- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Although Halo's AI is good, I think that it would be too hard to give the ability of rocket launchers and marines. Think about it, the flood are suicidal so it doesn't really matter what they do, everything you see them do is in thier nature to do so. So the suicide rocket launcher is part of their nature.
Marines are a different story. They want to live, and don't have much courage. Yeah some do run out and charge at the Covenant but most just run about at a distance and try to take out the enemy that way. Therefore when they use rockets it would most likely be from quite a long distance. Guess who might be down there by the time the rocket explodes?
The sensors of the Marines AI would have to make them know that the rocket launcher is very powerful (and takes an area out, unlike the sniper rifle), and that it fires slow (whatever is there at the moment, might not be there in 5 seconds time).
If all this wasn't considered then Marines would be rubbish with the Rocket Launcher.
* They'd fire and you'd unknowingly run in and take out the enemy, then MC gets a rocket in the skull.
* They'd fire ONE at ONE enemy, rather than using a different weapon and saving rocket ammo for groups.
* They could a rocket while a Marine is close the the enemy.
* They could fire and a Marine could accidently cross its pass (if done close it would take out the Rocketer)