The Marines in Halo

[Brutus023]

Is it just me or does Halo (Xbox) make the Marines look like completely incompetent pieces of ****? I mean, they fight alongside you, but only the Spartans (like Master Chief... who's Navy, not Marines) seem to do any good in the fight against the Covenant...

:!:

[sparkie]

Try out Mario Bros.... Maybe Yoshi will help you out ;]

[DemonicOne]

I'm a huge Halo fan and have you ever seen Sgt Johnson. Hes the badest mother ****er in the game.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Pac Man is a Marine.

[TrevelyanInc]

I don't think Microsoft or Bungie Studios meant to disrespect Marines. If they had, many, many Marines would be breaking many, many things in their office right now.

[Brutus023]

I've heard, though, that the AI in Halo 3 is much better, and that the fierceness of the Marines gets better as you increase the difficulty. So instead of them brazenly throwing themselves at Brutes, you see them take more guerilla-style tactics. And the four-player co-op helps, too...

"What if you miss?"
"I won't"
-Cortana/Master Chief, Halo 2

[Ub3rmike]

Anyone working with the sci-fi universe knows how easy it is to stamp the word "marine" on anything and have that serve as the archetypal foot soldier of the human race. I mean, really, it IS the future too, I would be soiling my pants right now if I thought in the future our infantry would all just clump up like a disorganized Civil War charge, fighting off bugs while falling back at the first call of "retreat" from a random soldier like it was Starship Troopers.

Space Marines in Warhammer 40K on the other hand are pretty good...for a fantasy roleplaying game...

I would like to think that future sci-fi space marines do not equate to United States Marines. Sergeant (Sergeant Major now) Johnson was pretty cool though.

[Marine84]

Pac Man is a Marine.

LOL! Is it just me or do you feel like you entered the Twilight Zone too? I thought it was strange reading what ONE of them had to say......................now there's 2 more? OMG! :scared:

[crazymjb]

Well the creators of the game can't have the AI playing for you. If they made the Marines remotely realistic in their skill level there would be no game.

The Space Marines in Aliens were pretty badass.

Mike

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

If people spent more time PTing and less time playing video games maybe there'd be fewer people here asking how to get their IST scores better a week before they ship or less people trying to lose weight.

[Cwalling]

Amen E4B!

[crazymjb]

My xbox broke in 9th grade and I haven't touched a video game since. In fact, just got back from a PFT run.

But I still loved Halo, the sequal ruined it for me though.

Mike

[hawks]

It's a unrealistic, futuristic video game. I wouldn't get too upset about it there.

[crazymjb]

It is most certainly not unrealistic!

Mike

[kbs95125]

It is most certainly not unrealistic!

Riiiiiight, and Marines don't have the best looking uniforms.

:beer:

[HurricaneRJ]

Wow, I can't believe a topic like this is still going.

[Covey_Rider]

Hahahaha. I guess it's a new era already.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

It is most certainly not unrealistic!

Mike

How much combat have you seen? How many Marines or Soldiers in combat have health that regenerates when they aren't being shot at? How many weapons run on batteries rather than ammo? And, while we're there- why can't the weapons that use bullets not overheat? And when did we invent faster than light travel? (Amazing what you can learn on wikipedia!)

Honestly, if you all want to talk about video games, I have no problem with it. But, saying that any video game isn't unrealistic is asinine. Telling a Marine that it is is foolish. And honestly, thinking this is the proper forum for this discussion is a little inmature. But, I hope you all enjoy the video game.

If you all have to play video games, you should at least try some of the games based on the game created for Marines that are going to the sand box. It may not be the best game out there as far as game engines and game play go, but give First to Fight a try.

[Covey_Rider]

First to Fight is a good game. As is rainbow six las vegas. I know alot of us play vegas and actually use MOUT techniques when playing the game...digging corners, stacking on walls etc.

[Master Sephiroth]

Oh for God's sake, this is a ****ing videogame! Therefore it follows the physics of a videogame. Stop looking so deep into it. As someone before me stated, concentrate more on preparing for Boot Camp than on videogames.

[LeonardLawrence]

Dear Board:

My PT scores are a little low and I need to boost them up. :banana: I currently can only look up at the pull up bars twice. I want to increase my strength so that I may actually jump in their general direction.

In addition I am a little stiff. I realize that another recruit may assist me by sitting on my feet, may he also help lower me to the ground?>??....It is a LONG way down on my own and I am not as flexible as I was when the original Halo came out...

My run time is outstanding. I can run four Marines across the map in about 3 seconds. It is my 3000mb harddrive and Computer graphic images (CGI) that make it so realisitc...so no help needed there..... oh wait....you mean a real run? I haven't tried that yet:sick: I may be sick!

Oh yes, another obstacle to my fitness level is that my thumbs constantly ache and my hands cramp spastically all the time! Any advice?? Maybe more tuna?


~No disrespect to the poster or anyone else....just having a "spot" of fun....~

Oh and Hollywood messes up the Marine thing on a daily basis, so the computer game should be a given. If I see the "mess stick" commercial for Tide one more time with the white chevrons on Khaki SLEEVES I will hurt myself. I just tell myself it is a police incarceration camp.....and that brings me to my happy place :thumbup:

[kbs95125]

Out of all the times I've seen that commercial, I've never noticed the white chevrons...new things to look for

[crazymjb]

Sorry I should have emphasized the sarcasm. I laugh at people who play video games and then talk like they know something about combat (ever been lectured on sniper strategy from someone who plays PS2...)

It was meant to be a joke, I don't think any video games in any way emulate combat. Halo is of course unrealistic. If any video game was similar in any way to real war it would probably be Rainbow 6 or something where you get shot once you die. Either way it is still just a video game.

Mike

[DemonicOne]

Whats up with all the hate for video games? Halo is the ****.

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Not so much. It is an escape for little boys that want to live out a fantasy of being something they aren't, and probably never will be.

[20070614]

Wow, this thread does NOT belong on this site. Whoever made it should of shown the United States Marine Corps the respect it deserves, and NOT posted the topic.

[DemonicOne]

Echo thats stupid logic. Its just a video game its meant for entertainment just like TV or books, just alot more fun. You must generalize all people who play video games as fat geeks. I'm done posted about video games **** this back to PT.

[Haffner]

And you sir need to watch your tone! Regardless of whether you don't like his opinion, use some tact!

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

Your attitude alone is why I have a problem with people that spend their entire pasty white lives sitting in front of a TV playing a game. You think that because you can press a button that it means you have actually accomplished something.

You know, millions of people play video games on a daily basis. Most of them play for a while, and then go on to something else. Only the truly confused would take the time to defend their game playing on a forum that has nothing to do with video games. You said you're going back to PT--- but for some reason I doubt it. I'll bet you're sitting on your butt thinking you're GI Joe himself right about now.

[sparkie]

Spend your time playing with Susie Ro**encroch,while you still have time, And keep your "other games" on some other forum. This topic blows. Take some more ridolin.

[Master Sephiroth]

Whats up with all the hate for video games? Halo is the ****.

I don't hate videogames. In fact, I love them. Some of the best storylines ever to grace fiction. Yet I never played Halo.

I was just expressing my outrage at how deeply the OP was looking into this

[Cody89]

If u play on lendgary the acutally help otherwise the would be to easy

[sparkie]

Cody,,,,Public School?,, Right?

[Bullrider]

Whatever happened to the time when we were younger when going to play sports meant we were going to sweat, work hard, and probably get hurt but it didnt matter because it meant some good fun with buddies. I know that I might be in the minority here yet playin madden is not a good time, as a matter of fact its a waste of time. Id much rather meet some attractive females to hang out with or play a game of rugby with my buddies. But what do I know, im just a poolee hopeful.

[Haffner]

lol oorah actually getting outside once in a while. I didn't do quite enough of it as a kid. I'm in pretty damn good shape now, but it certainly would've helped! When I have kids, they won't be how I was.

[20070614]

If u play on lendgary the acutally help otherwise the would be to easy


Please.....Do the Marine Corps a favor....

http://www.goarmy.com/flindex.jsp

[crazymjb]

I won't lie, I used to be a video game addict. And it absolutly is a means for people to pretend they are something they are not. Look at the kids who play SOCOM with their headsets and stuff. It is fun, absolutly, but largely because it is an escape. Just like getting lost in a story or movie, but you have a say in what happens.

Some video games relating to strategy building could be benneficial. After all, Enders Game is on the commandants reading list, and it is about video games and use of strategy. Interesting read, I would recommend it.

Mike

[Echo_Four_Bravo]

SOCOM is a fun game. The guys in my old fireteam used to play online when it first came out. I actually have a copy of First to Fight, spent about an hour playing it probably. Games can be fun, but it is more fun to get out and do things. You can have the same escape at the gym, on the basketball court, or going for a run. I shoot two or three times a week and it is an escape and workout when I train. I spend a couple hours a day on the bike. I go to work, and I am working on a graduate degree. Life is much better when you're doing something productive. I'm not saying not to spend time playing the video games if you enjoy it- but it shouldn't be such a focus that you come here and get defensive about people thinking it is a waste of time.

[kbs95125]

Id much rather meet some attractive females to hang out with

I'd rather do some "alternate PT" if I was still single. I'd try and get 20 of the OTHER kind of push ups in a day.

[Integrity57]

Not so much. It is an escape for little boys that want to live out a fantasy of being something they aren't, and probably never will be.

Don't listen to him guys, some day you WILL be a Level 7 dwarf with a Wand of Enchantment and slay dragons and whatnot all day, just keep reaching for the stars!
:D

[kbs95125]

Tony, how do you know so much about the Wand of Enchantment?????? HM??????

Haha, just messing with ya. Hows everything going for you?

[Covey_Rider]

Cody,,,,Public School?,, Right?

Hey now...haha. I went to a public school. Graduated after my junior year and now I'm working on my Bachelor's Degree in Intelligence Studies with a minor in espionage/counter-espionage. Not all of us out of public schools are rocks. haha.

[Integrity57]

Tony, how do you know so much about the Wand of Enchantment?????? HM??????

Haha, just messing with ya. Hows everything going for you?

Uhhh a friend told me about it, I swear.....

No but seriously, playing video games is cool, but don't revolve your life around them, I mean, how do you expect to get chicks sitting in front of your XBOX all day?

Oh and everything's going good Kyle, still PTing and waiting for my ship date to get pushed up.

[crazymjb]

Xbox live chicks... The only thing I played on that was the motoGP demo, and I would race around backwards and slam into whoever had the lead.

Mike

[sparkie]

Covy, I see you know how to write and type. Sure you went to public?
covy i c u no how 2 tipe an rite. sure u went public

[PooleeAdams 1]

Wow...I enjoy playing games once in a while. Hate shooting games though...wait, what was I doing. That's right, I was resting after that
5+ (I don't the actual distance) mile hike from my girlfriends house. Even though I could have gotten a ride we decided it would be more fun to walk and work off some un-fitness. We might've run but my buddy is too out of shape to run much.

[PooleeAdams 1]

I ran IST last night...I am dissapointed and satisfied at the same time. I made it, but in 13:03. I think once I got 12:30. But it sucks, running in South East Kansas.

[Books]

I really like computer games (I don't own any consoles). And anyone can continue to enjoy them so long as they manage their time responsibly. That's pretty much been the most productive factor in my getting into shape. I work out every day, I've been mostly happy with the way I've been losing fat and gaining muscle, and I still play and socialize on the computer. The difference is, instead of coming home from school or extra-curicular activities and wasting away nonstop until dinner and then doing homework and wasting away some more or reading, I use much more of that time to work out and put more effort into my studies. Computer games used to control my life. Now they're just something I enjoy after a long day.

[ruthlesspoolee1]

I've never played Halo. but, I really like Battle Ready. It's a Marine game. Very nice. XBOX 360.

[sparkie]

I'm still a Doom Man myself. Waiting for Doom 2 to be formatted to fit my computer.

[kbs95125]

I remember the Doom 2 modification that made you a Marine....it was waaaay cooler.

[crazymjb]

If the game doom portrayed Marines as poorly as the movie, than I'm not interested. The commanding officer's nick name was "sarge" and they all refered to eachother as soldier. That and they were most certainly not squared away.

I'm surprised this thread hasn't crawled into a corner to go die.

Mike

[Brutus023]

Wow, this thread really ballooned in my absence. Not to be disrespectful, but I was just pointing out that the Marines in Halo are nothing like the real thing. I'm not a videogame addict! In fact, I play football, paintball, I hike and camp, box, I'm a huge UFC fan, and I use my summers to catch up on videogames, so I usually gain 10-30 lbs in that 3 month time frame. I'm a student first and foremost, a Marine hopeful second, and a person who uses videogames to unwind past 10 o'clock third. Mud ball is great. And have you ever taken a paintball in your groin? My ***** were literally blue for a week. I may have no real combat experience, but I do know pain.

[HurricaneRJ]

Wow, this thread really ballooned in my absence. Not to be disrespectful, but I was just pointing out that the Marines in Halo are nothing like the real thing. I'm not a videogame addict! In fact, I play football, paintball, I hike and camp, box, I'm a huge UFC fan, and I use my summers to catch up on videogames, so I usually gain 10-30 lbs in that 3 month time frame. I'm a student first and foremost, a Marine hopeful second, and a person who uses videogames to unwind past 10 o'clock third. Mud ball is great. And have you ever taken a paintball in your groin? My ***** were literally blue for a week. I may have no real combat experience, but I do know pain.

You think you know pain. :evilgrin:

[Brutus023]

This thread was a stupid idea. I'm not going to sit here and argue on a computer about whether or not I know what pain is like. It's not my job to argue. My job is to get into peak mental and physical condition, then join the Marines. I can't stand it when people say I don't know pain. It's true, and it makes me feel...green.

[Brutus023]

And by the way, don't feel free to give me advice. You're not a Marine. I don't take orders from you or them yet, but I definitely respect the real deal more than any civvy, poolee or not.

[HurricaneRJ]

You took things way out of porportion. I was just hinting, wait till a Drill Instructor aministers pain. I wasn't trying to give you any advice, nor would I give you any advice.

Take it easy, no one is against you here.

[LeonardLawrence]

"taken a paintball in your groin" versus "Drill Instructor a[d]ministers pain"

I think I am going to retire to debate the pros and cons of each. Gentleman, I suggest that I think this got a bit too personal and it was probably a misunderstanding. Either duel with swords or please make nice.

Gentlemen, you cannot fight in here, this is the war room!

[HurricaneRJ]

Understood Cpl.

[LeonardLawrence]

Thanks Hurricane!

As you may already know, the true test of a warrior is sometimes knowing when to walk away from a fight....

My respect goes out to you {both} on resolving this!

[PooleeAdams 1]

*singin (probably off-key)* You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, known when to walk away

[Bradly Powell]

Adam your a horrible singer!lol
The Marines in halo are there just to help you out. The Marines in the Dawn Or War games just kick a**! I love the Chaos Marines in that game. But those are just game AI. The Real Marines walk around you every day or you see them on tv doing something great or about the death of a Marine who died for his people. those are the Marines we should be talking about. Not AI but the real deals.:iwo:

[PooleeAdams 1]

I didn't say I wasn't. And I don't think you've got much room to talk dude.
And that other part is true too.

[kbs95125]

This topic is counter productive to this forum and has no bearing on any of us becoming Marines, so please lets just let it die already.

[PooleeAdams 1]

Some days I hate the voice of reason...but not now.

[Bradly Powell]

Yea but you know I'm right!!!:beer: