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Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo
Posted By: SonGoharotto <SonGoharotto@gmail.com>	Date: 4/25/11 8:03 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo (Pkmnrulz240) : "Those crazy helljumpers" sounds a little cliché. "The : helljumpers" would sound much better, IMO. Well, this is done from the perspective of being the player's first encounter with ODSTs. It makes sense to me that a pilot in particular would consider them nuts. Johnson, by comparison, respects their "can do" attitude. =) : I would hope the banshee hijacking was disabled. There's no need for a : Banshee on this level. It's not built for it. I figured you could just have an invisible ceiling, a la Two Betrayals, but maybe you're right. : Why so soon? This level would effectively be a new player's first encounter : with the Warthog. I think giving them multiple turret options might be a : little premature. The Gauss Hog (or, my personal preference, the Rocket : Hog from Halo PC) would be better saved until The Silent Cartographer, : perhaps as the flipped warthog on the beach. Good point about being too early for a Gauss Hog. I have a different plan for Silent Cartographer (shake things up a bit) and the Rocket Hog will feature in a mass battle sequence towards the end, since it's the most formidable. : The same goes for the FRG grunts fighting Johnson in the hog. As I recall, : you don't see FRG-toting SpecOps grunts until a number of missions into : the game. Throwing them in the second level (first vehicle level) would : really be too soon. There's a reason that they aren't in the game right : away. You have to gradually build up the difficulty level (and the fun : level, with the special hogs). See, I really want to include new, different encounters. Most of this level is spent defending a position against waves of infantry, or tearing it up in a vehicle. I am playing through the levels as I type these up and I noticed it seemed to drag a bit right after you get the first Hog. It's mostly just listening to Cortana and making jumps. There's plenty of time to practice driving between crash site to crash site. So I feel like there needs to be a moment that puts the player in a tree and throws rocks at him. What about just Elites with Concussion Rifles? Mind you, due to the level geometry, you can still jump down, sneak around behind the Elites, and meet up with Johnson right away. : And the same also goes for the ODSTs. If you're going to throw them into the : campaign, wait. There's no reason to throw everything in the first level : or two all at once. Yeah, that's true. I intend to use them in T&R anyway, what with stealth/infiltration being one of their specialties. : (On a side note, I don't really like the addition of : Locklear here. There's no need. I like trying to bridge the gap between : the game canon and the books, but... really, he doesn't need to be here.) I see your point here. Man, I really like his line, too. : • Sgt. Johnson (COM): "I'm clear, Chief. They're closing in on you, but : if you can drive these ugly mike foxtrots back into the open, I'll light : 'em up with the turret!" : This too bugs me. I can't see Sgt. Johnson saying Mike Foxtrots. No. Just no. Fair enough. : All-in-all, I like what I see. Just a few little things that kinda irk me. I : feel like this second transcript is definitely better than the first one : for the PoA though. Nice job. :) You gave me a lot of good things to think about. I think this one may need a revision.

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Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	SonGoharotto	4/25/11 4:40 p.m.
Btw thanks for the news post, Wu! *NM*	SonGoharotto	4/25/11 4:41 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Pkmnrulz240	4/25/11 6:28 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	SonGoharotto	4/25/11 8:03 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Pkmnrulz240	4/25/11 8:58 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	SonGoharotto	4/25/11 9:27 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 1:32 a.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 3:51 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Document	4/26/11 2:03 a.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Jaydee	4/26/11 4:02 a.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 9:53 a.m.
Level 2 Revision	SonGoharotto	4/25/11 9:51 p.m.
Re: Level 2 Revision	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 1:37 a.m.
Re: Level 2 Revision	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 3:53 p.m.
Re: Level 2 Revision	Document	4/26/11 2:02 a.m.
Re: Level 2 Revision	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 9:46 a.m.
Re: Level 2 Revision	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 3:58 p.m.
I'm skeptical of.	uberfoop	4/25/11 9:57 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 1:39 a.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	uberfoop	4/26/11 1:43 a.m.
Seems to me...	Louis Wu	4/26/11 8:28 a.m.
^This	Kermit	4/26/11 9:06 a.m.
Re: Seems to me...	Pkmnrulz240	4/26/11 9:50 a.m.
Re: Seems to me...	NsU Soldier	4/26/11 10:01 a.m.
Re: Seems to me...	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 4:13 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 4:05 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	uberfoop	4/26/11 4:33 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 5:06 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	uberfoop	4/26/11 6:08 p.m.
Re: I'm skeptical of.	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 7:49 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	Herr Zrbo	4/26/11 2:37 p.m.
To War? *NM*	scarab	4/26/11 3:39 p.m.
Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Level 2: Halo	SonGoharotto	4/26/11 4:09 p.m.
Adding elements from Halo: Crytum	robofin117	4/26/11 10:52 p.m.
Re: Adding elements from Halo: Crytum	SonGoharotto	4/27/11 1:07 p.m.