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Re: Halo Designs through the years.
Posted By: kapowaz <halo.bungie.org@kapowaz.net>Date: 11/12/12 10:44 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Halo Designs through the years. (Ragashingo)


: They do seem a bit more killable in 4 than say Reach. But then maybe it's
: only the low ranking ones. I've had some good tense classic Halo standoffs
: with high ranking Elites in 4. Ones where they harassed me and chased me
: and rushed me.

In Reach, if you tried shooting an Elite — any kind of Elite — with a ranged weapon, they would run for cover as soon as their shields approached empty. They'd duck, dive and evade. It made them a really formidable foe, because you had to get a bit closer to take them out, which naturally increases the personal risk to yourself. In Halo 4, they stand still. Literally. I've killed numerous Elites of all ranks with the DMR (and its various clones) just by repeatedly shooting them in the head, then once the shield pops, one shot to the head and they drop. Only a couple of times did they ever react by evading, and never did they seek full cover — which meant it was still possible to finish the job at range just by tracking my aim across.

About the only time they become a more difficult foe is up close, but even then they're seemingly weak. I've killed numerous Elites with the Assault Rifle, which used to be more or less impossible on anything other than Normal difficulty because you'd run out of bullets around the same time as their shields popped, plus you were in serious risk of getting smacked by being that close.


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Halo Designs through the years.Rice 11/12/12 7:46 a.m.
     Re: Halo Designs through the years.Bry 11/12/12 8:38 a.m.
           Re: Halo Designs through the years.Rice 11/12/12 9:23 a.m.
                 Purposeful inconsistencyLeviathan 11/12/12 12:31 p.m.
                       Re: Purposeful inconsistencyIbeechu 11/12/12 1:14 p.m.
                             Jackals no longer awkward to killscarab 11/12/12 2:25 p.m.
                                   Re: Jackals no longer awkward to killRagashingo 11/12/12 3:41 p.m.
                                         Re: Jackals no longer awkward to killscarab 11/12/12 3:55 p.m.
                       Re: Purposeful inconsistencyscarab 11/12/12 2:19 p.m.
                             Re: Purposeful inconsistencyJDQuackers 11/12/12 2:46 p.m.
                             Re: Purposeful inconsistencyLeviathan 11/12/12 3:40 p.m.
                                   Re: Purposeful inconsistencyscarab 11/12/12 3:57 p.m.
     Re: Halo Designs through the years.kapowaz 11/12/12 9:50 a.m.
           Re: Halo Designs through the years.Azo 'Galvat 11/12/12 10:12 a.m.
           Re: Halo Designs through the years.Ragashingo 11/12/12 10:13 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Designs through the years.kapowaz 11/12/12 10:20 a.m.
                       Re: Halo Designs through the years.Ragashingo 11/12/12 10:31 a.m.
                             Re: Halo Designs through the years.kapowaz 11/12/12 10:44 a.m.
                                   Gameplay Reasons. Also Jackal stuff.Rice 11/12/12 12:27 p.m.
                                         Re: Gameplay Reasons. Also Jackal stuff.kapowaz 11/12/12 12:31 p.m.
                                               Re: Gameplay Reasons. Also Jackal stuff.Rice 11/12/12 12:34 p.m.
                                                     Re: Gameplay Reasons. Also Jackal stuff.kapowaz 11/12/12 5:04 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Designs through the years.Quirel 11/12/12 2:54 p.m.
                                         Re: Halo Designs through the years.Ragashingo 11/12/12 3:47 p.m.
                                               Re: Halo Designs through the years.scarab 11/12/12 4:12 p.m.
                                                     Re: Halo Designs through the years.Ragashingo 11/12/12 5:47 p.m.
                                                           Re: Halo Designs through the years.scarab 11/12/12 11:29 p.m.
                                         Re: Halo Designs through the years.kapowaz 11/12/12 5:07 p.m.
           It's still an Elite.Rice 11/12/12 12:49 p.m.
     Miniature cave trollRockslider 11/12/12 4:49 p.m.
           Re: Miniature cave trollscarab 11/12/12 4:54 p.m.
                 Re: Miniature cave trollRockslider 11/12/12 5:00 p.m.



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