Only on Earth?

[PortalStormzzzz]

Why are the combine only on Earth? The seem only present for resources and manpower. Well, Jupiter has massive amounts of hydrogen and mars has metal and Pluto has water etc etc, so how do we know their only on Earth?

 

[LandStander]

Well the portal storms opened up over earth and we have yet to see any kind of spaceship from the combine(although I'm sure they have them). Maybe they just find it easier to harvest planets that already have organisms built for the task as opposed to tasking out other member species, because we're sure as hell not capable of doing it.

 

[Que-Ever]

so how do we know their only on Earth?

Why are the combine only on Earth?

*head explode*

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

in our universe/solar system, correction. (their aliens, obviously.)

 

[Narvi]

They appear to have no ASAT devices. Or if they do, the Citadel knockout has taken out their communications with said devices.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

well, they should have realized after 20 years of rule that there are plenty of good resources out there.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

They already have shitloads of resources. They want local teleportation, which is the only reason humanity still exists in its present form - otherwise they would have assimilated us. I'm sure, once they got local teleportation they would start spreading through our universe. Greedy bastards.

 

[Darkside55]

They're here for the waffles.

 

[DireAvenger]

They're here for the waffles.

You Made my day!

Anyway, They come to earth for the Oxygen, Gotta get those little particles and all to make that disgusting Oil they sludge through some of those pipes in the citadel (More like Gas).

That or they are really a Christmas Race and will torture us until we give them cookies and milk.

EDIT: And Waffles.

 

[Narvi]

If they already had shitloads of resources, I don't see why they're bothering with draining the frigging ocean. Unless it's cheaper to put a teleporter at the bottom of the ocean and flick the ON switch than it is to invest in a space elevator and some asteroid mining.

 

[z0mbin3]

This is like the umpteenth time the tc has made a topic like this. STUPID

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

tc?

Well, it's only logical they should have gotten to other planets in our universe.

 

[Polaris]

Well, Jupiter has massive amounts of hydrogen and mars has metal and Pluto has water etc etc, so how do we know their only on Earth?

Combine obviously doesn't care about hydrogen (most common element in universe) or water (in solid state). Other planets in Solar system don't have suitable conditions for enlaved workers, I mean atmosphere, gravity, temperature etc.
And yes, your topics are stupid.

 

[V-Man339]

This is a reasonable topic imo.

It's got nothing on the "What kind of suit does G-Man wear" and "How does G-Man shave" threads.

 

[Headcrab Pie]

"How does G-Man shave" threads.

I remember that one...

 

[Narvi]

Combine obviously doesn't care about hydrogen (most common element in universe) or water (in solid state). Other planets in Solar system don't have suitable conditions for enlaved workers, I mean atmosphere, gravity, temperature etc.
And yes, your topics are stupid.

Wow, what horrific logic. Do you know how easy it would be to just mine water from comets if you were capable of collecting such vast quantities of interstellar hydrogen?

What's this solid state business? An element is an element, and it's easy as hell for any interstellar civilization to melt large quantities of water. Solar mirrors could do it. Lasers could do it. You could bomb the place with nukes. You could divert comets near suns and absorb the melt-off.

Anyway, they obviously aren't draining the ocean for just the water, but the trace particles in the water which add up to quite a large amount of resources. And since they care enough to drain the ocean for that, this means that they care about resources, so either they are expanding into space or they are not. If they aren't expanding out into space, then it could be because; A: they don't have the infrastructure installed yet, but are in the process of expansion; B: the teleport at the bottom of the ocean is giving great returns for little effort and they don't intend to invest more resources into expansion at this stage of the assimilation; C: They can't do it because they don't have the technology to expand into space, despite being capable of draining and presumably storing a few gigatons of ocean in extra-universal facilities.

C is ridiculous, B is somewhat plausible, and A is possible, especially if you consider that they have been focusing on the human synth program for twenty years.

See, that's how we post constructively in a topic. You don't get to say what topics are stupid after that whopper of a paragraph. Honestly, try to discuss instead of insulting the OP maker?

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

well Narvi, you are a great responder. That's alot to consider. Seeing as they seem to be raping Earth for the time being, I guess their just slow moving and will get out there when their ready.

 

[Van Kayne]

I would guess Earth because that's where they've ended up via their teleportation. We make a rather convenient slave labour pool, and it seems like their synths and machinery has a fairly easy time surviving here. The Vorts, for example, can breath our atmosphere.

It seems to me also that while the Combine do have massive resources in other places, their presence in our dimension would only be fairly small (relatively speaking) and thus don't need to plumb the solar system for resources. Just earth's resources would do. Oh, and I have a theory about draining the ocean: consider, that the combine may use fusion reactors. You need deuterium for that, and the largest source of that is...the oceans! Also, dissolved gold, sodium and other minerals might be easier to get from the oceans than mining if you have the know-how.

 

[kupocake]

We don't actually know for certain that they aren't on other planets. Why would that information ever come up in the story?

Barney: "Shit Gordon, Snipers got me pinned down! But did you know that there's combine life on mars? I know! It's a godawful small affair."

 

[Naph]

The real question is:
Does it matter?

 

[z0mbin3]

The real question is:
Does it matter?

And the real answer is:
No

 

[Polaris]

Wow, what horrific logic. Do you know how easy it would be to just mine water from comets if you were capable of collecting such vast quantities of interstellar hydrogen?

What's this solid state business? An element is an element, and it's easy as hell for any interstellar civilization to melt large quantities of water. Solar mirrors could do it. Lasers could do it. You could bomb the place with nukes. You could divert comets near suns and absorb the melt-off.

Anyway, they obviously aren't draining the ocean for just the water, but the trace particles in the water which add up to quite a large amount of resources. And since they care enough to drain the ocean for that, this means that they care about resources, so either they are expanding into space or they are not. If they aren't expanding out into space, then it could be because; A: they don't have the infrastructure installed yet, but are in the process of expansion; B: the teleport at the bottom of the ocean is giving great returns for little effort and they don't intend to invest more resources into expansion at this stage of the assimilation; C: They can't do it because they don't have the technology to expand into space, despite being capable of draining and presumably storing a few gigatons of ocean in extra-universal facilities.

C is ridiculous, B is somewhat plausible, and A is possible, especially if you consider that they have been focusing on the human synth program for twenty years.

See, that's how we post constructively in a topic. You don't get to say what topics are stupid after that whopper of a paragraph. Honestly, try to discuss instead of insulting the OP maker?

Horrific logic? Yeah, mining water from commets using solar mirrors, that's easy job really, worth every litre of water. Water in comets is also dirty and full of gases like methan, really insane idea. Combine drained oceans because they wanted more areas for mining.
I know that I can't post constructively in topics, I'm well known bastard and flamer. PortalStormzzzz you have fantastic and wise posts, sorry.

 

[Narvi]

Horrific logic? Yeah, mining water from commets using solar mirrors, that's easy job really, worth every litre of water. Water in comets is also dirty and full of gases like methan, really insane idea. Combine drained oceans because they wanted more areas for mining.

That wasn't what annoyed me about your post at all. You were saying that hydrogen is exceedingly common in the universe, so the Combine wouldn't care about it because of the ease of getting large quantities of it. Get this, it's harder to extract hydrogen from a gas giant than to filter out water from comets. It would also take a lot of energy to collect interstellar gas in huge quantities.

You can get it via planets like earth, of course, but the quantities aren't as great.

I know that I can't post constructively in topics, I'm well known bastard and flamer. PortalStormzzzz you have fantastic and wise posts, sorry.

Kay.

 

[z0mbin3]

The combine don't have the tech to travel off the planet they telaported too. You know how I know? Because if they did they would have destroyed the satilite in ep2 not just try to destroy in on land before it launched HA I LOGIC PWNED YOU!!

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

OMG UR RIGHT

 

[z0mbin3]

Yay! *short*

 

[Que-Ever]

Yay, an orange dinosaur with shoes.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

My post applies to you too.

 

[z0mbin3]

...Is he mocking us? is he mocking me? I proved him wrong and his mocking me? what and 1|0i0t.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

no, I'm the idiot for not realizing what you said. I'm just prolonging the dead joke. I think your response ends it. the combine or dumb at space, good at teleporting.

 

[z0mbin3]

ok ok srry. I win this is like my 2d win of 200 forum fights...I suck.

 

[Naph]

"You're [all] idiot."

It's as equally possible that combine have been taking over planets in the past, as it is possible Earth is the first on their plot.

But I state again... It doesn't matter. If Valve doesn't place it in the game, they obviously want you to either speculate, or forget the whole idea.

 

[Asknoone]

Enough.

 

[Berkman]

Last time I checked Pluto didn't have any water. And it's not a planet anymore...it's more like a flying rock.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

it's ice.

NOW, As Samon said.

 

[Lamarrfz]

Apparently the Combine are way more interested in interdimensional travel than interstellar travel, seems more practical to me as well.

 

[Bomber]

Well maybe the synths need to breath. >.>

Sides for human assimilated tech the combine don't seem to use any other type of vehicle.

 

[Narvi]

APCs. Choppers.

 

[Lamarrfz]

APCs. Choppers.

Human assimilated tech.

 

[Narvi]

Blame his odd grammar.

Anyway, why would they need vehicles when they have synths for all those roles?