*SPOILERS*How do you think halo 3 should have ended*SPOILERS

[Tural]

He wasn't trapped on the other side, he was sent somewhere away from Arbiter. The portal was collapsing and unstable, so he got split off while they were inside of it.

[newbymodder]

He wasn't trapped on the other side, he was sent somewhere away from Arbiter. The portal was collapsing and unstable, so he got split off while they were inside of it.

yea, lol oh and too Veegie, Quote"*Optimus " very lol. okay here is why it is a good ending and why killing everyone is totally a bad idea, it ended to set up more games in the halo universe not john's story as we have all heard and determined is over. there are more forerunner worlds and i wouldn't doubt more covenant that don't know what has happened, true lots are dead but there was never any covenant home worlds destroyed meaning there can be a hell of a lot more covenant left. We are allies with the Elites thus far but who's to say that a fraction of the covenant won't listen to the arbiter and a minor prophet can rise up and take over that section that still believe in the great journey that would be a cool game to me and fits inside the story line. Also it never said all the prophets were dead just the important ones, though im sure almost all brutes are dead due to the fact they were the guards for Truth. Umm its bungie who knows wtf there gona do there notorious for cliff hangers but have also been in works with the authors of the books for not only the movie but apparently the next game. On the flood note, plasma cannon's took care of all infested areas and all covenant that are worshipers of truth went with him the ones left behind were killed by remaining unsc and elite forces. as for why installation 04 didn't kill john 1 as tural said he got away 2 (sigh we've said this so much) it was incomplete it didn't fire as far as it should have so it only affected a small part of the galaxy not the entire deal.

More with the line breaking.

[XBC-Requiem]

If you haven't read Ghost of Onyx, ignore what I have to say. It will spoil the ending, and you won't get what's going on anyway.

Ghost of Onyx ends with our friends making it through the teleporter just in the nick of time, as Onxy is going to go boom.
When they make it through the portal, our Spartan friend looks around through the sniper rifle's scope, and notes that the ground moves upward in every direction. EVERY direction. It can't be a Halo, because they only rise in two directions.
First guess: They are inside of a sphere.
Thinking on it: They are not. It would have been noted that, directly above, ground was in sight. Therefore, they must be in a dish-shaped place.
The Ark.

Now... the Ark was not near a planet. It was alone in space. So why would the back end of the cruiser be near a planet?
When the portal closed, the ship was severed. The Arbiter's half made it to Earth (remember, there are no other human-controlled planets thanks to the Covenant, so it must be Earth). Master Chief's half must have been sent somewhere. Where? Onxy. How?
The portal on Onyx lead to the Ark. They make it to the Ark just before the Halo within it detonates. Because they caused a portal to the Ark to be created, time-space disruption caused by this portal makes it possible for the closing portal from the Ark to Earth to send the Master Chief to Onxy. That blue aura around the planet suggests Onyx's destruction.

How should it end?
Well... my comments are as follows:
-The Gravemind should have survived. I'm not saying that he didn't, because we don't know that. I just think that there should be no way in Hell that he's dead. He's too... well, he's obviously a higher entity than the rest of the Flood.
-The Elites should have gotten revenge on some of the Brutes (Remember the dishonor ritual of the Brutes who became the Honor Guards in Halo 2? I'd've liked to have seen the Elites have their fair share of fun with the Brutes, now).
-Why didn't we get to see John 117's face?
-I would like to know what happens. Unfortunately, we won't. The book series has come to an end, as has the legacy of Master Chief in the games. Side stories may add clues, but I feel that Bungie is satisfied with leaving us in the dark. And since the movie deal has finally come to a close (Yes, no Peter Jackson-produced movie for us), that option is out the window.

[Tanasoo]

The game ended perfectly.

...but there is nothing wrong with more cowbell.

I demand more cowbell.

Amen

[fritz_da_monkey]

The book series has come to an end, as has the legacy of Master Chief in the games. Side stories may add clues, but I feel that Bungie is satisfied with leaving us in the dark. And since the movie deal has finally come to a close (Yes, no Peter Jackson-produced movie for us), that option is out the window.

http://www.amazon.com/Contact-Harvest-H ... 0765315696

I wouldn't count out the book series so quickly. Also, read the about the author section. I found this interesting.

Joseph is also working with Peter Jackson's newly formed game development studio, WINGNUT INTERACTIVE, writing and designing an as-of-yet unannounced game set in the Halo universe.

[Cryticfarm]

729.1 KPH is chief terminal velocity if he's 2000 lbs.
I think 455.6 MPH.
I think thats deadly.

[newbymodder]

the sphere at the end of the ghosts of onyx was a portal to a safe haven to keep you from dieing by the activation of the halo's the ark only fixed them and remote activate them it never said the ark kept you safe from them? or did i miss another cut scene or something that 343 might have said. as for the grave mind, its an occurrence more than an entity, when the flood gather enough information the "brain form" aka captain keyes in halo 1 moves into a larger stage of flood aka grave mind an all knowing flood but the grave mind from halo 2 said he has been there for some time his existence is only because of his knowledge there can easily be another "grave mind" on another halo. the planet can easily be onyx re built it exploded spewing sentinels that destroyed the covenant armada leaving the " idk this might be wrong spelling but" dyson sphere with our Spartans inside it. it was said to be a safe haven for the forerunner at the activation of halo but they didn't use it. and as said don't whole heartedly base your thoughts off the books its bungie, the books followed the game.

[Tanasoo]

729.1 KPH is chief terminal velocity if he's 2000 lbs.
I think 455.6 MPH.
I think thats deadly.

Isn't the chief almost a half ton? that would be < 1000 lbs.

Also, speed isn't deadly, it's the sudden stop at the end =\ I don't see why this is even an issue, it's obvious he survived...

[Cryticfarm]

Some guy said 2000 so yeah. I'll do like 900 now.
317.510 MPH
510.984 KPH

[XBC-Requiem]

I wouldn't count out the book series so quickly. Also, read the about the author section. I found this interesting.

Joseph is also working with Peter Jackson's newly formed game development studio, WINGNUT INTERACTIVE, writing and designing an as-of-yet unannounced game set in the Halo universe.

Contact Harvest takes place before any of the books, far before the Spartan program. It's about SSG Johnson, and the first contact between the UNSC and the Covenant.

The book series has come to an end. They're moving backwards. That's all.

As I said, there are going to be side stories.

And I am basing a lot on the book. The books follow the Halo Bible, and the authors worked CLOSELY with Bungie when writing. The books are not extended-universe; they are the Halo story. The third book and the binds between Halo 2 and Halo 3 correspond wih one another, and the book came out before Halo 3.

The Ark could very well be the sphere. If you notice, it has outward-jutting limbs that look like they could very easily collapse into a somewhat sphere-like shape.

There is only one Gravemind. If you do some digging (I couldn't tell you where off of the top of my head), you'll find out a LOT about the Gravemind. It is, respectively, the god of the Flood. Because of its obvious telepathic abilities, it would have known about other Graveminds, and would have definately spoken about them to John and the Arbiter.

And if you'll notice, the Ark is FAR from planets and from other Halos, save the one that it is working on. Therefore, I believe that it could quite easily be far enough away from the Halos to survive their detonation. Hell, it could possibly teleport itself away from them, or simply fall into slipspace during their detonation to escape.

(Sorry that this is so disorganized)

Oh, and that bit about Wingnut Interactive is interesting!
:)
I didn't know that.

[Veegie]

729.1 KPH is chief terminal velocity if he's 2000 lbs.
I think 455.6 MPH.
I think thats deadly.

I highly doubt you properly calculated his Mass, his Cross-Sectional Area(in the position he fell in, which is unknown), his Drag Coefficient(determined via wind tunnels), and the Air Density(1006.49052135625 at 2km) from the height he fell from, which continuously decreases.

Edit: With a rough calculation on the A, I still only got 247.228816 mph at 2km in the air, slowing down to 224.096882 mph upon impact
Your math is horrid.

That is all assuming that:
m == 1814369.48
ρ == 1006.49052135625
A == 2.22504
Cd == 1.32

at

[newbymodder]

ya i get what your saying, but does any one know when exactly the spartan 1 program was going on? i don't recall reading about it any where and was really just wondering

[Dissolution241]

Veegie, you're my hero.

[Tural]

does any one know when exactly the spartan 1 program was going on?

2491. It's in The Flood.

Like his fellow techs, Sam had heard of the program, though he

[HaloZack]

Honestly, in my opinion the ending was spectacular. Ending perfectly and resuming the beginning of Halo 1. Game begins with MC stepping out of Cryo Tube and game ending with him going back into one. Excellant ending, couldn't be any better, and leaves many...many possibilities.

[XBC-Requiem]

That's the problem. Bungie's done with Master Chief's saga in the Halo series.

Oh, and the perfect ending would have been...
SEEING MASTER CHIEF'S FACE
Since that's what we were all led to believe we would get.

[Yamagushi]

That's the problem. Bungie's done with Master Chief's saga in the Halo series.

And you base this off of.....?

Masterchief will likely continue on, they said that part of the story is over, not that masterchief will never be seen again, also Bungie has already signed with Microsoft to make more Halo games, there under a contract. It will continue onward.

[DEEhunter]

Oh, and the perfect ending would have been...
SEEING MASTER CHIEF'S FACE
Since that's what we were all led to believe we would get.

No, seeing mastercheifs face would ruin the whole plot because he is only cool for being the unknown hero.

[V0Lt4Ge]

Exactly.

[Hotrod]

That's the problem. Bungie's done with Master Chief's saga in the Halo series.

No, the war against the Covenant and the threat of the Halos is over, but Master Chief is still alive and drifting to some random planet, so there could very well be another game.

Oh, and the perfect ending would have been...
SEEING MASTER CHIEF'S FACE

That would have been the worst thing ever. It would completely ruin the feeling that you are the one fighting the Covenant, and not some random guy that you are controlling. Also, if you want to know what Master Chief looks like, read the books.

Since that's what we were all led to believe we would get.

No, most of us weren't.