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Don't be trollin', spyda. o.o I believe it. They did it for Reach MP. Maybe that's the true purpose of CEA! To woo us into the strong passionate arms of H4. I'm already woo'd so no issues here.

Love it. It should be done in Opera, with a choir of men all done up in Marine and ODST combat armor. As each Act goes by, we lose some of the choir, little by little until, for the final Act, there are none left. It'll just be Master Chief sitting in a 'Hog as conveyer belts roll various Flood and Covvies across the stage. Meanwhile, the scene is punctuated by plumes of smoke, flashes of light and booming explosions. Then the whole 'Hog catapults across and off the stage where it's presumed the Swordfighter lies in wait. Then the choir gets back together for the closing theme. Hot dog! I'd go see that.

When you dream, in the center of your vision you see a targeting reticle.

Standing in line at a JobCentre? j/k I know what you mean, Silverado. Not a way I'd want to go, though.

The Spartans in Reach were supposed to have the same generation of armor as the Master Chief did in H:CE so I'm hoping they bring his armor it up to par for H:CEA. From what I can see in that picture, it looks blocky even compared to his original Mjolnir Mk. V armor. It's ugly and needs a facelift.

So much seriousness up in this thread. Not to stir up trouble, but when people gripe about AA's in Reach, I feel compelled to say it: AA's aren't the issue. The issue is that players are using them against you, and using them effectively. It's a result no different from things like spawnkilling, camping, or hogging the power weapons. It's all legitimate, and in the end it's not the deciding factor in a win or loss. You know what is? Your reaction. Don't splatter if you're afraid of the target AL'ing on you. When you see a million red dots flood your radar, avoid the area. Jetpackers can be brought down easy enough and they're fun to assassinate. And holograms are just good fun. Of all the times I've been frustrated in Reach, you know what chapped me the worst? The Nadestorm. Bloody siege tactic whereby a flood of grenades are hurled into your position. Even with AL it's not an easy thing to survive, grenade after grenade. But it's a sound strategy, so I dealt with it and got over it. So unless you want to stamp out all of the "cheap tactics" not related to AA's as well, it's just not going to happen, guys. We just have to deal with it and try to have fun.

on a humpback whale. So

No history of illness... Hmm. Scary stuff. Doesn't mean he wasn't badly out of shape or ate absolute junk. But even so, it's sad.

Never got one of those fancy ones. Heck, I only just picked up a Slim and a transfer cable. I guess I'm more of a practical guy. Function over form and all that.

I have. I've also pre-ordered H4. It's all completely paid for. So all I need now is my bloody Internet back. -.-

Heck, I had Halo CEA and H4 both pre-ordered for going on two months now. Didn't know they'd be throwing in bonuses for doing so. And I had better get my copies on day one or by god there will be Hell to pay.

Thanks, Emo. And I'll see to entering that prize draw. Cheers. =)

Hey, Sham. May I call you Sham? Welcome to the community. Be seeing you (well, your posts and such anyway) around the forum.

Holy... The tension in this thread is almost palpable. o.o Welcome to the community, 343. Tell you what, if anyone's dumb enough to confuse you with 343i or any of their staff or affiliates, I'll pop 'em one myself (via Reach multiplayer), though it'll have to wait until I get my connection back. -.- Anyway. Don't fret, son. I got your back as far as the name thing goes.

Let's see... Oh! I got one. I'm up early one Saturday morning and decide to have a few Team Slayer matches before my roommate wakes up. I don't know a lot of people up at that time on a weekend, so I'm playing with a team that doesn't talk or use mics. So with no real leadership I'm trying to at least get my unit a little more coordinated, y'know? Think it was a Slayer Pro match on Swordbase (edit: wrong game type; it was just regular Team Slayer), and you know how that one area on the third floor sees a lot of action? Well my teammates are being heroes and overpowering this one opponent as he takes pot-shots from across the bridge. I'm left alone to watch the Yellow Lift exit room folks try to sneak up in as well as the stairs in back and the adjascent room with the big window. These guys were being sneaky, I tell you. Great diversionary tactic vs a bunch of n00bz. But one of them slipped up and I get a ping on my radar. So I go check out the stairwell where it seemed to have come from. I'm thinking, "I can take this guy... But what if he's got the sword? Or worse! Whatever, I can dance with the best of 'em." I come to the corner at the top of the stairs (I know, it's a ramp but I think of it as stairs) and take a peek. That's when a frag grenade comes sailing up towards me and I see him. But HE was really THEY and I was outgunned. "You guys! They're behind us, coming up the stairs!" I yell as I start backing up and lobbing grenades to slow them down. Either my team was too far away or just ignorant because they didn't come running, and I was left facing 3 blues with no grenades. As they whittled down my shields I ran and bounced around as I shot back. But I learned the value of Armor Locking that match. Shields gone, a headshot or pummeling imminent, I snapped on AL and waited for the cavalry, and you know what? They showed up, and after a bit of a skirmish they managed to kill the blues. Now, I wish I could say I survived that tussle and we won the match, but this isn't a feelgood tale of overcoming the odds. They were still a bunch of n00bz that played terribly up to that point. No, what made that match memorable was how at the moment I was yelling, "They're coming up the stairs!" my roommate actually WAS coming up the stairs and thought I was yelling about him, started yelling back like I was being a ******. I threw on AL at that point and laughed at him. That might be why I died, but something tells me it was the grenades they wasted on me (probably what cost them that skirmish). Moral: AL has it's place, IMHO. And don't yell too loudly when talking into your mic if you live with people. =x

all the sandwiches. Just then

...if you whine about all the flaws - real or imagined - of the current Halo game to anyone who will listen, yet can't seem to give up on it. Yeah, you guys know who I'm talking about. Guy that got himself banned in the chat today. Talk about addiction denial.

Awesome pics, 007.

"At first, I thought that was me. Because I am blue and I like to sleep. But if he is dead that cannot be me. That would be silly." RvB episode "Battle Creek War Zone". Caboose to Sarge as they came upon the Grunts' warzone and found a "sleeping" blue.

Entertained a notion I read online recently. "Eating spiders". Now I'd like to vomit. >.<

I'm in Canada, but I'll say ditto. Taking on any force that threatens freedom and the lives of the innocent, earns you major points in Heaven and Earth, regardless of nation. You have my sincerest thanks. <3

Hmm... Tough to say. Maybe "Wisconsin Death Trip" by Static-X. Strikes me as a fun song that still suits an FPS.

Hey, thanks guys. I appreciate it and so far I'm glad to be a member. Perhaps one day in the near future you'll be staring at me down the barrel of a DMR, but that won't be for a little while. =( Here's to you and the pleasant atmosphere you generate. =) Cheers.