New Halo book.

[legionaire45]

http://www.bungie.net/images/News/InlineImages2007/Halo-Contact-Harvest-Book-Cover-Final-10july072.jpg
Biggest fucking Anachronism I think I have ever seen.

[Con]

:smith:

[DrunkenSamus]

Wait....what?

[n00b1n8R]

why did they have a br on harvest but not on the POA >__>

jhonson reminds me of a black duke nukem in that pic <__<

[rossmum]

Oh cool.

I still need to read Ghosts of Onyx :|

[thehoodedsmack]

Ah yes. I've been looking forward to this one.

[Skiiran]

BR55? On MY Harvest?

Time paradox.

[Zeph]

why did they have a br on harvest but not on the POA >__>

jhonson reminds me of a black duke nukem in that pic <__<
When did they ever say the BR was a brand new weapon created after Halo 1 and before Halo 2?

[rossmum]

It was still experimental between the games, most weapons aren't experimental for over 20 years...

[Stealth]

why did they have a br on harvest but not on the POA >__>

jhonson reminds me of a black duke nukem in that pic <__<
Johnson*
and I'm happy to see one more book from Halo.

[teh lag]

The weapon he's holding could be an older version of the BR55... I'm eagerly awaiting this anyhow.

[Digikid]

Sweet!

[Emmzee]

why did they have a br on harvest but not on the POA >__>

jhonson reminds me of a black duke nukem in that pic <__<
He's got BALLS OF STEEL.

[Elite Killa]

Looks like a cool book. I always wanted to see something out of Johnson's perspective.

[Masterz1337]

The fact Eric isn't writing it makes me sad. :(

[CtrlAltDestroy]

Doesn't he (Staten) do the grunt voices? ;d

[Stormwing]

Yes.

He also the official listed writer for all three Halos.

:awesome: y/n?

[itszutak]

Yes.

He also the official listed writer for all three Halos.

:awesome: y/n?
Well...He did the halo 2 storyline. :/

I'll just wait for reviews.

[Neuro Guro]

Well...He did the halo 2 storyline. :/

...Not by himself and every little detail, as far as I know anyway.

[MithosK]

:awesome: y/n?

No, Eric ftw!

[Stormwing]

aww (then again i've never read nylund so... just saying)

and yeah, it's not like Halo only has one writer for it all. h2 was a rush job anyway...look at H1 - he worked on that one too. :]

[Roostervier]

Eric Nylund actually made me want to read a book though...

[Arteen]

I thought everyone on Harvest was killed. That would mean Johnson was killed. Again. D=

[JDMFSeanP]

I'm getting this for sure, though not by Eric makes me kinda hesitant, the flood book was kinda awkward and confusing IMO, I <3 Eric.

[TeeKup]

Awesome. Ghosts Of Onyx was the best read I had. Can't wait for this one.

[Digikid]

I thought everyone on Harvest was killed. That would mean Johnson was killed. Again. D=


It is a prequil book.

[ExAm]

*Prequel

[Stealth]

I thought everyone on Harvest was killed. That would mean Johnson was killed. Again. D=

He's got BALLS OF STEEL.
heh, he can't die, and maybe they're trying to take back harvest.

I'm getting this for sure, though not by Eric makes me kinda hesitant, the flood book was kinda awkward and confusing IMO, I <3 Eric.
yes, that bookwas confusing, but useful.

[n00b1n8R]

I thought everyone on Harvest was killed. That would mean Johnson was killed. Again. D=

Johnson is just badass like that (but that would make him how old? he'd have to have spent a fair while in cryo :S.. or mb he was a spartan 1 after all..)

[Zeph]

I thought everyone on Harvest was killed. That would mean Johnson was killed. Again. D=

It's clearly a military coverup creating a need to know basis, where if you only kind of need to know you dont get the truth.

[devour]

Wow, there are two books I haven't read? Holy crap, time for a trip to Barnes & Noble!

[n00b1n8R]

When did they ever say the BR was a brand new weapon created after Halo 1 and before Halo 2?

they didn't, but why would a far flung planet like harvest have them, but not a modern UNSC battle ship deployed from reach?

[legionaire45]

they didn't, but why would a far flung planet like harvest have them, but not a modern UNSC battle ship deployed from reach?
Do remember that the Halcyon class was very old by the time of Halo's events and that it was only brought out of moth balling and renewed because it was one hell of a tough ship. If I remember there was a relatively small amount of marines onboard, basically only enough to support the spartan's when they took over a covenant ship (the whole reason the PoA was used). Maybe the large majority of troops on board choose the MA5B over the BR55 or that the PoA simply wasn't supplied with them.

But I like the idea that Bungie fucked up better =D

[Zeph]

they didn't, but why would a far flung planet like harvest have them, but not a modern UNSC battle ship deployed from reach?

You put too much continuity in games and real life. Marines from PoA and Halo 2 weilded covenant weapons with a high level of accuracy and proficiency, does that mean all the marines took Covenant Weaponry 101? How about the marines riding Ghosts in Halo 1? Did they take courses to certify them on those vehicles? The only thing you should be concerned about continuity between a game and book is the story and objects. Game mechanics and art direction from title to title should be completely left out of the picture. Or do you want to believe the UNSC goes through an armor redesign for its soldiers every few weeks and an automatic weapon with next to no recoil is less accurate and has shorter range than a semi automatic handgun with enough recoil to knock it into orbit?

[n00b1n8R]

You put too much continuity in games and real life. Marines from PoA and Halo 2 weilded covenant weapons with a high level of accuracy and proficiency, does that mean all the marines took Covenant Weaponry 101? How about the marines riding Ghosts in Halo 1? Did they take courses to certify them on those vehicles?[quote]

covenant tech is superior and easier to use.
I imagine ghosts are not unlike a motor bike.

[quote=Zeph;103045]Or do you want to believe the UNSC goes through an armor redesign for its soldiers every few weeks and an automatic weapon with next to no recoil is less accurate and has shorter range than a semi automatic handgun with enough recoil to knock it into orbit?

I don't recall a difference between h1 and h2 marines (unless you mean the drop pod marines). as for the assault riffle, it was just awesome like that. gosh :rolleyes:

[Skiiran]

There doesn't appear to be any difference between Halo 2 marines' armor and Halo 3 marines' armor, on a technical level. While they do have camouflage under suits/body gloves, they're fighting mostly in forests now. The marines in Halo 1 & 2 were either expecting to fight aboard ships or in concrete-coated areas, meaning, practically, a gray suit makes sense.

So I don't see how one can claim that it even seems like they have an armor-redesign every week. They just have different variations on the same basic armor.

[nooBBooze]

wow fivehundred years of technological progress and noone has found a proper substitutution for suspenders to keep ones pants up. lulz

[Emmzee]

they didn't, but why would a far flung planet like harvest have them, but not a modern UNSC battle ship deployed from reach?
The series is about a 7-foot tall cyborg who can flip 3-ton vehicles with his bare hands, heaven forbid it be unrealistic.

[TeeKup]

The series is about a 7-foot tall cyborg who can flip 3-ton vehicles with his bare hands, heaven forbid it be unrealistic.

Hah ha ha.

[Zeph]

covenant tech is superior and easier to use.
I imagine ghosts are not unlike a motor bike.



I don't recall a difference between h1 and h2 marines (unless you mean the drop pod marines). as for the assault riffle, it was just awesome like that. gosh :rolleyes:

You honestly dont see a difference between this (http://www.bungie.net/images/games/Halo/screenshots/scrn_093.jpg), this (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo2/screenshots/oxm-coweringgrunt-040204.jpg), and this (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Screenshots/H3_forest02.jpg)? Granted, the differences between Halo 2 and 3 aren't as vast as Halo 1 and 2, but they are there. My point still stands that art direction and gameplay mechanics shouldn't take such a massive part in continuity.


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covenant tech is superior and easier to use.
I imagine ghosts are not unlike a motor bike.

This (http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.aviapedia.com/files/fighters/F-35/F-35_4.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHt2IbtHbM97vHUVFP4ghULzL4yJA) is superior to this (http://www.rattlesnake.com/airplane-in-snow.jpg), but isn't not easier to use.

[ExAm]

The series is about a 7-foot tall cyborg who can flip 3-ton vehicles with his bare hands, heaven forbid it be unrealistic.

Forget 3 tons, a Scorpion is what, 70 tons?

[Zeph]

modern tanks range from about 60-70 tonnes. While I expect the weight of them to drop in the future as alloys become lighter and stronger, I wouldn't put it past bungie to label it with that weight.

[teh lag]

Our friend the Scorpion MBT is 66 tons, according to the h2 manual. Hogs are 3.25 tons.

[Roostervier]

Our friend the Scorpion MBT is 66 tons, according to the h2 manual. Hogs are 3.25 tons.
Oh hai. I guess manuals are a nice thing to have when guessing about this kind of thing.
Also, poland DOBBY DIES (http://machodance.ytmnd.com/)

[teh lag]

Oh hai. I guess manuals are a nice thing to have when guessing about this kind of thing.
Also, poland DOBBY DIES (http://machodance.ytmnd.com/)

The above link contains MASSIVE DAMAGE SPOILERS.

[TeeKup]

Our friend the Scorpion MBT is 66 tons, according to the h2 manual. Hogs are 3.25 tons.

66 tons of pure fun and hellfire. :downs:

[rossmum]

Oh hai. I guess manuals are a nice thing to have when guessing about this kind of thing.
Also, poland DOBBY DIES (http://machodance.ytmnd.com/)
HEY FUCK YOU :smith: :smith: :smith: :smith:

Also, Zeph - an F-35 is intended for a totally different purpose to a Cessna. Fail. :p

[Warsaw]

The F-35 "Lightning II" is a multi-role fighter descended from the Lockheed Martin X-35 Joint Strike Fighter project, designed to replace the venerable F-15, F-16, and F-18 fighter lines. It costs $48 million on the low end and
$68 million on the high end. It is to be a cheaper front-line aircraft that does the dirty work, where the F-22 Raptor is to be the expensive ($120 million) scalpel. It should be noted that the F-35B is capable of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), and as such a replacement to the AV-8 Harrier.

Am I right?

[rossmum]

Wait, the Raptor is still more expensive? Holy shit... thought the F-35 was.

Then again, that'd explain why we're likely to buy a few. Our defence budget... heh. Budget indeed.

[n00b1n8R]

You honestly dont see a difference between this (http://www.bungie.net/images/games/Halo/screenshots/scrn_093.jpg), this (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo2/screenshots/oxm-coweringgrunt-040204.jpg), and this (http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Screenshots/H3_forest02.jpg)?

Not really, no.

as for the jet, like i said, covey tech is easier (hey look, we can control it with a mouse and keyboard :O)

@flying rooster: FUCK YOU TO HELL, I WANT TO WIPE THE LAST FEW SECONDS FROM MY MIND :smith: :suicide: :smith: :suicide: :smith: :suicide:

[Emmzee]

Our friend the Scorpion MBT is 66 tons, according to the h2 manual. Hogs are 3.25 tons.
Wow, I got really close with the hog estimate!

GUYS, HALO ISN'T REALISTIC ENOUGH.

I GOT IT! ADD RECOIL, SINCE MC TOTALLY ISN'T A GENETICALLY MODIFIED SUPERSOLDIER AND CAN'T HANDLE RECOIL!

[n00b1n8R]

yes he is :raise:
yes, i recognise sarcasm, but there's nothing slightly funny in that post..

[rossmum]

...Sarcasm.

[n00b1n8R]

yes he is :raise:
yes, i recognise sarcasm, but there's nothing slightly funny in that post..

...ninja.

[rossmum]

Sorry for not searching every post I read for ninja text, and also sorry for not bothering to clean my glasses just to read your posts.

:|

[n00b1n8R]

We all gota watch out for ninjas http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-ninja.gif

besides, why would I put in an extra line in a post?

[rossmum]

Why would I even notice there was one? I might be a post whore, but even I don't usually notice an extra line or two.

[ExAm]

So true.

[n00b1n8R]

I do >__>

[legionaire45]

I do >__>
I can read it without highlighting it. The nice little gradient under our usernames gives it away in the postbit I'm using.