Someone asked Frank o Connor why playable elites were not in halo 5 and he answered “they’re big resource commitment & all game development requires production rationalization”. So it’s not a canon issue or a balance issue.
So, I don’t see why they can’t be added later on. If the problem is that you’re focusing on bigger things than it can be a little free DLC later on. They have the models already from the campaign, they will need to do the HUD, and it will add a little more customization, and show that you are listening to the fans.
I am pretty sure that people will be completely fine with playable elites being added on later, in fact you can also make Promethean solider playable that would also be cool.
P.S. A Halo side game that focuses on elites would be really nice too.
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> Get over it. Spartans vs Spartans is better anyway.
I’m still getting the game, I am just making a suggestion on a way to make it better. I also don’t see how Spartan v Spartan would be really any different than Spartan v elite.
Theres more to it then just models and a hud you know? One minor detail like the hud costs them alot of money because they not only have to talk to the board of directors about the changes and even pay their employees. Based off of how bad MCC still is they are rarely listening to us and i doubt a free DLC for a playable race will come out at least not for Halo 5. sorry to ruin your dreams just saying my opinion…
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> Theres more to it then just models and a hud you know? One minor detail like the hud costs them alot of money because they not only have to talk to the board of directors about the changes and even pay their employees. Based off of how bad MCC still is they are rarely listening to us and i doubt a free DLC for a playable race will come out at least not for Halo 5. sorry to ruin your dreams just saying my opinion…
I know it is a far fetched idea but that is what most stuff on this forum is. Like I said before it would have been cool but whatever.
But for the price part there are people that won’t get halo 5 because of playable elites and if they were to eventually come they would get the game.
It won’t stop me from enjoying the game, curious on if the covenant will truly be defeated in halo 5.
I definitely agree. It’d be pretty nice if at some point after release, Elites would be added in. And it’d honestly be fine if they only have one armor set available if it meant even getting them. I don’t recall any problems with Elites in H2A’s multiplayer, and they used the same base model as Halo 4 and 5, so it seems like it wouldn’t be too large an undertaking. Though, to be fair, I don’t know much about modeling or animating or things like that.
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> I wouldn’t count on this if I were you. Outside of machinima-making purposes, Elites really aren’t even necessary in the Halo games.
Well, a lot of things in Halo 5 aren’t necessary in Halo games, yet 343 took the time to add them. It’d be nice if they added in one more unnecessary thing that’s important to quite a few people, even if it’s after the main release.
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> > I wouldn’t count on this if I were you. Outside of machinima-making purposes, Elites really aren’t even necessary in the Halo games.
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> Well, a lot of things in Halo 5 aren’t necessary in Halo games, yet 343 took the time to add them. It’d be nice if they added in one more unnecessary thing that’s important to quite a few people, even if it’s after the main release.
Not sure what you mean by this. Do I even want to ask…?
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> Haha the hope people are clinging to. They’re not going to add Elites in Halo 5 as a playable faction.
Haha the bigotry people are clinging to.
This is not just about the wants of individuals, and nobody here is seeking your approval on the subject. People want Halo to grow in general, and you’re going to hear their suggestions, so you might as well tolerate them. First came Elites, then ODST’s, then Female Spartans. People have had more choice in Halo before and, shocker, they want it back. Spartans tend to get stale when they’re all you ever use or see.
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> > > I wouldn’t count on this if I were you. Outside of machinima-making purposes, Elites really aren’t even necessary in the Halo games.
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> > Well, a lot of things in Halo 5 aren’t necessary in Halo games, yet 343 took the time to add them. It’d be nice if they added in one more unnecessary thing that’s important to quite a few people, even if it’s after the main release.
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> Not sure what you mean by this. Do I even want to ask…?
Things like the new zoom, tons of things remodeled, different Spartan models for males and females, Spartan multiplayer chatter, the Spirit being re-added when it was only in CE and Reach before, etc. Things like that. If that was what you were asking.
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> > Haha the hope people are clinging to. They’re not going to add Elites in Halo 5 as a playable faction.
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> This is not just about the wants of individuals, and nobody here is seeking your approval on the subject. People want Halo to grow in general, and you’re going to hear their suggestions, so you might as well tolerate them. First came Elites, then ODST’s, then Female Spartans. People have had more choice in Halo before and, shocker, they want it back. Spartans tend to get stale when they’re all you ever use or see.
Bigotry? Where exactly are you seeing bigotry in Halo 5? Or did you mean this forum or myself?