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Subject: Scarab ya!
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Poll: Usable scarab anyone?  [closed]
Hell ya!:  61%
(30 Votes)
No, (lame overpowerfull ect.):  39%
(19 Votes)
Total Votes: 49

You only put it on very VERY large maps were you can boared it or levels with Banshees. You can't destroy it but you can kill the driver and take over it your self. Mabey they can add a new gametype called 'Scarab Assult' were you have to take a scarab to a enemy base and vaproize it with the scarab main cannon. The secondary turet is usable.

  • 06.21.2006 9:43 AM PDT
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it would be the shiznet. ive pondered it too, but we cant make it indestructable, it would wreak TOO much havoc!

  • 06.21.2006 9:47 AM PDT

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How would you destroy it or board it?

  • 06.21.2006 9:47 AM PDT
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You fly a banshee to it or jump off the edge of somthing and go down tho the driving area to kill the driver then take it over your self.

  • 06.21.2006 9:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
it would be the shiznet. ive pondered it too, but we cant make it indestructable, it would wreak TOO much havoc!


Why not indestructible? You just need to kill driver.

  • 06.21.2006 9:56 AM PDT
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I like it!

Only the rear turret should be usable though, that way you can board it without getting shot from the big gun AND the front turret.

  • 06.21.2006 9:56 AM PDT
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on the last level of halo 2 when you were supposed to capture it and break down the control room door i thought i was actually gonna drive it until johnon got in and i went "YOU SON OF A -blam!-!"

  • 06.21.2006 10:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
it would be the shiznet. ive pondered it too, but we cant make it indestructable, it would wreak TOO much havoc!


Why not indestructible? You just need to kill driver.


i dunno. i just feel it would be a little too powerful. we struggle to take out the heavy vehicles in H2 as it is........now imagine a 50 foot indestructible one with a cannon that obliterates everything! LoL

the driver is also shielded inside. if your team has no banshee, youre pretty much boned
im luvin the idea, just not the invincibiliity part so much.....

  • 06.21.2006 10:03 AM PDT

Halo's a hell of a drug.

Seems like the Scarab would need a lot of protection since it is very vunerable.

  • 06.21.2006 10:06 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab na!
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Haveing this gun is a really fun idea but the thing is that nothing would be a challenge and it would ruin the whole point of the game!!!

  • 06.21.2006 10:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
Posted by: Foehammer 0443
Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
it would be the shiznet. ive pondered it too, but we cant make it indestructable, it would wreak TOO much havoc!


Why not indestructible? You just need to kill driver.


i dunno. i just feel it would be a little too powerful. we struggle to take out the heavy vehicles in H2 as it is........now imagine a 50 foot indestructible one with a cannon that obliterates everything! LoL

the driver is also shielded inside. if your team has no banshee, youre pretty much boned
im luvin the idea, just not the invincibiliity part so much.....


Read my poll, I said 'only on very Very large maps with banshees and places were you can jump of to board scarab.

  • 06.21.2006 10:09 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab na!
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Posted by: dfretty420
Haveing this gun is a really fun idea but the thing is that nothing would be a challenge and it would ruin the whole point of the game!!!


No! The scarab is very slow and you are vonurble to enemy boardings.

  • 06.21.2006 10:10 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab ya!

Posted by: lonespartan 43
on the last level of halo 2 when you were supposed to capture it and break down the control room door i thought i was actually gonna drive it until johnon got in and i went "YOU SON OF A -blam!-!"


Ha ha, I know exactly how you feel, I was just like that when I got to that part.

  • 06.21.2006 10:11 AM PDT
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the scarab could only really be included on HUGE maps (which you said), and should have more guns mannable by a bigger onboard crew, but, in turn you should be able to blow its legs off (classic and priceless)

  • 06.21.2006 10:14 AM PDT
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Nah, the legs blowing off would be the cut-scene if you win. The base going BOOM! if you lose.

  • 06.21.2006 10:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: js2097
the scarab could only really be included on HUGE maps (which you said), and should have more guns mannable by a bigger onboard crew, but, in turn you should be able to blow its legs off (classic and priceless)


With what? The level after Outscirts the Marine said '50 cal rockets didn't do a thing'

  • 06.21.2006 10:48 AM PDT

Halo's a hell of a drug.

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Posted by: js2097
the scarab could only really be included on HUGE maps (which you said), and should have more guns mannable by a bigger onboard crew, but, in turn you should be able to blow its legs off (classic and priceless)


With what? The level after Outscirts the Marine said '50 cal rockets didn't do a thing'


maybe drive a tank under one of it's legs which would cause it to slip and fall to the ground. Can this thing shoot downwards at close distances?

  • 06.21.2006 10:50 AM PDT

well...damn..... its tough to think about...


like, on one hand, you got an epic multiplayer battle......


and, on the other, you got a massive slaughter for one team and a huge defeat for the other......


im trying to compare this to the hoth battle in the star wars battlefront games....


...and it could work, if done properly........

but as sad as i am to say it.....


i'd have to say no.

  • 06.21.2006 10:51 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab na!
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It would suck there huge and how would u ever protect it

  • 06.21.2006 10:52 AM PDT
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I like the concept. You would have to include Pelicans and Longswords to make it remotely fair though. Then the MP map would have to be somewhere around the size of 20 square miles. with 400 max players. And then it would just take way too long to play. (8 day load time) and LAG, would be aweful! So, we need to get some geniuses to work on fixing all these issues.

  • 06.21.2006 11:00 AM PDT

you could have one guy pilot, one guy shoot the main gun, and the third shooting the smaller ones.

to balance it a little....

  • 06.21.2006 11:02 AM PDT

Halo's a hell of a drug.

Posted by: AJaflame
I like the concept. You would have to include Pelicans and Longswords to make it remotely fair though. Then the MP map would have to be somewhere around the size of 20 square miles. with 400 max players. And then it would just take way too long to play. (8 day load time) and LAG, would be aweful! So, we need to get some geniuses to work on fixing all these issues.


Give it 8-bit graphics and audio.

  • 06.21.2006 11:06 AM PDT

Posted by: aplusjimages

Give it 8-bit graphics and audio.


how about 2-bit pong style?

  • 06.21.2006 11:07 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab ya!

Procrastination never ends...

I vote no on the scarab. I'd like less vehicle combat, and more of a stealth approach.

[Edited on 6/21/2006]

  • 06.21.2006 11:07 AM PDT
Subject: Scarab na!
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Wouldn't be that hard to kill if you had a pelican and a competant pilot. Drop a ton of spartans off in it and slaughter the crew, take it over adn have a couple of people stay on top to guard the crew.

  • 06.21.2006 11:09 AM PDT

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