Bungie is just full of surprises. We told you earlier today of the big Halo 3 news confirming four-player online co-op. Now Bungie goes into greater detail on how four-player co-op will work and the new Elite characters joining the Chief in single player:
Acting as a team is a fantastic new twist to the Campaign gameplay – something that works as well on foot, in close confines as it does on the battlefield, with large scale vehicle mayhem. Scared of Jackal snipers? Send out a scout to see what dangers lie ahead. Terrified of an open field? Flank your enemies and swipe their rides. The combinations and scenarios are endless – and you’ll be able to enjoy them time and time again in Saved Films of your co-op exploits.
Player one and two will still control the Master Chief and the Arbiter (respectively), while player three and four will control two new Elite characters known as N’tho ‘Sraom and Usze ‘Taham. Bungie's update also goes into N’tho ‘Sraom and Usze ‘Taham's history in the Covenant Army if you're interested in that sort of thing.
Luke Smith also lets slip that all four players will have identical abilities. So unless Bungie finally throws out the Chief's flashlight, the Elite's can't use their cloakingability.
One last interesting note to point out is the final thing Luke had to say in this update:
So there you have it. Mystery solved. Internet dramas ended.
Oh yeah, Internet drama ended ... for now.
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5:48 PM on 07.31.2007
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Pew: Sangheili is what the Elites call themselves in their original language. Humans call them Elites. And they fight on our side cause they got betrayed by the Prophets. Super book reader here.
And of course, the thread turns into 12-year-olds scarred of the homesexuals.
The bungie post mentioned: "He is a fairly typical young male adult Sangheili", so there must be females. Both of the Elites are mentioned by "he" however. I don't think Bungie would introduce lovers in Halo by making them gay, those Brutes will probably just have female versions as well. Just indiscriminate, like dwarfs (or was it dwarves).
N’tho ‘Sraom and Usze ‘Taham
Marathon Hazed Ass Mount!!!!!
Marathon Hazed Ass Mount!!!!!
Maybe thats not it, but..... I think im onto something! YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!
Gee, thanks for nothin', Bungie!
Fans said "Bring it!", and Bungie said "It's already been BROUGHTEN!"
I'm going to start prostituting myself so I can afford a 360. Any takers?
Good on ya Bungie! Add +3 to your projected sales figures, and give yourselves the night off. Go somewhere nice. Do your hair up and all that.
How much? I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on some Halo 3 goodness...
I think that $500 should just about cover it. I take PayPal. (Seriously, at this point, I think I would totally sell myself for this. But then, I'm a guy, so that's not really saying much.)
This is going to be, like, Reservoir Elites, or something.
Or something.
I will gladly take 2nd/3rd/4th place in online coop. D:
Also, why is Halo 3 getting hype over adding Co-Op? It should have been done in Halo 2 over Xbox Live, but they're just too lazy to program stuff like that. Now that every game and it's cousin is adding Co-Op, Halo 3 does it and now Halo 3 is even more amazing? Screw that. Halo 3's MP beta was a bust. So will the final product...
So, by the final product being a bust, do you mean that it will be so awful, drinking bees will seem fun by comparison. Or do you just mean that out of the millions of other buyers, they're going to miss you?
This is excellent news.
I submit that this is definately shit yes!
I don't know who else keeps up with the entire HALO story but I do, and the fact that the co-op isn't simply 3 additional mystery characters excites me... I've read the trilogy as well as ghosts of onyx... good books actually, as long as your not looking for anything particularly deep.
Son, you're dumber than a bowl of mice. GTFO. If you knew any damn thing about Halo 2, you'd know that the Elites had a falling out with the Covenant and are now on our side, more or less. Pay attention, because you obviously didn't play Halo 2 enough to know what you're talking about.
As for the rest of your comment... utterly laughable. You don't deserve your Sam and Max avatar. *cough*Sonyfanboy*cough*
Again.
Poor sony fanboys, they just can't catch a break :P