1. How the fuck did the Gravemind get to the Ark? The only way to get there was the portal on earth, and if he made it there he could have easily attacked earth. I mean he could have at least launched a couple spores before going through the portal.
2. How did the Covenant know where the portal on earth was? Yeah, I get that they were told what planet to go to, but how would they know that it was underneath Kenya and not fucking Canada?
3. Why the fuck would Cortana send a flood infected Covenant cruiser to earth just to send a message? She nearly made the species go to extinct, that fucking cunt.
A huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.
Quote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.
Quote from: Jono on January 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PMQuote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.
Quote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMQuote from: Jono on January 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PMQuote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.But it just doesn't make sense...how is it possible it would take the Dreadnought that long to get to Earth from High Charity which was near Delta Halo? And that is traveling through slipspace... "If it isn't one of ours, shoot it"- Lord HordThat is literally the last scene of Halo 2, and the Dreadnought has already entered Earth's atmosphere.
A) Gravemind used Precursor knowledge to create his own portal to the Ark, as confirmed by 343.B) Magic, though Forerunner tech is probably not going to let it slide.C) Calculated risk, but Gravemind probably "wanted" it to happen too.343's been fixing a lot of Halo 3's stuff. At least the contradictory things.
Quote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMQuote from: Jono on January 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PMQuote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.2 Weeks actually.
Every single time someone discusses this, it unearths new Plotholes that I didn't even know about.Halo 3 is a fucking mess.
Quote from: Sandtrap on January 22, 2015, 10:55:16 PMQuote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMQuote from: Jono on January 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PMQuote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.2 Weeks actually.I probably mixed up the length between 1 and 2 and 2 and 3. It's been so long since I gave a shit about halo canon.
Quote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 11:12:09 PMQuote from: Sandtrap on January 22, 2015, 10:55:16 PMQuote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMQuote from: Jono on January 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PMQuote from: RomanGladiator on January 22, 2015, 08:57:24 PMA huge one that always bothers me when I start Arrival/Sierra 117. How were Johnson and Miranda able to get back to Earth faster than the Forerunner Dreadnought? Not only that, but make it to the Crow's Nest and set up operations there. It seems like they've been there for quite some time. What ship did they take? How is it faster than the technologically superior Forerunners? Are Dreadnoughts just really slow in slipspace? How long was Chief laying in the jungle before Johnson and his search party found him? Would be nice to see a comic addressing some of this.I recently played through Halo 3 and was wondering the same things when I was playing on those levels.Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.2 Weeks actually.I probably mixed up the length between 1 and 2 and 2 and 3. It's been so long since I gave a shit about halo canon.This makes me sad.
Quote from: Jira on January 22, 2015, 09:03:00 PMA) Gravemind used Precursor knowledge to create his own portal to the Ark, as confirmed by 343.B) Magic, though Forerunner tech is probably not going to let it slide.C) Calculated risk, but Gravemind probably "wanted" it to happen too.343's been fixing a lot of Halo 3's stuff. At least the contradictory things.Hey, did you folks forget ODST or something? ODST explained how they found the portal. Engineers flooded invasion sites and found anomalies. They lucked out over africa when Vergil fused with the AI that overwatched Mombasa and found information on excavation sites that led to something more.At the end of ODST you see other engineers examining the site with Truth floating down to pay a visit. After that they proceeded to glass the shit out of the area.
Only none of these are actually plot holes.
The Gravemind was on High Charity when it flew through the portal, and at least one flood-infected ship crashed on Earth.Did you skip the first half of the game?
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on January 22, 2015, 11:43:50 PMThe Gravemind was on High Charity when it flew through the portal, and at least one flood-infected ship crashed on Earth.Did you skip the first half of the game?High Charity didn't fly through the portal [it's too big]. Gravemind slipspaced his way through it.That Flood infected ship was Cortana's message being sent to Earth.
Quote from: Jira on January 22, 2015, 11:47:52 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on January 22, 2015, 11:43:50 PMThe Gravemind was on High Charity when it flew through the portal, and at least one flood-infected ship crashed on Earth.Did you skip the first half of the game?High Charity didn't fly through the portal [it's too big]. Gravemind slipspaced his way through it.That Flood infected ship was Cortana's message being sent to Earth.Details, details.
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Halo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief.
Quote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMHalo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief....What did he eat or drink during those three months?
Quote from: Lord Keksworth on January 23, 2015, 12:13:21 AMQuote from: LC on January 22, 2015, 09:32:29 PMHalo 3 takes place like 3 months after Halo 2. Read the uprising comics to see what happened between 2 and 3 with the chief....What did he eat or drink during those three months?Apparently I got my time gaps mixed up. It was two weeks.I'm assuming he drank his recycled piss.
Quote from: Sandtrap on January 22, 2015, 10:54:39 PMQuote from: Jira on January 22, 2015, 09:03:00 PMA) Gravemind used Precursor knowledge to create his own portal to the Ark, as confirmed by 343.B) Magic, though Forerunner tech is probably not going to let it slide.C) Calculated risk, but Gravemind probably "wanted" it to happen too.343's been fixing a lot of Halo 3's stuff. At least the contradictory things.Hey, did you folks forget ODST or something? ODST explained how they found the portal. Engineers flooded invasion sites and found anomalies. They lucked out over africa when Vergil fused with the AI that overwatched Mombasa and found information on excavation sites that led to something more.At the end of ODST you see other engineers examining the site with Truth floating down to pay a visit. After that they proceeded to glass the shit out of the area.I assumed he meant "why did Regret initially cluster his forces on New Mombasa alone" and not the exact location of the portal itself. QuoteOnly none of these are actually plot holes.Several of these were plot holes until recently. And there are much more pressing ones.
Let's list (and discuss) all the plot holes in Halo 3
