Posted by: Astartes Marine
Posted by: blunts2blaze
Posted by: Astartes Marine
I stopped at "Halo 1 Marines smarter than Halo 3's..."
I haven't seen Halo 3 Marines shoot each other in the back yet 25 times in a single skirmish and afterwards yell "My bad!"...freaking idiots...and yes, they sometimes do use vehicles in Halo 1 (though very rarely, and for good reason), the Ghost for instance, and they will run you over with their non-existent driving skills.
Idk if it's me, but they're better. The other day I was going through Assault on the Control Room and a marine hopped in a ghost and raped a Wraith...I do not believe I've ever seen that happen in Halo 2 or 3.
In my personal experience, the Halo 2 and 3 Marines have been more intelligent in their decision making and battle skill. They'll snipe, throw grenades accurately, take cover, flank enemies, use vehicles, etc. But for me in Halo 1, it was a chore just keeping them alive...and most of the time they'd die from their own friendly fire.
The only real complaint I might have against Halo 3's Marines is that they all have blasted Assault Rifles instead of better overall weapons like the Battle Rifle...they are pretty damn accurate shots, so why waste such good talent on an AR instead of a BR or Sniper?
EDIT: Oh and they also can't drive...they can man a vehicle's gun or the passenger seat and do fine...but the moment they take the wheel...dear lord...
It is a chore to keep them alive in H1. That's very true. And it is more strategic to be able to swap guns with them and strap them up [except with SPNKRs, they always blow me up!].
However, in my experience, H1 marines work better with me. It seems that I always lose my marines in H2 and H3. They just wander away when the shooting starts.