Why the tech of the Halo Universe is a step backward. - Games

[QUOTE=fskman;27163542]And I'm probably wrong, but when objects reach relativistic speeds, don't they increase in weight exponentially?[/QUOTE] That was actually a principle the MAC cannons operated on.

[QUOTE=fskman;27163542]And I'm probably wrong, but when objects reach relativistic speeds, don't they increase in weight exponentially?[/QUOTE] They do, which is another coincidentally good reason to use mass effect fields.

[QUOTE=redBadger;27163557]This thread seems like a simple rant against the Halo series. Stop being nitpicky to this game, when you can pick out worse concepts in other games.[/QUOTE] Not really, looks to me like everything is getting weighed against each other pretty fairly.

[QUOTE=archangel125;27163498]Well, I can't think of anything, except that it'd make french kissing a real bitch.[/QUOTE] Space marines probably lack all sex drive or ideas of love anyway. Also: [quote=Lexicanum]After all of these implantations and alterations to the human body, there is a serious debate whether or not Space Marines are human. While they indubitably serve humanity, they are at least two meters tall, can breathe poison and eat through metal.[/quote] Definitely someone you'd want to french kiss.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;27163540]There was a tree on some planet who's pollen caused their crab armor to swell up, killing the soldier. It was insanely successful until they wiped out the planet the tree was on.[/QUOTE] That wasn't the biological weapon. They had a virus that could kill every single Yuuzhan Vong AND their biotechnology in a very short period of time. That pollen just caused an allergic reaction to the armor.

[QUOTE=fskman;27163576]Not really, looks to me like everything is getting weighed against each other pretty fairly.[/QUOTE] Thing is, it's a video game. Surely the OP has better things to do than research various situational modern-day weaponry and compare them to various fictional apparatus.

This thread is PURE WIN.

[QUOTE=kevlar jens;27163544]also in the future, chainsaw bayonets, heavy and prone to jam mechanics, are a must on standard issue weaponry. stocks however, are unheard of! it is also very important to stick as many bright LEDs to them as possible, this shows the enemy that you are meaning business, and not playing some stupid video-game. [img_thumb]http://www.ps3informer.com/playstation-3/images/lancer.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] It's a glowing machine gun with a giant fucking chainsaw on it. I'd take that over a laser blaster or some shit any day.

Not to mention, the Covenant's air force (banshees etc.) would be easily outclassed by modern day fighter jet etc.

[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;27163539]how come mac cannons don't fly away when they fire[/QUOTE] I'd assume because they are magnetically accelerated, which probably counter-recoils itself due to its nature.

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;27163583]That wasn't the biological weapon. They had a virus that could kill every single Yuuzhan Vong AND their biotechnology in a very short period of time. That pollen just caused an allergic reaction to the armor.[/QUOTE] You'd think when TRILLIONS of your people are dying, you'd be pretty eager to enact revenge on an entire species of genocidal maniacs.

[QUOTE=RayvenQ;27163601]I'd assume because they are magnetically accelerated, which probably counter-recoils itself due to its nature.[/QUOTE] i see

[QUOTE=evilweazel;27163598]It's a glowing machine gun with a giant fucking chainsaw on it. I'd take that over a laser blaster or some shit any day.[/QUOTE] Not only are chainsaws heavy, but they require LOTS of energy. You'd basically have an overweight gun once your run out of power.

Covenant plasma weapons have never made sense to me. Plasma is super heated gas made up of free electrons. The stuff they shoot out of their weapons seems to have some sort of mass and seems very globular. If it was real plasma it would just mist out of the barrel of the weapon and dissipate in the air. Am I wrong?

[QUOTE=redBadger;27163596]Thing is, it's a video game. Surely the OP has better things to do than research various situational modern-day weaponry and compare them to various fictional apparatus.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but it's interesting to see who would win what.

According to the Halo books, getting struck on unexposed flesh by Covenant plasma not only blows a big motherfucking hole in your body, but raises the core body temperature. So now you've got burns, body-mangling injuries, shock, and your organs are virtually boiling themselves causing little ruptures all throughout your body. Bleeding is gonna be the [i]least[/i] of your problems. also Flood/Borg/Yuuzhan-Vong/Reapers war, what do

[QUOTE=evilweazel;27163598]It's a glowing machine gun with a giant fucking chainsaw on it. I'd take that over a laser blaster or some shit any day.[/QUOTE] I'd take an AK-47 over a Lancer any day and then duct taped a chainsaw to it.

[QUOTE=redBadger;27163557]This thread seems like a simple rant against the Halo series. Stop being nitpicky to this game, when you can pick out worse concepts in other games. It's a game, not real life. If it was real life, the plasma would burn the skin off the humans down to the bone, maybe even further.[/QUOTE] This is a really interesting thread. And since when was it a rant against the Halo series? Its just a few people discussing what a game would be like if it happened in the real world.

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;27163622]Not only are chainsaws heavy, but they require LOTS of energy. You'd basically have an overweight gun once your run out of power.[/QUOTE] The better to pistol-whip the shit out of you, my dear.

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;27163622]Not only are chainsaws heavy, but they require LOTS of energy. You'd basically have an overweight gun once your run out of power.[/QUOTE] yeah but soldiers will also be giant men and women on steroids who wear boom boxes on their chest

[QUOTE=Zethiwag;27160401]Also the human tech is weird - in 500 years, do you think we would really still be using bullets? And there are no hoverboards or flying cars[/QUOTE] 150 :science:

[QUOTE=fskman;27163607]You'd think when TRILLIONS of your people are dying, you'd be pretty eager to enact revenge on an entire species of genocidal maniacs.[/QUOTE] Since the Universe of Star Wars is based mostly on Isaac Asimov's [I]Foundation[/I] series, the galaxy probably has a population in the quintillions (I remember reading The Empire from the [I]Foundation[/I] series had a population in the octillions, so this isn't that much of a stretch.)

[QUOTE=fskman;27163607]You'd think when TRILLIONS of your people are dying, you'd be pretty eager to enact revenge on an entire species of genocidal maniacs.[/QUOTE] You know the Jedi and their "It's WRONG!" rants.

[QUOTE=Coridan;27163626]Covenant plasma weapons have never made sense to me. Plasma is super heated gas made up of free electrons. The stuff they shoot out of their weapons seems to have some sort of mass and seems very globular. If it was real plasma it would just mist out of the barrel of the weapon and dissipate in the air. Am I wrong?[/QUOTE] It's either held in by a magnetic force field projected by the weapon, or, more likely for the torpedoes case, have a central core that is guided by the ship, and projects a magnetic field.

[QUOTE=Sie-Sveinhund;27163631]According to the Halo books, getting struck on unexposed flesh by Covenant plasma not only blows a big motherfucking hole in your body, but raises the core body temperature. So now you've got burns, body-mangling injuries, shock, and your organs are virtually boiling themselves causing little ruptures all throughout your body. Bleeding is gonna be the [i]least[/i] of your problems. also Flood/Borg/Yuuzhan-Vong war, what do[/QUOTE] Wheras boltgun rounds just blow up inside you and vary from high explosive to acidic and even highly incencdiary.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;27163667]Since the Universe of Star Wars is based mostly on Isaac Asimov's [I]Foundation[/I] series, the galaxy probably has a population in the quintillions (I remember reading The Empire from the [I]Foundation[/I] series had a population in the octillions, so this isn't that much of a stretch.)[/QUOTE] It DOES have Quintillions.

[QUOTE=Sie-Sveinhund;27163631]According to the Halo books, getting struck on unexposed flesh by Covenant plasma not only blows a big motherfucking hole in your body, but raises the core body temperature. So now you've got burns, body-mangling injuries, shock, and your organs are virtually boiling themselves causing little ruptures all throughout your body. Bleeding is gonna be the [I]least[/I] of your problems. also Flood/Borg/Yuuzhan-Vong/Reapers war, what do[/QUOTE] Reapers would be annihilated in the first attack, they're easily the weakest of the races.

[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;27163650]yeah but soldiers will also be giant men and women on steroids who wear boom boxes on their chest[/QUOTE] Lulz.

in the future, humanity will face an alien threat that can perform intergalactic flight, has hover bikes and cloaking devices and weaponry from 1942(?) [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/3135039142_a651f467a3.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;27163622]Not only are chainsaws heavy, but they require LOTS of energy. You'd basically have an overweight gun once your run out of power.[/QUOTE] I refuse to give a fuck whether it's practical or not but it sure as hell is badass.