Ever wondered why the resistance in Half-Life 2 doesn’t just loot Combine Overwatch and Elite gear? In this short, we explain the in-universe and lore-based reasons why rebels stick to Civil Protection weapons and avoid Combine armor and tech. From transhuman soldiers to battlefield logistics, there’s more to it than just gameplay.
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I'm more thinking of why no one wears the vest and helmets before 7 hr war, I know I know… Actually reason is they were a bit hurry and they did scrap the human army thingy.
But like I know some mod in Gmod did give them more variety of armour and gun from before the 7 hr war and O always think that's pretty cool.
Also They have Their Skin attached to their armor
Also the civil protection armor looks like it can fit under clothes. The biggest advantage a rebellion has is they can hide amongst civilian populations a little hard to do that while wearing big white body armor
bull crap. GF can easily kill them and so can civilians.
isnt their armor like welded to their skin and flesh and muscle
It's moreso because the armor itself is built specifically around the soldiers and would be dangerous for anyone who isn't transhuman modified. There's a warning label on the textures of the vest IIRC, specifically on the back collar.
Aren’t the soldiers and elites armor grafted on as well?
Same idea as using slightly metal Swiss cheese as armor
Js arm the rebels with shotguns vro, i js saw u one shot a combine elite with a shotgun
Shi embedded or sum
I mean also you have to remember fog of war is a thing and the more Combine equipment you take, the more change you might face friendly fire.
That, and don't forget: The resistance is actually hella skilled consideringmit only took 7 Hours for the Combine to conquer Earth, but the Resistance took down the combine in a few days.
They probably don't loot corpses, Civil Protection have depots around the city, Overwatch is armoured and armed outside the city at guarded facilities.
No undamaged armour to loot.
I like to think that the Combine Soldier's armor is dangerous to put on. Like things that stab into them so they don't take them off?
I thought it was because it's fused to them or something.
Remember Alyx mentioning the combine were "slow to wake, but once theyre up…"
If youve killed an elite, they're NOT alone.
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just grab their collars and drag them back to base when combine back off for a bit
Thing is, it’s also super heavy.
They have layers upon layers of kevlar, imagine trying to get it off let alone having to put it on.
It was made FOR Overwatch Soldiers alone, because they are constantly pumped full of stimulants and are augmented with cybernetics.
Also I bet that vest is probably REALLY hard to take off because it’s made to always be on its user
Theres a mod on gmod that adds rebels with combine and elites vests
What would be the point? You're only acquiring armor that you shot up, and from what we can tell, there's not much of a difference. It doesn't seem like their armor stops bullets all that well, and you have to worry about friendly fire. Unless everyone is aware of what you're wearing and equipped for, and what your mission is, people from outside of your group, like entirely different groups, may not have access to that information, therefore making it confusing on the battlefield if you come across each other. This has happened in conflict for example, there have been troops in World War I and World War II that have taken helmets off of the dead and wore them briefly, whether it's because they thought that helmet was better or maybe it was funny at the tim This would sometimes end with Joe Schmo being confused for an enemy by some private and shot because he was half alert and now startled. And we haven't even discussed the confusion that both sides already have the same weapons, so imagine the paranoia of gunfire: "Is that yours? Is that theirs?"
I thought the armor would be fused to the transhuman after procedures
It happened because it wasn't in the story.
The vest is honestly apart with them
Just take their bodies and hide and take their armor
im 11 month late, but Combine do not respond fast, Alyx at the start of the game says that the combine take a while to respond.
I think it's because it's simply attached to their bodies, since Combine Elites are likely bio-machines that don't feel fatigue or pain
Stop separating lore from source material so much ,its possible the armor has tracking devices ,thats why
I would assume that seeing as they are hybrids the armor either wouldnt fit a human properly or the suits are grafted or synced to their bodies in some way
what if they dragged the bodies to a safe spot
Isnt the suit like stuck to their skin or something?
Also the vest is probably fused to the soldires, even if they did, rebels need to be fast and versatile, so it would not work.
I'd also imagine the combine equipment isn't light so moving in them is quite hard let alone effective in combat
Another reason possible reason, but one the devs didn't think about at the time. Is because bullet proof vests loose their integrity after sustaining damage. So all this vests worn by combine soldiers and elite are basically junk after a battle, granted they're probably made from some sort of advanced combine material, but if its sustained enough damage for the wearer to die. its probably not good to use anymore.
What are the mods that you used in this footage?
Ever noticed how the hecu always make sure to secure every room they can because they know that there will be more enemies that can teleport in anywhere
Elite soldiers are the highest rank and highly trained. So bit hard to take them down, and they showed up when Gordon cannot be stopped.
The key issue with looting overwatch armor is: the only time you see those fellas is in a firefight, which means if you survived long enough to loot them, it means their armor is no good.
But if a few vests go missing from civil protection, that's a bill someone gets stuck with.
It is near impossible to get a hold of overwatch armor and have it still be useful.
Your best chance is the arms and legs which some rebels are seen wearing in game but a vest? Good luck.
As for the helmets, they're not built for regular troops, and offer minimal view to someone it wasn't meant to be worn by…
You can organize an offensive/ defense against overwatch soldiers in a way that reduces chaos, but they will never give you that chance.
Not only that I'd imagine you'd have to peel them out like a oyster pearl considering that the combine overwatch soldiers are often molded into their armor during their production
There probably are also trackers in the more advanced uniforms
I think trouble there isn't just hard-to-get vest thing but a whole armored suit itself which is too heavy to wear without alien implants
So tl;dr you got plot armor, they don't.
NGL the cinematic battle between the Combines and Rebels is just so cool showing how chaotic and intense the soldiers are in battle
And those rebels in water hazard somehow managed to steal a gunship turret