Hopefully thus will end meaningless topics about already established fact about ODST
Halo 3 ODST is an FPS
You play as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper
You are not Master Cheif
You do not have shields like the cheif
Your health is based on 2 things, health and stamina
Health doesn't recharge on its own, Stamina does
Health is restored with health packs
There are 2 new weapons, both variations on classics
One is the Automag, a stealthy pistol similar to the Halo 1 Pistol
The second is the Silenced SMG, comes with a scope and greater accuracy than the non silenced verson
An ODST soldier cannot dual wield
ODST can use support weapons like turrets and missle pods
There is no BR, deal with it...
The AR is in the game
ODSTs can use Covenent weapons including the Gravity Hammer
The main character is the Rookie
He is in a squad with Buck, Romeo, Dutch, Mickey, and Dare
The Rookie enters flashbacks about his squadmates, activated by artifacts used by the soilder
The Rookie tries to piece together the puzzle of New Mombassa
New Mombassa is the city where the game takes place, its located in on a coast of Africa
Part of Halo 2 takes place in this city while the In Amber Clad chases Regret
Regret blows up a large part of New Mombassa, which is seen in Halo 2 and ODST
This explosion blows sends the ODSTs off course early in the game
ODST comes with a feature called Firefight, a never ending army of Covenent attacking you
Firefight is similar to Horde, but slightly more intricate
Firefight ups difficulty with new skull combinations
There are 5 waves in a round, 3 rounds in a set, and unlimited sets
There is no Matchmaking for Firefight
You can customize armor for Firefight, you can take off your helmet, and change your emblem
The Multiplayer component will be the exact same thing as the Halo 3 multiplayer
ODST will come with 2 discs one for new content like campaign and fire fight
The other will come with Halo 3 multiplayer
All Halo 3 maps ever will be included with ODST as well as 3 new maps
Eventually Bungie will put out the Halo Reach beta test which will come with every ODST copy, which be accessed through the Extras section of ODST
I think I covered most of it, now no moar pointless topics.