SGP: Analysis of the E3 Footage

[Scatcycle]

This will be what we know so far from the footage:


Plasma Rifle:

  Another View:


Unknown Weapon

        Another Angle:

Mystery Weapon firing:


Friendly AI Not invulnerable

Elite Armor Lock

  Another View:


Seraphs with Shields:


Unknown Numbers:
M45A7:


Brutes:

[Scatcycle]

Brutes!

[nightcrafter27]

according to them, their strategy has been to take it all very, very slowly and try as much as possible to let the AI Noble Team members absorb as much of the punishment as possible.

Friendlies are invulnerable.

[Scatcycle]

I dont think you can take that as an answer. I think that means they let them soak up as much damage as they could withought dying.

[nightcrafter27]

I dont think you can take that as an answer. I think that means they let them soak up as much damage as they could withought dying.

What we can see from the footage is ally's shields playing the "Taking Damage" animation. We do not know wether they really are taking damage or not. Most likely, Allies can be "killed", but hop back up after a few seconds. IIRC, doesn't Arby do this in solo campaign?

[Scatcycle]

True, but i was kinda hoping bungie would make them killable and that was it for them to make it more a team game.

[nightcrafter27]

But what if a player gets everyone killed in the first mission. That would make the rest of the game be not very team oriented.

[Scatcycle]

You lose the mission...

But i could see how bad AI could screw this process up.

Carter: "Oh look, an elite! I will splatter him with my worthog!" *splatters elites but falls off cliff* "FISSION MAILED"