- Tall Operator
- |
- Intrepid Member
Posted by: DarkJet7
Posted by: Tall Operator
2: The shield was hardLIGHT. It's essentially LIGHT energy that is solidified (compressed photons). That doesn't mean it won't still travel the speed of light. The speed of light is faster than the speed of the explosion. Completely plausible with the most complex AI in the galaxy. The thing is, nothing about hardlight is explained in game; while i appreciate what 343 tried to do with the EU, but making extensive knowledge of the books required for the plot to make sense ESPECIALLY when the plot point in question could easy have been resolved (make chief throw the damn bomb and show the hard light wrap around him(and actually mention hardlight a few levels back0) is just absurd.
Although hardlight specifically isn't explained in the game, many other things are, including the Forerunner-Human War (at a basic level of understanding). People have to resort to terminals to find out more, which I find a reasonably rewarding experience.
They still do mention hardlight in the description of the Forerunner weapons, if I recall correctly.