Sangheili (Elites) In New Trilogy Matchmaking (Part 1)

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We’re it so easy…
(Sigh)
Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…

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> We’re it so easy…
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> Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…

I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.

What Sangheili faction do you guys belong to? Are you aligned with the Thel and the Swords Of Sanghelios, or do you still hold onto the belief of the covenant, are you a mercenary hired by ONI, or are you like that lone shipmaster seeking for redemption, forgiveness, and solace after what you did during the Human-Covenant war?

Personally I’m with the Swords Of Sanghelios since Jul shown his arrogance to the Humans underestimating them completely, and his lack of being able to control his own Sangheili let alone the Forerunner abominations that’s why I joined the Arbiter and his cause, but I still don’t tolerate Humans that much, they lie for a hobby!

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> What Sangheili faction do you guys belong to? Are you aligned with the Thel and the Swords Of Sanghelios, or do you still hold onto the belief of the covenant, are you a mercenary hired by ONI, or are you like that lone shipmaster seeking for redemption, forgiveness, and solace after what you did during the Human-Covenant war?

I am not a Sangheili. I’m here… on behalf of a friend. He name was Bob. Bob Dino. An Elite Minor, burnt orange armor. We grew up in bayfalls city together. We drank, we laughed, we purchased illegal sniper rifles from a black market arms dealer in the back of a McBurger and then used those rifles to hold off the police in a 14 hour stand off.

I haven’t seen him since Reach. I fear the worst. The Sangheili are not Spartans. I cannot consider him “missing” forever. But I don’t want to bury my friend. The PvE Warzone thread did not get as big as this place. As grand. If not immediate results, it at least deserves acknowledgement.

For Sanghelios.

Just did something bold. Posted a question about why 343 seems to have ignored this forum for years on a forum thread bravo did, so let’s see what happens. Sangheili need to be bold, people! We must fight for our honor brothers!!!

Yes, we need this. Especially since the new elites look so badass!

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> > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.

Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:

Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.

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> What Sangheili faction do you guys belong to? Are you aligned with the Thel and the Swords Of Sanghelios, or do you still hold onto the belief of the covenant, are you a mercenary hired by ONI, or are you like that lone shipmaster seeking for redemption, forgiveness, and solace after what you did during the Human-Covenant war?

Well in my warped version of Halo none of the original Halo characters exist, I mixed it all up, I have the whole thing on my Deviantart.
But either way

We need Sangheili back into Halo and back in style, Elites provide a great deal of difference to other games, indeed, so does everything else in Halo, but the playability of it completely changes when Elites are playable. Not because they are just simply ‘a cosmetic option with a bigger hitbox’ because it is far from just that. It’s the character beneath the armour and skin of the ‘cosmetic option’ that makes Sangheili what they are, whether soldier, ruler, leader, mercenary, secret agent, businessman or even killer, being a Snagheili is much more than looks, it is the character beneath it, I make characters of Sangheili both humanised and not humanised, and no matter what anyone says, it isn’t worth getting an emblem that looks like a bad origami piece or a weapon skin with pizza on it (total respect to the idea and graphics designers though) if it means we sacrifice our Sangheili friends. I love seeing cross-faction/nation/cross species alliances, hear me out:
Empire and Republic
The UN
Human and Sangheili

The idea of this fills me with joy and I stand firmly against anyone who would hate to see the return of our badass-armoured warriors.
I cannot make a character who is a warrior but serves as a political ruler governing a state so easily in a Human character. That role is intended for Elites, it’s not a difficult thing to commit recourses to, for anyone, 343 must acknowledge our roars and stop with the mediocre content they provide in community updates, and give us outstanding stuff everywhere, as well as our Elites back.

God, juggling my dislike for 343’s choices and my interest in its accomplishments is tough sh*t.
Thats my weekly rant over.
Maybe.

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> > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.

the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel

posting this in the middle of history class ftw

That moment when Elites are in a non Halo game and not in Halo 5. They need to be brought back now.

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> > > > We’re it so easy…
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> > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
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> the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> posting this in the middle of history class ftw

Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.

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> > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
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> > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
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> Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.

And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.

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> > > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
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> > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
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> > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
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> And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.

Well considering the story is built around it, I’d say a lot. if you removed Spartans, you kill the point of halos lore. You can’t honestly think no one gives a -Yoink- when halos poster boy is a Spartan and the story is built on him.

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> > > > > > > We’re it so easy…
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> > > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> > > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
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> > > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
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> > > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
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> Well considering the story is built around it, I’d say a lot. if you removed Spartans, you kill the point of halos lore. You can’t honestly think no one gives a -Yoink- when halos poster boy is a Spartan and the story is built on him.

I don’t agree with you, saying Spartans are what makes halo’s lore makes it sound like you only play the multiplayer. Halo was built around the concept of a ring world made by an advanced civilization, this ring world was a last resort to dealing with a parasite known as the flood. That is halo’s lore, to not honor that would be to kill the lore.
Spartans are literally just a warrior for humanity, just like the Elites are warriors for there people. I would argue that getting ride of the focus on the Spartans would allow halo to grow its story more, rather then “Oh, I’m a super solider who takes orders and kills the other guy, and there’s a super shiny thing that can kill all humans… Better blow it up!”

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> > > > > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
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> > > And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.
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> > Well considering the story is built around it, I’d say a lot. if you removed Spartans, you kill the point of halos lore. You can’t honestly think no one gives a -Yoink- when halos poster boy is a Spartan and the story is built on him.
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> I don’t agree with you, saying Spartans are what makes halo’s lore makes it sound like you only play the multiplayer. Halo was built around the concept of a ring world made by an advanced civilization, this ring world was a last resort to dealing with a parasite known as the flood. That is halo’s lore, to not honor that would be to kill the lore.
> Spartans are literally just a warrior for humanity, just like the Elites are warriors for there people. I would argue that getting ride of the focus on the Spartans would allow halo to grow its story more, rather then “Oh, I’m an super solider who takes orders and kills the other guy, and there’s a super shiny thing that can kill all humans.”

Your half right, I do play halo mainly for multiplayer, hence why I personally don’t have a stance on playable elites or even Spartans cuz they’re just a look to me. I do play campaign first before I do touch the multiplayer aspect of halo tho. I have decent knowledge of the lore from the flood being mutated precursors, to the ancient human/forunner war, to the insurrectionists and unsc fighting and why the Spartans were originally implemented. My point still stands though, halo reach through 5 are all focused on Spartans as the main character. Many people play halo simply cuz of chief, just as many play Mario because of Mario, or Zelda because of link. So Spartans play quite a role in halos lore and what happens to it. Even non Spartan characters lose their role if Spartans weren’t uncover. Halsey started the program, what would the point of cortana be? Even arbiter is influenced due to Spartan activity as we all know he fought vs and alongside Spartans and would later change his perception of them.

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> > > > > > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > > > > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
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> > > > > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > > > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
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> > > > And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.
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> > > Your half right, I do play halo mainly for multiplayer, hence why I personally don’t have a stance on playable elites or even Spartans cuz they’re just a look to me. I do play campaign first before I do touch the multiplayer aspect of halo tho. I have decent knowledge of the lore from the flood being mutated precursors, to the ancient human/forunner war, to the insurrectionists and unsc fighting and why the Spartans were originally implemented. My point still stands though, halo reach through 5 are all focused on Spartans as the main character. Many people play halo simply cuz of chief, just as many play Mario because of Mario, or Zelda because of link. So Spartans play quite a role in halos lore and what happens to it. Even non Spartan characters lose their role if Spartans weren’t uncover. Halsey started the program, what would the point of cortana be? Even arbiter is influenced due to Spartan activity as we all know he fought vs and alongside Spartans and would later change his perception of them.

I can see what your point is, but just as much as Spartans have been in since the beginning of Halo, elites have been too. The elites had so much going on in the first three games, mainly the second and third with the great schism. Personally their story in the Halo universe is the most interesting to me, and I think a lot of people can agree.

A lot of people are upset because it’s not just a skin but it’s an identity within the Halo universe for the elite fan-base and we have been forced to be something we’re not.

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> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > > > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > > > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > > > > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.
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> > > > Your half right, I do play halo mainly for multiplayer, hence why I personally don’t have a stance on playable elites or even Spartans cuz they’re just a look to me. I do play campaign first before I do touch the multiplayer aspect of halo tho. I have decent knowledge of the lore from the flood being mutated precursors, to the ancient human/forunner war, to the insurrectionists and unsc fighting and why the Spartans were originally implemented. My point still stands though, halo reach through 5 are all focused on Spartans as the main character. Many people play halo simply cuz of chief, just as many play Mario because of Mario, or Zelda because of link. So Spartans play quite a role in halos lore and what happens to it. Even non Spartan characters lose their role if Spartans weren’t uncover. Halsey started the program, what would the point of cortana be? Even arbiter is influenced due to Spartan activity as we all know he fought vs and alongside Spartans and would later change his perception of them.
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> I can see what your point is, but just as much as Spartans have been in since the beginning of Halo, elites have been too. The elites had so much going on in the first three games, mainly the second and third with the great schism. Personally their story in the Halo universe is the most interesting to me, and I think a lot of people can agree.
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> A lot of people are upset because it’s not just a skin but it’s an identity within the Halo universe for the elite fan-base and we have been forced to be something we’re not.

It’s true elites have also been in the game since the beginning. And I think at this point they deserve their own game. Hell maybe even their own trilogy. Starting before the sangheli joined the covonent, then the human covie war, then the sanghelios civil war. It’s perfectly lined up for them to have their own game.

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> > > > > > > > > > > We’re it so easy…
> > > > > > > > > > > (Sigh)
> > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps we need your spirit Nebula, an attitude like yours will push us forward into a new age of Sangheili gameing…
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> > > > > > > > > > I kinda wanna see an all elite game. Playing as the arbiter before halo 1 and killing humans. And then jump in forward into the civil war. Plus if it’s an all covie game we would definitely have our playable elites.
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> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Then people would complain there’s no spartans :wink:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Also I was thinking about this as well, I think it would work well if another company was makeing that spin off game.
> > > > > > > > > I know there putting Elites into an indi game called project contingency. Look it up.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the spartans are overrated plus if there no spartans then everyone will finally know how we all feel
> > > > > > > > posting this in the middle of history class ftw
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Not if we don’t care who our character looks like in multiplayer? Also, sorry to say but as I said earlier in this thread, elites aren’t as relevant to the story as a Spartan. Halo is literally built around that.
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> > > > > > And guess how many people really give a -Yoink-.
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> > > > > Your half right, I do play halo mainly for multiplayer, hence why I personally don’t have a stance on playable elites or even Spartans cuz they’re just a look to me. I do play campaign first before I do touch the multiplayer aspect of halo tho. I have decent knowledge of the lore from the flood being mutated precursors, to the ancient human/forunner war, to the insurrectionists and unsc fighting and why the Spartans were originally implemented. My point still stands though, halo reach through 5 are all focused on Spartans as the main character. Many people play halo simply cuz of chief, just as many play Mario because of Mario, or Zelda because of link. So Spartans play quite a role in halos lore and what happens to it. Even non Spartan characters lose their role if Spartans weren’t uncover. Halsey started the program, what would the point of cortana be? Even arbiter is influenced due to Spartan activity as we all know he fought vs and alongside Spartans and would later change his perception of them.
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> > I can see what your point is, but just as much as Spartans have been in since the beginning of Halo, elites have been too. The elites had so much going on in the first three games, mainly the second and third with the great schism. Personally their story in the Halo universe is the most interesting to me, and I think a lot of people can agree.
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> > A lot of people are upset because it’s not just a skin but it’s an identity within the Halo universe for the elite fan-base and we have been forced to be something we’re not.
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> It’s true elites have also been in the game since the beginning. And I think at this point they deserve their own game. Hell maybe even their own trilogy. Starting before the sangheli joined the covonent, then the human covie war, then the sanghelios civil war. It’s perfectly lined up for them to have their own game.

Or better yet (along with what you said of course) show how the arbiters brought every other species to their knees to join the Covanent.

Indeed we are clearly not the only ones who crave that sort of game.
There are still many many many many others. Look at the Sangheili community, I don’t consider myself a hardcore member of it but I certainly know they take things seriously and I know there are many potential customers that are being knocked off. Plus. Why not have Elites? Why not them? Why not here? Why not now? Even if it only attracts a couple 1000 more people, that is still a whole community (and more) ready to play Halo and pay moneys (Music to 343’s ears, and everyone else’s)