Thanks. The working ones are definitely the best.

: I noticed that each individual needle does more damage. I saw loads of grunts
: and elites get killed with 4 to 5 needles. I couldn't tell if the 7 needle
: super combine form the original game is present in the new game. I'll
: check this out this weekend. The lock-on and homing characteristics of the
: needles isn't accurate at all. I chased a grunt up a ramp, I was roughly
: 20 feet away, and I unloaded a full clip at the grunt and nearly all of
: them missed the grunt.

Sounds like there's an interesting video to be made about all this, comparing old to new (ideally in similar situations).

: the huge lack of combat dialogue from the marines and grunts. Without the
: combat dialogue, the game lacks personality and immersion on the battlefield.

And humour perhaps? Do you get paired lines from the Grunts, like "Back me up" / "I'm with you"?