We Are Our Avatars III (Ended!)

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Berk Krogan head height is just below human, so krogan are actually looking up at people most of the time.
@Rosh That was good, but I've always wondored who would win in a fight between Sangheili and Turians given how similar they are, snd this is about as close as I'm gonna get.

By the way, I read through the fight. Grace collapsed at the end, did anyone get her?

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Gear: Yeah transported back to her bed. Sangheili due to energy sword... And plasma weapons (Directed Energy Weapons) that completely ignore kinetic barriers (ME lore, not gameplay)

Amy finished healing Four and walked outside yawning. Winter and Austin finish their showers.

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

"Bested by an unarmed foe. The Special Forces seem to be over-rated." The Swordsman bellowed as he stooped and wrapped his hand around the head of one of the stunned Elites. His eyes focussed on that of the other Elite. "This is my Brother's doing isn't it? He never could challenge me openly so resorts to sending others to die for him." He released the Elite's head. "Go. Run. Live. Fight me again and I shall not show mercy as I did now. You are my brothers in arms but strike me again and it shall be so no longer." The Elites scrambled for their weapons and The Swordsman chuckled. His shield started flaring as Needle Carbine shots began impacting on it from afar. Drawing his own Plasma Rifle he began opening fire, dropping the shields again of one of the fleeing Elites while he backed up swiftly to avoid the deadly shots.

From their vantage points the Elites had opened fire to allow the two with Plasma Rifles to rejoin them. "Focus on the heretic now, kill the filth afterwards or if they interfere."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Rosh Fair point. Kinetic shields wouldn't block energy blasts. I think in one of the books Cortana got a look at Covie plasma weaponry. It's not actually that good. Instead of focusing it into a proper laser which would pop sheilds and cut through damn near anything in one hit, they just fire globs of heated gas. Pretty inefficent.

 

[Random berk]

Garrus watched from the cover of the trees as the lone alien stood against the five that fired on the ship. He didn't know what the loner wanted, but the fact that his enemies were firing in the direction of the ship while he had his back to it was enough to convince him.
"Weapons free. Target the nearest ones first." Garrus centred his scope on the head of the Elite who the Swordsman had fired on and loosed a three round burst, the mass accelerator hammering out the tiny projectiles with ferocious velocity and accuracy.

Saressa clenched a fist, energy shimmering around it, and gestured at the other Elite with a plasma rifle. Immediately he was lifted off the ground by a biotic lift field, and both she and Javik focused their fire on him, the heavy pistol barking as it unleashed a steady volley of heavy, accurate rounds, while the continuous beam of Javik's weapon caused the air to shimmer with heat.

Kragg gave a might roar of challenge and charged towards the enemy, firing his shotgun as he went.

OOC: Thanks for the tactical information @Rosh and @Gear.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Gear: Unlike the Forerunner tech... Like the Sentinel Beam.
@Random: However, the armor itself should protect against stuff like that... Though for how long, that's a problem.

Winter and Austin see Garrus and co attacking aliens similar to Swordsman, and charge themselves up. Amy exits outside and follows suit.

 

[Slenn]

The sisters wake up and head to the ethereal plane to get ready for the (very cold) day.

OOC: I'm assuming that we're still in Antarctica.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Berk No problem. You or @Ven need anything else lore-wise, just say.
@Rosh Yeah. That's the Covie's big failing with tech, they don't try to improve it, they just copy it from Forerunner stuff, often badly.

Now, lets see here... ME guns fire teeny tiny projectiles, like the size of grains of sand, but there's a fuckton of force behind them and that does the damage. Given the sheer amount of force, Halo shields would likely crumple in just a few hits. In essence, both teams would be able to rip right through the others sheilding, so it comes down to wether mass-acellerated bullets or pasma burns would do more damage to armour and skin. Plasma burns would cause more pain and melt armour and flesh, but I think the bullets would be more lethal and peirce through the thin metal armour Elites wear.

 

[Random berk]

OOC: @Gear That is assuming the plasma rifle guys survive the first few shots. The other three are using needler rifles, which fire solid projectiles that can be stopped by kinetic barriers. Should be fairly even.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Random: Yes, that would make sense.
@Gear: Bullets people have been known to shrug off how much pain it is... Plasma on the other hand... Have you seen 3rd degree burns? But the Elites aren't heavy on armor though.
@Slenn: Yup.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Berk They could be stopped, but remeber, once 3 needle rifle rounds embed themselvs in a target, BOOM. Plus, they can do instant-kill headshots on unshielded targets.
@Rosh That's plasma's big advantage here, the shock and the pain of it. The elites can just keep pumping plasma until everyone's crippled with agony, then move in for the kill.

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

The three round burst kills the elite, having no shield. The other flails wildly until his shield goes down, grunting as shots impacted against his armour. He loosed several bolts towards those firing at him
The Elite with a Focus Rifle snarled. "Kill these weaklings." He snarled and the Elites with Neddle Carbines changed targets and opened fire at any foe out of cover. The Focus Rifle Elite then raised his Focus Rifle and aimed at Kragg and fired, a continuoues beam of energy emitted from the rifle, instantly hitting as the weapon focussed light into a deadly beam.
The Swordsman was displeased, this was his fight, his honour. He had intervened because he didn't want anyone taking any of his glory away. He snarled as his shield lapped over him and faded, indicating a recharge and headed towards the Elites.

OOC: Focus Rifles fire a beam similar to the Particle Rifle albiet it is focussed light instead of agitated particles. Needle Carbines are semi-automatic covenant marksman weaponary, kinetic barriers will stop these but 3 hits to an unshielded foe will instakill no matter who it hits as the Needles supercombine.
@Gear Yeah Covenant tech is reverse engineered from Forerunners. Elites still take around 10-12 shots once their shields are down, more so if its a higher rank. Special Forces have low shield intensity due to their stealthy nature. It takes 3 Sniper Rifle shots to drop an Elites shield at officer level. And I wouldn't call Elite armour thin.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Ven: I love the Needle Carbine... SOooooo much fun. But I always used headshots of it.
@Gear: My characters know of plasma weaponry, not too much of a big thing in-universe, but primarily used for heavy weapons. Oh, by the way did you see my drawing of Noel and Austin?

 

[Gearhead mk2]

OoC: @Ven Well, it sure looks thin to me. That said, Elites are more bulky and hunched over when armoured, so I may be wrong.
@Rosh I prefer the DMR. More accurate, and I just prefer UNSC stuff. And yes, I saw that picture. Not too bad.

 

[Random berk]

Kragg grunted as the sniper's beam lanced through his armour and into his shoulder. He stumbled and fell into cover behind a fairly large rock outcrop. Garrus had seen the very conspicuous beam of light and shifted his aim to quickly find the sniper and fired another three round burst at his head, switching to Diruptor rounds to have a greater effect on the target's shields.

Javik ducked into cover as a wild shot from the flailing Elite slammed into the extended shoulder plate of his armour, leaving the ablative ceramic cracked and smoking.
"Stay in cover. Our barriers are not working and your armour will not protect you." He said to Saress, before briefly popping up, hisbiotics already charged. Seizing the floating Elite, he slammed him down into the ground as abruptly as he had been lifted, then loosed a quick burst from his beam rifle at his head before taking cover again.

 

[Slenn]

The sisters got back. They were going to eat breakfast but they heard gunfire from outside. They turned on their energy harvesters to keep them warm and headed outside.

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

OOC: My stance on Elite vs Turian is in a 1 on 1 Elite everyday. They are adept at moving and remaining accurate while not presenting an easy target. Turians dig in and take cover and firing while the Elite dodges towards him and clobbars him.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Gear: Need to show @Hatch: When he's back.

Winter, Austin and Amy take out their sniper rifles as they spot out Garrus and Co fighting. Winter and Amy were about to take pot shots, when Austin saw Swordsman fighting his racial brethren. "Hold."
"Why?"

Austin pointed at Swordsman. "This is his fight, not ours. We shouldn't have interfered."

Winter and Amy wave at the Mason Sisters as they walk outside.

 

[Random berk]

OOC: Last post

 

[Wackymon]

OoC: What did I miss over the day? And may heavy enter the fight?