sid9102:

Narcogen:

Master Chief:

FPS_Chris:

im thinking sometime between harvest invasion [2525] and reach [2550]...it was definitly a human held planet in between these two

Well there was some cov. structure. 

More likely those were either human or Forerunner structures. To the best of our knowledge, no human force has ever made an incursion on a Covenant world. That would have been the Master Chief's mission aboard the Pillar of Autumn before Reach was attacked: to infiltrate Covenant space, kidnap a Covenant leader, and ransom him
 

However, we do know the Covenant are scouring the galaxy for Forerunner ruins and artifacts. The Prophet of Truth, during Halo 2, mentions that humans have "blocked access" to sites sacred to the Covenant, thus leading to hostilities. In Halo Wars we may get to see the genesis of this conflict; UNSC forces defending human colonies from Covenant attacks, while the Covenant are trying to secure artifacts and sites they believe to be imperative for their "great journey".

As for the rings themselves-- I doubt we'll see one, as it would be hard to explain why the discovery of Installation 04 is such a surprise in Halo 1 if human forces had seen one as much as 25 years prior. 

 sorry for the double postin but im a forum n00b and i just noticed this.

if it was 25 years prior to halo, the master chief (john) would be 15 (im not sure about this correct me if im wrong) so is he in the game t all?
 

no. He wouldn't have compleated training.

ah2190:

sid9102:

Narcogen:

Master Chief:

FPS_Chris:

im thinking sometime between harvest invasion [2525] and reach [2550]...it was definitly a human held planet in between these two

Well there was some cov. structure. 

More likely those were either human or Forerunner structures. To the best of our knowledge, no human force has ever made an incursion on a Covenant world. That would have been the Master Chief's mission aboard the Pillar of Autumn before Reach was attacked: to infiltrate Covenant space, kidnap a Covenant leader, and ransom him
 

However, we do know the Covenant are scouring the galaxy for Forerunner ruins and artifacts. The Prophet of Truth, during Halo 2, mentions that humans have "blocked access" to sites sacred to the Covenant, thus leading to hostilities. In Halo Wars we may get to see the genesis of this conflict; UNSC forces defending human colonies from Covenant attacks, while the Covenant are trying to secure artifacts and sites they believe to be imperative for their "great journey".

As for the rings themselves-- I doubt we'll see one, as it would be hard to explain why the discovery of Installation 04 is such a surprise in Halo 1 if human forces had seen one as much as 25 years prior. 

 sorry for the double postin but im a forum n00b and i just noticed this.

if it was 25 years prior to halo, the master chief (john) would be 15 (im not sure about this correct me if im wrong) so is he in the game t all?
 

no. He wouldn't have compleated training.

ah2190:

sid9102:

Narcogen:

Master Chief:

FPS_Chris:

im thinking sometime between harvest invasion [2525] and reach [2550]...it was definitly a human held planet in between these two

Well there was some cov. structure. 

More likely those were either human or Forerunner structures. To the best of our knowledge, no human force has ever made an incursion on a Covenant world. That would have been the Master Chief's mission aboard the Pillar of Autumn before Reach was attacked: to infiltrate Covenant space, kidnap a Covenant leader, and ransom him
 

However, we do know the Covenant are scouring the galaxy for Forerunner ruins and artifacts. The Prophet of Truth, during Halo 2, mentions that humans have "blocked access" to sites sacred to the Covenant, thus leading to hostilities. In Halo Wars we may get to see the genesis of this conflict; UNSC forces defending human colonies from Covenant attacks, while the Covenant are trying to secure artifacts and sites they believe to be imperative for their "great journey".

As for the rings themselves-- I doubt we'll see one, as it would be hard to explain why the discovery of Installation 04 is such a surprise in Halo 1 if human forces had seen one as much as 25 years prior. 

 sorry for the double postin but im a forum n00b and i just noticed this.

if it was 25 years prior to halo, the master chief (john) would be 15 (im not sure about this correct me if im wrong) so is he in the game t all?
 

no. He wouldn't have compleated training.

Master Cheif was around his mid-fourties during Halo:CE.

ok, just to clear up any confusion,STOPPIT!When Bungie created the Halo universe, they created what is called the HSB (Halo Story Bible, i believe). This is a nifty little device that holds EVERYTHING ever related to Halo. We are basing all of our knowlege on three books, two games, a few scraps of teaser information (ILoveBees, etc.), and what they deem us worthy to know. Only a very small percentageof people know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. like the Bungie Employees. And probably the Ensemble people working on this. And maybe Bill Gates, cause he owns it all. And those ninjas who infiltrated the Bungie HQ. Thats about it. Not to discredit any theories not already discredited. It could be Jericho, or anywhere else. It could be a planet that has never been mentioned before, because Bungie thought it appropriate to save SOMETHING for future releases.

Just my little soapbox 

i agree it could be a Jericho planet and the big tower structure thingy was actually underground like in the halo 3 trailer the covenant looked like they were digging up a giant thingy and then it went boomy

I didn't read the thread....  Big suprise. 

Halo Wars is set during the UNSC's first deadly encounters with the Covenant, allowing players to lead the crew of the UNSC's "Spirit of Fire" from initial skirmishes to an all out war against the evil Covenant. 

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/index.htm

i agree with the Sad panda. But i think it was one of the first fight couple battles with the COvy after harvest. The elite seemed to be studying the dead marine before he tossed it away uncerimoniusly.

i know this isnt true but dont the elites look like theyr on ROIDS!

it does look like the elite was studying the human as if it were the first human he had seen there fore the first ground engagement i recall from fall of reach that sigma octanus IV being the first ground engagment that battle could have been takeing place on the some snowy part and only john and a few other spartans were in the city were they encounterd the first engineres and hunters and found the stone covered in cryptogrphy those spartans in the trailer could have been the others while mc infiltrated the city that makes sense to me what i cant understand is how did they pull the battle rifel from the future because they said in the third book that they are experimentle weapons wich is after halo one and this is before