Over the past few days in System Wars, I've seen an increase in the number of "Why won't you shoot at the other guy!?" complaints.

I've wondered about this for a long time in both third-person shooters, specifically Gears of War, and first-person shooters. Is it because the developers wanted to always keep the player in the action instead of letting them sit back and watch their buddies do the work? Yes. But was it realistic of the enemy to always target you? Many, including myself, have always thought the answer was 'No. The developers are just making them target me for the hell of it.' However, after going through the Halo anime thread, I found out I was dead wrong.

All the enemies who I thought were targetting me for no reason...Actually had a reason: I stuck out like a sore thumb.

Gears of War 1/2: The enemy always targets Carmine first because he's the only one with a helmet. After he's down, they go after Marcus because he's the only one with a bandana.

Half-Life 2: Gordon's the only combatant wearing glasses.

Just about every Call of Duty: Have you ever looked at your reflection in any CoD? Probably not. If you did, you'd realise that you're, in fact, in a clown suit.

Halo: You're wearing a full suit of armor not to mention you're nearly seven feet tall unlike the other guys.

To all my enemies, both past and future, STOP HATING ME JUST BECAUSE I'M DIFFERENT!!!