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Subject: Who appreciates marines
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Poll: Do you like your marine allies?  [closed]
I love them:  12%
(9 Votes)
they can be helpful sometimes:  35%
(25 Votes)
I don't care about them:  10%
(7 Votes)
They get in my way:  24%
(17 Votes)
I murder them constantly:  19%
(14 Votes)
Total Votes: 72

I find that marines in halo 2 are sort of useless. Just wondering what everyone else thinks.

  • 07.15.2007 12:22 PM PDT
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in halo 1 they were fun to try and keep alive for as long as possible but in halo 2 they are completely useless unless you have IWHBYD on, in which case they're funny to listen to. i slaughter them at the beginning of each level, and it's really frustrating that sarge is invivcible...

  • 07.15.2007 12:31 PM PDT
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you can kill invincible ppl near the scarab, tho. Just push them off to their dooms. (And you can push marines on to the scarab to help you)

[Edited on 07.15.2007 12:36 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2007 12:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: El Senor
I find that marines in halo 2 are sort of useless. Just wondering what everyone else thinks.


Hey.

My first post.

I think the marines in Halo 2 are rather useful if, that is, you equip them appropriately from the combat ahead. Equipping them with a Beam Rifle or Sniper Rifle make them highly dangerous. A good tactic: Give a marine a Rocket Launcher whilst he/she is in the passenger seat of a 'Hog or Spectre -- perfect for anti-vehicle purposes.

Also, some skulls like Angry, Cowbell and Catch, greatly improves their performance. So does playing on harder game difficulties.

Your allies are as good as you make them, and, it also depends on how well you support them. It's all about methodical balance.

~ Cardenio



[Edited on 07.15.2007 12:53 PM PDT]

  • 07.15.2007 12:51 PM PDT

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i like them ^^ they can reload empty weapons that have 1 shell left for you, and "carry" my spare grenades lol

  • 07.15.2007 2:29 PM PDT

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Gigolo.

With snipers they be deadly. i have 7 sniper armed marines on legendary. Very helpful though they have more life than chief does. it suckssssss.
Chief hit in head by sniper - instant death
marine hit in head by sniper w/o helmet - half of life gone

  • 07.15.2007 2:32 PM PDT

I don't know if i like the marine allies so much, but they are useful for driving if there are alot of enemies around, and to be honest I think the alien allies are the best, (plus they're funny)

  • 07.15.2007 7:09 PM PDT
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I can't stand them, I do most of the work and they die too fast and easy and hardly do anything.

  • 07.15.2007 7:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: El Senor
you can kill invincible ppl near the scarab, tho. Just push them off to their dooms. (And you can push marines on to the scarab to help you)

yeah but sarge comes back later anyways and the marines are useless even on the scarab. they make good distractions though.

  • 07.15.2007 7:30 PM PDT
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You can spawn 2 Invincible Marines in Outskirts. When you reach outside the hotel DO NOT wait for the enemy or the warthog, just go towards the crashed dropship. The title should load when you reach there. THe marines in the Spawned warthog are now invincible. Other than that, I just kill marines.

  • 07.15.2007 7:33 PM PDT
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i make them carry my extra power weapons and usually try to protect them

  • 07.15.2007 8:13 PM PDT
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Dude, they carry ammo. I both love and kill them constantly.

  • 07.16.2007 9:33 AM PDT
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Give marines a power weapon with 1 ammo or battery left because they have infinite ammo baby!

  • 07.16.2007 9:38 AM PDT
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Ok, here goes what I like:

Halo: CE - Level 2 - Halo: You and a buddy are playing Co-op and you put the sniper in the passenger and he pwns cuz he has unlimited ammo and is a crack shot. It makes the game so easy.

Halo 2: - Level 2 - Metropolis: The part where your going down the tunnel and you have one set of Marines in a Warthog, your in a Warthog, and then the third Warthog comes to help you and you actually feel like your in a group of guys that can help turn the tide in battle. It is a good feeling and I love how they improved the marines in Halo 2.

I also love having a squadron of Elites when playing as the Arbiter.

I agree with GNS Shaman about giving them weapons with one shot left b/c of the infinite ammo. It is quite nice.

  • 07.16.2007 9:44 AM PDT
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Yeah they can help...but i like planting sticky grenades right on their face!

  • 07.16.2007 10:51 AM PDT
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can marines throw plasma grenades?
I dont dislike or like the marines the extra help is nice but i dont need them and if my br gets low on ammo i can kill one :)

  • 07.16.2007 10:55 AM PDT

No.

I just kill them for the heck of it.

  • 07.16.2007 12:06 PM PDT
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The Marines are decent shots if your vehicle isnt moving. If it is, then forget it.

  • 07.16.2007 12:09 PM PDT
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generally i let em live if they prove useful (like the one in metropolis with a rocket launcher. in the passenger of a warthog he rocks.) but with grunt b-day on i can't resist headshots.

  • 07.16.2007 1:19 PM PDT

I let them carry my extra wepons.

  • 07.16.2007 1:45 PM PDT

I like them cause they kill 4 me but hate them cause ill try to stick an elite and then they'll either run up to him OR walk into and get stuck and blow themselves up.

  • 07.16.2007 2:00 PM PDT
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Elites are always better allies.

  • 07.16.2007 2:02 PM PDT

For every action, there is an equal and opposite airstrike.

Great when they're bringing up the rear of an armoured column. Even better when they don't drive off the cliff.

[Edited on 07.16.2007 2:28 PM PDT]

  • 07.16.2007 2:28 PM PDT

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