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Re: Nice post. | |
Posted By: yakaman | Date: 6/11/08 8:18 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: Nice post. (Empty Set) : I more or less agree with you (I never really considered anything to the : contrary, until I'd read urban's post above), but I'll still play devil's : advocate on this. : (Re: the Halos being shielded, I agree with you on that point - I was just
: You're right. There is no concrete evidence that says the Gravemind survived
: But there's also no evidence that says it was destroyed in the blast. The
: I see your point: why would the Forerunner take this extreme measure if the
: They just didn't count on the gravemind finding some continually renewed
: Where did "our" Gravemind come from? (Speaking here of the physical
: 1. It developed very quickly during the conflict of 2552: No native sentient
: 2. It developed following the containment failure alluded to in the BWU logs.
: 3. It developed elsewhere, and hid itself on 05. The logs note that no
: Again... just playing devil's advocate here. I'm not sure what to think. (And
I lean towards #2. As to the Flood slowly dying of starvation line of thinking - to me, after reading of the Forerunner's sorrow (specifically Didact and the terminals), after noting all of the failsafes within failsafes, it just seems that the Forerunner would not hinge the success of their plan on the Gravemind slowly wasting away. Not when they have just recently realized how cunning it is. Know what I mean? The idea still works, but it doesn't fit the drama, so to speak. You're right though - I don't think we're meant to be sure of anything.
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The Smuggler, Part 2? | Avateur | 6/7/08 4:00 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Ze Møøse | 6/7/08 1:05 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Omega | 6/7/08 4:26 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Avateur | 6/7/08 5:28 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | De Laal | 6/7/08 10:22 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | De Laal | 6/7/08 10:26 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Avateur | 6/7/08 10:43 p.m. |
Correct | yakaman | 6/8/08 10:39 a.m. |
Re: Correct | SPARTAN-034 | 6/8/08 11:01 a.m. |
Re: Correct | Bry | 6/8/08 3:00 p.m. |
Re: Correct | yakaman | 6/8/08 5:29 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Bry | 6/8/08 6:48 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Cthulhu117 | 6/8/08 7:24 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Bry | 6/8/08 8:10 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Avateur | 6/8/08 9:53 p.m. |
Re: Correct | elpolloguapo | 6/9/08 10:09 a.m. |
You Suck *NM* | Don | 6/9/08 11:44 a.m. |
No-Clipping Fish | SonofMacPhisto | 6/11/08 12:50 a.m. |
Beating that horse, nice and hard | De Laal | 6/8/08 11:47 p.m. |
Just some speculation... | Free Weights | 6/9/08 1:48 p.m. |
Re: Correct | asd1070 | 6/12/08 11:05 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Dirkgently | 6/13/08 8:26 a.m. |
Re: Correct | asd1070 | 6/15/08 3:41 p.m. |
Re: Correct | Dirkgently | 6/16/08 3:29 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | General Vagueness | 6/9/08 8:56 p.m. |
Sorry about the errors | General Vagueness | 6/9/08 8:58 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Omega | 6/9/08 10:11 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Kurk | 6/10/08 12:41 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Speedhuntr | 6/10/08 1:29 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Avateur | 6/10/08 3:24 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Urban Reflex | 6/10/08 3:52 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Cthulhu117 | 6/10/08 5:56 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | yakaman | 6/10/08 8:28 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Urban Reflex | 6/10/08 9:22 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Speedhuntr | 6/10/08 11:55 a.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Don | 6/10/08 12:09 p.m. |
Re: The Smuggler, Part 2? | Speedhuntr | 6/10/08 12:12 p.m. |
Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | yakaman | 6/10/08 8:23 a.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Empty Set | 6/10/08 10:44 a.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Speedhuntr | 6/10/08 11:52 a.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | 7he grunt w/a plasma pistol | 6/10/08 3:11 p.m. |
Nice post. | yakaman | 6/10/08 12:50 p.m. |
Re: Nice post. | GatchamanUK | 6/10/08 1:30 p.m. |
Re: Nice post. | Empty Set | 6/10/08 4:11 p.m. |
All right, here's the problem here. | Cthulhu117 | 6/10/08 8:16 p.m. |
Re: All right, here's the problem here. | yakaman | 6/11/08 8:13 a.m. |
Re: All right, here's the problem here. | Empty Set | 6/11/08 10:23 a.m. |
Re: All right, here's the problem here. | Dirkgently | 6/12/08 6:11 p.m. |
Re: Nice post. | yakaman | 6/11/08 8:18 a.m. |
Keyes Wasn't a GM Form | SonofMacPhisto | 6/11/08 12:44 a.m. |
Re: Keyes Wasn't a GM Form | elpolloguapo | 6/11/08 9:59 a.m. |
Did GM survive the Array? | Capt Spanish | 6/13/08 1:37 a.m. |
I agree whole-heartedly | yakaman | 6/13/08 12:23 p.m. |
Re: I agree whole-heartedly | DHalo | 6/13/08 2:52 p.m. |
Re: I agree whole-heartedly | Dirkgently | 6/13/08 3:32 p.m. |
Re: I agree whole-heartedly | DHalo | 6/13/08 4:03 p.m. |
It absolutely kills Flood, and Gravemind. | yakaman | 6/13/08 4:33 p.m. |
Well said *NM* | scarab | 6/13/08 4:39 p.m. |
Re: It absolutely kills Flood, and Gravemind. | DHalo | 6/13/08 4:50 p.m. |
Halo: Story Evolved | scarab | 6/13/08 5:44 p.m. |
Re: Halo: Story Evolved | Dirkgently | 6/13/08 6:14 p.m. |
No, I misremembered. *NM* | scarab | 6/14/08 12:35 a.m. |
Re: It absolutely kills Flood, and Gravemind. | Dirkgently | 6/13/08 6:06 p.m. |
Re: I agree whole-heartedly | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 6/13/08 8:30 p.m. |
Heh. It doesn't get more direct than that. *NM* | yakaman | 6/14/08 7:31 a.m. |
Re: Did GM survive the Array? | Empty Set | 6/13/08 6:30 p.m. |
Re: Did GM survive the Array? | DHalo | 6/13/08 6:55 p.m. |
Re: Did GM survive the Array? | Dirkgently | 6/13/08 7:01 p.m. |
Re: Did GM survive the Array? | Capt Spanish | 6/13/08 7:21 p.m. |
My opinion's out there on this | elpolloguapo | 6/10/08 10:52 a.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Peptuck | 6/10/08 12:03 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | yakaman | 6/10/08 12:52 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | elpolloguapo | 6/10/08 2:05 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Cthulhu117 | 6/10/08 8:27 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | elpolloguapo | 6/10/08 8:33 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Cthulhu117 | 6/10/08 8:51 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | elpolloguapo | 6/10/08 9:00 p.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Free Weights | 6/10/08 11:04 p.m. |
Halo effect uses Flood telepathy ;-) | scarab | 6/11/08 1:13 a.m. |
Re: Halo effect uses Flood telepathy ;-) | free weights | 6/11/08 8:00 a.m. |
Re: Halo Effect absolutely kills Flood | Bry | 6/10/08 6:16 p.m. |
Is that like being only slightly pregnant? *NM* | scarab | 6/11/08 1:16 a.m. |
Ha | Bry | 6/11/08 3:56 a.m. |
Re: Is that like being only slightly pregnant? | elessar787 | 6/12/08 12:05 a.m. |
All together now: EEEWWWWWWWW *NM* | General Vagueness | 6/12/08 7:54 a.m. |
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