mastapenguin
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So, I was mutzing around "Follow Freeman", and I was watching rebels, zombies, and birds get ruthlessly cut down by blue lasers, and I had a thought.
First, you have to wonder, what moron designed the combine sniper? A sniper rifle that announces your presence and location to everyone in a half mile radius? What's even more strange is that the rebels don't seem to be able to see them.
Of course, there are gameplay reasons. Like it was mentioned in Lost Coast, no one likes being killed by an enemy you never recognized was there (*cough Halo 2 *cough). It was mandatory for them to have those lasers, but that doesn't mean it can't be true to the story.
My theory is: Gordon's suit boosts laser lights so that they are visible
Makes sense. It means the combine is slightly less incompetent for a multi-dimensional empire. It also explains how those rebels are so woefully inept at recognizing the little blue dot on their forehead. It even explains how scientists ran freely into various blue and red beams with such reckless abandon.
First, you have to wonder, what moron designed the combine sniper? A sniper rifle that announces your presence and location to everyone in a half mile radius? What's even more strange is that the rebels don't seem to be able to see them.
Of course, there are gameplay reasons. Like it was mentioned in Lost Coast, no one likes being killed by an enemy you never recognized was there (*cough Halo 2 *cough). It was mandatory for them to have those lasers, but that doesn't mean it can't be true to the story.
My theory is: Gordon's suit boosts laser lights so that they are visible
Makes sense. It means the combine is slightly less incompetent for a multi-dimensional empire. It also explains how those rebels are so woefully inept at recognizing the little blue dot on their forehead. It even explains how scientists ran freely into various blue and red beams with such reckless abandon.