i always wondered why the combine weaponary was more advanced in half life alyx and i played it for the first time and prob found out why, they are fighting xen and they downgraded to save resources to fight humans in hl2 I havent beaten it yet just dont have the time to or just tired from work
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My headcanon is that the specialized squadrons with a handful of soldiers each in unique roles were phased out following Half-Life: Alyx after their repeated failure to capture or kill her in favor of larger armies of the same few soldiers, more intensive on the human front but more effective in simply smothering any threats with sheer numbers, hence the sorts of Combine forces seen and fought in Half-Life 2.
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