The Drop Pod

There is a figure at the page of Marine, indicts there are two types of transport mechanisms named Dropship and Droppod. The former is what we already know, but anyone has idea on what's Droppods?
Are they some kind of shuttles which are ejected from a launcher?

 

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The ghost has the ability to 'summon' marines with the help of drop pods. I think it works similar to nukes: the ghost pinpoints the position for the drop pod and after a few seconds, voilá, you have some marines as backup.

 

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that must be a cool trip inside the droppod .

 

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I was kinda expecting that is how they would be delivered. I wonder if the drop pod can be destroyed before they unload?

 

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They can't be destroyed, they come down quickly, release the units and disappear in a few seconds.
See for yourself
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/vids_1.html

 

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Heres an upclose pic of the Drop Pod:

[img width=358 height=331]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/Wezlo/StarCraft%20II/DropPod.jpg[/img]

It's a great idea for the Terrans but I wonder how many units you can fit into them, I can only see 6 getting out.

 

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so it really is 6, not 8.

 

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Damn, I don't care what you people say, Marines with Shields and Bayonets look badass.

 

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I agree... also don't know what people are talking about, the shield looks exactly the same :?

 

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wow. if you look closely at the pic you can see marines actually moving out from the pods with an animation just for the that. amazing!

*edit*

or maybe not as seen in the new demo =\

where can we download the HQ version of the new terran demo?

 

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yes i hope so. cant wait. ^^

i hope they change the attack of the canons of the thor (flak) with missiles!

 

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I wonder if you have to prebuild the drop pods like nukes.

 

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It was in the video right? The marines were grouping around that building or something and it opened up for them.

 

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yah it opened but you dont see them actually coming out with the animations etc. they just automatically pop out like the zerglings from the nydus worns.

i maybe wrong. i hope. ^^

 

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hey, i like the sheilds too.
the change is on the shield there used to be an insignia (i think the UED's falcon) and now its blank.

 

i hear they canceled the pods?

 

cancellled.

but i revision it better as a mechanic for the ued ^^

 

it would be cool if drops were build in a building qand you loaded them into the building, so that they marines would not die if the ghost dies

 

the marines should die if the ghost dies after they are launhed but before its finished locking on (like a nuke) but it shouldn't take as long to lock on.


i actually liked the idea.

 

Sweet. Drop in a few marines after a nuke and use stims?

pewpewpepwpepwepw!