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Mr Vociferous said:
Why are you talking to me about the line at the beginning of the game? I only made a passing reference at it with a few words and nothing more. I said nothing of its context, only that the Arbiter
re-uses it later
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The line I am referring to is at the end of the game with a completely different context, one which you've apparently misunderstood.

I can tell now by your avatar that this conversation is going to be an arduous one for me if I decide to continue it.
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By my avatar? :lol

The line has the same basic meaning at the beginning of the game and the end of the game, that's why I mentioned it to help explain why your posts are misinterpretations of the line.

The only change in context for the line between the beginning of the game and the end of the game is the subject of his declaration.
I've explained it above, it's not hard to understand. Do we need to get Luke or some other Bungie employee in here to explain it to you?

On a side note, I wasn't a big fan of the Arbiter in Halo 2, but looking at the whole of events in Halo 2 and 3, I think it was a good decision. And of course Keith David brings a lot of depth to the character. However, it's still a shame they brought in Terence Stamp (and I like the guy, ever see The Limey? great flick) to replace the old, perfect Prophet of Truth voice.
 
The Lamonster said:
Wow. Only on GAF. Kudos good sir.
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I didn't misunderstand the statement at the beginning of the game, but the one at the end I believed took on a different meaning. I appear to have been wrong, as it makes sense holding the exact same meaning to a certain degree. It also adds flavor to the 'nod.'
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
you came in here just to post that?
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don't get all pissy. I own the game (LE) and bought a gold subscription for it. I do think he is mostly correct though in regards to the lack of a back story in this installment and some of his other general comments that seem pretty normal for someone who would be playing a Halo game for the first time.
 
pxleyes said:
don't get all pissy. I own the game (LE) and bought a gold subscription for it. I do think he is mostly correct though in regards to the lack of a back story in this installment and some of his other general comments that seem pretty normal for someone who would be playing a Halo game for the first time.
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I was kind of surprised that there's almost no mention of the Covenant's religious reasoning...but there's lots of that stuff in Halo 2 so I can see where Bungie didn't want to be redundant.

Borgnine said:
Yes.

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:lol :lol :lol :lol
 
The Lamonster said:
I was kind of surprised that there's almost no mention of the Covenant's religious reasoning...but there's lots of that stuff in Halo 2 so I can see where Bungie didn't want to be redundant.
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Read the terminals; it's in there.
 
pxleyes said:
don't get all pissy. I own the game (LE) and bought a gold subscription for it. I do think he is mostly correct though in regards to the lack of a back story in this installment and some of his other general comments that seem pretty normal for someone who would be playing a Halo game for the first time.
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Don't worry, I'll be in your thread this weekend after LSU runs you guys over. :D

(the real reason I felt like picking on you.)
 
I have to say I am very disappointed in Bungie...why in the stats as wonderful as they are did they not include:
Shots Fired
Hit %

This makes me a sad panda.
 
LiveWire said:
WTF are you talking about? When he says
"Were it so easy" he's saying "As if killing off Master Chief would be so easy." He's seen Chief survive extraordinary situations before--the goddamn entire Covenant legions couldn't stop him, and a mere portal explosion is the end of him? "Were it so easy," the Arbiter says. He knows (or at least believes) the Spartan is still alive somehow.

You're misinterpreting what the line means. It's not that hard to understand.

And as you said, at the beginning of the game, Johnson says
"C'mon now, we've got enough to worry about with you two killing each other." The Arbiter replies (with Chief's gun in his mandibles), "Were it so easy."
Get it yet? :lol
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It's not a huge deal, but this is the interpretation I subscribe to, partly because I prefer the symmetry with his earlier comment.

Edit: I see we all agree. Well then.
 
ShinAmano said:
I have to say I am very disappointed in Bungie...why in the stats as wonderful as they are did they not include:
Shots Fired
Hit %

This makes me a sad panda.
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Probably because that kind of statistic varies with each weapon. For example, a hit % for a turret would be way lower than a hit % for a sniper rifle.

Or Bungie was too busy eating pizza to add it.
 
The Lamonster said:
Probably because that kind of statistic varies with each weapon. For example, a hit % for a turret would be way lower than a hit % for a sniper rifle.

Or Bungie was too busy eating pizza to add it.
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In that case break it down per weapon and still have the overall stat...I used to love seeing my 70-90% hit % after matches...becasue in past Halos it was there :)
 
I am so HAPPY that dickhead who "tried" to give away the ending was wrong, I didn't believe for a second Bungie would volunteerly kill off their MASSIVE cash cow
 
Trying this achievement room thing out. I keep getting matched with 2-3 other people, but it always times out. Been at it for like 10 minutes now. All I want is the spartan laser one lol.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
Hey why dont you drop a spoiler on the second half of your post dickhead!
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The Lamonster said:
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well if he's going to complain about spoilers... his post shouldnt contain one. There are plenty people on this forum who havent played it yet.

(although I did just now notice that Bishop's warning has been removed... so maybe I'm the asshole... Still he doesnt help his case)
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
well if he's going to complain about spoilers... his post shouldnt contain one. There are plenty people on this forum who havent played it yet.
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No, I'm on your side. Picard is sad that he posted a spoiler, especially when he was talking about others who spoil. The dude still hasn't even edited his post. *sigh*
 
The Lamonster said:
No, I'm on your side. Picard is sad that he posted a spoiler, especially when he was talking about others who spoil.
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Ahh I gotcha :lol

Don't mind me, I'll be over there in the corner, inserting foot into mouth
 
striKeVillain! said:
Anyone want to do some Legendary Coop? I need to do Floodgate to the end. Also I want to find the terminals in one sitting. Anyone want to breeze through it with me let me know.
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What happened yesterday, did you guys play any more from where we left off on Monday?
 
At this point, are there any people that care about the game's ending, but have still yet to complete it? At this point, I would imagine all of the people care that greatly about spoilers have already finished it.

Not that I'm condoning posting spoilers - I'm just curious as to how many people you guys think there are left.
 
MMaRsu said:
I like slayer much better than objectives..really..
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I do too. Only because I'm a bitch to my k/d ratio. My objective every game is to kill more than I die. I don't have time to think about anything else.:D
 
Cocopjojo said:
At this point, are there any people that care about the game's ending, but have still yet to complete it? At this point, I would imagine all of the people care that greatly about spoilers have already finished it.
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Agreed.
 
Cocopjojo said:
At this point, are there any people that care about the game's ending, but have still yet to complete it? At this point, I would imagine all of the people care that greatly about spoilers have already finished it.
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are you kidding? there are people on this forum that won't buy the game till its 20-30 bucks but are going to be just as pissed knowing the ending. Its just not proper forum etiquette.

So it's a slight chore to type spoiler.... so what.
Those type of extra steps are why many people post/read here.
 
Cocopjojo said:
At this point, are there any people that care about the game's ending, but have still yet to complete it? At this point, I would imagine all of the people care that greatly about spoilers have already finished it.
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I say we wait at least 2 weeks (Oct. 9) before openly discussing spoilers. Some people may have dead boxes in repair or still plugging away in Legendary.


And seriously, Bossman plz edit your post.

DoctorWho said:
fixed
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:lol :lol :lol
 
The Lamonster said:
Yes, you can quit.
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I was able to quit and retain the skull for everyone except for the iwhbyd skull. Even though I grabbed the skull and then quit, I had to do that one second time because it didn't retain it for some reason. That one I had to go to the ending cut scene (very close so no biggie).
 
Shogmaster said:
I was able to quit and retain the skull for everyone except for the iwhbyd skull. Even though I grabbed the skull and then quit, I had to do that one second time because it didn't retain it for some reason. That one I had to go to the ending cut scene (very close so no biggie).
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That's strange. I was able to quit for the IWHBYD skull. Is it possible you did not save and quit?
 
DeadCell said:
Ok so I just encountered a really strange glitch while playing a game of Duel on The Pit with a buddy of mine. At one point during the match he became completely immune to everything I shot at him, I unloaded 5 or 6 rounds from my sniper rifle (3 to the head) and an entire clip from my battle rifle, with nothing to show for it except for the blood splattering out of him... and no there was no special power ups or anything like that.

I saved a clip titled "WTF?" if anyone wants to check it out, here's a screenshot of a sniper round bursting through his skull. You can clearly see that I hit him, yet he never lost even a bit of health.

My file share
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I'm guessing no one has an answer for what might have caused this. I just want to know if this kind of thing was just an isolated incident or if it can happen again. Was it lag, was it a bug on The Pit specifically, can it happen on any other maps?

Ferrex, Stinkles... anyone? :(
 
tak said:
That's strange. I was able to quit for the IWHBYD skull. Is it possible you did not save and quit?
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I saved and quit. I did it by myself so I couldn't have used end a co-op option.... The only option when playing single player campaign is to save and quit AFAIK.
 
Just finished the fight on Legendary with a friend, incredible.

I urge everyone to play through again on this difficulty if they haven't, it's a totally new game.
 
Cocopjojo said:
Just from reading the description, it says "Team Slayer on Snowbound" and the majority of the achievements have to be done in a ranked FFA playlist - Lone Wolves.
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It's not an achievement. It's a medal.
 
Ramirez said:
Man, just did the 6th mission and came up 2500 short of the 50,000 mark, ain't that a bitch. :lol
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I did Crow's Nest last night and got 15025. Towards the end I was madly trying to get headshots so I would push myself over 15000.
 
Trasher said:
It's not an achievement. It's a medal.
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Oh. Perhaps I should pay attention to what I'm reading before answering. : /
 
Cocopjojo said:
Oh. Perhaps I should pay attention to what I'm reading before answering. : /
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Speaking of those damn achievements though...the mongoose one is impossible! I spent so many games last night just riding around on those damn things. I don't think I will ever get that one or the Spartan Laser double kill.
 
Shogmaster said:
I was able to quit and retain the skull for everyone except for the iwhbyd skull. Even though I grabbed the skull and then quit, I had to do that one second time because it didn't retain it for some reason. That one I had to go to the ending cut scene (very close so no biggie).
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A Friend and I tried to unlock the iwhbyd skull for a while last night and couldnt get it to work.

We were playing on legendary. Had scoring turned on. Had a bunch of skulls turned on. Cleared the whole last area. And did the whole jump through 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 thing, and got nothing.

Were any of those factors stopping us from getting the skull? What's the deal?

It's the only skull I have left to get.
 
Dirtbag 504 said:
And a friend and I tried to unlock the iwhbyd skull for a while last night and couldnt get it to work.

We were playing on legendary. Had scoring turned on. Had a bunch of skulls turned on. Cleared the whole last area. And did the whole jump through 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 thing, and got nothing.

Were any of those factors stopping us from getting the skull? What's the deal?

It's the only skull I have left to get.
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That site is wrong. I tried that method too and it never worked. The method that requires more ring jumps works.
 
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