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Hey anybody know if yuo can drive the human and covenant dropships in halo 2?
If so it would definitely be awesome

  • 08.06.2004 7:11 AM PDT
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oh my god, no you cant.

  • 08.06.2004 7:12 AM PDT
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Of course you cant.

  • 08.06.2004 7:51 AM PDT
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they never denied it. but i strongly doubt it.

  • 08.06.2004 7:52 AM PDT
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Bungie said no too Pelicans. Logically that includes Phantoms and the U thing as well.

  • 08.06.2004 7:56 AM PDT
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I think you might be able to fly phantoms

  • 08.06.2004 7:57 AM PDT
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Phantoms are bigger than Pelicans. If you cant fly Pelicans you cant fly phantoms.
Anyway whats the use of flying one, it's only an extra large flying shade gun that can carry troops. It can't be used offensively.

  • 08.06.2004 7:59 AM PDT
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You're saying that we can't pilot Pelicans or Phantoms but on this screenshot you can see MC driving a human dropship :

here

[Edited on 8/6/2004 8:08:14 AM]

  • 08.06.2004 8:06 AM PDT

Nobody knows anything about the game past what has been released by Bungie save the chose few who have played it and they aren't disclosing or don't know about any secret game play mechanics.

Why would you want to fly around in a troop transport anyway? They might as well include a hot air balloon or a choo choo train.

  • 08.06.2004 8:13 AM PDT
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That probably isn't a DS, and if so, only in cutscenes.

  • 08.06.2004 8:14 AM PDT
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Pelicans now have guns... and it’s not a cutscene. But that pic is REALY old…one of the firsts actually. Maybe bungie just did it to keep our hopes up (he’s hands aren’t even holding the controls), and now they say we cant drive pelicans. I’ll keep my hopes up although.

  • 08.06.2004 8:20 AM PDT
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I don't recall this ever being denied. I don't think it would be hard to implement, I just think that Pilots would fly dropships. I know the MC is trained with most spaceships and dropships, or Cortana could just do it, but I doubt the MC will be dropping off troops. Maybe you'll get to man a turret on the Pelican, that would be sweet

  • 08.06.2004 8:25 AM PDT
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notice that that is a shot of MC in third person. All that means is that there may be a movie sequence where he drives one. nothing about piloting them

  • 08.06.2004 8:26 AM PDT
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It appears the only gun the Pelican has is the turret on the back! So if you do pilot a Pelican all you'll be doing is driving. Kinda like the Hog in Halo, and I think everyone would rather be in the gunner seat than letting the Marines get all the kills!

  • 08.06.2004 8:28 AM PDT
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I Believe it said in an update that they made the cockpit really detailed inside even though the player wouldn't actually ever be in it. That's probably a cutscene or it's scrapped.

  • 08.06.2004 8:29 AM PDT
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They never said no pelican.

  • 08.06.2004 9:50 AM PDT
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of course you can drive it. why else would they prolong the wait for ...........

  • 08.06.2004 9:52 AM PDT
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Update from 3/26/04

"I can probably tell you about the new Pelican model however, and it's a doozy. It's fully bump-mapped, impeccably detailed and features a real 3D cockpit, complete with joysticks. You can't fly it of course, but it looks so much better than first time around. "

There it is. Can't fly it.

  • 08.06.2004 10:03 AM PDT
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Yesssss! Someone found the update it was mentioned in.
Im going to copy paste this for future use.

  • 08.06.2004 10:08 AM PDT
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They have never denied any covie dropship piloting, besides it would rock in MP, just fly over, pick up your forces and then fly really low as they jumped out that would just rock, true it prolly wont happen but it would still be very cool. Maybe they should just have it in Mp cus it wouldn't make all that much sense in sp.

  • 08.06.2004 10:09 AM PDT
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[quote]Posted by: Agent X
It appears the only gun the Pelican has is the turret on the back! quote]
Actually there is a turret on the 'chin' of the pelican. Theres an old pic from anchinet halo which may give you some idea. Browse around, I'm to lazy to make a link.

  • 08.06.2004 10:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Agamemnon
They have never denied any covie dropship piloting, besides it would rock in MP, just fly over, pick up your forces and then fly really low as they jumped out that would just rock, true it prolly wont happen but it would still be very cool. Maybe they should just have it in Mp cus it wouldn't make all that much sense in sp.


Yes but when you say that you never think about the opposition...

YOU: Ok peeps lets board this Pelican and fly to the back off the base and dust off!
ME: Ok people if we so a pelican flying over it's bound to have troops inside. Concentrate your fire if you see one.
YOU: There team is gonna get pawned
The pelican flys over the base and the whole team just opens fire on it destroying it before it even reaches the base.
YOU: Oh dam it didn't work...lets try the phantom instead!

  • 08.06.2004 10:13 AM PDT
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If you can't fly the Pelican, why would you be able to fly it's Covenant equivalent? I don't think it would work too well to have something that big flying around in MP.

  • 08.06.2004 10:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: GruntyMcGee
If you can't fly the Pelican, why would you be able to fly it's Covenant equivalent? I don't think it would work too well to have something that big flying around in MP.

Well it hasnt been denied so i am hoping it is, but you are right it prolly wont. I am still hoping!!!

  • 08.06.2004 10:22 AM PDT
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Well, I don't like to crush peoples hopes, so... I think you're right. It's definitely in. :-) Hey it may be in Single Player at some point.

  • 08.06.2004 10:28 AM PDT

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