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I know bungie took out black because of balance issues but, what if in halo 3 it was strictly a secondary color? i dont think that would cause any balance issues at least not any i can think of. there would not be much black on the spartan or the elite, even if you had steel as a primary color i don't think it would give the player any advantage.

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  • 06.30.2006 11:06 AM PDT
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oops double post sorry

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  • 06.30.2006 11:11 AM PDT
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g-string huh maybe the chief has a little secret hes ben hiding fom us? lol

  • 06.30.2006 11:12 AM PDT

The black has stricken me as the unfair advantage of hiding in the shadows. If you have steel armor and a black secondary, you're almost capable of just that. Besides, if they let black in, too many people would use it. Also, steel secondary is pretty dark as is.
I'd say keep it out of Halo 3. What we do need though, is instead of the colour selection system we have, use one of those custom colour palettes you get on Microsoft Programs. Minus the darkest of shades, to avoid blacks.

  • 06.30.2006 11:16 AM PDT
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In Halo 3 I hope there will be like a ton of color choices and maybe even camo.

  • 06.30.2006 11:31 AM PDT
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Black no

Active camo that is actually good for somthing, yes.

  • 06.30.2006 11:34 AM PDT
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once you go black you dont go back


id like it in the game imo

  • 06.30.2006 11:39 AM PDT
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i want to make a black elite like my pretty symbol not a grey one(steel)!


there also needs to be a shiny silver like on the active camo elites in halo 1

  • 06.30.2006 11:42 AM PDT
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The black has stricken me as the unfair advantage of hiding in the shadows. If you have steel armor and a black secondary, you're almost capable of just that. Besides, if they let black in, too many people would use it. Also, steel secondary is pretty dark as is.
I'd say keep it out of Halo 3. What we do need though, is instead of the colour selection system we have, use one of those custom colour palettes you get on Microsoft Programs. Minus the darkest of shades, to avoid blacks.


i know but look at how much black there would be, not very much even on the elite there wouldent be a whole lot. ok lets just say steel +black as your secondary color allows you to hide in the shadows, in that case make it so you cant chose steel as your primary color if black is your seconday...see? problem solved as far as that goes.

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  • 06.30.2006 11:51 AM PDT
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Black was awesome in Halo CE. I dont see why they just dont bring it back. Think about this: black doesnt necessarily unbalance the game by giving people an unfair "camouflage" advantage. How concealed would black be on, say, Lockout, compared to something like light blue? What about black compared to violet/purple on midship? My point is that other colors, not only black, can also give you the "camouflage" advantage, depending on the level. Plus, matchmaking gives you random games on random levels, so a player who would wear black would not always have an illusionary advantage, just like all the other colors. It would be uber awesome if Bungie brought back black in Halo 3.

  • 06.30.2006 12:04 PM PDT
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My guess why they took it out because everybody would use it and they wanted more unique ideas. Personally I think they should make the armor as customizable as Forza.

  • 06.30.2006 12:07 PM PDT
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true but black blends in with most dark colors in general but if you could only have it as a secondary color it would elimenate that because there wouldent be enough black on the player to make a difference

  • 06.30.2006 12:12 PM PDT
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If bungie thinks that everybody would use black because it's cool, then they could make other things that people would think are cool (for example, shiny gold and silver armor, army camouflage, etc.). I dont think there are too many people out there who choose their color to enhance their performance in the game (except maybe pros). I think that most people choose their colors based on how cool it looks.

  • 06.30.2006 12:12 PM PDT

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I agree as a secondary color it would be sweet, Hopefully this time we will have more colors as in 3-5 choices rather than two. I understand why they dont allow custom emblems though, too many boobs and wangs.

  • 06.30.2006 12:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wuyie
How come you cant put tailfins on the Chief but mauve is a selectable color?....I think in 3 it should be like Ghouls and Ghosts...no shields or health bar...as you get hit you lose armor until youre down to a neon pink g-string and a pair of Totes Toasties...

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  • 06.30.2006 12:26 PM PDT