EP006 - The Fall of Reach: What was Reach, why was it important, why did it fall?

This week on the Spartan Talk podcast, rek1aimer discusses Reach, since Mudcat is in Vegas trying to win it big. What was Reach? Why was it important? Why did it fall? Remember, our Halo figure contest is still going on until 7/27! Get more details on here! You can listen in browser here or check us out on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn, and MixCloud. You can also learn how to get involved by checking out our Interact page! EP006 - The Fall of Reach: What was Reach, why was it important, why did it fall? 00:00-1:45 - Introduction & contest reminder 2:00-3:10 - Batman Arkham Knight becomes the "PC version" of the Master Chief Collection failure. Kind of interesting.  3:15-5:45 - A recent study shows that when you're a n00b at a game (i.e. you play poorly) you tend to harass more people, particularly women, online. The better you play, the less harassing you get. I find it funny that they used Halo 3 for this study, because the researcher found the SPARTAN armor made players look ambiguous (i.e. no idea if the player has boobs or not). Moral of the story, don't be a dick. 5:50-7:30 - H5G fire team update. Each character in your fire team will play differently, have their own characteristics, and unique capabilities. Linda will be your sniper, Kelly will be your fast mover, etc. This will make for some interesting gameplay since this is the first time we truly get squad combat in a Halo campaign. Let's hope 343i can pull it off! 7:35-8:00 - H5G will have skulls. 'Nuff said! 8:00-9:45 - Discussed HCS Season 2 finals. HCS Season 2 finals are going on right now in CA, the event is sold out. You can check it out on Twitch of course. Favorites are Evil Geniuses, CLG, and Denial with some other teams hoping to unseat their top spots.  10:00-end of cast - we discuss Reach. We go over the origins with the Forerunners leaving artifacts. We then move into the discovery and colonization of Reach. Of course, the SPARTAN-II program was "birthed" at Reach and many of the SPARTANs consider it home. Then we discuss the fall of Reach, how and why it fell, and the aftermath.