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[Sookendestroy1]

Yeah we all noticed that lol, considering the ark looks undamaged some faction must have some degree of control of it for its maintenance protocols to be put into effect.

[SternuS]

Update on the game's balance:

 

if you get to unlock Cutter's final ability that deploys the squad of 1 Scorpion, 2 Cyclops and 3 ODSTs, then there is no such concept as "balance". That shit's outrageously powerful. I stole a 1v2 game after my teammate dropped with THAT ability. I hope they notice the problem and nerf it for the release.

[Sookendestroy1]

his ability does what?!...... that is rediculous, and awesome, but mostly rediculous lol

[Whitehalomango]

some faction must have some degree of control of it for its maintenance protocols to be put into effect.

Not essentially. I don't know if you've read Hunters in the Dark so 

Spoiler

A forerunner AI controlling the Ark activates the portal to Earth so it can start repairing the Ark by stripping Earth. Although that AI died, there could just be another AI that has being repairing the Ark using the planet in the middle. That or it was suggested at the end of the book that the UNSC were thinking about using the Retrievers to start to repair the Ark again.

[Sookendestroy1]

Uni also found a page in escalation where the monitor of installation 03 said he was taking his ring for repairs, and wouldnt say where

[Crisiss]

Uni also found a page in escalation where the monitor of installation 03 said he was taking his ring for repairs, and wouldnt say where

Impossible. Monitors are subject to compartmentalization policies as to not jeopardize other installations. This is why Mendicant Bias has such an issue finding the Lesser Ark during the Forerunner-Flood War. He wasn't allowed to know as if an AI were to be captured or corrupted they would know of the location of every single Forerunner installation on record. I believe Spark says something on the topic in one of the games.

Unless something changes post-war there is no way for the Monitor to take Installation 03 anywhere.

[Whitehalomango]

Yeah, I remember that now. I think the main thing was they weren't told the location of the Ark and the other rings but the Forerunners could have possibly created repair stations around so that they could, well, repair the Halos and would probably give the locations of these to the monitors so that they could repair the rings if something happened. They'd be kinda fucked if they didn't have a way to fix them.