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Subject: marines don't suck
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they don't.
if you want good marines, just play easy or normal.
they suck in above normal to make it harder.

  • 06.30.2004 11:38 AM PDT
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oh, they don't suck in real life, though.

I don't know why they wear balistics armor, though. The human/covenant war has been going on for over 30 years now, you think they would smart up. Balistics armor is good for repelling bullets, but does jack-$hit against plasma. They really need to get smarter. Oh, they should carry plasma weapons instead of human weapons (except for sniper rifle and rocket launcher) because the Covies are more succeptible to plasma

  • 06.30.2004 12:11 PM PDT
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Humans weapons are projectiles because the humans dont know how to make plasma weapons yet, and they cant jus steal a freakin gun for every human, plus if the marines run out of power for a plasma they dont kno how 2 put more in

Then the marine's armor helps out a whole -blam!- bunch, cuz if u play the first 2 lvls and notice how fast the engineers r killed its cuz they dont have any armor, also the marines cant use the Master chief's armor cuz its 2 strong 4 them, if they move it pretty much kills them. Read the books.

And lastly marines are extremely helpful and good if u kno how 2 use em right on lvls of difficulty higher then normal. Hell I've had marines with assault rifles take on elites by themselves and win. U jus need 2 kno how 2 use em.

  • 06.30.2004 12:21 PM PDT
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Humans weapons are projectiles because the humans dont know how to make plasma weapons yet, and they cant jus steal a freakin gun for every human, plus if the marines run out of power for a plasma they dont kno how 2 put more in

Then the marine's armor helps out a whole -blam!-in bunch, cuz if u play the first 2 lvls and notice how fast the engineers r killed its cuz they dont have any armor, also the marines cant use the Master chief's armor cuz its 2 strong 4 them, if they move it pretty much kills them. Read the books.

And lastly marines are extremely helpful and good if u kno how 2 use em right on lvls of difficulty higher then normal. Hell I've had marines with assault rifles take on elites by themselves and win. U jus need 2 kno how 2 use em.


First off, I did read the books, multiple times, in fact. Plasma is even worse for the marines in the books, if you read the books. (which I do not believe you have done) If they get hit with one shot from a shade, they get disintegrated. (Of course, since you are the self-proclaimed master who knows all about Halo, you already knew that.) The balistics armor does help them, but just not enough for practical use. they die way too easily.

Oh, and how the hell are you supposed to "use them right" in levels higher than normal. You must be confused. Since you can only beat the game when you play it on easy, you must think that easy is heroic or legendary, because they can only kill elites in easy. Elites are just a small step down from Spartans, and a marine sure as hell won't kill a spartan, so it wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of surviving a one on one encounter. If the elite was unconscious without armor or weapons, tied down, and the marine had any weapon at his disposal, he would still find a way to die. (Maybe he'd throw a grenade at his own feet or something)

Oh, and there are so many grunts, the humans can have 3 weapons to each of them and still have extras left over from dead grunts, so shut up about this "There isn't enough weapons for the marines" crap. They don't need to refuel the plasma weapons because if it runs out, you can simply pick up another one.

I wasn't suggesting the marines wear Mjolnir armor, I just said they should wear something more effective against plasma.

Anyhow, you should know what you are talking about before you totally shoot someone's ideas down. Grow a brain, or something!

  • 06.30.2004 1:01 PM PDT
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they do to suck they suck in easy normal and evrythin else u just go in alone

  • 06.30.2004 6:31 PM PDT
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sometimes I just start out the mission by killing them all because they just get in the way and throw grenades at me if I let them live

  • 06.30.2004 8:15 PM PDT
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Go frag master!

But seriously, Marines are completely useless in Legendary. Three shots from the plasma rifle usually kills mine. Either that or an Elite just comes up behind them and melee attacks them to death. The only good thing they do is keep covies occupied for a few moments while you do everything that's important.

p.s. Marines do what they want. You can't "know how to use them"

  • 06.30.2004 8:21 PM PDT
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Some marines suck but not all, marine snipers are awsome esspecially when they are passengers in the hog.

Humans can make plasma weapons if they had the equipment, the way they work is simple science but im not going into detail. Mass producing them is another story.

With the can't steal enough weapons comment and the aumor comments there is a solution for both. Get a special opps team to get to a ships amoury and steal weapons and ellite sheilds, after all where do you think the MC's sheild came from???

  • 07.01.2004 5:32 AM PDT

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the only marines actually useful in an aggressive way are snipers and hog gunners.

asides from that the easier modes in legendary most marines are only useful for soaking up plasma (which can be very helpful) but then all of us have been victim of .."fire in the hold!".. sons of...

  • 07.01.2004 7:51 AM PDT
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they are usefull in all dificutlys in diferent ways-
easy-hey. they CAN kill stuff.
noraml-still can kill stuff.
heroic-distraction,gunner,sniper still usefull in some ways.
lengdary-sniper,gunner,distraction. they suck on foot though. (and there stupid 'nades kill me...)

whoever said "you just need to know how to use them" is an idiot. you done "choose" how to use marines...they do stuff alone.

  • 07.01.2004 9:40 AM PDT
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yeah, that guy was really -blam!-. I feel that I properly dealed with him. I hope bungie isn't exaggerating when they say that they will be much better come halo 2

can you believe that guy? he said that in legendary he saw a single marine take down an elite. come on. that's just being ignorant and stupid. I've seen 3 marines fight an elite and the elite wins every time. the only way the marines can win is if MC is around or if they outnumber the enemy 5 to 1. and they are usually outnumbered 1 to 5 against the Covies.

[Edited on 7/1/2004 10:49:40 AM]

  • 07.01.2004 10:46 AM PDT
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yeah.and this topic is pointless too.

"play on easy or normal and theyre good"

(i wish i could unleash my anger over the internet...)

THEY SUCK CAUSE THEY ARE NO HELP ON HERIOC OR LEGNDARY! you must be a MOJOR N00B if you tell us to play on easy or normal just for good marines. we ALL have played on easy or normal and they SUCK cause they are SUCKY on LEGNDARY. thats why they SUCK. we all know they can win on easy or normal....you know why? CAUSE ITS ON EASY OR NORMAL!

GEEZ.

  • 07.02.2004 1:37 PM PDT