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Halo 3 campaign and the Arbiter. Concerns
Posted By: Captain Spark <johnlaw@centurytel.net>	Date: 7/14/07 9:48 a.m.
I have several concerns about playing alongside the Arbiter, or better yet, having the Arbiter playing alongside me. Since the Arbiter is an AI player, ( not in co-op mode ), I'm concerned that his involvement will diminish my immersion in the game if he is overly aggressive and gets in my way like Sergent Johnson does in Outskirts. I often times wished I could just kill Johnson in Outskirts because having him equipped with the sniper rifle, I found that Johnson dictated the flow of the level by killing every enemy in sight. The solution for me was to take his sniper rifle and give him a plasma pistol, doing that keeps him off of the glass roof. What I'm also concerned about is the Arbiter giving away my position to a large group of enemies and ruining my strategy by either shooting, tossing a grenade or just simply being seen causing the enemies to react to his presence. We all have our own unique style and approach to the single player Halo campaign. I prefer a more subdued, stealthy approach so I can plan my strategy and play out a battle that best suites my playing style. There's my fear that the Arbiter will hop in a vehicle, Banshee, Warthog or any other vehicle and drive straight into a battle, ruining my strategy and destroying the vehicle in the process. Remember the Marines doing that in Halo 2? Is the Arbiter invincible like Sergent Johnson is in Halo 2? Can you swap out weapons with the Arbiter? Can you command the Arbiter? Note, I can't think of a single game where this actually worked well. Can you turn off the Arbiter and play the campaign alone? Will the Arbiter get in my way? As I was writing this, it struck me that I'm not so sure that I really want to share my single player experience with a AI player tagging along beside me. For me, part of the charm and fun of playing Halo is facing the enemies alone, facing a horde of enemies without worrying about a partner. I'm talking about single player and not co-op. Any thoughts

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