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Welcome to the Arcoast Tides game thread, where after you characters are approved you can engage in role playing! So, what exactly is Arcoast, this TBRPG? Well, that’s for you to decide! In this game, you can create a customized persona in a fictional, Halo-based world, and begin adventuring! Save allies, fight enemies, or BE the enemy! The choices and chances of what you do is infinite in this sandbox game as you affect other players and other players affect you! To join, simply post a description of your character profile here! Please, read the rules both here and at the character profile page as well. No approval is required, but we might hit you up. Anyways, you’re ready to go! As long as you read everything below because otherwise you won’t get the plot, locales, and rules and stuff. General Rules -All 343i rules apply! No flaming, insulting, inappropriate content, or anything. You WILL be punished. (hehe) -Should there be any personal conversations or disputes, please take it to PM. If disputes can’t be settled there, then please do PM staff. General OOC discussion between just 2 players is ok. -Please, read the common sense guide so you can know what is good gameplay and what you are/are not allowed to do in this sandbox game. Gameplay Rules -This game is a constantly evolving story featuring your characters and other player’s characters. In a game like this, there is no true win or lose. Keep that in mind. -No invincible characters; they must have at least a physical weakness other players can exploit. -In PvP, no auto-hitting (Attacking a player without giving them a chance to respond) or dodging every attack (This is god-modding. Visit either the god-modding section or the common sense guide) -Do not play as another player’s character unless they give you permission. Likewise, no maiming, or killing another player’s character unless you have either their permission or staff approval. -NPC’s are allowed to be used in your post. Recurring ones, though, like bodyguards, slaves or armies are not allowed unless with approval. A squad of characters are allowed so long as they are PC’s. -While NPC’s are allowed to be killed as they don’t belong to players, please remember that they are just as hard, if not even harder, to kill as PC’s. -No suddenly having a Tank with no explained reason. Applies to all vehicles with guns on them. -Out of character posts must be said denoted by ‘OOC:’. In character posts must be denoted by ‘IC - In Game Location:’. A post can have multiple OOC’s and IC’s. Try to keep OOC to a minimum and instead talk in the discussion topic. Note: Obviously there is no need to exactly use this, as long as others can understand whether it is IC or OOC, and locale. -Edit instead of double post. Give others a chance to respond, too; there are timezones, and you aren’t the center of the world. -Adhere to basic physics, like gravity, inertia, and the fact that getting hit by a bullet means getting hit by a bullet. No bending the rules of the universe to suit them. Logic and Reason is required in this game. -Objects don’t come out of thin air. Describe how your character obtained them. -Type out your posts with good grammar, spelling and punctuation. No ‘leetspeak’. Words said in languages found in Halo is ok, but no posts full of it. God Modding Rules Ironically, there shouldn’t be ‘Rules’ in the title because it’s plain old not allowed. God modding is when your character is performing actions with unnatural, illegal and overpowered abilities and/or invincibility. Staff are above this rule but should still play realistically; should there be a time you wish to attempt god modding for a good reason, staff must be PM’d. -Deus Ex Machina (Improbable ways of getting your characters out of a pickle) is not allowed. -Auto-hitting (Throwing an attack that your opponent cannot respond to) is not allowed. An example of auto-hitting: “Jul Mdama sliced his energy sword through the Spartan.” An example of what it could’ve been: “Jul Mdama growled as he sliced upwards with his sword, hoping to cleave through the Spartan in front of him.” -You are not allowed to use powers not defined in your character profile unless you have good reason (Someone else cheating is not a good reason and you will be as guilty as them.) -If someone hit you, it hurts. If someone hit your weakness, you’re gonna be affected a lot more. No disregarding attacks or weaknesses. -No metagaming or breaking the 4th wall. This generally means no garnering information out of OOC posts into your IC posts. -Editing your character profile right before a fight to make them stronger is a form of GMing. About Staff This game’s staff includes: Jl1223 X D38-Boss HaloGeek Axilus Prime -Respect all staff. -Respect and adhere to all staff judgement and punishment. -Staff and moderators have the right to punish your characters in the IC world with whatever they want through the use of their own characters, staff characters or NPC’s. These punishments are almost always non-negotiable, and while you may talk to us about it, disregard for staff punishment will result in harsher punishment. -If you’re not staff, you’re not. No backseat moderating, just like how you wouldn’t like someone else shouting at your about how you role play. Friendly tips to other members, or offering the help they require, is allowed. PUNISHING - While small offenses may result in warnings/small punishments, big offenses will result in a strike. Simply, 3 strikes and you’re out of the game. Adhere to the rules, please. It’s actually not that hard. This game allows you a LOT of freedom, and we're happy to let you explore your stories, but don't abuse this power. ======= The story so far: 255X, some time after the UNSC Infinity's success, and multiple more ships of the same class, a lot more Spartan IV's have been built up. The storm covenant aren't being that nice either, and they've built up even more of an armada. Same goes for the insurrectionists, who have beefed up their arsenal quite a lot and their number of soldiers even more. Meanwhile, MacMillan Military Solutions, a privately formed paramilitary, has been growing as well. As they test one of their slipspace drives on a ship, they accidentally end up at a habitable planet showing signs of.....use. Immediately, they decide to start to set up on the planet. Meanwhile, society is growing, and tension is rising. Then comes the fateful day.....25XX, and an engagement scenario begins. The UNSC, the Covenant, and the Insurrectionists come into a massive 3-way naval war, with many ships, carrying enough people to start colonization for a planet. Then comes the massive slipspace 'glitch', opened not by anyone, that engulfs each and every ship into a portal that pops them out the planet that MacMillan Military Solutions found. The problem they find is that the Slipspace portal has EMP'd their ships.....and yet another anomaly - the fall by the planet doesn't kill everyone. They splash into the ocean, nothing overheated thanks to an atmospheric anomaly that fixed itself, and everyone finds that an electromagnetic barrier is set up, preventing communications outwards from Arcoast..... And they lack the ability to explore the ocean because before they fell onto Arcoast, they scanned no other continent. Flash forward to present and on Arcoast, things have changed. Nobody has been able to leave, so a society has been set up here, all new, with a council ranging of allied beings struggling to survive after finding themselves left with each other, no one else. There are still those who have decided to continue the war, and they exist, unrecognizable, around Arcoast, fighting with guerrilla tactics. But those who have allied themselves have strengthened, and together have made an idea that could help them get off this paradise that they recognize as prison - to go underground. After all, it's how they found the name of this Forerunner world. This....'company'.....is named 'Tidal'. Sangheili....Humans......other species.......even those native to Arcoast live on the world, which is, unbeknownst to the modern inhabitants, what once was a Forerunner testing ground for different species and how they would react to each other, and their surroundings. But in the war with the Flood, the Forerunners....ended up using Arcoast for something else. Still a testing ground, but for something else. And now, it's plan is nearly complete. But you are here. Will you be working for it? Against it? Do you even know what it is? And now that you can join in this story, what will you do? Topple the alliance on Arcoast or strengthen it? Help Tidal learn more about this forerunner world, or stop them? It's all on you, as you and others change this story for the better or worse. Arcoast Setting of the game, this is where all your adventures in this game will take place. So what does it look like? A brief explanation? Of course. Arcoast in separated into 5 zones, Forerunner made. Like this! As for the zones.....each named by the alliance, this is the first - the top right 'Heat Zone'. Everywhere in this zone you will be able to see the massive volcano towering upwards. The skies are almost always filled with grey clouds, and the air with ash, dust and soot. The grounds are always flowing with rivers of lava which are constantly changing - and the only one spot that doesn't get changed is where the settlement is. Then, we have the 'Ocean Zone', named so as it is filled with rivers from the inner mountains heading towards the ocean. Filled with marshes, mangroves and great, wet, damp forests, it is, however, best known for it's seasize cliffs and beaches, and countless islands dotting it's borders. The settlement here is on a flat plain, right beside the sea. Some expansions even have buildings ON the sea. The southern area of Arcoast is the 'Green Zone', named so as it is all grass, forests, etc. Bordering the ocean zone would feature the jungle. In the 'middle' of the green zone would be rolling hills and forests, and closer to the frost zone would bring you to great tundras. The settlement here is in the rolling hills, and it is one of the most barricade settlements on Arcoast. The 'Frost Zone' is one of the harshest zones. Nearer to the sea is great glaciers that slowly move forwards. Closer to the middle of the island, which is always seen as more mountainy than the seashores, are high, rising peaks capped with snow. Blizzards and storms are always blowing somewhere here. Atop the mountain ranges is Tidal's headquarters, and it is here where the only above-ground Forerunner structure has been found, apart from chutes. The settlement here is at the bottom of the mountain ranges, situated in a small valley right beside the glaciers. Half of it is outdoors; the other half is indoors, built into the rock. And the final zone, the 'Desert Zone'. Featuring sand, rocks, and canyons, this place is big, sunny, and always gonna make you sweat, no matter who or what you are. The settlement here is at the very ending of the largest canyon in the area, and feature low top buildings and high tech air conditioning. [Credit to all the images goes to Insignia of the Art Department for his amazing work.] No matter where you are, you are always provided a transportation system around the island, named 'Chutes'. They have stations, one in each village, meaning that the places people have chosen.....might've been where Forerunners deemed 'nice' places as well. Not only does it go in circles, but you can choose to, through chutes, head to any other settlement, although in the end they are all within (days of) walking distance. Chutes are tech using anti-gravity as transport; you step into one big, cylindrical supported tube and you will be pushed forward. Where will you get out? All according to your thoughts. Neural physics, bud! Your birthday. What's more amazing? The fact that, you can now play! Please, guys, from all the staff, have fun playing, and we hope you stay as this story fleshes out onwards!

Welcome to the discussion and profile pages topic for Arcoast Tides, the text based RPG ran by Jl1223 X, D-38 Boss, HaloGeek and Axilus Prime! Like in the game topic, there is no need for you to read everything. Here, feel free to just read the profile page rules! Everything else is just to make your life easier, but if you find that you have no need for reading the FAQ and other articles, feel free to just discuss the game! The game topic is here: [apply url when done] The 343iTBRPG FAQ Newbies and maybe some experienced RPers, this is for you! Q: What is RPing? A: RPing is an abbreviation of role playing. Likewise, TBRPG is an abbreviation for Text Based Role playing game. This one you’re gonna play? It’s sandbox. (Meaning the choices of what you do are endless, as long as you can do it.) In this case, you’ll be writing what your character does, thinks, feels, hears, everything, as they do whatever it is they do in a Halo-based setting. Q: What’s the difference between a normal RPG and this ‘TBRPG’? A: The difference between a text based RPG and a normal, video game RPG, is that it’s played through TEXT. Words are your controls, sentences are your actions. Everything your character does is written. Kind of like a narrative of your character; each time you play you are adding to one giant story from your character’s point of view. So, we know it’s an RP, but what makes it a full game? The interaction. This one giant big story is built together by your characters, as they affect and are affected by the other characters of other players. Whether you join another players plot, create your own story arc, or engage in the game’s main story arc, in the end you are interacting with others (Unless your post is like some deep down character development thing ) post to post. Nice, huh? Q: Can anyone play? A: Yeah. You just need a keyboard, a mouse, a computer or laptop that can get on the game, and creativity! Q: Can I write anything? A: While there is quite a huge amount of freedom in what you can do in this game, there are limitations that prevent players from playing unfairly, which would then cause other players to be in a forced disadvantage. There are rules to prevent foul play and allow everyone to have fun; these rules are above the FAQ. Q: Who runs this game? A: The hosts, or staff, including Jl1223 X, D38-Boss, HaloGeek, and Axilus Prime. These staff are allowed to enjoy the game with their own personal characters as well, but also will have staff characters who will help push the plot along. They run the official game plot lines, as well as helping settle disputes between players and helping those who need help. Q: Sounds cool! Where can I join? A: Right here is the game thread! First create a character in your mind. Add imagination! Then, organize it into a good profile, including names, a bio, personality, appearance etc., which, once posted in the profile topic (This one), makes them viable to play! Once that is done, simply get on the main play thread, and start your character’s adventure! Q: How do I play? A: As explained before, gameplay is posting back-and-forth with your peers. However, if you still don’t get it, here’s an example between 2 players, in a common 343iTBRPG. (Of course, the locale and characters aren’t playable.....) As you can see, the 2 players fought each other, but never auto-hit each other, allowing the other player to respond to the attack. I could’ve gone on and on here, but I find it more fun to be doing it with someone else. Also, you know the rules about no-auto-hitting, or no controlling others? Well, if what you do is light enough or you have the respect of the other player, its ok to do it. For example, maybe a kick to the shin because they were acting out of order, or a small sentence being said in a discussion. You might now be thinking, “Oh my gosh! How can I write as good as that?” or, “Heh. Booooring. How can I write posts 10 times epic-er than that?” The answer is simple. Write. Just like any game, the more you play, the more experienced you get. Q: What if someone is playing unfairly? A: Tell them, or, if your common sense says its a big offense, or the other person ignores you, tell staff. Q: What if someone accused me of playing unfairly? A: Ask them how, see if you can work it out, fix it. Read your post again, see if it violates some of the rules. Can’t? Get one of us. We’ll see how you played it, and how you can fix it. The staff you found will send a PM to both you and the accuser, and together work it out. (Unless it’s gone into a big argument, in which case, we just tell you to stop.) Q: What if I want to create a faction, or plot, or weapon, or species? A: Faction: Go ahead. No NPC’s unless sanctioned, no big castle or village either, But you want your own faction, a group of players working for a single goal? Go ahead. Similarly, want to create your own plot? Well, depends. Does your plot have things you want to discuss with staff, maybe approval? If not, go ahead! If yes, then you must tell us. Wanna create a new weapon, never seen before? Well, make sure it’s Halo style (IE technological, like maybe some kind of metal sword that emits an electric burst every time it comes in contact with someone) and not OP. Also, your own weapon AND species requires staff approval. Simply send a message detailing it and we’ll approve! Or disapprove, if it’s too OP, and improve it, if we think it’s possible. Right! Most of this is done, now on to a guide that shall teach you something you will need if you are to play this game and actually have fun WITH other players: The 343iTBRPG Common Sense Guide So I’m sure you guys know what Common Sense is. Right? Well, if you don’t, hopefully here I’ll be able to cram it into your brain - and improve the success rate of that with a little bit of humor. While these aren’t a set of rules that’ll get you a big punishment if you disobey them, if you DO disobey them...that’ll be bad. Why? Well, because it’s common sense. It’s like dividing by zero. You get an error, and if the universe received an error everybody dies. It’s my job to correct it, and this guide helps me prevent it. -Common Sense dictates that you are not supremely overpowered compared to NPC’s. While your character might have many more qualities, they are actually much closer to an NPC’s level than you think. Oh, you want to rob that bank? Well, it would be easy if not for those 2 guards - those 2 guards who were trained specifically to kick goons like you in the shin and get you trapped in jail for the rest of your life. Chances are, they have just as much if not more experience doing whatever it is you’re doing than your character does. Treat NPC’s like a real character when you post - which brings us to our next point, which is: -Common sense dictates that a Killable Target doesn’t mean they are an Easy target. How often is it that you see guards wearing a meat sack with the words ‘Gut me’ written on it? Not often. How often do you see people run into banks with pistols and swords, decapitate or knock out every guard inside, and then not even drop a sweat? Only in movies, and that’s for entertainment. There is only one difference between NPC’s and PC’s - PC’s have a human conscience. NPC’s, a bit less. Tossing them away like rag dolls isn’t realistic, especially if you consider the fact that is everybody is a super powered high reaction-timed genetically enhanced super soldier or an alien species of similar power, nobody is overpowered. -Common sense dictates that buildings, fortresses and bunkers are not Lego Castles. To successfully destroy one you need to factor in the fact that it will be hard, to successfully infiltrate one you need to know the interior, to successfully overtake one you need to have a force powerful enough to get in - alive. And also, when did you ever get maps that gave you the knowledge of every circuit, wire, and corner inside this fortress? And when did you get all the keys to enter all the doors? And should you somehow realistically acquire this (If so, good job), remember, all 3 of these things require plans, leading to our next point: -Common sense dictates that plans can be foiled, and never are they perfect. You have a plan to get in? Great. The other guy has a plan of defense, and he probably has a few surprises as well. You’ll need a plan B, and your opponent probably has one too. If your plan breaks down, you don’t continue fighting like a maniac. You leave. -Common sense dictates that there is no instant movement, ESPECIALLY if you’re doing something like attacking. Walking takes time, most Vehicles on this island has been blown up, and while you may make posts where Insta travel happens, you can’t do it every post, you MUST acknowledge time passed, you MUST acknowledge other players who cross your path, and most of all, you must NOT do something like this. ‘Oh, this guy (Probably staff) made a big castle meant to attack a main village. I want the spotlight, so I’m gonna go in quickly, undetectably, and start throwing thousands of sticky grenades, Grandmas cake, then walk out and live.’ No. -Common Sense dictates that you don’t have infinite ammo. In a game like this, it’s hard to remember guns need ammo, and the fact that you need to pay for it, and the fact that guns are not only frowned upon, but also you need to pay for THAT, too. -Common Sense dictates that there is not instant and omniscient intel for you to suddenly have. I mean, think about it. Lets say, in OOC, somebody said their character showers with a rubber ducky. Will you character start making fun of that? Uh.....probably not. Your character shouldn’t know without peeking in the showers, and he/she shouldn’t be doing that too. And, yes, no Meta-gaming, as it is referred to, is allowed at all, please. Unless you’re having an all new/recently created character, and you’ve decided that he/she shouldn’t be full retard and actually have explored or done something. (Receiving mail from others is ok. You just need to write down all of the mail.) -Common Sense dictates that you aren’t invincible. While you may have armor and energy shields, below that you’re still bone and flesh, and even though your character might lift, so too do the others. If somebody shoots a rocket, you’ll probably be thrown backwards, smash into a wall and maybe break something. -Common Sense dictates that the laws of physics (and general science) apply to everyone, unless you somehow acquired permission from someone to do something horrendously, ridiculously, ok. I mean, if you are inside a world, and the laws of physics apply to this world, they apply to you. Examples include - You cannot bounce back bullets, you get hurt falling from high places, you get burned when heated. Next time you do some epic feat as you jump off a building, twist around, 5 shot dat n00b in the face, backflip and fall, and land on a car without breaking anything but the car, think to yourself. Is this, physically and logically, possible? And, finally, out last point: -Common Sense dictates that not everyone is a winner. It’s very rare for there to be a true winner or loser; However, that doesn’t mean you MUST be a winner. I learnt this the hard way - take your ego and your pride and stuff it in a box and hide it for the most casual times. If you want to get better at this game, you’d have to allow yourself to be criticized, and improve. You’ll have more fun watching as other people start to see the shine in your post more and more, instead of you getting frustrated over how you can’t beat someone up without cheating. Others Not necessarily common sense but things I still want to notify you guys on by expanding on, here are some other things I hope you guys read. 1. G-Modding DLC. Was banned. God modding is a collection of gameplay offenses that are offensive because they are offensively unrealistic. With an sandbox RPG like this one, it’s very easy to start G-modding without knowing it. However, performing it is very unfair to those around you, and is definitely not allowed in this RPG. While there are many, many different types of G-modding, here are the top 3 issues most commonly seen in text-based RPG’s. -Invincibility: Any time where you get hit and it doesn’t affect your later actions, any time where you never get hit, is an issue of invincibility. If you think getting hit by a bullet and not being affected by it is ok, you have issues. It’s not allowed, and please, don’t do it. -Puppeteering: Where you control another player. There are many forms of this, such as forcing another player to get hit (By, for example, posting the hit actually hitting it’s mark), or making them do something stupid (For example, you escape prison, and you post that the PC over there who is a cop does nothing. If you are to puppeteer, please get permission. -Going Super Saiyan, Evolving, etc: Where you unrealistically power up your character. I mean, think about it. You’re fighting an opponent who probably outnumbers you, is stronger than you, more skilled than you, more experienced than you, and rather doing the natural thing of retreat, you instead pull out super powered energy beams out of your butt, screaming as you do it. This is frowned upon, but performing it won’t get you a big fat warning AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PERMISSION FROM A GM AND YOUR OPPONENT. 2. Meta-gaming. This is where you manage to gain information that you know, that your character shouldn’t. Many times, this happens subtly. For example, if there’s a guy in active camo in the corner, how would you know? Only if you walk over and kick him in the face, and doing that is probably something your character won’t do unless he knows. There are also other examples of meta-gaming, for example getting your character ready/altered for a future event you know will happen in-game but your character shouldn’t. Another example is knowing the name, abilities, skill, etc. of other people your character hasn’t met at all. Sometimes this is subtle, and sometimes this is very obvious, but it’s the reason we have ‘IC’ and ‘OOC’ to distinguish between you talking or your character talking. Don’t meta-game, as it is both unrealistic and unfair. Character Profile Rules and Regulations Here is where you can post a profile for your character; this is required before you can play the game. You do not need approval in order to play; however, Staff will be keeping an eye on your profiles and ask you to change it if needed. There isn’t a pattern for your characters creation; they can be practically anything, anyone, and of any side of good or evil, and of any faction, even your own. If you need help, feel free to look at other profiles, and also PM staff. General Rules -You are allowed 1 post for you to edit all your character profiles into. This makes it easier for everyone to access your profiles. -Your character MUST be something from Halo. That isn’t to say it must be an official species from Halo; it just means it must be something that could be expected from the Haloverse. -You cannot be a canon character. No RPing as Master Chief. You can be your own Spartan II though. -The most important rule: Your characters have to be reasonable. No godlike beings of amazing powers. They MUST have a weakness that can be exploitable; I would suggest one mental weakness and one physical weakness. -No creating tens of thousands of characters to create an Army. Those are what NPC’s are for, and if you really want an army, you can PM staff with a valid reasoning and we WILL discuss it with you. Unless your reasoning sucks. -Your profile must have a good description of how your character looks, or, if not, a understandable drawing/image. Suggested Profile Unsure of what to put in your profile? The following fields are suggestions for you to follow. Please create a profile very similar to it, or the exact same. Name: Species: (Your own can be added here; must be pre-approved by staff and reasonable.) Gender: Weakness: Alignment: (Good, Neutral, Evil. Can name a faction as well.) Skills and Abilities: (No need to be too specific unless there are certain things your character is just amazing at/nobody else can do) Personality: (Preferred) Weapons and Objects: (Special Items addressed later on) Appearance: Backstory/Bio: Special Items Each character is allowed 2 special items that help you customize your character. Maybe it is an utility belt that holds cool stuff in it. Maybe it’s a scanner that can analyze an opponents muscles and bones to look for weaknesses. Maybe it’s a device that allows manipulation of gravitational fields in close range. Either way, these special items can just about be anything, as, in the setting, you need to be developed, or else you die. Special Items should generally be something that can be in Halo, but not something that, say, is purely Forerunner (Unless, for example, you picked up a small device from the floor). This can be stretched a bit, but not too much. Special Items MUST be pre-approved by staff before being allowed to be used. Also, a something else for you guys - Stealing weapons are allowed, so stealing special items is as well, but you are not allowed to have your character steal from another one of your characters, just so you can boost the fighting capability of one character. And - obviously - don't do so in some crazy, unrealistic, god-modding way. Playable Species Default playable species + What they usually have as a character (Perfectly customizable): -Spartans + MJOLNIR Armor -Sangheili + Combat Harness -Humans + Clothing -Jackals + Shields Customized Species: You are allowed to send in a PM (Like with Special Items) to a staff member asking if you can play as a custom species. The Origin must be one that works - for example, they were one of an experimental race of the Forerunners. If not approved, it can be discussed with staff and we will tell you WHY it wasn’t approved. Weaponry and Vehicles: Keep it realistic; don’t hoard weapons. You can be a weaponsmith, but please, try not to keep 10 rocket launchers hidden in your closets. Similarly, don’t keep 10 tanks in your house. ===== Thanks for reading, and we hope you enjoy playing the game! -Arcoast Staff

Wait no engineers. Huragok.

Nice to know about the new Xbox and even better to know people still have a sense of humor! Good read.

The Librarian AI.

I've never actually seen killcams except on CTF....so stupid. Not only did they put in a new game mechanic that is noob-friendly, they also 1. make it unavailable in many places and then 2. When it is available it's glitchy as heck.

I use a mac. What I need a tut on is After Effects. Damn intros, so hard to make yourself.

The one exiled Sangheili you kill as the Arbiter. Sesa 'Refumee

OOC: What's wrong with being rich? I have his CD road planned right out, all the way to the bitter end. He's a genius, but - as you've said before - Your character's skills come from being a good writer.

" Lando Calrissian" Oh, man. Purrrrrfect. Welcome to 343i.org, the best community of halo players you're ever gonna get. Should you need any help, feel free to ask! Feeling like you need someone to betray and then un-betray? Yeah, feel free to ask. Enjoy, stay, and I hope you get to meet and know all of us!

*Clap.....Clap clap......Clap clap clap* I love interviews. They just let you know more about a person.......

Name: Yagami 'Marcus' Masaru Age: 17 Physical Appearance: Average human height, with spiky black hair and blue eyes, with caucasian skin and a more 'western' face. Rank: Recruit Uniform: Olive Drab Battle Dress Uniform + Personal, blue visored-black strapped goggles Birthplace: Manassas Personality: No jealousy. No trust. Only faith in himself. He is cold, and while he isn't a person who would refrain from talking with you, he'd be the person you'd get the vibe of that should the time come where he needs to save you.....he won't. Oh, and did I mention that he views everyone as people to squash beneath his boots? Background: Power. That was all that mattered to Marcus, ever since the encounter with his father that changed his life. A family of western 'royal' lines that has progressed for hundreds of years, Marcus lives rich, wealthy, and is a genius. Born to a western father and japanese mother, Marcus is a capable medic and even better fighter. Despite all his skills, has always had a void in his heart that has never been filled ever since the time he met his father when he was 8 years old. He has never met his father since. 'Those without power is trash.' Those are the words that have echoed in his mind since then, and those are the words that has been his drive for the past 10 years. The only other drive that keeps him going is his sister, Caterina, who has been sick for all her life to a new, unknown disease originating from Reach that has no cure. He spends his spare time researching when he can. But obviously, his will for power is far, far more than his want to cure his sister. Skills: A capable medic and melee fighter, having trained in multiple martial arts, and a great marksman as well, along with a high IQ. Despite all that, none of it would be useful if not for his greatest ability - to plan, whether it is an elaborate plan for a long period of time or just which nerve point to strike next. Weakness: Like any other person, when tempted, he loses his cool - possibly a bit more than others. And, for now, the fact that he thinks himself above others means he won't be working with anyone. Anything based on teamwork will require people, after all.

Character Development for everyone, woohoo! Still, I don't think Cortana will be gone for good.

So if peta existed in unova they'd first be trying to free all the pokemon? Well, sounds very much like team plasma in bw, who tried to free all the pokemon just so they could conquer the world or something. Lol PETA Only hinting the stupid things, not actually doing anything to help.

Mendicant Bias.

My opinion, but personally, I hate placing filters on competitive forge maps.

Well, I'm not sure, but I think this forum may or may not be where The Halo Forge Epidemic takes their submissions..... Hmmm...... I don't know. Maybe if I search for the deepest, darkest corner on this forum I'll be able to find a single thread that says 'submission to thfe' or something........ I mean, it's totally not like they didn't put up an entire subforum dedicated to maps, right? And it's totally not like THFE maps didn't make it on the Halo: Reach/Halo 4 playlists, huh?

Welcome to 343.org, Rigel! Hopefully despite having dark in your name you're still a cheerful person to be around. I know we are, and we'd be happy to have you join us in our crazy endeavors to find out the meaning of life, Halo and everything in between! Have fun, don't break any of the rules, don't act excessively stupid and you'll be fine! Oh, and if you wanna show your forge maps, you've come to the correct place! Now, upload your submissions for all to see!!!

It's like a coddish-styled space skyrim with guns, swords and MMORPG-ness. Speaking of which, I still wanna know how the multiplayer works...

Wacky, Crazy, but can you take a friend along on this adventure? That's my question.

In all honesty, I suggest using the provided software to capture but more professional software to edit. After all, it captures a raw video file and importing that to your editing program is very simple...

We have a winner. ;D

You had it just now. Who's neural physics? It's just a matter of specificity. You're soooooo close. No. The Platform Interface Skin utilizes neural physics, but isn't neural physics.

Who's neural physics?

It has a name and you should play it again. The story telling is amazing. Asked already, nope!