So 343i said that they learned a lot with their previous games, and the art style that is showcased in the Halo Infinite trailer is certainly indicative of that; however, I really hope this means that playable Elites will return to the series in this upcoming installment. From a canonical perspective, it makes sense for Elites to be in multiplayer now that the UNSC and Swords of Sanghelios are working side by side, and I know that a lot of people really want to have them in the game.
I know that there are many who have gripes with Elites being present in the competitive scene, but that can easily be remedied by adding a “Preferred Species” feature much like the one in Halo: Reach. In that game, you were allowed to play as Elites in certain playlists and also prohibited from playing as them in others.
What are people’s thoughts on this? Do you think 343i will be adding them in?
I really want to see what they do when it comes to their own assassinations like with Halo 5 Guardians where your Spartan had about 30 different assassinations to choose from I hope this will be for the elites but they might have more and on top you could have a Spartan-on-elite assassination and vice-versa, I hope they can be shown with a stance when viewing somebody’s playercard. But what really excites me is back in Reach you could also play as elites in Custom games so I want to see how this plays out, maybe just similar to Reach
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> I really want to see what they do when it comes to their own assassinations like with Halo 5 Guardians where your Spartan had about 30 different assassinations to choose from I hope this will be for the elites but they might have more and on top you could have a Spartan-on-elite assassination and vice-versa, I hope they can be shown with a stance when viewing somebody’s playercard. But what really excites me is back in Reach you could also play as elites in Custom games so I want to see how this plays out, maybe just similar to Reach
I didn’t even think about that. That would be amazing if you could choose different assassinations for them.
I’d like Elites to return to multiplayer as well. To do this they would need to revert to their original design to be similar sizes to Spartans. I think that’s what most people would prefer anyway.
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> I’d like Elites to return to multiplayer as well. To do this they would need to revert to their original design to be similar sizes to Spartans. I think that’s what most people would prefer anyway.
Agreed. I’m not a huge fan of the hulking Elites in Reach, 4 and 5. The only reason they were so large in Halo: Reach is because you were playing as a Spartan-III.
Contrary to popular belief, Elite hitboxes were actually the exact same in Halo 3. The models were just different, which threw people off. It wasn’t that problematic, though, so I don’t see issues with them returning to the game for custom games and social playlists. I think they should play and behave the same way Spartans do.
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> > I’d like Elites to return to multiplayer as well. To do this they would need to revert to their original design to be similar sizes to Spartans. I think that’s what most people would prefer anyway.
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> Agreed. I’m not a huge fan of the hulking Elites in Reach, 4 and 5. The only reason they were so large in Halo: Reach is because you were playing as a Spartan-III.
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> Contrary to popular belief, Elite hitboxes were actually the exact same in Halo 3. The models were just different, which threw people off. It wasn’t that problematic, though, so I don’t see issues with them returning to the game for custom games and social playlists. I think they should play and behave the same way Spartans do.
Yeah I’m aware of that. People didn’t like it in SWAT because they thought you couldn’t hit them from the back, but in actuality you could shoot the top of their back and get a headshot. I’m with you though, it never caused a problem before, so why not?
343 will literally have no excuse for the lack of playable Elites this time. They said they are taking their time to ‘get it right’, that and playable Elites have been one of the most demanded features for the newer Halo games.
343, plz.
If the elites will indeed look more elite like than brute like again then im all for playable elites.
Canonically it could be pretty much what you wrote and i would specify that as that swords of sanghelios and S-IVs would be having combat simulation/training together to perhaps share different tactics and such.
Though canonically i believe it would be just some elites and S-IVs given many still remember the war. So basically those ones wouldnt want anything to do with each other but instead just think of peace being more important than personal feelings.
That would also explain some gamemodes perhaps or simply that elites arent around just at that time.
Also, maybe we might see the return of the invasion too if the elites happen to return.
I’d be all for having playable elites return, especially in the classic art style. Classic invasion is my favorite game mode partially for the faction vs faction element so I’d be super excited if they brought them both back.
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> If the elites will indeed look more elite like than brute like again then im all for playable elites.
> Canonically it could be pretty much what you wrote and i would specify that as that swords of sanghelios and S-IVs would be having combat simulation/training together to perhaps share different tactics and such.
> Though canonically i believe it would be just some elites and S-IVs given many still remember the war. So basically those ones wouldnt want anything to do with each other but instead just think of peace being more important than personal feelings.
> That would also explain some gamemodes perhaps or simply that elites arent around just at that time.
> Also, maybe we might see the return of the invasion too if the elites happen to return.
I personally believe they shouldn’t try to canonize the multiplayer. It’s cool to have lore for the maps, but everything else needs to stay out of the multiplayer so it doesn’t negatively impact gameplay.
Don’t really want to lock the existing playable elites thread, considering the history, but we also don’t need 2 potential megathreads on the same subject. As we can’t move the existing elites megathread due to its size, feel free to add your thoughts / comments to the existing thread in the Halo 5 forums