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Subject: Why did the Covenant not glass Earth?
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Does anyone know why the Covenant would start excavating Earth?

Better yet, does anyone know why exactly Regret was on his way to Earth? It wasn't because of humans, as Cortana states that humans on Earth was a surprise to Regret.

Anyone have any idea about this?

Edit: For claification, I'm talking about how exactly the Covenant knew that the Ark was on Earth, instead of just glassing it right off the bat, like they did with Reach.

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  • 06.13.2006 3:55 PM PDT
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No. We have theories, but we don't really know. We'll find out soon enough.

  • 06.13.2006 3:56 PM PDT

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because the ark is there and they know it, thats my guess its not the truth

about the humans i am guessing that regret just expected to find the ark at the location of earth they didnt know that the ark was the humans home world

again all speculation

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  • 06.13.2006 4:02 PM PDT
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If you read the books you find that the forrunners left artifacts with information and star map locations for certain important creations, halo and arc etc. In the first game its no coincidence they go to Halo cortana decripts the info and jumps during the battle at reach. Similaly the Covenant know that in teh location of earth there is a very important artifact, one so important that they dare not damage the planet to that extent (leads to suggestion that the whole planet maybe important rather than just one excavation)

  • 06.13.2006 4:05 PM PDT
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they did it so they could get to the ark, duh

  • 06.13.2006 4:58 PM PDT
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covenant never harm a fornner artifact. they would do so by glassing earth

  • 06.13.2006 4:59 PM PDT
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Because playing on a level with no features, defining traits, and temparatures that could boil a human alive = not fun.

  • 06.13.2006 5:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: mmm_ARVO
covenant never harm a fornner artifact. they would do so by glassing earth


My point is, how did the Covenant know that there was a Forerunner artifact inside Earth?

Though I think this question's been answered now.

  • 06.13.2006 5:03 PM PDT
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343 Guilty Spark probably told the prophets the location of the ark

  • 06.13.2006 5:05 PM PDT

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Because it is the ark.
(my theory)

  • 06.13.2006 5:07 PM PDT

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the location of earth was discovered by the recovery of an artififact originally in a human museum that was actually a starmap of all forerunner locations. (earth)..

Its in the books...when the Covenant attack Cotz de Azur or something like that...they found Eartj because we didn't know what we had...

  • 06.13.2006 5:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Redoubt
Does anyone know why the Covenant would start excavating Earth?

Better yet, does anyone know why exactly Regret was on his way to Earth? It wasn't because of humans, as Cortana states that humans on Earth was a surprise to Regret.

Anyone have any idea about this?


Watch the Halo3 trailer.

  • 06.13.2006 5:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Redoubt
Does anyone know why the Covenant would start excavating Earth?

Better yet, does anyone know why exactly Regret was on his way to Earth? It wasn't because of humans, as Cortana states that humans on Earth was a surprise to Regret.

Anyone have any idea about this?


Watch the Halo3 trailer.


I thought saying it twice would help, clearly it didn't.

Mebye 3 time's the charm?

I was talking about just "how" the Covenant knew that the structure in the E3 trailer was there.

  • 06.13.2006 5:31 PM PDT
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That hasn't been explained yet. No one outside Bungie has even the foggiest.

  • 06.13.2006 5:35 PM PDT

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they knew the ark was there since the beginning of Halo 2. that was the only place they went to. even cortana said something about this that it was the only place the covies landed. they knew it all along.

  • 06.13.2006 5:52 PM PDT

didnt the oracle tell them then told the abitor?

  • 06.13.2006 5:58 PM PDT

wait who says they were excavating. Maybe they were just cruising around and they saw this big thing in the earth.(humans didnt find it cuz its in the middle a dessert. i mean fwho wants to be in a dessert).

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Posted by: Redoubt
Does anyone know why the Covenant would start excavating Earth?

Better yet, does anyone know why exactly Regret was on his way to Earth? It wasn't because of humans, as Cortana states that humans on Earth was a surprise to Regret.

Anyone have any idea about this?

Edit: For claification, I'm talking about how exactly the Covenant knew that the Ark was on Earth, instead of just glassing it right off the bat, like they did with Reach.


dude the whole thing about regret not knowing about humans on earth was a cover up for ope First Strike so people whouldn't be asking "what is she talking about?". they probibly had to do some thing else before they turn it to ash. but i don't feel like the threoy mood so i'll leave it at that

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Believe

My gametag is not sparda34b, it was an error, gamertag is Sparda3b.

Regret came because it is said the 4runner artifact the arc is there they didn't glass it because they don't want to destroy the arc.

  • 06.13.2006 6:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: Anivader
wait who says they were excavating. Maybe they were just cruising around and they saw this big thing in the earth.(humans didnt find it cuz its in the middle a dessert. i mean fwho wants to be in a dessert).


In the weekly update, we were told that fleet was an excavation fleet.

  • 06.13.2006 6:03 PM PDT
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Well, Reach was of no importance to the Covenant, but Earth has a forerunner artifact on it. Glass the planet, glass the artifact.

  • 06.13.2006 6:31 PM PDT
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Believe

My gametag is not sparda34b, it was an error, gamertag is Sparda3b.

Not true Reach had that Crystal in it.

  • 06.13.2006 6:32 PM PDT
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I think the prophet of Regret knew it from gererations behind him, and i dunno. its something we have to wait to know. And, Why people keep miss spelling the word Earth? =/

  • 06.13.2006 6:41 PM PDT
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It is possible the covenant new about the arks being on earth but just wanted proof and did not want to endanger their troops.

  • 06.14.2006 8:48 AM PDT

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