- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
It’s highly likely that the Elites, Grunts, and Hunter will be the allies of Humans in the fallout of the Covenant war given that the Prophets have betrayed the Elites in favor of the Brutes, while the Jackals and Drones seem still be part of the Covenant. I imagine most of Halo 3 will be centered around this war more so than the actual hunt for the Ark, and it is possible and plausible that in some levels we may play roles in key battles of the war where hundreds of aliens and humans face-off in the middle of fast landscapes. I think we may even get some tactical levels where you command a small squad of Elites, Grunts, and Hunters while playing as the Chief, and also commanding Humans while playing as the Arbiter. I’m certainly hoping that is the case as I felt that neither of the first two games offered any tactical game play, and when it attempted to throw you in the middle of squad based missions, the A.I. of the non-playable characters were weak, and they would get in the way more often than help, specially on Legendary.