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After the tunnelling entanglement device is destroyed, the Combine can't get to Earth, and are handicapped. Earth is left to the humans, the Xen wildlife, and the Combine soldiers who might join the human cause. This three-way battle might span several episodes, and (if there is a non-episodic release) HL3 will take a major plot twist, as well as setting change/transformation. I think Valve has it right (if they do it that way) episodic releases to fill in the gaps, and larger installments for major plot twists.
 
I anticipate future episodes taking a blast into the past, with things such as the 7-hour war, the foundations of the resistance, Eli's leg and Kleiner getting into City 17 being developed.

I find it very, very doubtful any Combine soldiers will join the human resistance. They've been brain washed a hundred times over. And yeah, maybe the CPs but...no, I'm sure whatever is left of the human population wouldn't accept them back.
 
Note the keyword "might". I doubt the Combine soldiers would join with the humans well. You have a point with the CPs, they have not been brainwashed but I doubt they would give up their power over their fellow humans, and they wouldn't be accepted back in. Episodes chronicling past events are likely, but AM is taking a step in a wild new direction as far as expansions go. Gordon as the main character, not sure if Valve will continue in that direction. Or if Valve will use other POVs to fill in story gaps. The latter would be diverse and give Valve more creative freedom. For some reason though, I'd like them to stick with Gordon's POV, it creates a seamless, tight narrative that would be great for immersion.

As far as "past events" go for episodes the "lost week" would be one of my favorites to visit.
 
Its interesting to note that Valve probably won't have the running story ala Sin episodes, there episodes seem more randomly placed, rather than a stringed set. I could be wrong, of course.
 
And sometimes, randomly placed POVs are the best way to tell a creative story. You get the full sense of the world, without it being crammed clumsily through one character's eyes.
 
I too whould like to know what happend in the lost week... And someone at valve said that the lost week was his favorit part of the story or something like that.
 
Max35 said:
After the tunnelling entanglement device is destroyed, the Combine can't get to Earth, and are handicapped.
Eh? They can still get here, can't they? Just because that one entanglement device was destroyed, I don't see what's stopping them from porting in like they did the first time.
 
^ What he said

Anyway, there are most likely several more Citadels with teleportation portals, they just arn't used a lot because the occupying Overwatch could handle the populace (until now, that is)
 
Do they realy have teleportation devices in other citadels? And for them to get there like they did at first whould mean they had to rip a new hole i dimension and make a portal storm. (or somthing like that.)
 
They don't need to make a portal storm. The portal storms are just what attracted them to our planet in the first place; their scanners picked up on massive teleportation energies in our universe and they came. What they do is simply putting a wormhole between the universes and stepping through.
 
With the entanglement system down, I really don't think they can get to Earth. I honestly doubt the other Citadels contain such devices...I'm pretty sure thats what makes the central Citadel so unique.

Besides, the portal storms still continue - just not as severe.
 
They did not need the entanglement device to reach Earth the first time. If that were the case then someone would've had to build one on Earth for them to arrive, which really opens up a whole new can of worms. But the citadels just suddenly appeared. Big hole in the ground, replaced by a citadel moments later. Everything necessary for takeover was apparently included inside the Citadel; it's entirely self-sufficient. And after the 7-hours war, the Combine's invading force left through the citadel's teleporters. They invaded out through ALL the citadels at once, and they had to have left somehow...I doubt they would've flown all the way to City 17's citadel to do so (thus they all probably have such devices).
 
Valve will probably make an episode about the 7 hour war. And then we´ll
know.
Or at least i hope they do.
 
Rizzo89 said:
I too whould like to know what happend in the lost week... And someone at valve said that the lost week was his favorit part of the story or something like that.

I think LaidLaw said that...


"Eh? They can still get here, can't they? Just because that one entanglement device was destroyed, I don't see what's stopping them from porting in like they did the first time."

The portal storms, IMO, allowed the Combine to travel to Earth so quickly. I really don't think the portal storms are still continuing, so with the entanglement device destroyed they can't reach Earth, not as quickly anyway. I think only having one entanglement device is a story convenience.

If the Combine came to Earth in full force, the humans would be pummelled, quite simply. They conquered Earth in seven hours, and that was with a standing, highly trained military, as opposed to disorganized rebels. To suggest otherwise would seem slighly unbelievable IMO. And I don't think the Combine anticipated a full-scale revolt, so why bother with another teleport. Earth is an after-thought to them, why go to the trouble when you have galaxies at your imperial disposal?.

And, as far as the other Citadels go, they may serve other purposes, such as military barracks, resource extraction, among other things, nothing says there needs to be another teleport in each Citadel.
 
hey just one question; What does IMO mean, i been seeing it alot lately and i cant figure it out.
 
The portal storms might stil continue somewhat, but nothing to let in an organized, full-sized Combine army, when and where they want it.

IMO means "In my opinion"
 
Certainly not. When the Combine came in, it was pretty much shaking the entire planet to its knees.
 
Perhaps the combine were just tossing citadels into portal storms and hoping for the best? ; D
 
They'd have still needed an entanglement device. But then - . Bah. We don't really know how many other combine cities there are, the full strength of the remaining Citadels and the full details of exactly what the Combine did. So, don't there is to much we can fathom out of this.

But I'm pretty sure now that entanglement device is down, they can't launch anymore Citadels to Earth - its cut their cut connection, or at the very least weakened it.
 
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