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| Re: Why didn't the Covenant just shoot the MAC's?? | |
| Posted By: Slith | Date: 1/28/06 1:51 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: Why didn't the Covenant just shoot the MAC's?? (Peptuck) : It could have been destroyed by the point defense systems. But why would
First thing that pops into my mind: "Why the fuck not?" Putting myself in Regret's shoes, I've reached an objective that has not been neutralized by my forces, and is at a severe disadvantage in dealing with me. To boot, the objective may prove dangerous to others at a later time. To put it in terms of Halo 2: You have the bomb, and you are sneaking into the enemy base, as you're going you pass the enemy sniper who hasn't noticed you, and has his back turned. Do you [A] Continue past him hoping your team's sniper takes him out. Knowing full well he'll probably snipe your backup in the face? Or do you [B] Assassinate him and continue on to try and plant the bomb? The answer is pretty obvious to me. : Not necessarily. How powerful is the armor of such a station? Can you
Yes. In fact, we have proof with the explosion of the Malta and Athens. They were completely, utterly, destroyed each by a single bomb. One such bomb attached to the outside of Cairo would easily be enough to disable it, if not destroy it outright. Hell, the Boarding Craft themselves could act as shaped charges to insure the explosion breaks through the stations' armor. It's a tremendous oversight on Bungie's part. To me, it feels like they wanted an "OMg teh R b0ardign us!!11!" moment, and were willing to compromise a realistic story for unrealistic fun. It's a difference I note between the first and second Halo games. : Thirteen Covenant cruisers is a rough match for 39 UNSC cruisers. When you
Here I can grudgingly agree with you. I do see how it's possible for the Covenant to break through Earth's defenses. Although it seems like a one in a hundred kind of gamble on Regret's part. But that's the way you win battles. Still, what's the rest of the Human fleet doing lollygagging in space while a Covenant Carrier sits on top of a human metropolis!? It's not like there's anything left in Earth orbit for them to shoot at. It's yet another inconsistancy that just doesn't make logical sense to me.
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