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Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*
Posted By: Avateur <avateur@gmail.com>	Date: 9/20/10 6:14 p.m.
In Response To: Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP* (Stephen L. (SoundEffect)) : I'll give an example that looking just at the games, but not supplemental : material, is not internally consistent: According to the game Reach, the : Autumn arrives at Halo on September 19, 2552. : According to the game Halo 1, Jenkins' helmet recording is in May, 2552. : Halo did not take that long to play. Isn't there still that issue regarding internal clock systems and what a slipspace jump does to it or whatever? The whole September 7th thing? September 19th is technically incorrect, and based on PoA time even though in actuality the PoA's "clocks" are off, right? Unfortunately, we have to base a lot of this on First Strike and thus we have a problem. The novels have made things way too difficult. To add to your list of inconsistencies, if we have to take the games as they stand without any outside material, there's still absolutely no explanation as to how Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson got to Earth in time for Halo 2 in nothing but a Longsword. I swear I saw Johnson die at the end of H1! Too bad we don't have a novel to reconcile that now. And H3? Well, yeah. There's still no explanation (and I doubt there will be any that ever makes sense) as to how Miranda, Arbiter, and Johnson made it back. There's also the issues you've pointed out in Sadie's Story regarding the slipspace rupture. I've never cared to pay attention to the novels when considering video game canon until Reach because Reach actually pulls references from Ghosts of Onyx, but in the process it's obliterated a lot of TFoR and First Strike, thus practically rendering them void.

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I think we hold the books in too high a regard.	Riceatron	9/19/10 2:28 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Hawaiian Pig	9/19/10 2:41 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Riceatron	9/19/10 2:42 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 10:56 a.m.
*SP in my post*	Avateur	9/19/10 11:06 a.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	The BS Police	9/19/10 2:50 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	DHalo	9/19/10 2:54 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	scarab	9/19/10 2:56 p.m.
That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/19/10 4:23 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Louis Wu	9/19/10 5:31 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Hawaiian Pig	9/19/10 5:53 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Bry	9/19/10 5:56 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	The BS Police	9/19/10 6:11 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:10 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/19/10 8:16 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:07 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/20/10 11:03 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 12:40 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/20/10 12:58 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 1:08 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	kapowaz	9/20/10 5:53 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:14 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Bry	9/19/10 5:42 p.m.
I agree *SP	Injunfett	9/19/10 6:35 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 5:12 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Bry	9/20/10 7:16 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 8:31 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Bry	9/20/10 8:46 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:19 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/20/10 1:08 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 5:51 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/20/10 6:14 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/21/10 9:12 a.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/21/10 3:15 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	thebruce0	9/21/10 4:47 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	Avateur	9/21/10 5:52 p.m.
Re: That's stupid from a gaming standpoint *SP*	kapowaz	9/20/10 5:43 a.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Hawaiian Pig	9/19/10 3:26 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	uberfoop	9/19/10 4:03 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	scarab	9/19/10 5:17 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	SonofMacPhisto	9/19/10 4:29 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Bry	9/19/10 4:52 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:44 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Avateur	9/19/10 4:33 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 5:20 a.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:57 a.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Avateur	9/20/10 11:05 a.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 5:56 p.m.
Re: *SP in my post*	thebruce0	9/21/10 9:15 a.m.
I agree wholeheartedly.	NobleSixActual	9/19/10 4:07 a.m.
Games > Novels	Riceatron	9/19/10 5:24 a.m.
Re: Games > Novels	YNation913	9/19/10 10:04 a.m.
Re: Games > Novels	Crab	9/19/10 4:13 p.m.
Re: Games > Novels	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:39 p.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	mattroe	9/19/10 5:37 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	NobleSixActual	9/19/10 5:47 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	scarab	9/19/10 5:57 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	mattroe	9/19/10 6:03 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 11:00 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Bry	9/19/10 11:13 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 11:19 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	dizzy	9/19/10 8:23 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Azo 'Galvat	9/19/10 8:28 a.m.
It's not just The Fall of Reach	The BS Police	9/19/10 2:46 p.m.
Re: It's not just The Fall of Reach	Eddy 071	9/19/10 4:05 p.m.
Re: It's not just The Fall of Reach	The BS Police	9/19/10 5:58 p.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Bry	9/19/10 9:28 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 11:05 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Jinno	9/19/10 11:35 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Quirel	9/19/10 11:37 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 1:14 p.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Xmoosev3	9/19/10 8:27 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	General Battuta	9/19/10 8:34 a.m.
It's all about consistency. *SP*	SPARTAN-034	9/19/10 8:37 a.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Bry	9/19/10 9:35 a.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 10:53 a.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Bry	9/19/10 11:02 a.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 11:14 a.m.
Well, duh.	Riceatron	9/19/10 12:51 p.m.
Re: Well, duh.	Bry	9/19/10 2:51 p.m.
Re: Well, duh.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 3:02 p.m.
Re: Well, duh.	Bry	9/19/10 3:37 p.m.
Re: Well, duh.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:28 p.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Azo 'Galvat	9/19/10 12:53 p.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 1:21 p.m.
Re: It's all about consistency. *SP*	Bry	9/19/10 2:04 p.m.
'We'? Didn't know we had a hive mind.	Leviathan	9/19/10 10:21 a.m.
Re: 'We'? Didn't know we had a hive mind.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 11:08 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Kermit	9/19/10 11:12 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Bry	9/19/10 11:24 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 1:10 p.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Kermit	9/20/10 10:00 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 5:55 p.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	Quirel	9/19/10 11:56 a.m.
Halo's just gotten too big for its britches	free	9/19/10 2:12 p.m.
It's outright carelessness.	Hawaiian Pig	9/19/10 3:46 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/19/10 4:22 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:34 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/19/10 6:44 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	free	9/19/10 4:30 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:47 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/19/10 6:54 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 6:59 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	free	9/19/10 7:35 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 9:52 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	YNation913	9/19/10 8:34 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/10 10:03 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/19/10 10:20 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	uberfoop	9/19/10 10:39 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 5:21 a.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/20/10 9:13 a.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 5:39 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/20/10 7:06 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 9:24 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/20/10 11:33 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Quirel	9/20/10 11:50 p.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	uberfoop	9/21/10 12:09 a.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Bry	9/21/10 12:15 a.m.
Re: It's outright carelessness.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/21/10 6:36 a.m.
This. *NM*	thebruce0	9/20/10 10:24 a.m.
Re: I think we hold the books in too high a regard	BanditORR	9/19/10 3:03 p.m.
A longer term fan's perspective	reprobate	9/19/10 8:54 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	dizzy	9/20/10 12:04 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Louis Wu	9/20/10 12:40 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/20/10 1:20 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Louis Wu	9/20/10 1:52 p.m.
A fair point. *NM*	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/20/10 2:06 p.m.
Re: A fair point.	The Loot	9/20/10 3:05 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Kermit	9/20/10 2:13 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	uberfoop	9/20/10 3:28 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 2:33 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	dizzy	9/20/10 2:48 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/20/10 2:58 p.m.
Wait... what?	Louis Wu	9/20/10 3:53 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	Leviathan	9/20/10 4:47 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	dizzy	9/20/10 6:27 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	Leviathan	9/20/10 6:44 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 6:44 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/10 6:50 p.m.
Re: Wait... what?	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	9/20/10 6:57 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Kermit	9/20/10 5:21 p.m.
Re: A longer term fan's perspective	Quirel	9/20/10 6:20 p.m.
I was talking to Stephen in-game.	Riceatron	9/19/10 10:04 p.m.
What I've learned from all this...	Gravemind	9/20/10 7:21 a.m.
I feel the same way. *NM* *NM*	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 8:33 a.m.
Yep. This.	Hawaiian Pig	9/20/10 3:07 p.m.
Re: Yep. This.	LionoftheMorning	9/20/10 4:06 p.m.
No, you didn't.	Kermit	9/20/10 4:53 p.m.
Re: No, you didn't.	Gravemind	9/20/10 5:51 p.m.
Re: No, you didn't.	Quirel	9/20/10 6:00 p.m.