blackraven
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i know this has probebly been asked a million times but when is halo 2 coming out
WhatTheDilly-O said:i havnt heard definitively whether or not theyre bringing the tank back, but even if they do, that's only the beginning. there is going to be a LOT more pilotable vehicles. for starters, there will be an ATV, and a new covenant vehicle (i believe it's called the shadow), and quite a few different variants of the warthog. bungie has released renderings of a normal warthog, a jungle warthog, a snow hog fitted with treads, and a transport hog with the gun replaced with a transport bed. how many of those hogs will make it into the final game is far from certain, however.
tank will definately be in halo2, in a press release, they said that they want to have it alot more in halo, but they didnt have time, there are already at least 4 warthogs in the game (you can see 3 in the demo, rocket launcher, gatling gun, and transport) not to mention the fact that you can hijack vehicles-gta style
dont know how many of the original weapons theyre bringing back. maybe none. confirmed new weapons include: the battle rifle, the SMGs, the sniper rifle (i believe it's a new sniper rifle), and some really long covenant weapon. also, i doubt that the flamethrower will make it for the same reason it was left out of the first one: a realistic flamethrower should set stuff on fire. a realistic fire should be able to spread. creating a (pardon the pun) fire engine capable of sustaining multiple fully dynamic fires that reaches the realism standard of halo, let alone halo 2, is a VERY difficult job. they couldnt make it work for halo 1, so they decided including it would make it stand out in the game.
the flamethrower in the pc version, at least in multiplayer, and all the standard weapons will be in halo 2 (at least the pistol and the machine gun) +a new covenant rocket launcher
but there's oh so much more than just new vehicles and new weapons that are going to be in halo 2:
-dual weapon combos (hold two weapons at once--i'm sure this will have certain restrictions to make it plausable)
only 1-handed weapons can be held double ie: pistol, plasma pistol, smg (not rifles, machine guns or rocket launchers)
-melee attack combo's (oh man this is going to be awsome)
-INCREDIBLE graphics, including MUCH more extensive use of bump-mapped textures, as well as incredible dynamic lighting, self-shadowing, and more extensive animation libraries. the dynamic lighting engine should make it possible for you to hide yourself in shadows.
-fully destructable environments
-at least one level with low gravity (more extensive speculation on this is all over the place, but NONE of it has been confirmed).
-possibly POSSIBLY (has not been confirmed or as far as i know even commented on by bungie) variable-timer grenades
-sprinting, as well as peeking around corners and over balconies
-at least two new covenant races: the Brutes and the Prophets
prophets look pretty scary and the brutes are down-right brutish, lol
-and (the one i personally am most eagerly anticipating) MUCH better combat AI. both your marines and the covenant will be much smarter. gone will be the days of lone marines running into an open room with covenant all around them on legendary. gone will be the days of marines jumping directly into the path of your gunfire. both marines and covenant will now be much more group-oriented, as well as individually versatile. they will create formations, climb walls, and (YES!!) marines will now be fully capable of piloting the warthog, leaving you free to take the gunners position.
-i'm sure there are more i'm leaving out
just the new marines will be great, theyll hitch a ride to battle, drive the vehicles, and even provide covering fire!
all in all, it's going to be the best game ever. and anyone who says otherwise can suck this lang. <--my thoughts 'zactly