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Subject: why do the marines die so fast on legendary
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when every i'am getting my ass kick and go some place where i can get my shild back, the marines die y dose this happen i mean its legendary....

  • 06.13.2004 8:25 PM PDT

Play as a team win as a team or die as a team!


The Covenant get harder and the Marines get dumber!! They are so stupid!! Halo 2 better not be like this and they better put up a real fight!!

  • 06.13.2004 8:28 PM PDT
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even if the marines get stupider y cant they doge plasm gerandes

  • 06.13.2004 8:39 PM PDT
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they never can doge plasma nades, no matter what difficulty setting, theyre no very smart,....

the marines die quickly because om legendary it only takes a few hits to reduce your shield to zero and u forget taht marines dont have shields , so they die, marines get in the way anyways.. youre always worried about not hitting em and trying not to kill em but that slows you down, the best thing to do when marines are following you and you dont have a vheicle is to use them as decoys or "cannon fodders"...... the covenant can also be used like this during the flood attacks....

also a tip when killing hunters, go close to them so that they try a melee and sidestep out of the way, theyll miss and have their back turned to you then quicly take out your pistol and shoot their exposed back, one good shot can kill them if you miss then repeat until you get a shot,

note:this can only be done effectively with a pistol, if u have any other gun excluding the sniper rifle and roket launcher (obviously), its gonna take a few shots then...

  • 06.13.2004 8:53 PM PDT
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but still if marines cant doge then y in the hell r they a importain part in the game

  • 06.13.2004 8:58 PM PDT
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because it sets as a challenge, and the covenant kill them faster.

  • 06.13.2004 9:56 PM PDT
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Thier just extras that Bungie put in

  • 06.14.2004 1:07 AM PDT
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also a tip when killing hunters, go close to them so that they try a melee and sidestep out of the way, theyll miss and have their back turned to you then quicly take out your pistol and shoot their exposed back, one good shot can kill them if you miss then repeat until you get a shot, Duh :) I'm pretty sure everyone knew that already. If they didn't they should be ashamed.

You guys are absolutely right about the marines. They die way to fast. Lucky for us that in Halo 2, friendly AI has been upgraded.

  • 06.14.2004 10:55 AM PDT
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You all seem to forget (or ignore) that Marines are lightly equipped Humans fighting against 8-9 foot, armored, shielded aliens. I would be interested to see how most of us would faire against an Elite.

In short, cut the Marines some slack. As far as them dying on Legendary, of course they're going to die... it's your job as the far superior Spartan to protect them - plus, trying to save all your Marines is often a welcomed challenge.

  • 06.14.2004 11:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: NABIUL
also a tip when killing hunters, go close to them so that they try a melee and sidestep out of the way, theyll miss and have their back turned to you then quicly take out your pistol and shoot their exposed back, one good shot can kill them if you miss then repeat until you get a shot,

note:this can only be done effectively with a pistol, if u have any other gun excluding the sniper rifle and roket launcher (obviously), its gonna take a few shots then...


REALLY!? OMG! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anyway, I don't know what you guys are complaining about. Marines aren't really that dumb or vulnerable if you protect them enough. On "Silent Cartographer", when you get that ungodly amount of marines, they're pretty effective. And if you clear the beach fast enough, you don't lose any. And the sniper marines. . .don't get me started. Stick one of them in your passenger seat, get one in the gunner position, and drive like a bat out of Hell! They're good enough to drop a couple of elites out of a dropship or banshees.

P.S. This is all on Legendary

  • 06.14.2004 2:18 PM PDT
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I would love to get into a hand-to-hand combat with a Elite!
I would kick his ass!
If i don`t i`ll just whip my samurai sword and cut that ******* face down!
OH YEEEEEAAAAH!

[Edited on 6/14/2004 3:11:27 PM]

  • 06.14.2004 3:10 PM PDT