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All-time fave? Let's see… Final Fantasy 6 (aka FF3) Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, Secret of Mana, Illusion of Gaia. These were all epic RPG's in their own right. But to me, none matched the elegant simplicity and depth of storytelling of FF6.

Gaming taught me: • Good sportsmanship. It's not okay to hit people just because they pwn'd you. • Trashtalk is for the weak and insecure. • Games based on movies tend to suck. • Trust your teammates — at least until one of them betrays you for something. • Running, leaping, spitting and tentacled zombies are just mean. I do not like them. Not. One. Bit.

Why not just go with your GT, H4TW? Or even some derivation of it, like: Dark Phoenix Dark Fenix Dark Fe Nix Darkflame Eagle Dimly Burning Birdy ShadowsOnFire Or what-have-you.

Hi, Wally. Welcome to the community. My apologies for the delayed greet, but I'm sure you'll like it here. Much more mature atmosphere here (usually) than Bungie.net's and even 343i's official forums. Your projects sound interesting. Looking forward to hearing more. In the meantime, enjoy your time with us, and we'll see you around the site.

Uh-oh. Not pinned anymore, H4TW.

You are correct, Vore. =3 There were 12 installations in the original array. And the book is indeed "Cryptum". I wonder what happened to the 5 missing originals, and why they weren't replaced. O.o Maybe there's something I'm forgetting… Arg! I'll have to re-read it.

I wish. The person above me knows Jesus to be a beloved fictional character. The person below me thinks Rob Zombie is the Second Coming.

Ah! But you see, Mr. Muffins, you just answered the question posed by your statement. "How do you balance a Sparty with Marines?" They're on the same faction, see, so the only figuring out we need to do is "How many Marines does it take to screw-in a lightbulb?" and compare it to "How many Elites/Brutes/Hunters does it take to unscrew the same lightbulb?" My apologies for the very loose metaphor. So tired.

Waterwings ftw!!! The person above me has no trouble staying frosty during intense Halo matches. The person below me gets intensely cold when teamed up with nubs in Halo matchmaking.

lol That would be true. And unfortunate. Maybe I'd road-trip it to 343i HQ and dig up as much unreleased Halo information as I could. It would make me smile while simultaneously breaking my heart.

Holy awesomeness, H4TW! Your own thread! Pinned and everything! OMG!!! So many exclamation marks and still not enough to portray my excitement for you!

That's all okay, Mr. Muffins. But the trick is to balance things in such a way as to make things competitive without tampering with a character or race's notable traits. Also, I'd like to know what you mean with some of your terminology. For instance, you would have the Spartans move slowly, even though they move faster than most beings, whether they're wearing Mjolnir Mk. VI or not (but they're especially quick if they aren't wearing it). You would also have the mobility of an Elite restricted, by the sound of it. But Sangheilli are one of the quickest, most agile and graceful species in the galaxy. Balance can be achieved in a variety of ways. None better than the inclusion of skills or abilities that you might not normally think of. For instance, on the ground is where the UNSC were stronger than the Covvies, but if the Covvies would have called in aerial or orbital strikes in the game, well Master Chief's adventure may have been a lot shorter. As it was, they never felt that glassing a single Demon to spare the lives of another few thousand Grunts, Jackals, Brutes and Elites was worth it. And look what it cost them. Could'a. Would'a. Should'a. And about your tendency to use vague terminology in a system which I presume is to measure damage, speed, intelligence, and so on. I like hearing your ideas, but the details get muddled when you use terms like "low", "medium", "high", "little", "average", and "good". I mean, how much smarter is "a lot smarter"? And "average health" relative to what? Know what I mean? I'm not wanting to be picky here, but I'm having a bit of difficulty interpreting your notions and lingo. So I guess I'm just trying to elicit some more comprehensive data for my brain to compute. :geek:

Outstanding, Twam! Cannot wait.

Stick the throttle on the 'Goose and race it with Sprint. When I lose, take the Magnum and shoot the rutting 'Goose in the gas tank.

Well, H4TW, you'll always be H4TW to me. Because you didn't want to be called 4The and told me to call you H4TW due to your identifying (with) it much more easily. xD But E|E is cool, too.

So a Halo MMO is a popular concept. But has anyone got any ideas for races, classes, or skills/skill-trees? Not to mention any ideas on how to balance the aforementioned in-game?

The person above me doesn't know that they're called ACTION FIGURES! But that's okay because he's otherwise an okay guy and I'm okay with his harmless ignorance. The person below me has a My Little Pony guilty pleasure.

Who, Silver? Mr. PhD? Suppose it's all pretty well-informed if it worked for Will Smith… I, however, was inspired by the events on . Interesting plans folks have so far. Personally, I think I'd hook myself up with a pickup, diesel generator, and the nicest house I can find… along with a trusty rifle, ammunition, copious amounts of beef jerky and Tang, firewood, marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate, bear traps, many flats of bottled water, a hunting knife, various non-perishable food items including cans of Chef Boyardee ravioli in tomato sauce which I've loved since I was a wee lad… and wow I could go on but bringing up ravioli in tomato sauce has made me SOOO HUNGRYYY! xO

Check, Punchy. Most of us love those games. Of course, we'd have ours Halo style. VATS? We don't need no steenking VATS. *chambers a round in his M6G*

Maybe it's more simple than that? I don't know the story, but if O'Connor & Co. wanted to get back to basics and Mr. Director Man wanted to go in another direction with it, he could've pulled a Diva and walked out on the project. Could be that he's looking at Reach's sales numbers, but O'Connor's looking at the turnover rate of Reach's player base? *shrug* Whatever the issue, I hope this doesn't push back the estimated release date. >_<

Here's the SitRep: A deadly element has swept the globe. Testing turned up no useful results and the global medical community was helpless to find a cure. As much as the scientific community tried to find a way just to prevent deaths, nothing seemed to work. And with the problem popping up everywhere almost simultaneously, governments could take no decisive action. Within a week, the Human race was annihilated unto the brink of extinction. But, in some twist of fate, you remained unaffected and had to watch as people died all around you. Now you are alone. There are bodies of people rotting or being eaten by their pets within every home. There is no one left to maintain and operate major utilities, so water and electricity has ceased to flow. Stray dogs have formed packs and roam the empty streets, alleys and parks in search of food. In some areas, wild animals like bears, coyotes, deer, and so on, have begun encroaching on formerly Human-dominated territories. There is a chance that there are others who survived the mysterious epidemic as you did, but the odds don't look good. What do you do?

I would like to be an author of Fantasy and Science Fiction. And I would love to write for videogames, particularly the Halo franchise. Also: voice actor, actor, singer/songwriter, Indy/NASCAR/Rally driver, and dictator Prime Minister of Canada who would drag the nation kicking and screaming to the top of the wealthiest nations in the world. Seriously. o.o

The person above me is almost as nice a guy as I. Which is saying something when you consider how much of a good guy I am. Ew! The person below me has cooties! xD *runs away, giggling like a school girl* Teeheehee!

Well, whether you were really gone or not: welcome back, H4TW. Glad to see you're sticking around. But no more WAHmpages, m'kay? You're bigger than that. <3

And what would you like to see in it? Any specific ideas? Would you like to play a Sparty? An Elite? Maybe a Brute? What customization options would you like to have?