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Halo 4 Coop Characters?

In Halo: Combat Evolved there were two identical Master Chiefs. In Halo 3 There were multiple characters consisting of the Chief, The Arbiter, and two Covenant Seperatists. Halo Reach introduced us to custom coop characters. But what about Halo 4? There may just be identical John-117's, who knows, i don't which is why I am asking, anyone have any ideas?--~~—This unsigned comment was made by GMASTER (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Most likely the HCE route than Halo 3's.— subtank 01:49, 3 September 2012 (EDT)

I'll repeat my answer from Q&A's...Here's my theory: The other players will be MC for the first few missions before you encounter the Infinity and after you make it to the ship, the other players will become S-IV's (either your custom made one or default models w/ Recruit armor). The switch isn't canon but logical...--Killamint [Comm|Files] 12:30, 11 September 2012 (EDT)

Halo 4 Armor Customizations?

I am wondering, in Halo 4 Armor, and I could be wrong, but will the armor sets in Halo 4 be like the elite armor in reach where the armor is non-interchangeable and a strict default armor per rank. Or will we be able to change different armor pieces with other suits?--~~—This unsigned comment was made by GMASTER (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

They are interchangeable like they were in Halo: Reach.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 11:37, 11 September 2012 (EDT)

Oh okay thanks.--~~—This unsigned comment was made by GMASTER (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Halo 4 War Games Gameplay Canon?

As you all may realize, War Games is the new name of what we players will know as Competitive Multiplayer for Halo 4. It is described as pinning players against one another in a simulated fighting experience within the UNSC Infinty. Apparently, this is the area in halo canon where actual Spartan-IV supersoldiers would fight within for training. What I'm wondering about is that when Spartan-IV's would fight with one another, we as players would see actual spartans killing one another. But for the "real" troopers, would this be more similar to virtual reality warfare, paintball, laser tag, etc. Especially since we know that "actual" troops would not fight for survival. Post your thoughts on what you think actual War Games simulations would feel like.—This unsigned comment was made by GMASTER (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

First, sign your comments! Second, the spartans actually dying may be for "gameplay" purposes just like how the ARC-920 recoils after being fired even though its a "Recoiless" carbine. But honestly, I can't say for sure aside from it being for gameplay.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 19:50, 15 September 2012 (EDT)

My Bad, kinda forgot, but got it. :DGMASTER 17:41, 16 September 2012 (EDT)

John-117 in cryo AND at the Circumference at the same time?

Ive played Halo Reach and recently ive read the book Halo: The fall of Reach. What confuses me is the following.

In the book, the Masterchief was assigned to destroy the Circumference allong with Linda and James. After this they immediatly returned back to the ship. Also the Pillar of Autumm remained in space and did not land on Reach, it couldnt because they where drawn from Operation: Red Flag and by the time they got back to Reach, the Covenant was all over the planet, making landing impossible.

While in the game as Noble Six, you need to bring AI Cortana to the Pillar of Autumm (which is obviously landed in the shipyard) and in the cutscene, you can see John inside a cryotube. According to the book, the cruiser never landed on Reach and neither did John enter a cryotube before they made a slip-space jump to installation 04.

It seems like the book is not complete, or the game is just wrong? —This unsigned comment was made by 178.84.100.69 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

John in the Cryo tube is an Easter egg, it's not considered canon, here.File:Colonel Grade One.pngCol. Snipes450File:Colonel Grade One.png 17:40, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

The time elapsed between the mission to Gamma Station and the Pillar of Autumn's departure was retconned. Rather than fleeing the system after retrieving the survivors from Gamma Station at 0647 hours, Keyes had the ship touch down in Aszod to recover Cortana's data. Though the Covenant had compromised most of the planet, Aszod was still secure. The Autumn remained in dry dock until around 1720 hours; when Noble Six delivered the fragment, the Autumn lifted off. Cortana, having subsumed the fragment Halsey sent, set a course for Installation 04 using both the data from the Sigma Octanus IV artifact and the Visegrád excavation. John's appearance is a non-canon Easter egg. The book is complete and the game is correct; all the apparent discrepancies have been reconciled in the 2010 version of The Fall of Reach and in the Data Drop. --Courage never dies. 17:50, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

Please see this page which provides explanations for apparent inconsistencies between the game and the book.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 20:01, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

That explains it, thanks :)—This unsigned comment was made by 178.84.100.69 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Spartan IV combat effectiveness?

Apparently, 343 industries has intoduced Spartan-IV's in the halo 4 campaign. What I'm wondering is, how effective do you think they will be in combat? Will they actually be competent troops that will be able to hold their own against the Covenant and Promethians, or are they just a suited-up version of marines and ODST's from past games? Post your thoughts--GMASTER 23:19, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

My guess is that they'll be invincible like the plot-critical allies in past games, especially NOBLE Team. They might be like Johnson and the Arbiter in Halo 3, in the sense that they can take damage but they're so durable that it hardly matters. Even if they can die they'll be extremely tough, strong, fast, and accurate. --Courage never dies. 23:30, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

Chyler Silva and Major Silva?

In the book Halo: The Flood, there is a Odst Major named Silva who is in charge of the unsc forces on installation 04 after Capt. Keyes was presumed kia. Is this family from Chyler Silva from Halo Forward Unto Dawn? —This unsigned comment was made by 145.53.175.190 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

That is unconfirmed. It either may be paying homage to the Major or the overall Halo storyline (connections and what not for the hard-core fans) or it is indeed a close relative. Some speculate that it might be her sibling, but like I said that is unconfirmed. In my opinion it is unlikely. -Killjax (talk | contribs)

Given that both of her parents are dead, if he is related I'd say he's either a sibling (as Killjax pointed out) or a cousin. We know that the Major was a Second Lieutenant in 2525, so it's entirely possible he could be either. If he was a former student of the Academy, assuming that the service commitments are the same as the US Service Academies', this would have been his starting rank upon graduation at age 18 or 19, so it's likely that he was only a few years older than Chyler when he was assigned to the UNSC Atlas the year before. It's not surprising that nobody mentioned him, given that Cadmon Lasky would have been in that same class. - DJenser 09:30, 27 October 2012 (EDT)

Xbox 360 background theme

How do you change the background theme for your XBOX360? I have yet to figure it out.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 17:22, 6 November 2012 (EST)

Its a bit weird isn't it? I think its: Social > Your Profile > Background. I think. This is from memory by the way, I don't have my xbox with me at the moment. --TentacleTornado 17:33, 6 November 2012 (EST)

I know right. I went to my profile and I don't remember seeing anything there other than changing your user name, slogan, etc...I checked system, display, and private settings- all settings, and couldn't find it anywhere. I'll check your suggestion whenever I jump back on. It's been baffling me for a WHILE. I got a theme code for preordering Halo 4 & I can't even see it :(.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 17:37, 6 November 2012 (EST)

Its is a stupid place to put it though.. I had to ask around as well to figure it out.. But I looked it up for you anyway: here you go! :D --TentacleTornado 17:44, 6 November 2012 (EST)

You the man! Yeah that IS a stupid place to put it! Why not place it under settings?! At one point I was looking for it for at least 5 minutes trying to find it and said F it since it was cutting into me playing the game. I'll definitely look for once I jump back on.--Killamint [Comm|Files] 17:50, 6 November 2012 (EST)

Heh, was going to inquire about this, but you beat me to it. Thanks for the info!--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 00:30, 6 December 2012 (EST)

Why didn't the Forerunners index themselves?

what i want to know is if forerunners indexed all life to repopulate after the firing of the halos why didnt they indexed themselves instead they chose humans as their successor before firing halo arrays the librarian indexed all sentinent life to repopulate after the eradication of the flood but did not indexed the forerunners for repoppulation why let them selves be extinct and choose humanity as thir successors when they coul have continued their legacy themselves. —This unsigned comment was made by Faraz (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Considering the new info from Halo 4, I'm guessing after imprisoning the Didact, the Librarian decided to give the Mantle of responsibility to humanity, and allowing themselves to become extinct.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 10:41, 29 November 2012 (EST)

No longer receiving emails for messages, friend request, etc?

I'm no longer receiving emails for messages sent to me or for friend request. This has caused me to miss a Spartan Ops request, plus I had no clue someone added me as a friend. Does anyone have any idea why or have a solution to this issue?--Killamint [Comm|Files] 10:55, 5 December 2012 (EST)

Sounds like a problem with Xbox Live. I'd go browse around Xbox.com's support section and look to see if this is some sort of an error. On the other hand, you may have accidentally disabled email in your account settings. I'd check your account settings as well.--Spartacus ^{Talk • Contribs} 00:15, 6 December 2012 (EST)