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Subject: ODST Drop Pods vs Powered Wings

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Poll: ODST Drop Pods vs Powered Wings  [closed]
ODST Drop Pods (Halo):  85%
(35 Votes)
Powered Wing Suits (Black Ops 2):  15%
(6 Votes)
Total Votes: 41

OK, so which is the more insane way to get to a battlefield? Via orbital drop in an armored assault pod? Maybe dropping out of a transport with an unarmored powered wing suit is more your choice?

Well, decide which is the most insane way to get to the battle.

  • 12.18.2012 12:42 PM PDT

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OT: ODST with powered wing suit.

  • 12.18.2012 12:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: OdorousLicense3
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OT: ODST with powered wing suit.
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  • 12.18.2012 12:45 PM PDT

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I'd say drop pods, since there's a lot that can wrong on entering the atmosphere with one. Which is basically why it's a steel coffin.

  • 12.18.2012 12:45 PM PDT
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Drop pods. You're dropped from orbit, for Christ's sake.

  • 12.18.2012 12:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: A Jar of Dirt
Drop pods. You're dropped from orbit, for Christ's sake.
Sure, but its armored. Watch the powered wing drop here, and tell me which is crazier

  • 12.18.2012 12:49 PM PDT
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In a Mammoth Tank.

Or like Section 8, where you can drop from orbit and land right on top of a bad guy.

[Edited on 12.18.2012 12:52 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2012 12:49 PM PDT

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Drop pods, there are a lot more that could go wrong with the powered wings. Also, the drop pods are over 500 years more technologically advanced than the powered wings.

  • 12.18.2012 1:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: LC o MagiikZ
Drop pods, there are a lot more that could go wrong with the powered wings. Also, the drop pods are over 500 years more technologically advanced than the powered wings.
Did you read the question?

  • 12.18.2012 1:01 PM PDT

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Drop pod is much more insane, at least if your powered wings fail you can always use a reserve parachute if you bothered to bring one with you. If your drop pods air brakes fall off, your going to die like a meteorite.

  • 12.18.2012 1:03 PM PDT

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Drop pods can land on the bad guys, more fun!

  • 12.18.2012 1:06 PM PDT

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Wingsuit, I think. At least, that is, in the manner that the drop pods and wingsuits are used in the games. The only reason you aren't killed during the descent in Black Ops 2 is because you're the main character. It's like Easy Company's deployment on D-Day in Band of Brothers.

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  • 12.18.2012 1:07 PM PDT
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ODST's have died while using the pods, so ODST drop pods 100% I mean come on your jumping from orbit in a metal box.

  • 12.18.2012 1:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie

Posted by: A Jar of Dirt
Drop pods. You're dropped from orbit, for Christ's sake.
Sure, but its armored. Watch the powered wing drop here, and tell me which is crazier
It also heats up like crazy, you might as well be cooked alive.

  • 12.18.2012 1:10 PM PDT

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Posted by: Android Spartan
ODST's have died while using the pods, so ODST drop pods 100% I mean come on your jumping from orbit in a metal box.
Watch the video I posted above. You see at least 3 guys bite it during the insertion.

  • 12.18.2012 1:11 PM PDT

The wing suit thing is definitely more insane, mostly because it's a really stupid way to deploy troops into a live battlefield.

  • 12.18.2012 1:14 PM PDT

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You have to be a bat -blam!- crazy to go into battle on a metal kite.



Drop Pods at least stop bullets a bit. Powered Wing suit, no contest.

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Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie

Posted by: Android Spartan
ODST's have died while using the pods, so ODST drop pods 100% I mean come on your jumping from orbit in a metal box.
Watch the video I posted above. You see at least 3 guys bite it during the insertion.
ODST opening scene you see hundreds bite the dust.

Whats your point?

  • 12.18.2012 1:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: Android Spartan
ODST's have died while using the pods, so ODST drop pods 100% I mean come on your jumping from orbit in a metal box.
Watch the video I posted above. You see at least 3 guys bite it during the insertion.
ODST opening scene you see hundreds bite the dust.

Whats your point?
They died from the slipspace rupture and the accompanying release of energy. Not from normal defenses. Most of the guys who died on the insertion in Black Ops 2 died from flak.

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Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie

Posted by: Android Spartan

Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie

Posted by: Android Spartan
ODST's have died while using the pods, so ODST drop pods 100% I mean come on your jumping from orbit in a metal box.
Watch the video I posted above. You see at least 3 guys bite it during the insertion.
ODST opening scene you see hundreds bite the dust.

Whats your point?
They died from the slipspace rupture and the accompanying release of energy. Not from normal defenses. Most of the guys who died on the insertion in Black Ops 2 died from flak.


Problems with using the wings = Getting shot on drop, hitting or being hit by Aircraft, you pass out.

Problems with Drop pods = You can die when entering the atmosphere, you can be shot down and in the Halo universe close quarters slip space jump can kill you.

That latter is pretty much equal to being hit by an aircraft since both cause the problem.

Saying it doesn't count is a silly argument.

  • 12.18.2012 1:22 PM PDT

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There's probably not really much of a difference when it comes to the various ways you can die in either method.

[Edited on 12.18.2012 1:25 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2012 1:24 PM PDT

The wings seems better since you can steer them and land more safely (though no protection) But they cant drop from orbit.

OP people will vote for Drop pods simply because the other one is a cod feature.

[Edited on 12.18.2012 1:27 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2012 1:25 PM PDT

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You got nads if you use a wing suit in my opinion. But then again, I think anything jumping from a plane requires nads, so yeah...

  • 12.18.2012 1:26 PM PDT