Why are elites in Halo 3 (multiplayer) so often discriminated against? Dumb topic I know, I'm bored

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Vrex360

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Right well I've been plaing Halo 3 multiplayer for a while now and I, determined to be different to the crowd would much prefer to play as an elite because
A. Elites are awesome as the kickass reptilian honour bound mighty warriors, characterised more favourably than most aliens in games.
B. I like being a reptilian alien more than a human as I have little respect for humans (give me a reason to LIKE humans... yeah that's what I thought)
C. Since there are less elites I get to be member of a minority.
D. I get to be different from the rest of the crowd.

In the world of Halo however the Spartan masses continue to mock me and my people (other elite players) and there almost seems to be racist class system like in depression era America between black people and white people. Every single game I've played recently there is always at least one dickhead on my team who pesters me all the time for being different, and when I'm playing social skirmish everyone teams up on ME. While certainly not always the case the doesn't change the annoying bullshit I hear. If my team loses it's all my fault for being 'too big and clumsy and getting hit easy' and everyone just wants me dead a million times before I hit the ground.
Then when I kill a Spartan (most of the time it plays out this way) he will then yell my ear off about how I only won because my 'low shoulders covered my head so he couldn't hit me from behind'. BULLSHIT, we were charging at each other head on and I got him, neither of us had any advantage.

Sometimes I feel like Martin Luther King of the elites, fighting for equality and liberty. Other times a feel like an underground resistance fighting the oppressive goverment that controls all. I don't really mind, the game is still fun but I'm sick of being shouted at by morons who think that I somehow suck because of my looks.
Can someone explain why that is, as I said before, dumb topic but I'm bored.
 

megapenguinx

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My roommate told me it's because they have slightly bigger heads and are thus easier to headshot. In reality I don't know either.
 

Slayer_2

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Actually, if the elite is running away from you, then they are almost impossible to cap in the head. But still, they are wider and taller than Master Cheif clone #432,535,235 so I guess it evens out, what little difference there is.
 

ElArabDeMagnifico

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Vrex360 said:
(give me a reason to LIKE humans... yeah that's what I thought)
The "real life" one's or in-game ones? I'm gonna guess the latter since, I'm almost certain that you are a human. Who knows though, you could be a smart house cat or something.
 

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Vrex360 said:
B. I like being a reptilian alien more than a human as I have little respect for humans (give me a reason to LIKE humans... yeah that's what I thought)
I'd love to see you around women
 

GyroCaptain

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Easier to cap forwards, harder from behind, I don't know why anyone should care, but a lot of those on Live are ethnocentric enough from their comments that playing an alien race would rate about a 40 on their 1-10 xenophobia scale. Even if it's in the game already.
 

scorch 13

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The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
 

meatloaf231

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I play as an Elite, mainly because it sets me apart from the katana-bodypiece shogun-helmet masses.
 

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Wait - you're confused about why XBL players are acting like racist pricks?
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
I mean, good grief. (That's a joke, btw, not attacking you at all scorch.)

It's because, present company excepted, 99.999% of all live players are complete assholes.
I say that as (probably) one of those 99.999%, so I should know.
 

C3rtainD3ath

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when a elite is running at me its easier to headshot them as there heads are slightly bigger and there are closer to their chests.
 

Shapsters

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Go on B.Net and you'll find your answer from all the bitching that goes on there. People don't like them in Swat because they have to slightly move there crosshairs down to get a headshot. That is the main reason. SEriously, go to B.Net and you have plenty of threads answering your question.
 

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scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
 

scorch 13

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Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
and what is wrong with knowing my halo
 

Shapsters

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scorch 13 said:
Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
and what is wrong with knowing my halo
scorch 13 said:
Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
and what is wrong with knowing my halo
When did I say you didn't know Halo? I am just saying you are just the kind of person that would be hanging around B.Net. A "little kid" reference and an MLG reference are the kind of thing you see in every single B.Net forum.
 

scorch 13

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Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
and what is wrong with knowing my halo
scorch 13 said:
Shapsters said:
scorch 13 said:
The reason why people hate elites is because 80% of the time there are 10 year old kids playing as them.Plus a lot of the time elite players are noobs i mean how many MLG players do you know that play as elites.besides spartans have more armor varients.
*cough* typical Halo fanboy *cough*
and what is wrong with knowing my halo
When did I say you didn't know Halo? I am just saying you are just the kind of person that would be hanging around B.Net. A "little kid" reference and an MLG reference are the kind of thing you see in every single B.Net forum.
well these kind of things i know from playing online and not really the forums
 

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meatloaf231 said:
I play as an Elite, mainly because it sets me apart from the katana-bodypiece shogun-helmet masses.
This is the entire reason I run as a full EVA-suit Spartan when I play. Nobody gives the dome-helmet any love.

Granted, it is a giant neon orange HEADSHOT ME sign, but I'm going to lose anyway, so who cares.
 

Katherine Kerensky

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The Elite is harder to play as, as far as I can tell.
They are bigger targets, so I don't know why people complain about being against them.
and as for being headshot as an Elite, It doesn't seem to matter. If, they're going to get a headshot, turning your back makes no Difference if they're going to get a head shot.
Elites are for the people who Like more of a challange, as they are easier to hit.
 

Fire Daemon

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Because they can't drive well, everyone knows that.

The Elite has a hole in it's neck and an awkward shaped head and hump causing people who can't aim and adapt to changing situations to die. A lot. They figure that because they keep dieing by an Elite's hand they must be overpowered or glitchy and decide that bitching about that will fix any problems they have.

Play SWAT and you'll fine 2/3 of the people playing Elites. I find that SWAT is much more mature as well, definitely the best gametype.
 

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agentCDE said:
meatloaf231 said:
I play as an Elite, mainly because it sets me apart from the katana-bodypiece shogun-helmet masses.
This is the entire reason I run as a full EVA-suit Spartan when I play. Nobody gives the dome-helmet any love.

Granted, it is a giant neon orange HEADSHOT ME sign, but I'm going to lose anyway, so who cares.
Yeah! A fellow Goldbulb! (I wouldn't have a clue if that's actually a slang term for those who use EVA helmets, but I'm going to be attempting as many names for us as possible in the coming post, so hopefully one of them will be the correct one.)
Those non-bronzemartian Spartans don't know the joy that can be had from encasing your digital head in a glorious bowl of lustrous metal. We Yuri Gagarins of the battlefield don't have any need for them fancy pants sword armour pieces.

EVA helmets are awesome. They're the least Masterchief-ish helmet for the spartans, which for me, is a good thing.


I've thought about being an Elite, but for split screen, a friend of mine has always used an Elite, so if we were both aliens, it would ruin the dynamic of the battles we have.