This thread has me in tears; dance, my puppets, DANCE!
The console does indeed come with the FOTUS…
> > To clear things up once again let me try to help people understand what they mean by armor skin.
> >
> > In the game, the armor varient’s each have a base armor option. Instead of “applying” a skin to the armor varient you select an entirely new armor option with the skin attachment. Much like the helmets work in halo reach. You select the base helment, or one of the other varient’s with attachments.
> >
> > In essence the Fotus armor is a skin as well as an armor. There aren’t actually any Fotus armor skins that change the look. So the exclusive skin that the console buyers are getting is the only skin there actually is.
> >
> > The same thing could be said about the Recruit armor skin that comes with the LE game. In “ESSENSE” you are indeed actually getting the Recruit-Prime armor piece. The Recruit armor piece is the armor available to everyone else.
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> So by that logic the arctic BR skin pre-order bonus from Gamestop gives you the BR instantly without having to unlock it and the console also lets you unlock that forerunner gun - can’t remember if the skin is for the light rifle or suppressor - at level 1 (or whenever you get your first custom class)
It’s the light rifle
maybe it isnt included in the physical bundle but a code is added on to the reciept after purchase. makes sense to me. happens all the time.
> So by that logic the arctic BR skin pre-order bonus from Gamestop gives you the BR instantly without having to unlock it
That is correct.
> > To clear things up once again let me try to help people understand what they mean by armor skin.
> >
> > In the game, the armor varient’s each have a base armor option. Instead of “applying” a skin to the armor varient you select an entirely new armor option with the skin attachment. Much like the helmets work in halo reach. You select the base helment, or one of the other varient’s with attachments.
> >
> > In essence the Fotus armor is a skin as well as an armor. There aren’t actually any Fotus armor skins that change the look. So the exclusive skin that the console buyers are getting is the only skin there actually is.
> >
> > The same thing could be said about the Recruit armor skin that comes with the LE game. In “ESSENSE” you are indeed actually getting the Recruit-Prime armor piece. The Recruit armor piece is the armor available to everyone else.
>
> So by that logic the arctic BR skin pre-order bonus from Gamestop gives you the BR instantly without having to unlock it and the console also lets you unlock that forerunner gun - can’t remember if the skin is for the light rifle or suppressor - at level 1 (or whenever you get your first custom class)
Yes. Skins are treated as their own armor set or gun. The codes will unlock the skinned variant for use right away, but the regular one would still have to be unlocked.
The BR is unlocked at SR2 though so starting off with the Arctic variant isn’t that big of a deal as you’d probably only save a whopping 10 minutes.
whoa i saw a fotus code for 70+ bucks!
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but what about this?
FOTUS is all over eBay now… $200 and it’s all yours. I’m not even joking…
> That is incorrect.
> I asked bsangel about this already.
> This was my question.
> and
> This was her answer.
> It IS in-game armor, not a skin. If you talk to anyone who played the beta build at an event, or look at the videos showing off the armor, you can see that FOTUS does not have any skin variants.
Bumped.
> Don’t care one bit, its just armor.
I care two bits, FALSE advertising.
> > That is incorrect.
> > I asked bsangel about this already.
> > This was my question.
> > and
> > This was her answer.
> > It IS in-game armor, not a skin. If you talk to anyone who played the beta build at an event, or look at the videos showing off the armor, you can see that FOTUS does not have any skin variants.
>
> Bumped.
Holy -Yoink-…
People have already noted why they feel that this may not be accurate. Look at the dates… around that time BS angel was also saying LE didn’t get the 2 helmets.
Also in the comment she says she will look into it what did she find???
> > We do NOT have an answer yet. It hasn’t been answered. This is entirely new information that rose today. An answer from August won’t help a damn thing.
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> Considering that retailers and MS have gotten this type of info wrong before, I’m going to go with what 343 says on the subject since they were right on the subject.
>
> And what 343 says is that the console comes with armor.
lol they also said that LE wouldn’t get the helmets and emblem with the Map pass. Guess what happened?
> > > That is incorrect.
> > > I asked bsangel about this already.
> > > This was my question.
> > > and
> > > This was her answer.
> > > It IS in-game armor, not a skin. If you talk to anyone who played the beta build at an event, or look at the videos showing off the armor, you can see that FOTUS does not have any skin variants.
> >
> > Bumped.
>
> Holy Yoink!..
>
> People have already noted why they feel that this may not be accurate. Look at the dates… around that time BS angel was also saying LE didn’t get the 2 helmets.
>
> Also in the comment she says she will look into it what did she find???
Anyway, in all videos that shows all helmets (videos from beta build of the game), there is only one variant of FOTUS armor (no skin version)
I’m not getting the console, but that’s limited. why would Microsoft/343 do that? I mean, it worked so well with the LE…
> > > > That is incorrect.
> > > > I asked bsangel about this already.
> > > > This was my question.
> > > > and
> > > > This was her answer.
> > > > It IS in-game armor, not a skin. If you talk to anyone who played the beta build at an event, or look at the videos showing off the armor, you can see that FOTUS does not have any skin variants.
> > >
> > > Bumped.
> >
> > Holy Yoink!..
> >
> > People have already noted why they feel that this may not be accurate. Look at the dates… around that time BS angel was also saying LE didn’t get the 2 helmets.
> >
> > Also in the comment she says she will look into it what did she find???
>
> Anyway, in all videos that shows all helmets (videos from beta build of the game), there is only one variant of FOTUS armor (no skin version)
Agreed. I do think the FOTUS is exclusive or at least early access exclusive. Still wouldn’t surprise me if its the SR-130 reward.
That quote is just starting to annoy me how its posted on every page and with 343 + microsofts expert marketing strategies anything passed last week can’t be considered accurate.
Here’s my 2 cents:
I cannot wait to use my FOTUS on the 8th (the day im actually able to finish paying off my new, shiny Xbox). This being said, you’re stupid to believe this. Did the Reach console come with anything cool? I actually dont know…
But im PAYING 350.00 for a console, because I need one. Not for the armor. Granted, this is a little disheartening being im paying 350 for a new Xbox, and now apparently not getting armor. Oh well, I’ll have a new Xbox instead of a 5 y/o one, and 2 new controllers on the 8th.
And im going to laugh at you idiots if special armor does come with the LE and CE.
This is ridiculous.
No, I’m not getting the console for FOTUS, but I’d like a little recognition for buying the highest tier of this game you can get. LE’s metal case, WGMP and Forward Unto Dawn are more exclusive (and better value) than the console, but I wanted the console because I like the design and was getting bored of my regular black model.
It’s not about whether or not you get the FOTUS armour, it’s about whether or not everyone will have it a month or two after release. My Flaming helmet on reach is still exclusive, so why shouldn’t my FOTUS be?
Do people just read the first post?
People have you studied anything about this game yet?
Go watch the video that shows all the armor. You will see if it’s called either a Armor or a Skin it is a ARMOR!
You don’t pick CIO then from there options open up to pick a skin to put on it no!!! It’s another choose right beside it CIO WEB. Fotus is an armor there is no thing as a Armor Skin screen.
With the Xbox 360 YOU GET A EXCLUSIVE ARMOR called FOTUS!!!