The Halo-verse

Thoughts?

Minime — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:51:24 GMT

So, I've been toying with the idea of Spartan-IVs and the possibility of them. But before I say anything, I have not read Halopedia in a long time, I haven't read the books in forever, and my Halo Information is a little rusty at the moment.

I decided to make Spartans an available class for my site "Time of War" after the Human-Covenant War with the year being 2650. But someone pointed out that, why would they continue Spartans now that the bulk of the war was over? So I came up with the idea that they were created to be made as simple peace keepers or reserved forces in case another war occurred in which we would be prepared with a counter attack with Spartans. He then argued that, why spend so much money on the Spartans? I partially agreed with him and decided to make, instead of the Original Spartan-II armor, to use a upgraded SPI Armor from the Spartan-III to produce Spartans cheaper. Then he argued that, why take Children when the desperate measures were over? Again, I partially agreed with him and said that maybe the measures were needed again, but went ahead and said that we would just use Orphans with no one to miss them. He tried to say that the SPI Armor was made for suicide missions and countered with that it wasn't made for Suicide Missions but for a cheaper way to build Spartans. The rest of the argument is basically over but what are your thoughts on this?

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WARNING: NON-CANON CONTENT APPROACHING

I decided to make a counter-unit against the Spartans with the Japanese-originated faction of the "United Colonies Federation" that have around 7 Colonies in a system(name I haven't made yet.). Knowing that maybe the Japenese MAYBE helped with the Hayabusa Armor, I decided to give them a program called the "SAMURAI" Program. SAMURAIs would be equipped with Hayabusa Armor, and would be manned by a Japenese Samurai, trained since they could walk and expert swordsmen as well as Sharpshooters. Thoughts?

halo meets WoW!?

antisnitch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:21 GMT

what do u guys think about a halo mmorpg? i for 1 would love it as i am a halo fanman. i asked the same qwestion on the H3 forums and it was rejected. i think this is due to the hard core fps fanbase and lac thereof any other game types. this forum may be a little more open minded to the idea, so im asking; halo/wow, good idea or bad idea? why?

Think they will ever go back and tell the story of SI's?

Frost ODST — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:21 GMT

I was reading around and a question formed in my head... what was the result of the Spartan-I project? What about the previous Mjolnir I-IV armours?

Do you think they will ever go back and tell the story (in books or games?). I think it would make an interesting game if you were put into the shoes of the first Spartan-I.. fighting rebels with technology that is mostly unreliable. And getting to see things when they are "new", such as testing out the first warthog!

Halo Universe vs. the U.S.

AntonioZer0 — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:23:07 GMT

current military vehicles are ofte brought up in halo discussions. Wich makes me wonder who would win Todays army or the Halo Wars Army. Personally I would say todays.

Every Halo 3, Halo 3:ODST and Halo Wars Achievement!

wRay HD — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:52:22 GMT

I got them all at around 11pm. I was wondering if anyone else here has them all?

The halo timeline

Spartan T32 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:56:46 GMT

Someone tell me if i am right.

Halowars happened first.

Then Halo combat evovled

HAlo2

HAlo3,halo3odst,and HAlo reach all kinda happen at same time.

To make a great Halo Movie

saints — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:29 GMT

use:

Star wars space battles/ ground battles OMG epic futur battles

lord of the rings's realness from a book.. i mean how they made great movies from a book. The characters looks fit the discription i had imagined when i read the book.

xmen's human body augmentations for that scene of the spartans in the augmentations

Ironman: armored suit character, in a movie

k so using other movies what could we combine to make a sweet halo movie, that worked in a movie

Discuss

What would you want. Battalion of Elites or ODST's

saints — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:08:31 GMT

I think elites for sure, invisible + energy sword is killer and shields

Halo Reach Preview

Paulus Magintie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:22:04 GMT

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-announcement-halo-reach/59148

I cant watch that late at night hopefully bungie will post it or it will be on youtube.

!2/12 is the date that halo reach is coming out from behind doors to show the world what happened to those almighty spartans

Vultures in space?

erickyboo — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:20:44 GMT

Do you guys think that they can be used in space? They would be faster in space and they still have good armament.

Practical uses for the Assault Rifle

Korther — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:11:20 GMT

LOREWISE GUYS, NOT GAMEPLAY

I'm not talking about the general idea of an Assault Rifle--I'm talking about the ingame Assault Rifle.

There is literally, no reason at all for this weapon logically. Let's take a look shall we?

Battle Rifle

Range - Medium/Short
Penetration - High
Rate of Fire - Triple Burst
Attatchments - Scope
Size - Medium
Clip Size - 36 Rounds

SMG (Submachine Gun)

Range - Short
Penetration - Moderate
Rate of Fire - Full Automatic
Attatchments - Ironsight (Not used in-game, but canon-wise it's there and would be used)
Size - Compact/Small
Clip Size - 60 Rounds

Now, for the Assault Rifle.

Assault Rifle

Range - Short
Penetration - Moderate
Rate of Fire - Full Automatic
Attatchments - None
Size - Medium
Clip Size - 32

So tell me. What does the Assault Rifle provide that an SMG and the Battle Rifle don't already do much better? Medium Range and Penetration is vastly outdone by the Battle Rifle. However, one might argue in ridiculously close range that the Assault Rifle will beat the BR. However, as seen, the SMG has TWICE the ammo per clip than an Assault Rifle AND double the firing speed as shown in-game.

That means it can do double the penetration just as fast as an Assault Rifle, from the same range. Not to mention it weighs substantially less and is much more compact than the Assault Rifle. Not to mention with the iron sights, it can also be fired from the shoulder and accurately at that.

So tell me, what plus does an assault rifle hold that an SMG or Battle Rifle does not already?

The Shield World

Wild Smurf 14 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:33:25 GMT

Another thread got me wondering this, is the Shield World in Halo Wars, actually a Shield World?

The Shield Worlds were supposed to act as sort of a "bomb shelter" from the Halo Array. Not 100% sure on how Shield Worlds work, but basically you would enter a Slipspace transit and enter into a place safe from the activation of the Halos.

The "Shield World" in Halo Wars does not behave as a "bomb shelter", meaning there is no protection from the Halo Array. Halo Wars' Shield World is more like an armory or a port. It contains a fleet of starships, not salvation.

So my point I'm trying to get across, is that it's not really a Shield World at all, just a really big naval yard.

Any thoughts? Do you agree? Disagree? Or have I gone completely insane from not sleeping for 30+ hours?

Vergil And The UNSC Spoiler Alert

belac — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:39:04 GMT

Ok, If you've completed Halo 3: odst then you know that Vergil is now with the UNSC. Now, if i know anything about engineers, i know they can "build" or make other engineers. Even though, with 3 engineers it takes about 30 mins to make another one, id say it would take maybe an hour, with just vergil building it. Now, if Vergil was to build another engineer, all of his know, would now be included in the other engineers knowledge as well. Now, this being said, The UNSC could havr thousands of engineers, in a couple years. Now, as im guessing, Vergil knows about plasma weapons, and base shields. So, if there were multiple engineers, working on producing plasma based weaponry, or making a base shield, it would not be very hard for them to make them. Post your thoughts.

The Babysiter. Halo anime

sp4rt4n — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:12:27 GMT

Honostly the first episode was a big let down and was extreamly canon inacurite. Why does it have to be so. I won't spoil anything for anybody but i have already found many canon errors.!! Plus it was just ***.

The Rocket Launcher

Korther — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:10:49 GMT

With the arrival of the Spartan Laser--I fail to see much of a use to a Rocket. I doubt the average Marine could fire two rapid fire Rockets in a single, semi-automatic motion accurately by any means. So I fail to see the use on that part. The Spartan Laser is instant, so you don't need to worry about outrunning, or even flares stopping it. It just goes and gets the job done. It's deathly accurate, in fact it can not falter. It goes into a complete straight line perfectly.

It seems far more powerful than a Rocket Launcher by gameplay in the Halo games (It's far less powerful in Halo Wars--but it's 20 years earlier, and gameplay balance--I can understand there). But the point is. Spartan Lasers seem far better than Rocket Launchers in every way. If I'm wrong here, please, correct me.

Post Your Halo-Themed Desktop Thread!

Ẕeяo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:53:46 GMT

The rule is simple:

Post your pimped out Halo-Themed desktop.

Here's mine

http://i35.tinypic.com/2nbgefk.jpg

Show your Halo spirit!

CCS image question

erickyboo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:39:36 GMT

What kind of weapon is this?

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg15/Erickyboo/covantshipccs.jpg

Halo: Reach leaked screenshots, link and summary inside!

Wolverfrog49 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:04:09 GMT

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378966

I can confidently say that these are legit; either that or someone is an amazing 3D modeller. Some of the textures and the like seem to be placeholders, such as the mountains. But a lot of the weapons look really detailed, and when you compare the new Spartan Laser to the Halo 3 one, you notice the difference, even through those blurry pictures. Below is what the guy who posted them said:

From OXM UK...

"Overall gameplay was about the same as the other Halos... They made me play through the first 3 missions. The first mission was on a pretty big map, and I had to find other spartans on the map (similar to Halo 1's second stage where you have to find the crash landed marines).

"Second stage was pretty action packed, main goal was to take control of several huge missile guns throughout the map, and provide coverage to a spartan that would hack into the guns and control them.

"Third stage was very similar to Halo 1's 3rd stage, Truth and Reconciliation. You start with a sniper and cloaking perk, you sneak into an enemy base at night, and you shoot from cliffs."

Other news is that the battle rifle has returned with single shots and 12 rounds while there's a new weapon which is a cross between the Spartan Laser and Needler.

There also appears to be a perks system in place - the perks on display here are Sprinting (hold RB to run), Cloaking (makes you invisible but jams your radar) and 'Halogram' (creates a hologram enemies shoot at).

Thoughts?

New Stuff

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:05:09 GMT

This Article has been moved. To prevent accusations of spam, whats the weather like?

Halo Waypoint

Spartan EXR — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:24:22 GMT

Now that Halo Waypoint is officially open to public, I'm curious about your opinions on it. What did you like, and what did you not like?

I'm personally happy with it, while it has some messy areas, it's good to get a clear overview over news and intel. The career section is the part where it seems a little messy, but maybe that's only me.

I was already excited for the Halo anime, and now, after watching the previews at the Waypoint, I'm even more hyped! I think the Halo Waypoint is a pretty clever idea, and it will probably push some people to buy all the Halo games. Say if a person has bought both H3 and ODST, but doesn't feel like buying Halo Wars. Now, if they want to "complete" their career on the Halo Waypoint, they pretty much have to buy/rent Halo Wars too.

Can't wait till Saturday though, full length episode of the Halo anime will be aired!

Plasma: A viable tech for weaponry?

collie2553 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:17 GMT

You, know, plasma is the main source for almost all of Covenant weaponry. And it seems that has a velocity of some sort. Problem is, that plasma is a gas. Gases don't travel in a vector; they disperse into the atmosphere. Please answer with the best possible answer...I don't want to see "idk" answers.

Elite ranks

MinedSpartanjc — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:49:43 GMT

im writing a halo book for fun and was wondering about elite ranks, thanks for answering the following questions.

what is the order of elite ranks from least to greatest?

what would an elite have to do to get the rank of ultra or zealot?

what are some of elites tactics used in battle?

would there ever be a squad composed of just elites and if so how many?

Mess up in Canon in Halo Wars on first missions?

Korther — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:09 GMT

I looked in the Halo Encyclopedia along with Halopedia--and they say that the Prophets sent the Jiralhanae (Brutes) ONLY to Harvest. As to not potentially risk having the secret of Humans being Forerunner descendants released due to the artifacts there and such.

However, in the game we face grunts, elites, so forth.

Or is the Halopedia and such wrong?

Halo 3 music

Edie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:56:47 GMT

anybody know if there is any(or are going to have any) sheet music for the halo 3 or other halo soundtracks?

humorous halo thread!

saints — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:20:56 GMT

At the beginning of the Halo series, humanity had weapons that made the Covenant crap their pants. The standard UNSC pistol could be used as a freakin' anti-air weapon! The rocket launcher obliterated everything nearby, and the vehicles were completely indestructible.

Meanwhile, the Covenant were equiping their highest ranking Elites with fuzzy blue things that did nothing but make the humans laugh, as they used bullets to kill enemies rather than fists.

Then, the UNSC had a sudden urge to "balance" their equipment. They made it so the pistol couldn't kill a grunt, let alone a Covenant ship. They also made it so the vehicles were basicly fast-moving death traps that the enemy could now hijack. The only improvements were that the rocket laucher now fired rockets that could lock on to vehicles, and the UNSC finally saved up enough money to get every marine a driver's license.

At the same time, the Covenant had upgraded their blue fuzzy things into something that resembled a sword, which could now allow the user to fly 50 feet towards any target they wanted. They also developed a weapon similar to the UNSC SPNKR, except the user could fire approx. 1 bajillion rounds before reloading.

The UNSC then developed a weapon similar to the original stardard-issue pistol, but instead of making it standard issue, it was reserved for maniacs who enjoy getting launched from an orbital station into a city for a living.

The Covenant then realized that marines were using the plasma pistol and BR55 together to kill shielded Covenant easier, so they did the only logical thing and made the plasma pistol completely useless.

In order to combat Banshees in the absence of the pistol, the UNSC designed Hornets, a slower moving, hard to operate vehicle that was only semi-competent at killing infantry units.

Not wanting to fall behind on the manufacturing of over-powered weapons that make no sense, the Covenant designed a seven foot tall hammer that could destroy any enemy with one hit. This weapon was of course down graded when the Covenant realized it was useful.

Only with the help of the Elites with their retarded glowy things that are somehow enabled the user to fly towards enemies, was humanity able to survive.

Weapons in the future suck.

The Halo-verse

Thoughts?

halo meets WoW!?

Think they will ever go back and tell the story of SI's?

Halo Universe vs. the U.S.

Every Halo 3, Halo 3:ODST and Halo Wars Achievement!

The halo timeline

To make a great Halo Movie

What would you want. Battalion of Elites or ODST's

Halo Reach Preview

Vultures in space?

Practical uses for the Assault Rifle

The Shield World

Vergil And The UNSC *Spoiler Alert*

The Babysiter. Halo anime

The Rocket Launcher

Post Your Halo-Themed Desktop Thread!

CCS image question

Halo: Reach leaked screenshots, link and summary inside!

New Stuff

Halo Waypoint

Plasma: A viable tech for weaponry?

Elite ranks

Mess up in Canon in Halo Wars on first missions?

Halo 3 music

humorous halo thread!

Vergil And The UNSC Spoiler Alert