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[RoKKeR]

Another "weird" thing to note is that Chief has a pistol reticule when he is walking around with his AR out. A discrepancy similar to Locke's BR/DMR thing?

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Could just be missteps in the creation of the trailer but I don't know, seems weird.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Could be anywhere, (though Reach is unlikely due to the whole glassing thing). Dude saved the galaxy, there's gonna be statues of him everywhere.



Naw. The beta had 2 bars too; the bottom one is a "time to shield recharge" meter.

Reach's Legendary ending had shown that Reach recovered. Although, I'm not sure how many years later that was.

 

[btags]

Different set of circumstances leading up to confrontation. In one, Chief's statue takes a beating and they meet later in the day. In the other, Chief's statue is unscathed, and the conflict is earlier.

Or, more likely, the two scenes are entirely metaphorical. Locke's statue is intact because he considers the Chief to be intact, the Infinity is more heavily damaged because he sees the threat to the UNSC as larger, and it's earlier in the day because he's still early in his career.

In the Chief's scene, the statue is missing part of its head because Chief feels incomplete now that Cortana is dead.

I'd guess they are not two different times of day or something because the shadows are in the same position.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Reach's Legendary ending had shown that Reach recovered. Although, I'm not sure how many years later that was.

They're working on it, IIRC, but the expected timeline was... pretty freaking long.

I'd guess they are not two different times of day or something because the shadows are in the same position.

Huh.

 

[Computer]

May be a dumb question. If they could create clones why did they need to kidnap John? Cant they just use the clone?

Also where is the ADS?

 

[drigosr]

I'm interested in where he'll go. Can't be worse than Nightfall.

I heard that Nightfall was bad but I didn't know it was "that bad"! lol

 

[Granadier]

Another "weird" thing to note is that Chief has a pistol reticule when he is walking around with his AR out. A discrepancy similar to Locke's BR/DMR thing?

There is no crosshair. AKA, it's just a generic reticle.

 

[DanteThePyro]

May be a dumb question. If they could create clones why did they need to kidnap John? Cant they just use the clone?

They don't live long. Only a few years at max and are sickly.

 

[Eoin]

First chief is evil Oni clone chief, second is the real chief finding Locke later.

 

[Poodlestrike]

May be a dumb question. If they could create clones why did they need to kidnap John? Cant they just use the clone?

The flash clones have a very short shelf life. They could do a regular cloning process, but IIRC there are problems with that as well.

 

[FordGTGuy]

They don't live long. Only a few years at max and are sickly.

Pretty sure one of them in the anime lived quite long but was incredibly sick.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Can we have a Beta Part 2? I'm getting too hyped.

 

[blamite]

So we're going back to Halo CE shield/life combo?

Cool.

It's the same system H2-4 had, where your shield recharges, and then your health recharges more slowly underneath it. The only difference is you can see the health bar now whereas it was previously invisible.

 

[Somnia]

I really like both ad's, but I have to say the soundcloud stuff is MUCH better. Loving the journalist's story so far.

 

[GringoSuave89]

The flash clones have a very short shelf life. They could do a regular cloning process, but IIRC there are problems with that as well.

No that's why they didn't use clones instead as soldiers. The process was impossible to have perfect results. Something like an 87% dementia, muscle issues, etc rate.

EDIT: "82 percent rate of dementia, schizophrenia, and cancers in the recipient brain." Halsey's journal

 

[RoKKeR]

There is no crosshair. AKA, it's just a generic reticle.

Ah, you're probably right.

Also remembering that we have Arbiter mixed up somewhere in this thing. Hype.

 

[El_Chino]

Not unless we get another moon between the end of Halo 4 and this trailer taking place.

...

?

I didn't notice that to be honest. Hm, who knows. Maybe wherever a secret ONI base is?

 

[BeforeU]

omg omg omg what is going on

 

[DopeyFish]

Ah, you're probably right.

Also remembering that we have Arbiter mixed up somewhere in this thing. Hype.

3 full campaigns pls

 

[Twin Tails]

oןɐɥ# ɥʇnɹʇǝɥʇʇunɥ# ˙ʎɹoʇs ʎɹǝʌǝ oʇ sǝpıs oʍʇ ǝɹɐ ǝɹǝɥʇ

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Shocking really. From the beta, the game needed A LOT of work. Makes me worried to be honest, especially for the readiness of its multiplayer. I would rather have it later with more time if it means a better title. But yeah, 343 doesn't have a reputation for listening to fan feedback...

Why the fuck did you post this trolling shit in both threads?

 

[The English Conquistador]

I gotta say, I think the second ad with Chief speaking is quite a bit better than the first with Locke. Something about the way Lockes actor speaks makes it come across as kinda hammy. Steve Downes sounds great though, and it's probably the most emotive we've heard him as the character.

Still, looking forward to seeing what Locke is about.

 

[GringoSuave89]

I didn't notice that to be honest. Hm, who knows. Maybe wherever a secret ONI base is?

possible it's an ONI black site, but I think if it was Bravo-6 in Sydney that'd be intense.

 

[Killer]

was the chief talking to himself or locke? not clear to me.

 

[wesleyshark]

was the chief talking to himself or locke? not clear to me.

To Locke. For the first couple lines it seems like he's monogloguing, but when you see Locke lying there, it becomes clear that he's talking to him the whole time.

 

[SpartanN92]

First chief is evil Oni clone chief, second is the real chief finding Locke later.

Now I'll bite that it seems more likely now that Johns clone survived at least into his teen years (the soundcloud thing was really good).... Is it possible he was the only clone to actually survive? And was this second clone abducted by ONI as well? It sounded to me either that he was killed by indies or maybe became one?

I highly doubt that his clone also became a spartan

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

So what did I miss, was it worth it? Looks like a trailer? Gonna check it out soon.

 

[cool_dude]

was the chief talking to himself or locke? not clear to me.

I think he is talking to himself, but the interpretation is open.

 

[Killer]

To Locke. For the first couple lines it seems like he's monogloguing, but when you see Locke lying there, it becomes clear that he's talking to him the whole time.

Yeah, i meant the first part before seeing Locke.

 

[Poodlestrike]

was the chief talking to himself or locke? not clear to me.

First to himself (his statue, rather), then to Locke at the end.

EDIT: Same as the Locke ad, really. First speak to the statue, then to the man at the base.

 

[Trago]

I gotta say, I think the second ad with Chief speaking is quite a bit better than the first with Locke. Something about the way Lockes actor speaks makes it come across as kinda hammy. Steve Downes sounds great though, and it's probably the most emotive we've heard him as the character.

Still, looking forward to seeing what Locke is about.

I recall him being pretty emotive in Halo CE.

 

[Bsigg12]

First to himself (his statue, rather), then to Locke at the end.

EDIT: Same as the Locke ad, really. First speak to the statue, then to the man at the base.

Who says it's to himself? Who's to say there isn't an AI onboard or he's in contact with someone.

I could legitimately see it being Halsey he's talking to.

 

[Shark Attack]

Im betting an open beta gets announced at E3

 

[BeforeU]

Im betting an open beta gets announced at E3

Yup, its inevitable.

 

[RoKKeR]

Im betting an open beta gets announced at E3

Considering I think the "Arena" beta was only one side to Halo 5's MP... I could see this happening as well for BTB.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Im betting an open beta gets announced at E3

I'd be so fucking happy to play the beta again.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Who says it's to himself? Who's to say there isn't an AI onboard or he's in contact with someone.

It's possible, but like I said it would mirror the Locke ad more closely if he starts out speaking to the statue.

 

[AdmiralSnackbar]

Now I'll bite that it seems more likely now that Johns clone survived at least into his teen years (the soundcloud thing was really good).... Is it possible he was the only clone to actually survive? And was this second clone abducted by ONI as well? It sounded to me either that he was killed by indies or maybe became one?

I highly doubt that his clone also became a spartan

I took it that either
A) John was just so good even his clone was able to live into his teens
or
B) ONI is deliberately planting fake people for the interviewer to find to cultivate a story

 

[Grazzt]

So what did I miss, was it worth it? Looks like a trailer? Gonna check it out soon.

Not a trailer
But TWO live action ads

 

[malfcn]

I'm curious, because I have no idea what the hell is going on with the location of the clips. But hyped. Some kind of dual/duel campaign?

How much longer until we know what is in the LE and CE?

 

[Bsigg12]

It's possible, but like I said it would mirror the Locke ad more closely if he starts out speaking to the statue.

The Locke one seems much more focused on seeing Chief as a bad guy where as the Chief one, Locke is just a part of it and not the main reason for those initial comments. Now that Killer brought that up, the question of who chief is talking to, it does seem like Chief is talking to someone else entirely, whether directly or just as a monologue.

 

[wesleyshark]

B) ONI is deliberately planting fake people for the interviewer to find to cultivate a story

Possible. Definitely possible. Or a mix of that and the fact that his clone didn't die like the others.

 

[Triz]

Halo 5: Serenity edition

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Alright so just watched both trailers (didn't even realize there was two) and wow....wtf is going on? lol.

Edit: ads - Thanks Grazzt...you are correct as it clearly states that in the title of both (herp derp).

 

[Killer]

If this is the story they are intending to tell, it's already way better than Diadact garbage was in Halo 4.

 

[Magwik]

Halo 5: Serenity edition

Chief is a leaf on the wind

 

[Eoin]

Now I'll bite that it seems more likely now that Johns clone survived at least into his teen years (the soundcloud thing was really good).... Is it possible he was the only clone to actually survive? And was this second clone abducted by ONI as well? It sounded to me either that he was killed by indies or maybe became one?

I highly doubt that his clone also became a spartan

I think they're trying to suggest there is something special about chief that allows his clones to survive longer than normal. The start of Halo 4 with Oni and Halsey is all about trying to replace chief. Maybe they created a new clone after his presumed death and turned it into a Spartan. Clones we know develop all sorts of mental illnesses. I think their "brilliant" plan to replace chief ends up backfiring when he goes off the deep end.

 

[ryan299]

If this is the story they are intending to tell, it's already way better than Diadact garbage was in Halo 4.

3rd act will be the two teaming together to stop the Didact

 

[BreakawayMetal]

I don't know WHAT the fuck is going on

 

[Compsiox]

Wow! I'm loving this. This is becoming more interesting than any Halo after 2. I can't wait to see whats in store for October (or BTB beta).