Vaulting♥Frog

I pose this question to you then... Why would a Spartan, training for missions, train as an Elite? They are not Elites. The physical differences make the operate differently. Different mentalities are also needed as Elites have a far different order of battle than Spartans do. More over, Spartans are arguably superior in skill, armor and tactics than Elites are. Their enhancements bring them up to a physically equal level with Elites and time and time again we see Spartans win in 1v1 fights or even 1vX fights due to their skills and armor. Dont get me wrong. Elites are tough dudes but I dont think they are as tough as Spartans. Take Spartan Thorne for instance. It took a host of Elites to take him down and capture him in the first place. he killed several. Whats more impressive is that he took out even more during his escape. Rescued Glassman and when an Elite assassin team went after him he dealt with them in good order. The only time he needed help was right at the end but considering the physical shape Thorne was in compared to the Elite at the begining of that fight (not to mention Thorne killed all that Elites buddies right then and there) the Elite would have just barely won that fight. So why would they not train against superior opponents such as other Spartans?

Umm Elites are in Halo 4... you are actively shooting them in both the Campaign and in Spartan Ops. Now if you are refering to having "playable Elites" in Halo 4 thats a completely different subject.

My first time was on the old school XBOX at a LAN party we held for our wrestling team after a meet (we won BTW). 16 man game. Was amazing.

I dont see a place for playable Elites in Halo 4 (even more so considering how long it has been out now). Perhaps in Halo 5 though. If it happens it happens, if it doesnt it doesnt.

I think it is the exact opposite. You have more tools at your disposal, more than ever before. That means new options that people have never considered before. New ways to tackle challenges. More way to influence the field of combat in a way that favors you and your team. Its how the player is able to multitask their mind on each of these tools that makes it successful. For some it is too complex (yet even then they can be successful players in their own right) and for others it is just right. Yet still others have issue with it being too little (I speak of my views for the armor unlocks). Team play is encouraged to nearly an extreme in Halo 4 but that isnt a bad thing to me. Paired along side all the new tools at an individual players disposal and you come up with one heck of a formidable combo.

Who controls the Prometheans, the overall future of humanity due to the involvement of the Librarian and their rise to claim the mantle. The possible search for Cortana...

The Lord High Admiral of the Ancient Human fleet?

Well the wording of your post is a demand (as is the title of that post). Not a great way to start off on any forum to be honest. I realize you didnt intend to offend anybody but perception is everything on the internet (and in life these days). If you had worded it more constructively I am fairly certain that they wouldnt have done any sort of ban upon you. Unfortunately you did not, instead you come across as (to me) a rager who is not interested in the community but is ticked off over an isolated experience for a player. Not every player lags. The problem you presented, while being a legit problem, was presented poorly. It is worded in a manor that seems consistant with a young child demanding a toy from mom or dad while at the store and throwing a fit when mom or dad doesnt buy it for them. I am not trying to insult you, just trying to give you perspective on what your post looks like in my eyes. I agree that you have a legit issue, but you need to present it differently. Also I am from Minnesota (not to far away from the cities) and I rarely have lag unless I am playing with people from multiple countries around the world.

I rock Default. I never have changed from it in any game period and I dont plan on breaking that.

Definately needs resizing but thats quite the sig dude.

Just dealing with the bolded/colored text... I find this to be a bad thing to be honest. Making it like Halo 3 is not progress but regression... The rest of your post I agree with however.

They kind of explained that during that video. But still I love the image you captured. Gives a physical appearance to that AI.

Well the Infinity is 6km long. Far larger than any Covenant ship ever known beyond High Charity (which really wasnt a ship but a planetoid built around a Forerunner ship). The next largest they have is half the size of the Infinity.

No, that was a human composed when the Didact attacked New Pheonix on Earth. Just a regular human turned into a Promethean AI. Thats why it has memories of the New Pheonix attack.

Yes, yes I have.

63. Falling asleep at the controller.

Close enough I suppose. I was looking for the Mantis stomp but I wont be too picky at this point.

Nope.

Is that the one where you have to play firefight?

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I think it was groundbreaking. Not in a mechanical sense but in a story sense (like ODST). Never before had we seen the Forerunners. Sure we read about them in the books and the terminals in H3 gave some insight into who they were, we just never had seen one or could have invisioned how "human" they are. The mightest species in the galaxy being laid low by the humans all those years ago. They hate they can display is astounding for a species portrayed to be the protectors of all life in the galaxy. Their evolution has barely begun however the ice has been broken and the stage set for an epic change to what we have known and assumed about them. For technical stuff I dont see a huge amount of innovation beyond the complete overhaul of an engine (which they did a great job with). They tweeked the game a bit after seeing some feedback from Reach (issues with people just using sprint and so on) and they tried to follow through on that feedback in their gameplay. Of what they implemented some was a success and others not so much (I hate the black screen), but for the most part people got a version of what they were asking for (every piece of feedback must be tweeked in order to fit within the game and any other mechanics they develop from feedback) and they were solid. As i have been constantly saying, this isnt Bungies vision of Halo anymore. 343 has taken that mantle and we just barely got a peak at what their vision of Halo is. I am certain that each one of us views Halo in a similar yet strikingly different light, just as 343 does from Bungie. This doesnt make it bad, only different. I mean looking back at Halo CE, when it first came out they could have ended the series right there and been completely fine. I have seen games cut off like that before and are still amazing games even if they should have had a sequel. That story while great, could not even begin to show what might happen later on in the series. It introduced new enemies, that was it. No hints beyond the "we are just getting started" line at the end. They had a fresh start then and now 343i has the same fresh start with Halo 4. I am really getting tired of the "CoD" thing. It is wearing thin. I know it is a game series that people use to compare Halo to however that is the same as comparing apples to oranges. Both are fruit (or in this case FPS's) but both are different in flavor. They have a similar background yes however that doesnt make them the same. I realize it is hard to find something else to compare it to but come on, Halo is not CoD and it never will be. Apples and oranges people. Thats all I will say on that (my views are fairly well known about it anyways).

Wrong... Somebody other than me...

Nice find. I am eagerly awaiting its arrival.

Ok I doubt many of you have heard of this game but it is bloody amazing. You can find Deathspank on the XBL arcade and it is on PSN as well as on PC. So far they have created 2 games and the third is in the works. They are Adventure/RPG games with some serious laughs. Some of the humor can be obscure but most of it is just flat out funny and anybody can be amused by it. http://www.deathspank.com/ This link is to their main site. Click on one of the game titles (there are three on there) and it will send you to that game and there are more trailers and gameplay footage on that site.