of the variety and perspective you crave. Or perhaps Cortana? After all we have no idea what's happening to her, do we. OR... how about not, and we have a well-storyboarded, smooth flowing and immersive campaign where we don't switch protagonists every other level. The other perspective was all fine and dandy once but it got old quick once it had served it's purpose.

  • 06.03.2006 5:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Heretic Leader 7
Incase you somehow missed that little bit about math, 2 comes before 3. I don't see how you can do cut scenes with Johnson, Miranda, the Arbiter, Cortana, Half-Jaw and Gravemind when there are no playable chars in the entire system. Unless you enjoy un-interactive battle scenes. In which case I can comfort you, if it goes your way we will have a -blam!-load off them.


I'd rather a couple of non-interactive scenes than a non-interactive campaign thanks. The more you fragment it, the less immersive it becomes. Fact. How about we play as a Flood too? That will give you even more of the variety and perspective you crave. Or perhaps Cortana? After all we have no idea what's happening to her, do we. OR... how about not, and we have a well-storyboarded, smooth flowing and immersive campaign where we don't switch protagonists every other level. The other perspective was all fine and dandy once but it got old quick once it had served it's purpose.


Who ever said anything about a non-interactive campaign? And I don't play as the Arbiter because I like the other perspective, nobody else said something of the like either so I dunno where you got that from.

  • 06.03.2006 8:30 AM PDT
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no, the arbiter should be replaced by Chuck Norris, that would be kickass.

  • 06.03.2006 8:31 AM PDT
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The arbiter completely ruined the whole campaign for me. I didn't like his voice...or his dress sense. His helmet looked stupid. He spoke English! What's with that stupid cloaking system anyway? Like that's fun...a FPS where you don't even have to shoot. That Banshee chase was pathetically boring. I found it hard to keep my eyes open at that part.
Plus, how are you supposed to immerse yourself in the role of Master Cheif when you keep playing as the enemy? That in itself takes away much of the feel and excitement of the game. Football games are boring when you're supporting both sides, or alternatively not supporting anyone.
I would definitely not like to see any other playable character for the campaign in Halo 3. It's been done, and i thought it was awful.

  • 06.03.2006 8:44 AM PDT
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The Arbiter was one of the best parts of Halo 2. I hope he returns.

  • 06.03.2006 8:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: iamsuper
The arbiter completely ruined the whole campaign for me. I didn't like his voice...or his dress sense. His helmet looked stupid. He spoke English! What's with that stupid cloaking system anyway? Like that's fun...a FPS where you don't even have to shoot. That Banshee chase was pathetically boring. I found it hard to keep my eyes open at that part.
Plus, how are you supposed to immerse yourself in the role of Master Cheif when you keep playing as the enemy? That in itself takes away much of the feel and excitement of the game. Football games are boring when you're supporting both sides, or alternatively not supporting anyone.
I would definitely not like to see any other playable character for the campaign in Halo 3. It's been done, and i thought it was awful.


I totally agree, playing as the arbiter felt more like it was more of chore than it was fun, like with the cloaking you can just run passed everybody, what fun is that. and bouncing back and fourth between him and the chief was just terrible, i think they should take him out of the game just as they put him in, simple as that, you dont need to drop is story but i really dont want to play as him, what a horrible character to play as in campaign

  • 06.03.2006 8:50 AM PDT
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Yes, him and MC ONLY

  • 06.03.2006 8:53 AM PDT
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yes, he should definitely be in the game. I will miss becoming invisible. It own mcs light in every way. In fact i think mc should betray everything and the arbitter must stop him.

  • 06.03.2006 8:56 AM PDT
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Yes, the arbiter should be playable in H3 after all he is the only one who knowns were the ark is. The arbiter adds more to the storyline and adds more things to make sepulation about the covenant, so as an award for that he should be playable to H3.

  • 06.03.2006 9:33 AM PDT
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no i think hes pointless to play as i hated that he was the final level and when i was playing as him I just wanted to be the master chief. If they wwere to add a different chrecter add something like an ODST or a Marine or maybe sgt. johnson but not the arbiter

  • 06.03.2006 9:40 AM PDT

Quick as a razor, sharp as a bullet.

yes hge should be playable. why wouldn't he?

  • 06.03.2006 9:57 AM PDT

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