Its late and i cant sleep, so i decided to bring up the topic of the lack of a UNSC air vehicle and elites in Halo 4. Now take note i am not creating this thread to create and stir rage about the Disinclusion of these two things, but more so to speculate and ponder as to why they did not make it into the final product of Halo 4. Aside from Elites and a UNSC air vehicle, I would also like to hear some peoples ideas about new and reasonable vehicles that could be added to Halo in the future.
Topic One: Elites
Why no Elites, Do you think this was a simple design choice that was overlooked? Or do you think that 343 simply did not have enough time to flesh out the elites as a playable race? I also heard that it was concerning legal issues as well. I heard that via negotiating the contract for the rights of the Halo franchise with Bungie, 343 was unable to include elites simply due to the fact that it was stated in the contract that Elites playable in multiplayer was going to be exclusive to Bungie. Is this true? Or are there any other reasons that are possible for the lack of Elites?
Topic Two: No Falcon or Hornet
Any possible reasons that there is no Falcon or Hornet in Halo 4? Personally I miss both of the vehicles and would have had a hayday if both were forgeable.
Topic Three: Vehicle Ideas
This is an open topic that I would just like to hear ideas for. One of my ideas would be the inclusion of the Locust from Halo Wars to be the Covenant equivalent to the Mantis. The Locusts two weapons would consist of two frontal mounted plasma turrets and as a secondary, a single Fuel Rod Launcher that can be charged up like the Mantis’s Rocket pods to fire up to three shots consecutively. Another idea would be making the troop transport Hog forgeable for machinima reasons and the simple fact that it would be amazing!