To be honest, I love the idea of a falcon and I wish we could have it. That being said, I don’t see a way that it could be well balanced for warzone game play. That is why I am proposing this alternative as it is well rounded and can add that “343i spin” or whatever.
I have to say, I didn’t expect anything really positive to come out of my boredom scrolling through the waypoint vehicle files. That is until I found the gem that is the Kestrel. This vehicle would be perfect for warzone as it is small and maneuverable, yet not large enough to pack a bigger punch than every other vehicle. Adjustments that I would make include a possible cockpit or shield so the operator doesn’t get sniped the second he or she spawns it in, slightly more shielding from the bottom with obvious weak points within the rotors, and an ONI variant with rocket pods(which is actually canon if you read the file in the link). Faster than a phaeton but slower than a ghost with the same controls as a phaeton. Possible SAWs on the front with extended mags and a forced reload that can be triggered early much like the real handheld weapon. To compensate for lock on’s there could be a one time use countermeasure that does not recharge. I personally would like it to spawn in much like a ghost instead of like the other vehicles. It would have to be EXTREMELY vulnerable from the top though.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel