Halo: Reach Discussion

[Lightning]

FINALLY.

The put the animated HUD back in for the charge/delay on vehicle weapons.

[t3h m00kz]

new video by the RvB guys on b.net. they're showing off a gigantic map.

What the fuck Bungie, why would you do this to us?! D:

Be thankful we're getting epic space battles in the first place.

[Siliconmaster]

new video by the RvB guys on b.net. they're showing off a gigantic map.

You understater, you :3

[t3h m00kz]

I was originally going to say huge.

[Siliconmaster]

I was originally going to say huge.

I was referring more to the importance of the map itself, the name of which has not been mentioned here yet. :P

[FRain]

Does anyone notice that Simmons is wearing a chestplate with a pinney, and his knife is on the bottom end of his chestplate, rather than top.
I want to make my knife on my shoulder pauldron.

[Siliconmaster]

People on the HBO forums are pointing out all sorts of little tidbits:

The large walls are forgeable, since they disappear in some of the later shots.
There may be two sets of caves, both due to the camera angles and the repeated reference
There is definitely a Halo ring
References to flooding- speculation on flood based firefight mode?
Due to time it takes for tank shot to hit the cliff, just that distance must be ridiculous

[Delta4907]

Does anyone notice that Simmons is wearing a chestplate with a pinney, and his knife is on the bottom end of his chestplate, rather than top.
I want to make my knife on my shoulder pauldron.

I think its only there because the hooded ghillie thing takes up the space where it normally is.

[Heathen]

Blood Gulch.

It had yet to be mentioned.

[English Mobster]

That environment looks SUSPICIOUSLY like A30...
Plus the Halo ring... Hmm...

Here's my guess:
Noble team goes into space (as seen in E3).
Lands on Covie carrier, commanded by the future Arbiter.
Infiltrates the carrier (possibly Truth and Reconciliation? Remember, there was ammo and healthpacks aboard when the MC went in, so there had to be marines which went in there before the MC did).
Carrier follows the PoA to Halo. Noble team lands on Halo's surface in the same general area as A30, surrounded by Covies.
Noble team somehow gets the intel as to where the T&R is, or manages to spy Captain Keyes being taken prisoner. They report this to Cortana, who sets up a team to take back the carrier.
????
Profit.