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Reception to the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' has been mixed. Some reviewers and readers praised the book's detailed approach to its content. However, other reviewers stated that the book's images are often of poor quality and "at times seem haphazardly thrown together."<ref>''Though I must say, they could have done a better job on some of the images. At times these seem haphazardly thrown together. Low resolution models of items have been blown up to show just how shoddy their design was in game.'' - [http://www.gamersdailynews.com/article-2225-The-HALO-Encyclopedia-Book-Review.html Gamer's Daily News]</ref> Others criticisms centered on the work's poor editing, most notably its poor spelling and grammar. Misattributions are also frequent, with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/S variant|Scout]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI(A)|Rogue]] armor being referred to as one armor type. Later printings of the ''Encyclopedia'' feature improved editing, eliminating many mistakes that exist in the initial printing, including several mislabelings and missattributions. Nonetheless, several factual inaccuracies remain. For example, the ranking system of the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] is mangled, with a picture of a [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]] labeled as a [[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]], and the color of an [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]]'s armor is mis-cited as cyan instead of violet. | Reception to the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' has been mixed. Some reviewers and readers praised the book's detailed approach to its content. However, other reviewers stated that the book's images are often of poor quality and "at times seem haphazardly thrown together."<ref>''Though I must say, they could have done a better job on some of the images. At times these seem haphazardly thrown together. Low resolution models of items have been blown up to show just how shoddy their design was in game.'' - [http://www.gamersdailynews.com/article-2225-The-HALO-Encyclopedia-Book-Review.html Gamer's Daily News]</ref> Others criticisms centered on the work's poor editing, most notably its poor spelling and grammar. Misattributions are also frequent, with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/S variant|Scout]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI(A)|Rogue]] armor being referred to as one armor type. Later printings of the ''Encyclopedia'' feature improved editing, eliminating many mistakes that exist in the initial printing, including several mislabelings and missattributions. Nonetheless, several factual inaccuracies remain. For example, the ranking system of the [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] is mangled, with a picture of a [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]] labeled as a [[Jiralhanae Minor|Minor]], and the color of an [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]]'s armor is mis-cited as cyan instead of violet. | ||
It has also been noted that a number of descriptions in the book are ostensibly based upon, even quoted from, those of Halopedia. This has also resulted in several errors | It has also been noted that a number of descriptions in the book are ostensibly based upon, even quoted from, those of Halopedia. This has also resulted in several errors. Examples of such content include: | ||
*The ''Encyclopedia'' splits the [[Battle of Earth]] into a "First" and "Second" battle, a decision originating from Halopedia, until newer information from ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' established that the battle was in fact one continuous engagement. | |||
*Another error has even had impact on the series canon outside of the ''Encyclopedia'' itself: the book mentions a faction of [[Insurrectionist]]s named the "[[United Rebel Front]]" or "URF"; this name originated from Halopedia, which had mistakenly interpreted the descriptive term "united rebel front", mentioned in ''Ghosts of Onyx'', as a proper name. In addition, the rebel destroyer ''[[Origami]]'' is designated "URF ''Origami''", which is also based on an earlier version of the ship's Halopedia article; no previous official source mentions the rebels using such a ship prefix. Even though Halopedia later corrected this mistake, the misunderstanding persisted and led to the United Rebel Front being integrated into newer works of official fiction.<ref>'''Halo 4''', [[Oceanic]] armor description</ref> | |||
*The [[Secessionist Union]] and the [[People's Occupation Government]] are stated to be the same organization, a claim clearly originating from Halopedia, as the [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|original source]] for the two groups does not indicate they are synonymous. | |||
*[[Trevelyan|Shield World 006]] is referred to as "the Sharpened Shield", which was a short-lived fan-given name for the installation on Halopedia. | |||
The 2011 edition incorporates new content, mainly image assets, from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as well as correcting some of the mislabelings in the original. However, many of the errors remain, such as referencing the "first" and "second" battles of Earth. 343 Industries Content Creator [[Jeremy Patenaude]] has acknowledged that many of the errors remain in the new edition, and stated that future efforts to create a ''Halo'' universe encyclopedia would be rewritten from the ground up.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1101960 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just got my revised Encyclopedia'']</ref> | The 2011 edition incorporates new content, mainly image assets, from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', as well as correcting some of the mislabelings in the original. However, many of the errors remain, such as referencing the "first" and "second" battles of Earth. 343 Industries Content Creator [[Jeremy Patenaude]] has acknowledged that many of the errors remain in the new edition, and stated that future efforts to create a ''Halo'' universe encyclopedia would be rewritten from the ground up.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1101960 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just got my revised Encyclopedia'']</ref> | ||