Hey guys,
First time posting so excuse me if this weird in any way.
Like many of you, I’ve been feeling the distinct lack of ODSTs in the recent games and thought of a REALLY cool intro to them in the campaign that I don’t think would require a huge overhall or update. Then again, I’m not a dev so who knows.
Imagine going through the openworld, you find a Banished stronghold with alot more enemy units than usual and start assaulting it. Almost immediately, you see 5 of those red beams warning you of incoming Brute drop pods. The pods come crashing down from Orbit and, to your surprise; ODSTs jump out of them and start helping you out!
Classic ODST fashion, dropping behind enemy lines (maybe equipped with unique varients of weapons). This particular encounter happens at one stronghold only and you can’t call ODST units from FOBs to make this that much more special.
If you manage to keep them alive, not only will they become your fireteam (until they die) but you also get a bonus Easter Egg with them explaining that they infiltrated a Banished ship and were going to try to blow it up until they heard the Chief was back on the surface and decided to drop in to help.
I don’t know how realistic it is to retroactively add things like this in the campaign, but maybe keep it for a DLC of sorts? I honestly think a special encounter like this, unannounced; and just there to reward those who explore would not only be really cool, but scratch that ODST itch in one of the most badass ways. It also wouldnt really require a whole lot. New gear on top of the existing marine asset, use pre-existing campaign varient weapons or new ones and re-use the Brute drop pod for the surprise factor.
What do you guys think of this or other such encounters that could add variety to the open world?