Drop Pods for Halo 4 Forge.

Okay, i know its been said before, but 343 you REALLY need to see this. The proposed feature is Forgable ODST/Supply Drop Pods. There would be an ODST Drop Pod that when being placed, shows a small grid box around it. This box prevents you from forging intruding structures that would disrupt the Pod. When placed, its doors are open, showing the inside of the Pod. In player form, you enter the pod as you would any other vehicle. When inside, you are in first person. You can see your arms and feet. You can also look around. When you press right trigger, the Pod drops downward. This MIGHT be a good time to have it so that when you press right trigger, it also makes it third person. But i’d prefer first person.

You can be hit by fire and potentially destroyed, but you can use the left stick to control your decent . When you press left trigger, your chute opens and you slow down. When you land, you need to have opened the chute, or you will explode on impact. If the chute has opened and you land on a suitable solid surface (also slightly phasing itself into the surface), you can exit the pod as if it were a vehicle, making the door pop off with a small bang. This vehicle is one passenger and has no weapons, and when you land, it cannot be accessed or used again.

The other drop pod is a supply drop pod, much like the ones in halo 2/3. Unlike those ones, this one is bigger and easier to put things in. Once placed (similarly to ODST Drop Pod), it can have a weapon or ammo placed in it, then when you walk around to the back of it, you hold the action button (enter vehicle, reload, activate, take weapon etc.) and it will shoot of down very fast and land without need for a chute. When it lands, it slightly phases itself into the surface and people can access its supplies.

This latter Drop Pod may not be possible and if so, at least get the ODST one… THE PEOPLE WANT IT!!! No, NEED it…

How many times have you gone into a forge map with Drop Pods and had the two barricades just break away, you die, sometimes the overshield doesn’t work or spawn, and you just facepalm? This would be the best.

Thank you.

EDIT: Also, if you hit too much of a slope (e.g steer into a wall), it will do some damage and ricochet rather loudly, like buck’s pod in Halo 3: ODST.

Yes! I have wanted this forever! It would be a nice addition for gameplay, machinimas, etc.

Oh and this would be perfect for Invasion! The first spawn, starts you off in a room full of drop pods. Then you have to drop into the battle!

The possibilities are endless!

I support this

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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant it!!!
Sounds good XD.

YES!!!

I love this idea! I have always wanted this since I played ODST and you begin by dropping down within a drop pod… coolest feeling ever. you can look around and just see the chaos in the atmosphere. This would be so great!

OMG YES!

Awesome idea. I hope 343i can make this possible.

Yes, and I have an idea. What if you wanted an obstruction in the way of the pod. Crazy right? but bear with me. It would make drop pods so much more realistic. You could have the pod hit a building/mountain/tree/etc. and if the surface isn’t at least somewhat flat the pod bounces off the obstruction, but in Forge you could see where its new trajectory would be headed. Some people in drop pods might be in for a bumpy ride, he he he… >:D

Edit: Don’t make it so that players can control the pods in-game though, it might be a bit complicated and confusing for some people. Make it initial spawn only and the people are just coming along for the ride. Also, Elite drop pods (if Covenant are in Halo 4).

> Yes, and I have an idea. What if you wanted an obstruction in the way of the pod. Crazy right? but bear with me. It would make drop pods so much more realistic. You could have the pod hit a building/mountain/tree/etc. and if the surface isn’t at least somewhat flat the pod bounces off the obstruction, but in Forge you could see where its new trajectory would be headed. Some people in drop pods might be in for a bumpy ride, he he he… >:D
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> Edit: Don’t make it so that players can control the pods in-game though, it might be a bit complicated and confusing for some people. Make it initial spawn only and the people are just coming along for the ride. Also, Elite drop pods (if Covenant are in Halo 4).

Yes, this is good, thanks.

Quick question though, if you end up landing on an enemy do you get credit for the splatter, or would the game register it as a suicide?

Assuming 343i will make Forge even more advanced than Reach I can definitely see something like this, or other similar types of things.

I vote yes.

yes but there could be something cool added. the force of an odst pod would be immense and dangerous. maybe a small % 1-4% maybe to take damage or die. also, I WANT PELICANS!!!

I could just imagine using it anf then landing on someone that would be the best splater yet. You would hit them and the would just bounce of the ground emediatly and go flying.

Ya this would be great for invasion.

This also reminds me of Section 8 where u were in a much bigger super suit and you would drop from almost space into the map when ever u spawned. Go play the demo and you can get a feel for it.

I NEED DROP PODS!!!

This could actually replace those drop pods that people had to make in Reach that usually would not work and kill you, work and you live. Its was a 50-50 chance to survive. I could see these attached to the side of a forged ship with a door way on the ship’s side so you can get in them. 343, please do this. I need these for my ODST clan!

Like Section 8 Prejudice?

I want this. Dropping into a Forge-map via a pod. So many things.

New medals for a drop pod splatter? ;D

As much as I would like to see this in, I bet it wont be implemented.