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Westenev said :
Why did they betray the Elites again? O_o It just seems like such a stupid tactical decision in hindsight.

The Prophet of Truth wanted to have complete control over the Covenant. The Elites were too smart, and at this point were developing a history of disobedience and failure. They couldn't stop the destruction of Installation 04, the Heretics rebelled against the Covenant, and the Elite Honor Guard failed to protect the Prophet of Regret. Meanwhile, the Brutes were stronger, had less of a bad rep, and were easier to manipulate.

It's why he also let the Flood kill the Prophet of Mercy. He wanted to be sole ruler, with no one around to question him or veto his authority. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

16-May-2017 22:25:47 - Last edited on 16-May-2017 22:28:55 by NotFishing

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Westenev said :
And look where that got him.

I'm just saying; Halo 3 would have been A LOT more fun if Truth weren't such a d-bag. :P

No, it would have been even less fun. Tartarus would have activated Installation 05, killing himself, Johnson, Miranda, the Gravemind, and all the Flood on High Charity. Because Johnson and Miranda are too dead to report back, Earth would never have learned about the Ark. The Arbiter never would have believed the Gravemind or turned against the Covenant. The Covenant Fleet would have been even stronger with the Sangheli ships helping them instead of the humans, and would have had no trouble rolling over Earth. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

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Yes, Sgt. Johnson had pretty good DNA for a resistance against the Flood, it seems.


I read all new posts in Titanomachy, but I am leaving in about an hour, so I will try to post tonight.


About Titus speaking to Rem first,
I want to give users choices in this role-play, in case they don't want to join a specific mission/environment. In Rem's case, Inferi mentioned she was recalled to Horizon in her history, so I figured Horizon wanted to send her to the Halos for further combat.
I also wanted to show that Captain Titus, having experienced the horrors of demons himself, then possible torture by the Black Templars, that he cares, which makes sense, as when people get older, they get more mellow.
I am trying to portray Titus similarly as in-game (from what I could get from my limited gameplay of Warhammer Space Marine), as a man who speaks directly, and is a hero: he's the one that should go to hell and out.

Titus' reasoning for wanting to speak to Rem first, was somewhat alluded to by Muhtar, who wanted to quickly send Rem by Horizon's main order for her (get her to join the invasion of the second Halo) and so spare her from Enlille's plans, but this was interrupted by the Spectre, who was sent to investigate the current situation. Muhtar was meant to allude Horizon's suspicion of Enlille, and the institute's worry of what is coming from the Warp. Note that Enlille mentioned there were Council scientists on Mars to Rem, whereas Titus does not know that. When I post, I will reveal a few more important details. The Council has its own suspicions of Horizon as well, somewhat foreshadowed in the role-play's first post, and one playable race that is definitely not a defector.

16-May-2017 22:52:52

Westenev

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NotFishing said :
Westenev said :
And look where that got him.

I'm just saying; Halo 3 would have been A LOT more fun if Truth weren't such a d-bag. :P

No, it would have been even less fun. Tartarus would have activated Installation 05, killing himself, Johnson, Miranda, the Gravemind, and all the Flood on High Charity. Because Johnson and Miranda are too dead to report back, Earth would never have learned about the Ark. The Arbiter never would have believed the Gravemind or turned against the Covenant. The Covenant Fleet would have been even stronger with the Sangheli ships helping them instead of the humans, and would have had no trouble rolling over Earth.


Well, in theory, if the second halo DID fire a tactical pulse, there wouldn't have been a second attack fleet to push through the reminants of the Earth's orbital defense.

My reasoning is that the Gravemind would have been forced to send the chief after Tarteros - and would likely have failed before the rings were fired. With the delayed takeover of High Charity, the resulting pulse would have likely killed the Gravemind as well as as the second assault wave before it launched.

In this scenerio, it would have been Earth's win. Halo 3 ODST would have to be extended into a full game to cover the death of the chief, as the Rookie works to repel the initial covernant strike that will never see reinforcements. As such, they wouldn't be able to secure Voi, and the arc would never have been discovered.
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16-May-2017 22:56:54 - Last edited on 16-May-2017 23:00:58 by Westenev

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Westenev said :
Well, in theory, if the second halo DID fire a tactical pulse, there wouldn't have been a second attack fleet to push through the reminants of the Earth's orbital defense.

My reasoning is that the Gravemind would have been forced to send the chief after Tarteros - and would likely have failed before the rings were fired. Without a delayed takeover of High Charity, the resulting pulse would have likely killed the Gravemind as well as as the second assault wave.

In this scenerio, it would have been Earth's win.

It depends. Would the Covenant's slipspace drives have been fast enough to get them out of Halo's firing range? Truth probably would have gotten a better headstart, at least, since he wouldn't have to worry about the massive battle raging in and around High Charity.

The Gravemind DID send Chief after Tartarus, though. Miranda, Johnson, the Index, Tartarus, the Prophets... they were all on High Charity. Chief just didn't get to them in time, and instead had to focus on going after the Prophets.

The Arbiter was sent to the Control Room itself to act as the back-up, because the Gravemind knew he was still on the fence about the whole "My religion and everything I believe in is a lie, my species is being wiped out, and my own species nearly drove another race to extinction for no good reason" thing. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

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George Rozas said :
Amuse yourself with the realization that, currently, Kestyr is nearly four feet taller than Rem.

And unfortunately for her, putting on armor won't change that whatsoever. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

16-May-2017 23:08:21

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