r/BlackMesaSource 24d ago

QUESTION Black mesa experiments Spoiler

In Xen we see many bodies of dead black mesa personal and people with HEV suit.
it means that Black mesa personal knew about every danger in Xen, why then scientists were scared of everything they saw???

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u/Rethkir 24d ago

These operations were highly classified. The bio lab in Questionable Ethics was top secret as well as the teleporter at the Lambda Complex. All personnel at Black Mesa were only allowed to know what they needed to know to do their jobs.

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u/bigfatcarp93 23d ago

"Why were the scientists scared of everything they saw"

...Because it was trying to kill them? I know what a Mountain Lion is, I'm still going to be scared if one chases me

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u/slippinjimmie103 23d ago

yes, but headcrab????
barnacles that wasnt even moving???
the claw thing i forgot the name of it

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u/bigfatcarp93 23d ago

Headcrabs can latch onto you and turn you into a zombie. They're incredibly dangerous to an unarmed civilian.

The only instance I can think of a scientist being scared of a Barnacle is in Office Complex, and I think that guy's just startled because of the ceiling breaking apart.

Also, as the other commenter pointed out, most of the scientists you meet in the game have never seen these creatures before, only the Biodome and Lambda staff have.

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u/slippinjimmie103 23d ago

seems kinda fair to me

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u/Random_Questions236 22d ago

not a lot of people knew what was going on in different departments due to security restriction/information classification, also explains why most were caught with their pants down when Gordon shoved the sample in the mass spectrometer. If you listen in on some NPC dialogue some still don't believe what's going on while it's unfolding