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Posted By: Claude Errera | Date: 9/22/01 2:05 a.m. | |
In Response To: Re: So... (Anaphiel) : The only thing I've been able to think of is that there is more time-stream
: The Halo is not likely to be just a weapon, as it is too far away from the
This has always been my problem with the idea that the final battle is being fought here. And the new text compounds the problem: "After deactivating the drive, the Pillar of Autumn drops into a distant, uncharted system. There is a Covenant fleet in the system as well, near a planet-sized ring-shaped construct, Halo." Not THE Covenant fleet - A Covenant fleet. Even if we (humans) win this battle... how will that affect the Covenant who AREN'T here - the ones who were "literally on Earth's front porch"? That, I suppose, is what I'm waiting to see the Bungie storymeisters weave for me. :) : Likewise, seeing the Halo just as a source of either technological help for
Yah, this sort of a solution might feel a bit hollow. : So maybe it's a variant on Douglas Adams' solution to the Krikkit Wars in the
: Maybe in this timeline the first colony ships sent out from the inner planets
This is really interesting... I'm not sure if, after playing Halo for 2 weeks straight with no sleep, I'd be happy with this turn of events... but hey, that's not gonna happen anyway, right? I'm not gonna turn into a raving lunatic, right? Right? : Wow, I feel like I approached the r.net level of crack-fueled speculation on
Heh - you did okay. :) |
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So... | Claude Errera | 9/21/01 6:24 p.m. | |
Re: So... | Anaphiel | 9/21/01 7:18 p.m. | |
Re: So... | 7revor Smith | 9/21/01 8:44 p.m. | |
Re: So... | Anaphiel | 9/22/01 5:41 a.m. | |
Re: So... | Cunbelin the Insane | 9/22/01 11:29 p.m. | |
Re: So... | Claude Errera | 9/22/01 2:05 a.m. | |
Re: So... | mnemesis | 9/21/01 8:01 p.m. | |
Common sense rears its ugly head | Miguelito | 9/21/01 9:27 p.m. | |
Spoiling surprises... | Claude Errera | 9/22/01 1:58 a.m. | |
Re: Spoiling surprises... | Soapstone | 9/22/01 10:31 a.m. | |
Spoiling stooges. | Dispatcher | 9/24/01 6:31 p.m. | |
Re: Spoiling surprises... | Inverted Sock Puppet | 9/22/01 5:57 p.m. | |
It's a toss-up. Naw. | Dispatcher | 9/24/01 6:48 p.m. |
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