I think it was 'popular' when only very few people had it, just because you may have wanted to impress your friends. As of now though, I don't think it's really all that popular.
Achievement part I can understand but the part that you can say you have all the armor I dont like. Its like the same thing as bragging that you have Recon Armor. Like I said before though wear the armor you like because not everybody likes the same thing. Thread\
Why do karate people like black belts so much? Red is a much sexier color if you ask me. Every noob has black now, though. It just takes a lot of spare time.
I wear Recon shoulders normally, but that is because I like them. To be quite honest, most of the armor variants in the game are pretty bad looking except for the ones originally designed (Mark V, Mark VI) in my opinion. Recon just happened to be the only shoulder piece that wasn't that unappealing to me. Other than that, most people wanted it so much when they couldnt have it (because that is in human nature(or simple minded human nature...)). It was just really appealing when people couldn't have it so they wear it now that they have it.
Because when Bungie 'unveiled' it, nobody else had it. Then a few people got it and people got jealous, human nature? Now it's possible to get and lots of people wear it, though some people believe it's "MLG" to wear recon/katana, imo YOU LOOK FRIKKEN STUPID. And I believe... Pope Rex is the only Non-Bungie who has Flames, Sark 4.
Icwatudidthar. I don't really care for recon all that much. Its the same as hayabusa and the katana, everybody had it, and were all like look at me! I r teh c00l. I just basically threw on random armor permutations that nobody uses; not because it looks good, but to be different, just like steel was the most used colour, I've always been switching' it up between lavender and coral. IMO, looking different is cooler then looking cool.
Poeple are greedy. It isn't the armor itself, it is the fact that it is exclusive that everyone wants it. Same with anything in life.
I don't mean to flame you OP but it looks like you also bum off the armour by looking at your sig. But you're right, everyone wears some part of recon at least.
Pretty much already been said but: -It's not easy to get. (compared to other armors) (people want what they don't have -Newest Armor. (people want the newest) -Not everyone has it. So its Rarest armor. (people want the rarest) -Was Bungie only then Few lucky people got it. Was considerd the "best armor" and its hard to lose that title. (people want the best)
same thing happened when halo 3 first came out, if you had all 50 original achievements you got the Katana, and when i got it i was happy (stupid 2 for 1 acheeve) and online everyone called you a "no lifer" now everyone has it who got over 1000g now its pretty meaningless now, and i hate bungie for giving it out so easily...
Dude i totally know what you're talking about. I busted my ass trying to get all of the Halo 3 achievements and for what, just so Bungie could increase the amount of achievements making it easier for noobs to get Katana as well.
I just want it for the chest piece... I like it for some reason. Plus it would go better with an ODST helmet than the katana cus the hayabusa and katana both mesh in with the helmet... btw, i'm talking about ODST cus i'm ODSTpawner. --- Oh... I forgot to mention... Endure is probobly the best test of skill within the Vidmasters. You say it's fairly easy to get recon now, and that it only takes a lot of time. Endure is not time based. If your out of lives... it's over, restart now. Deja Vu takes time... You die a while but eventually get there. But Endure does not forgive your death. It shoves it in your face. It is especially bad if your the one who dies with 0 lives left. Try that on.
totally agree. Its the one vidmaster I actually fear. I've tried several times and have yet to accomplish it. Deja vu and annual are just time consuming.
Recon is the hardest armor in the game to get. It isn't easy to get, and requires time, patience, and much, much effort. If anyone were to get the game now (Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST), they would never get the Katana / Recon armor. Annual was near-impossible, as was Endure (everyone always had to go, sucked, etc.). OP is a jealous idiot without Recon.
I personally think its stupid when people think that its better than regular armor. But i think its even dumber that people believe those who where it are all noobs. I wear the recon helmet (the rest of its sorta dumb) not because i think it makes me special, but because i like it and and i worked for the vidmasters with my real friends. We earned it and we can wear it without getting **** from other people. It does take skill to get it. I, and others like the look of it. Thats why we wear it. Just like when hyabusa was the bit thing. Dont hate someone for their armor.
I think it's because you need all vidmasters which don't really take much skill just friends who aren't douchebags and abandon you or because it was the ex-bungie armor. Personally i think its stupid, whats worse is that everyone who has it usually think they are better than you for not having it but I think they are stupid for wearing the most used armor which initially makes the armor less cool...
Personaly i hated the armor from the start, i did not like it one bit and during matchmaking you would here kids saying their top **** cause they have recon. One match and one of those kids started crying after the game because they got smashed. God i don't even have the armor yet and don't even plan on getting it.