[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Grugg The Covenant to me didn't seem as realistic. It came close with the heretics and mentions of rebels but doesn't really sell the fact several intelligent space faring races are all convinced so easily of the forerunner religion. The elites came closest with their Japanese-esk sense of Bushido because it was not religion based. I think they should of focused on that aspect more than the religious one.[/quote] The Covenant is perfectly realstic, the only races that were advanced before they joined the Covenant were the Prophets and Elites. The rest has been absorbed on lower tech levels which made them easier to believe in the Great Journey, Covenant's advanced tech also helped, especially when someone decided to reist. And there were rebellions and people who doubted the Great Journey before the War, we just haven't explored alot of the Covnenant's history to really know enough about it. And you would be suprised how easily you can convince people to believe in whatever you say if the circumstances are right...