Drop pod hunting

Tolvy · 2003-02-21, 10:10 AM

I wonder if you could shoot down the drop pods that are coming down from orbit. It would be extremely hard to find one, but in a mosquito, you could probably shoot one down. Or is it too heavily armored? The person is defenceless in that little pod.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/m....php?img_id=92

Kalam · 2003-02-21, 10:14 AM

Nah, droppods are invulnerable.

But you could follow them and hunt down whoever comes out.

Tolvy · 2003-02-21, 10:19 AM

It would be funny to see someone open their drop pod door only to find a few grenades bouncing near them...

mikkyT · 2003-02-21, 10:53 AM

shhhhhh be vewy quite, I'm hunting drop pods...

MrVulcan · 2003-02-21, 11:03 AM

but it is even better when you are going to get the guy in the drop pod, and his friend's drop pod lands on you

"hmmm anyone else notice a muffled scream on the way in?... must have just imagined it, oh well..."

SilentCacophony · 2003-02-21, 11:39 AM

I can't recall, but can you drop pod on your own and with a squad, or does it have to be one or the other?

Would be nice to have a drop pod land in a forest completely surrounded by you and some friend's on coffee break amongst the trees.

Kalam · 2003-02-21, 11:54 AM

Only one person per Droppod, but lots of droppods on one HART

SilentCacophony · 2003-02-21, 01:47 PM

K, that's what I thought. That allows you to guess how many guys you're about to run into a lot better when you see a bunch coming down. Lot better than seeing one coming and thinking "He he, I'm gonna get this guy first" then 16 MAX's pile out.

ABRAXAAS · 2003-02-21, 02:11 PM

I wanna see a shower of drop pods falling outa the sky smoking a bunch of galaxys flying in formation ,just like the bug plazma in starship troopers

MrVulcan · 2003-02-21, 04:45 PM

now waht if they hit the galaxys that crashed into the tanks and inf on the ground? Take out your enemies entire force and not get hurt

I cant wait 4 that to happen

Moleculor · 2003-02-21, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by ABRAXAAS
I wanna see a shower of drop pods falling outa the sky smoking a bunch of galaxys flying in formation ,just like the bug plazma in starship troopers

You will.

[edit]Oh. Wait. Smoking Galaxy's? Doubtful. Drop Pods don't look like they have external weapons. But showers of pods? Yes. Definitely. If your Outfit is smart.[/quote]

NapalmEnima · 2003-02-21, 06:21 PM

Wait. Smoking Galaxy's? Doubtful. Drop Pods don't look like they have external weapons.

A dev has already told us a story where his pod came down on a galaxy and destroyed it.

And an alert D will spot pod drops and react to them with vehicles. Big ones. "Buggies & Reavers & Tanks! Oh my!!"

Deadlock · 2003-02-21, 07:17 PM

i wanna see d'day reinacted with drop pods. would make u wet urself if ur a skeeter on recon and u see like 150 drop pods landing along ur shore

Nightmare · 2003-02-21, 07:38 PM

It's too bad they have those rockets on them to slow them down. It would be halarious to be scouting with a friend and suddenly a pod slams into the ground right where he was standig. That would be hilarious!

ABRAXAAS · 2003-02-21, 07:41 PM

Oh yeah it would be so hilarious if you were talkin to to some guy and bam a drop pod slams down on him