Halo: Reach Discussion

[thehoodedsmack]

To those quoted: you are not being targeted for your views or opinions. I am responding to your rebuttals.

Just because they can make good prostheses doesn't mean they have the capability to make a full robot.

Kat's whole arm is robotic, meaning it has to link to her central nervous system. It's either controlled by electrical impulses by her brain to a receiver between her body and the suit, or, less likely, connected directly to her nerves. Either way, all you need is two arms, two legs, and a smart AI could handle the rest.

Sure, it might be a small plot hole, but you can also look at it this way: if they could have, they would have.

It's not so much a plot hole, and I don't hold any ill will towards it. If the technology exists for a fully-functioning prosthetic arm, then it would be easier to re-attach a deceased individual's arm. It's been done today with hands, though I don't believe complete function usually returns to the patient.

Also, fully intelligent AIs are references as being extremely expensive in the books.

Yes, to produce a singular, unique AI. But last I checked, the process of copy and pasting wasn't all that difficult.

I'm rereading The Fall of Reach to try to refresh my memory on the history.

Find me the part where the Spartan IIIs show up. I think I missed that bit. Not to be snotty, but I'm just illustrating how a lot of this stuff is put in on more of a "cool factor", rather than in the idea of reputable science fiction.

Really? This is where the game about space aliens with a religion centering around multiple ringworlds/superweapons loses credibility for you?

Like I said before, I don't have a problem with it. I'm just a little disappointed that nobody on the editing team asked these questions. Again, "cool factor".