Posted by: Panzeereapa
Personally, I HATE escort missions where your character is a god (nearly always) and the VIP is made of wet tissue paper. Are you expected to stand in front of them as they shoot blindly into your back, taking the single shots from the enemy that would kill them? The world may never know.
Implemented properly, however, I'd like some side missions. As they say, no plan goes off without a hitch. It'd be nice halfway through a mission to get totally sidelined because someone at HIGHCOM dropped the ball.
What i mean is like the level in Halo: CE truth and Reconciliation, where keys fights alongside you. But this time they're not invulnerable. But they still fight like a badass. And after you have escorted them you can get something cool. maybe achievement? Cool prototype gun. i dunno.
But the rescue mission where you have the soldier on your back would be a high stress battle. One or two of these moments would be good. Maybe 3 escort side missions. Maybe defend a certain point from covenant, or defend a certain piece of equipment e.g. M.A.C. gun. if destroyed than more covenant come later on, in side-missions AND main missions. That would be kick-ass!