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The following are [[Subjective Tropes]] relating to ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: Bungie knows how to please the fans-
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** Blood Gulch! Firefight, Firefight Versus, Custom Firefight, and Firefight Matchmaking! In Firefight 2.0, you can create your own skulls.
** A SWAT playlist! An Infection playlist! A Sniper playlist!
* [[Base Breaker]]: Possibly from day one, this game alone is this.
* [[Best Level Ever]]: Oh, jeez, where to begin? This game has a several of most awesome levels of a series that is composed of awesome levels:
** Tip Of The Spear:
** Long Night of Solace:
** Exodus:
** New Alexandria: Six of the seven Armor Abilities to be found<ref>
** The Package:
** The last level,
* [[Broken Base]]: There is a growing rift in the player base of Reach, now that the ''Halo'' series is in the hands of 343 Industries. 343i's first order of business was to release a title update for Reach, to introduce some changes to aspects of the gameplay that the community had been clamoring for. The two opposing factions, then, are those who are in favour of the title update changes, and those who think Reach was perfect from launch day.▼
▲* [[Broken Base]]: There is a growing rift in the player base of Reach, now that the Halo series is in the hands of 343 Industries. 343i's first order of business was to release a title update for Reach, to introduce some changes to aspects of the gameplay that the community had been clamoring for. The two opposing factions, then, are those who are in favour of the title update changes, and those who think Reach was perfect from launch day.
* [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome]]: Heartwarmingly averted by Bungie, who have repeatedly rolled out new playlists to accommodate popular gametypes such as SWAT or Infection, preventing players online from getting annoyed at having to participate in the same modes too frequently.
** Played straight with the Blood Gul- Hemorrhage map, which gains a lot of nostalgia-fueled votes whenever it appears as a choice.
* [[Crazy Awesome]]: Emile seems a little unhinged for a Spartan.
** Check out the way he sits in the rear of the Pelican during the second-to-last mission. It doesn't matter how much of a super soldier he is, '''that is not the safest way to sit on a moving aircraft
*** At least he moved up a couple inches after the MASSIVE EXPLOSION occurred beneath the Pelican.
*** Six does something similar in another level. Both could just be [[Hand Wave|chalked up to the armor's magnetic boots]], but no explanation is actually given
▲* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Martin O'Donnell. Do you even need to ''ask''?
* [[Demonic Spiders]]:
** The Mythic skull practically turns every Leader-class enemy into this, because it doubles shield strength as well as health now.
** Elites with Energy Swords. Like in the first ''Halo'' game, they run faster than you do and have enhanced shields and health, making it extremely tough to gun them down before they reach you and one-hit-kill you. It gets even better in Score Attack when multiple cloaked Elites bumrush you with swords drawn on the final wave.
** Elite Generals and Zealots obviously qualify in campaign, but their worst incarnation is without a doubt, Heretics in Firefight. They can randomly spawn as any one wave in each of the three rounds of Arcadefight or FF Limited, they appear in some of the largest numbers of any wave in the game, and they wield ''human weapons''.
*** The different waves of Heretics are practically the definition of [[It Got Worse]]:
**** The first one is a assortment of Minors with ARs and pistols, with the odd Major or Ultra with a DMR or shotgun thrown into the mix. Not that bad unless you're out in the open when they spawn... but just wait.
**** The second round will have a precision loadout: the Minors all have DMRs, and they're backed up by Majors with Sniper Rifles, who instantly explain [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|why Bungie cut the Beam Rifle from this game]]. Oh, and this round has the aforementioned Mythic Skull turned on. Good luck dealing with the sniper who keeps Tough Lucking away from your shots after you take his shields down to half.
**** But OH GOD, the third round... Explosives. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|EVERY Minor has a grenade launcher
** Pretty much any time you hear a Drop Pod come down in Firefight, you know you're in big trouble. Enemies from Drop Pods are actually programmed to be more aggressive and chuck grenades even more often. You'll draw four of either Elite Ultras with Plasma Repeaters, Brute Infantry with Concussion Rifles, or...
** Grunts with Fuel Rod Guns. Little target, big volley of blasts that will kill you in a close area. You have to snipe the little buggers because you're not approaching them.
*** And [[It Got Worse|in case that wasn't bad enough]], hostile Elites can now use Fuel Rod Guns, as well (whereas up until now FRGs could only be wielded by Elites on your side). [[Oh Crap|Same lethality, now with shields
*** In Exodus, the first enemies you face are purely suicide Grunts. There are dozens of them, and very little room to maneuver.
*** The above isn't so bad if you're pretty good with Armor Lock.
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*** Luckily, you can stick them with a plasma grenade and blow off a ''considerable'' amount of their back armor.
** Skirmishers. They're the same species as Jackals, but most don't use shields. Why? Because they don't need them; they're faster than even Drones. The ones that do, have a pair of medium-sized shields on their elbows and will strafe wildly around the room with their faces covered while plasma-spamming you. Did we mention that it's nearly impossible to kill these things without a headshot if they're running?
* [[Fan Dumb]]
* [[Friendly Fandoms]]: Fans of this game get along with fans of ''[[Rogue One]]'', both being direct prequels to iconic sci-fi franchises.
* [[Game Breaker]]: Some consider the [[Glass Cannon|Banshee]] to be this. As well as Armor Lock before (and, for some, still after) the Title Update. ▼
* [[Game Breaker]]:
* [[Genius Bonus]]: Just how many players noticed that "Nightfall" starts at 2'''6''':30 Hours?<ref>If you still don't get it, days only have 2'''4''' hours on Earth.</ref> Reach's days are [http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 twenty-seven] hours long.▼
** The orbital bombardment designator. It's only really balanced out by the fact it only appears in one mission in the single-player campaign, and it's rare in Firefight. For obvious reasons it's not available in multi-player. How nasty is it? Point it next to a Phantom as it's about to unload a wave of multiple weak enemies like Grunts, and you're pretty much guaranteed a Killionaire. If you're anywhere close to the designation zone, you will be murdered just from the splash damage.
** Fuel Rod guns in most versions of firefight count too. The weapon's high power, relatively large clip and fast firing rate means it outclasses most other weapons in sheer splash damage.This wouldn't be a problem (the gun can hold about 30 rounds and ammo isn't common), if it wasn't for [[Macross Missile Massacre|Unlimited ammo]].
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▲* [[Genius Bonus]]: Just how many players noticed that "Nightfall" starts at 2'''6''':30 Hours?<ref>If you still don't get it, days only have 2'''4''' hours on Earth.</ref> Reach's days are [https://web.archive.org/web/20100211173949/http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: Practically every enemy in the game counts as one. This is not the Halo you once knew.
** Those goddamned Drones. Especially ''en masse''.
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** Jackals with Focus Rifles. Especially on Waterfront, where they camp at the top of a cliff. Considering you play on Heroic by default on Matchmaking, getting shot by one of these guys usually means you're going to die if you don't kill them quick.
*** The ones with Needle Rifles, too; Firefight seems to be the only mode where they actually aim for your head.
** Skirmishers, the Jackals' bastard cousins, move around at
*** What do you get when you cross Gruntpocalypse with Skirmishers? [[Up to Eleven|Skirmi-fucking-geddon]]. Good luck if you missed your first shot on that one who was holding the Focus Rifle...
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: If your footing is uneven in multiplayer, the game will sometimes cancel your Assassination animation while awarding you the medal and kill. Sucks if you wanted the bragging rights, but it could also save your hide from nearby enemies.
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*** Continuously bumping into Kat would cause her to string together suggestive dialog.
*** In the Oddball gametype, a hologram could pick up the ball.
** One that Bungie either missed, ignored or decided was for the best, is the split-screen bug that allows for up to 4 players on the same console to play Firefight and Campaign. The glitch is performed more or less like it was in ''Halo 3'' and allows for a full campaign squad on a single console.
** In Nightfall, it is possible to jump through a door if you park a forklift next to it and dismount. This allows you to avoid the most difficult section of the level, including a mandatory Hunter fight, and prevents the enemies past the door from spawning, letting you walk to the exit of the level unopposed.
** Flying Grunts.
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]:
* [[Lady Mondegreen]]: When Noble Team talks to Dr. Halsey, Jorge addresses her as "ma'am". But his thick accent makes it sound more like "mum", confusing some players into thinking Dr. Halsey is Jorge's mother (which wouldn't even make sense since [[Laser Guided Tykebomb|all SPARTAN-IIs were taken away from their parents in secrecy]] [[Grey and Gray Morality|when they were chosen for the program]]).
** [[Fridge Brilliance
* [[Memetic Badass]]: Dr. Halsey does this with a simple quote.
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** [[Joke Character|The Forklift]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Yx_U98h_5ok Because forklifts never die
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: [[Hartman Hips|"KAT'S ASS"]], among others.
** Kat also spawned another meme, "Kat can't drive", when videos started popping up of her [http://tinyurl.com/87xqcpc utterly failing at being a good driver
** One of the forum users on Bungie reacted to his account getting banned saying that it will cause a "DRASTIC DROP IN SAILS" for banning the people who cheated in the game.
* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: Emile is extremely popular, yet he seems to exist solely to demonstrate all of the worst possible traits of a Spartan-III soldier.
* [[Most Wonderful Sound]]: The music that plays when you start the game.
* [[Player Punch]]: Sure, it could be said that the entire game is one big Player Punch, what with Reach falling and
** Or the [[Interface Screw]] in the [[Playable Epilogue]]. [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]] where [[Player Character|Player Characters]] are concerned. When it is, you know things are [[It Got Worse|about to go south]].
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: The [[Fan Dumb]]'s reaction to the addition of reticle bloom and the various Armor Abilities in the Beta. Wild accusations were leveled at Bungie for trying to copy ''[[Modern Warfare]]''. Ironically, those same accusations are now once again flying regarding the release of ''Halo 4''.
* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]: Since ''[[Modern Warfare 2]]'' was [[Serious Business]], and ''Reach'' is now very popular, many of the [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]] from the former have now migrated to the latter, much to the chagrin of veteran ''Halo'' players.
** [[Scrub
** The [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]] eventually whined so loudly about reticle bloom that 343 added a special playlist just for them where the DMR is perfectly accurate no matter how fast you fire it
* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QDl2XTAPvE Ghosts and Glass] bears more than a passing resemblance to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InvY9JXyVW8 Fairytale] from ''[[Shrek]]''.
* [[That One
▲* [[That One Sidequest]]: "If They Came To Hear Me Beg," an achievement that requires the player to land on, and assassinate, an Elite at the end of a fall which would otherwise kill the player. (Most players tend to try for it at the beginning of the penultimate mission.) Sounds simple enough. What makes it so [[Nintendo Hard]] is that it's so damn ''random'' - not just getting the kill itself (your target Elite tends to move away from where he was when you jumped<ref>so be prepared to hilariously die on the ground behind him without him noticing</ref>) but moreso getting the achievement to register. Reportedly the most reliable way to get it is to take a non-sprinting leap off the cliff and perform the [[Goomba Stomp]] animation (which is either completely random or tied to a very small window of you pressing "melee" just above the Elite) when you land.
** Of course, adding to the random glitchiness, there are plenty of people who have gotten it other ways. This troper's co-op buddy got the achievement by chasing after the Zealot on "Tip of the Spear" and assassinating it (standard backstab animation at ground level) just as it was about to vanish from the level.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: Some gamers dislike the new ranking system because it's tied to your Credit accumulation, and not actual skill or kill/death ratios like in ''Halo 3''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108074807/http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=25287 Except the "TrueSkill" system is still in place], just running behind the scenes as opposed to being displayed in-game.
** [http://haloreach.isnotcanon.net/ An entire website was built about Reach supposedly "ruins" the canon.]
** The TrueSkill thing is being questioned (to some people's eyes, it doesn't even exist) [[Broken Base|even today]]. There are theories about the possible reasons for this being that [[Sequel Difficulty Drop|the game is too easy, even on multiplayer]], or it works... [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|differently than it used to]].
** Many fans complain about the game having reticule bloom. 343 has removed it from most of the multi-player since taking over. It is worth pointing out that the reticule bloom is only a cosmetic addition. The increase in inaccuracy from rapid fire has been in the series from the beginning, the reticule only now directly reflects that.
* [[Too Cool to Live]]: {{spoiler|Everyone on Noble Team except Jun
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