In the last thread I made I discussed the fact that we would get to play as the Elites in the new Firefight mode in Halo: Reach, this time however I thought it might be fun to have a discussion on the Elites in Multiplayer in it's entirety. So this is all things to do with the Elites in Multiplayer, their armor perms, their gametypes and what it is like to play as them.
I mean the Spartans get plenty of attention so I thought I would give the elites a go as well.
First of all we all know that there are less gametypes with Elites in them as we are now limited to just specific gametypes and as a result customization is a bit lacking. But still with Elite Slayer, Firefight Versus, Invasion, Generator Defense, Spartan Vs. Elite and Invasion Slayer odds are that veteran players of Halo: Reach on matchmaking will find themselves within the fold of the Covenant and thus we need to dress appropriately.
I thought I'd use this opportunity to also display the Elite armor permutations that will be present in Halo: Reach, admittedly there aren't that many and rather than individually customized pieces which you earn by going up in rank rather than with player earned credits like in the armory, they can't be assembled piece by piece like Spartan armor, rather they are full palette swaps. They will however inherit whatever color scheme you set up with your Spartan. There aren't as many but they do look cool, have a look:
1: The Elite Minor (By default)
2: The Sangheili Officer (can only be acquired by purchases of the Limited or Legendary editions)
3: Spec Ops (unlocked by reaching the rank of 'Corporal')
4: Sangheili Ultra (unlocked by reaching 'Warrant Officer' rank)
5: Sangheili Ranger (unknown)
6: Zealot (Unknown)
7: Sangheili General (unknown)
8: Sangheili Field Marshall (unknown)
So not only do you get to play as the Elites but you get some pretty awesome gear to do so in. So yeah what is your take first of all on the armors and which take your fancy all the Elite fans of the Escapist and how do you feel about the Elite's somewhat limited role in Halo: Reach Multiplayer?
Personally I am kind of disappointed with the fact that I can't be a member of the glorious Sangheili race whenever I want and must be forced to settle with the lowly stinking filth that is humanity but I certainly think the armor is cool and given I went the extra mile to pre-order the Legendary edition I really think my choice of armor will be Officer.
How about the rest of the Halo fans on the Escapist?
I mean the Spartans get plenty of attention so I thought I would give the elites a go as well.
First of all we all know that there are less gametypes with Elites in them as we are now limited to just specific gametypes and as a result customization is a bit lacking. But still with Elite Slayer, Firefight Versus, Invasion, Generator Defense, Spartan Vs. Elite and Invasion Slayer odds are that veteran players of Halo: Reach on matchmaking will find themselves within the fold of the Covenant and thus we need to dress appropriately.
I thought I'd use this opportunity to also display the Elite armor permutations that will be present in Halo: Reach, admittedly there aren't that many and rather than individually customized pieces which you earn by going up in rank rather than with player earned credits like in the armory, they can't be assembled piece by piece like Spartan armor, rather they are full palette swaps. They will however inherit whatever color scheme you set up with your Spartan. There aren't as many but they do look cool, have a look:
1: The Elite Minor (By default)
2: The Sangheili Officer (can only be acquired by purchases of the Limited or Legendary editions)
3: Spec Ops (unlocked by reaching the rank of 'Corporal')
4: Sangheili Ultra (unlocked by reaching 'Warrant Officer' rank)
5: Sangheili Ranger (unknown)
6: Zealot (Unknown)
7: Sangheili General (unknown)
8: Sangheili Field Marshall (unknown)
So not only do you get to play as the Elites but you get some pretty awesome gear to do so in. So yeah what is your take first of all on the armors and which take your fancy all the Elite fans of the Escapist and how do you feel about the Elite's somewhat limited role in Halo: Reach Multiplayer?
Personally I am kind of disappointed with the fact that I can't be a member of the glorious Sangheili race whenever I want and must be forced to settle with the lowly stinking filth that is humanity but I certainly think the armor is cool and given I went the extra mile to pre-order the Legendary edition I really think my choice of armor will be Officer.
How about the rest of the Halo fans on the Escapist?
