Lets Talk Elites!

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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Today I mentioned the new update to a community forum and someone decided to blurt out “WE WANT ELITES!”. So It got me thinking and I have a few questions revolving around this subject and I want to hear your thoughts!

Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?

Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?

If they came back, what would you like to see improved about the customization?

How would you feel about other potential model customization’s? (e.g Customize your infected/flood look) (e.g Brutes?)

Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?

Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?

[[[I’ll add my own answers in a comment]]]

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it never really added anything so I dont see what the whole appeal is. Everyone has their reasons though

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For the sake of adding a broader expansion for machinimas, PLEASE bring them back…

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I really miss playing as alternative player types… not just as Elites, but I want to play a Flood game variant… Maybe 2 people on each team start as Flood forms of some kind, and if they kill any player on any team, they “infect” them and they become Flood players as well? I am sure someone could really think this through and make a great new game type. A while back, I saw a video of some kind of mod for Halo to have a rudimentary form of this. So, how about a little effort to make this something great? I know tons of players have been asking for something like this. The Flood is such an interesting part of the Halo universe, and I would love to see it included in more in actually gameplay variations! It’s such a waste to not do something like this!

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Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?

Because the simple reason of balancing it, as like dual wielding.

Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?

It’s awesome, Elites look and sounds pretty cool. Especially in Reach where Elites had their own set of movment. And this is something that could be really interesting. 343 could make a special competetive game mode with elites vs spartans. With rotating rounds. Elites would have their specific Elite(spartan) abilities to counter Spartan abilities.

**Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?**Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?

Slayer with kills going up to 10 in best of 5 rounds with rotating the teams between being elites and spartans. This could go into lore, which that humans and covenant forces have over the years after H3 become better and better allies and some elites(swords of sanghelios) training togheter with spartans.

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Elites smell like fish

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I love my dinos. Even if it’s just as simple as the different ranking armours similar to Reach with primary and secondary customization, would be nice to have them back

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I think it’s more fun to have elites be playable. There isn’t really a good reason to not have them in other than the fact that it does not fit the fiction of the multiplayer. That can easily be changed by 343i.

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I dont mind them being added, as long as it isn’t a major part of an update. It doesn’t change anything to me really, and so i wouldn’t want to wait a month to have arena and warzone with slightly different player models and have to miss out on new reqs and gametypes.

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Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?

So yeah, sadly I think its because of the lore in the multiplayer that they did it. There is no real good reason, and i’m sure they could incorporate some new lore to back up the elites in multiplayer, considering the new found alliance between the Elites and the UNSC. I don’t agree with how they handled it in Halo 3, due to the height difference etc. But i’m sure there should be restrictions to ensure its always Spartans v Spartans, or vice versa. Could even have special social playlists where you can allow mixed race combat.

Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?

Its more of the fact it was just randomly removed. It has no harm keeping playable elites into the game. As long as it doesn’t effect gameplay for players it should be fine? fair enough if it was Spartans vs elites game modes but even then players wouldn’t need to play it. I know a lot of machinima makers are disappointed in it.

If they came back, what would you like to see improved about the customization?

Would be cool to have war paint depending on the emblem you chose. Like if your spartan had your emblem on its chest, when you switch to elite it was marked on his face or shoulder. Armour would be so sick! and more Reqs would be included to unlock for your collections, more to collect, more you play.

How would you feel about other potential model customization’s? (e.g Customize your infected/flood look) (e.g Brutes?)

Designing how your infected spartan would look would be really cool! you could make him look like the elite assassin flood from Halo 4, or the abominations you see in the first trilogy. Wouldn’t care if there spend much time on this or not maybe if there where different styles you could unlock like 5/10 different ones you could choose to make it a little more interesting!

Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?

Would be awesome to see some Elite sports included into the game. Like instead of capture the flag, it has “elite” rules which changed the game up slightly

Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?

Personally i’m not bothered and much prefer other things are focused on by 343i, but for the next installment would be nice to see it returned considering they so much customization already templated for them in the next game!

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> 2533274832649822;1:
> Today I mentioned the new update to a community forum and someone decided to blurt out “WE WANT ELITES!”. So It got me thinking and I have a few questions revolving around this subject and I want to hear your thoughts!
>
> Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?
>
> Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?
>
> If they came back, what would you like to see improved about the customization?
>
> How would you feel about other potential model customization’s? (e.g Customize your infected/flood look) (e.g Brutes?)
>
> Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?
>
> Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?
>
> [[[I’ll add my own answers in a comment]]]

I 343 said they removed them because they wanted the multiplayer to be campaign, story cannon meaning its just Spartans in a simulation room. Wich is stupid seeing as how there are elites in Warzone and campaign and since we had badass elites in h2a multiplayer.
2 I want them back because its all I ever played
3 things bringing them back could also bring
blarg ball, human vs covonent Warzone, machinimas, more covonent maps, invasion, a lot more customization, when they add infection/flood there could be an infected elite model

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What if the new mythic REQ was an elite? GASP

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Anyone who says no is a monster.

> 2533274832649822;1:
> Today I mentioned the new update to a community forum and someone decided to blurt out “WE WANT ELITES!”. So It got me thinking and I have a few questions revolving around this subject and I want to hear your thoughts!
>
> Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?
>
> Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?
>
> If they came back, what would you like to see improved about the customization?
>
> How would you feel about other potential model customization’s? (e.g Customize your infected/flood look) (e.g Brutes?)
>
> Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?
>
> Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?
>
> [[[I’ll add my own answers in a comment]]]

Because 343 wants to make “their” halo.

Because I love them and have been an Elite since Halo 2 (I just want them in custom games)

I wouldn’t mind some armor customization, but reach did it fine and I would be fine if they did it like reach did.

Blarghball, Elite Infection (zombies are elites/vise versa), idk get creative 343

Um… add -Yoinking!- elites I want them sooooooo badly #JoinTheSangheiliSquad to support the #GetElitesInHalo5 cause.

Add Elites now plz add them now.

yeah thats it.

and did i mention that I want elites. I have even called Franky’s desk about this and he said “I will bring it up” even though he probably didn’t. Franky if you are reading this, you better have brought it up like you said you would.

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> Anyone who says no is a monster.
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> > 2533274832649822;1:
> > Today I mentioned the new update to a community forum and someone decided to blurt out “WE WANT ELITES!”. So It got me thinking and I have a few questions revolving around this subject and I want to hear your thoughts!
> >
> > Why do you think they removed playable elites out of Halo?
> >
> > Why are Elites (specifically playing as them) so important to you?
> >
> > If they came back, what would you like to see improved about the customization?
> >
> > How would you feel about other potential model customization’s? (e.g Customize your infected/flood look) (e.g Brutes?)
> >
> > Can you come up with any game mode specifically for elites?
> >
> > Is there anything you would like to add to the topic?
> >
> > [[[I’ll add my own answers in a comment]]]
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> Because 343 wants to make “their” halo.
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> Because I love them and have been an Elite since Halo 2 (I just want them in custom games)
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> I wouldn’t mind some armor customization, but reach did it fine and I would be fine if they did it like reach did.
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> Blarghball, Elite Infection (zombies are elites/vise versa), idk get creative 343
>
> Um… add -Yoinking!- elites I want them sooooooo badly #JoinTheSangheiliSquad to support the #GetElitesInHalo5 cause.
>
> Add Elites now plz add them now.
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> yeah thats it.
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> and did i mention that I want elites. I have even called Franky’s desk about this and he said “I will bring it up” even though he probably didn’t. Franky if you are reading this, you better have brought it up like you said you would.

Hey I remember you Mr no no no no no just no

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> What if the new mythic REQ was an elite? GASP

I would have to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming.

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I agree, elites should be brought back. I mentioned this in a different post almost two weeks ago. I believe it would be a big hit, especially since it did so well in reach.

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You never know 343 could just not add them till halo 7 or 8 just to piss people off then add them as paid DLC to get an -Yoink- load of $$$$

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> I agree, elites should be brought back. I mentioned this in a different post almost two weeks ago. I believe it would be a big hit, especially since it did so well in reach.

Exactly, this would be amazing.

We dont need them in Arena so it can still fit their “simulation canon thingy”

An awesome mode would be having one team play as Elites in warzone or have something like Invasion from reach.

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> You never know 343 could just not add them till halo 7 or 8 just to piss people off then add them as paid DLC to get an -Yoink- load of $$$$

343i are a business, not an evil mind controlling company hell bent on world domination. They do care about us, even if they do screw us over sometimes.

EA on the other hand …

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> > 2533274879407634;17:
> > You never know 343 could just not add them till halo 7 or 8 just to piss people off then add them as paid DLC to get an -Yoink- load of $$$$
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> 343i are a business, not an evil mind controlling company hell bent on world domination. They do care about us, even if they do screw us over sometimes.
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> EA on the other hand …

True but cough cough Microsoft wanting money cough cough * cough cough* corporate commander * cough cough*