Board Thread:Destiny Forum/@comment-25240228-20140729142831

Some people at Bungie spent a long time designing and modeling all the ships in the game and it would be a shame if Bungie only ever used them for loading screens and briefly in cutscenes. I'd like to be able to call in air support. Air support would have to charge up like a special ability, but once it was charged, you could pull up your ghost and there would be an option to "Hold A". After holding it for a few seconds, your Ghost would spin around the other way and emit a laser beam out of it that could be aimed. Then, "Press A to call air support", "Press B to cancel". Ships would also have different abilities based on their rarity, such as:

Common (White): No abilities. Aesthetic purposes only.Uncommon (Green): Ammo drop *normal, special and heavy ammo*Rare (Blue): Damage Boost or Extra Shielding for your fireteam.Legendary (Purple): Air StrikeExotic (Gold): Advanced Air Strike or Vehicle Drop - Different ships would have different types of air strikes, such as machine gun strafe, missile bombard, etc. (Different damage types as well, such as Solar, Arc or Void). - Exotic ships with Advanced Air Strike would allow you to upgrade it over time and customize it much like the weapons in the game. Different ships would have different strikes. The strikes would be WAY more powerful, such as a massive Laser Strike (Solar), Singularity Bomb (Void), or Chrono Bomb (Arc). The Chrono Bomb could stop or slow down time for enemies in the area but would allow gaurdians to move at full speed. - Certain ships would look more suitable for carrying heavy equipment, these ships would have Vehicle Drop. Some would only be able to drop you a Pike, whereas others could drop you an Interceptor tank. Because of all the new functionality, ships would be the most expensive thing in the game.. The legendary and Exotic ships would be prohibitively expensive. Their upgrades would require very rare materials that are extremely hard to get. Naturally, ships wouldn't be allowed in Crucible matches. I think this would give ships a purpose and enhance the gameplay experience. 