Drizzy_Dan

ONI could make Ben into an AI for Locke but Ben's brain isn't extraordinary. He's a war journalist with good connections. I have to agree with my master Caboose that this idea is farfetched. This is something ONI would do just to be cynical but it doesn't provide them any advantages.

Great news. Thank you Twam

I is in

I vote to wait. I don't understand why we don't have at least as many as last time though.

I don't remember how to read reports

You answered your question in your OP by listing reasons why they aren't in multiplayer. Also this is exactly like your other threads so I'm locking this. For the record, I'd like them to bring Elites back too but it's not a deal breaker for me.

I serve The Covenant Wait what time period does this take place? Which Covenant or Heretics would I be serving?

This would make things much easier but I imagine this is the last thing 343 is thinking about right now next to Halo: Reach 2.

If we go back to Halo 3 storytelling then you're SOL

I think he's referring to the gameplay of Halo 3 being better which I can agree with because Halo 3 is my favorite Halo but I certainly don't want them to keep coming out with that same game over and over. There may be differences between Halo 2 and 3 but to keep finding incremental ones like those and implement them with each release... Eventually they'd run out. Now they may have had more time to do that if Bungie didn't crap Halo: Reach onto us but 343 has done a really good job of working with what they have and trying to appeal to fans who loved the original trilogy. As others have stated above, if you want Halo 3 with 60fps and improved lighting then you may certainly play it. I do all the time. But you can't make them to drop everything from the game, devolving to original Trilogy aspects, and expect to leave everyone happy. Also Halo 4's story was the only one to make sense canonically since Halo: CE in 2001.

Luckily the first 15 maps will be free DLC so you won't worry about paying for it for a while. I think 343 has done a good job of thinking of everything except for the importance of split screening to a large part of the community.

I have to disagree and say the difference between 30 and 60fps is in fact very noticeable and I've personally experienced it between playing Halo 3 on 360 and Xbox One. However I think it'd be manageable if they kept the frame rate at or above that for split screen.

You would think with the power of the Xbox One that it'd be able to support 60fps for split screen. I really dislike the fact that there isn't going to be split screen even though I don't use it. However that shouldn't be the deciding factor in whether you buy the game or not. It's possible that they can update it before or even after for it to play with a lower frame rate and allow split screen. We still have 4 months before launch.

I've been dying to replay Viva Pinata and now I finally can.

You're right I looked it up Caboose they did belong to ONI

But the problem here is that Spartans have never been an ONI branch ever.

I was actually talking about damage but your point is much better. I was thinking they could take out the boost ability and just let it fly at Warthog speed.

The biggest difference between past War Games simulations and current ones are their location and that's precisely why Elites aren't playable anymore. All War Games currently take place aboard the Infinity where there are no Elites.

The Hornet is from Halo 3. Besides that I think I'd like it for these to be in the game, even the Pelican and Phantom. If they figured out how to balance them.

This is good stuff. Really looking forward to Halo Wars, Mirror's Edge, and GTA V

I'm not gonna lie I actually haven't been thrilled with Escalation but I am grateful and glad they've been releasing normally for the past 18 months. The Next 72 Hours was so bad but I am gonna disagree on the jurisdictions of Lord Hood. Firstly, Spartans are now they're own division but before they were actually operating as part of a special branch of the UNSC. Either way though Hood would still be able to pull rank on Chief and order him to relax as he did. I find it interesting though that something that small earlier had such a huge effect now.

Number 30!

The preview for the latest Escalation is up and 343 brings back a character that we thought had a very minor role earlier. The Elite carrying the supposed bioweapon when Infinity takes down the Kig Yar colony on Ven III is now called Ayit 'Sevi. "Our search has been for the deviant." "Basically, we looked for the most human Sangheili we could find..." http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=28076&pg=1

E3 Campaign Trailer Analysis: Ok so we start off with some dialogue from Buck and Locke which is great. It shows Buck's caring side. He's the won who's always going to want a peaceful way out of things if possible. He doesn't mind cutting down Covies of Jul's faction but when it comes to the Chief and Blue Team, I feel he doesn't want things to get physical if they don't have to be. Never mind that though let's get to the visuals. At this point in the beginning we see Chief after he falls into a cave mentioned in Ready Up Live's campaign coverage. He falls into this cave and hears Cortana's voice starting scattered sort of but then the audio focuses and says "Chief." Another thing to point out is the silhouette in his visor at 00:40 but we'll get to that later. 00:23 seems to indicate some prior relationship between the Arbiter Thel Vadam and Spartan Locke as Jameson Locke says "I'm a Spartan now, sir," to which Thel responds, "I know who you are." 00:31 shows Osiris getting onto the Arbiter's gold Lich, possibly a mobile base of operations. Tanaka's hair is not buzzed short, it's confirmed to be tightly fastened into a bow. Notice the Mantises making a return in this sequence. Back at 00:40 we see a Guardian rise in front of Chief (not sure if it's real or not) and then in his visor is the silhouette of Cortana who then tells him that the Domain is open and the Reclamation is beginning. 00:43 shows Osiris with Thel and his team. I can't make Usze, Ntho, or Rtas out of any of the Sangheili there so I'm assuming these are just some of his Swords of Sanghelios brethren and they may make appearances later. 00:46 is worth mentioning because of Thel's information to Locke: "Sunaion - the Covenant's final stronghold. That is where you'll find the Master Chief, and the Guardian he seeks." So it seems that everyone is aware that the large Sentinels are Guardians. 01:25 you see Locke activate the Artemis which is like 3D radar scan of the immediate area for any evidence to support their hunt. They find an AR and Vale uses her ability to identify it as the Master Chief's so I believe these two instances are indications of each member having character-specific abilities where Locke's is the Artemis and Vale's is a DNA scanner of sorts. 01:32 we see the first shot of team commands where Locke points Vale to the AR found. Another notable feature is that team chatter is abundant. 02:13 Osiris spots the Guardian in Sunaion. Again they know what it is and what it looks like and apparently how it's used because Buck asks if they think Chief is already on board. Also worth noting that the Guardian is illuminated with blue lights indicating either neutral control or possibly control from the Librarian. 03:15 we see orbs of light that appear to be the Prometheans' new preferred method of travel. The light flies around looking for a good spot to land and opens a portal there. 03:30 is our first look at a Phaeton in action shooting at Osiris and downing Vale. Locke uses team commands to order Buck to shoot it down with his Hydra and orders Tanaka to revive Vale. 03:52 we see the new enemy Promethean Soldiers in gameplay for the first time and it seems Fireteam Osiris is on the up and up again knowing exactly what they are probably due to prior engagements. 04:20 Locke reveals the new weapon the Plasma Caster which is shaped like a Storm Rifle but shoots Plasma Grenades like the Grenade Launcher from Reach. It also has a charge feature that will shoot a Plasma Grenade much faster and more accurately sticking to the enemy before overheating. 04:31 not too important except that I found it kinda interesting that the Promethean Soldiers speak English instead of screeching. 04:51 revealed that like Promethean Knights, the Promethan Soldiers will have variants and ranks like the Soldier Captains seen here. 05:01 "I am the Warden Eternal. Keeper of the Domain and her secrets." This is obviously important because it introduces a new seemingly high ranking Promethean into the mix of chaos. The introduction tells me they haven't met before but he knows who Master Chief is and seems to support him and is actively going against Locke. The Warden Eternal has some badass Promethean armor with an even badder sword that takes down Locke's shield and health in one blow. I call him a Promethean and not a Forerunner because he seems to have been a previously composed human that was promoted. He doesn't have a structure like the Didact, he is lit inside and reveals to have a skull just like the other Prometheans. 05:22 Extremely important. It shows a mano a mano duel between Jameson Locke and Jul Mdama with Dr. Halsey in the audience. Locke slides under Jul's sword and cuts his leg with his combat knife. Really hoping that's not the end for Jul Mdama. 05:29 Mgalekgolo forming from the Lekgolo on the ground. Very cool feature that I hope we see more than once during the campaign. Right after that we see a Spirit dropship opening from the sides like we've never seen before. And after that a gigantic Harvester comes into view. And if you freeze on 05:37 just right you'll see the new Wraith model. It's like the old one minus the back bottom part where you shove grenades. It's like half floating it's weird. Ok that's it for my analysis please add anything you saw that I didn't say or anything that's worth mentioning!