: Some of this is how it's always been. I remember NPC boarding being a lot
: better from H3 on. In Halo 2 in particular, if you force a character out
: of vehicle, it's like they'd forget the vehicle existed and start walking.
: You'd have to catch them with the vehicle and trigger the dodge animation
: for them to remember the vehicle and get in. Careful, though. If you're
: vehicle so much as grazed them, it was instant death for them. Halo 2 also
: marked the debut of NPC driving. A fun way to die!

I have only ever trusted Marines to operate Ghosts and Pelicans without running my ass over. Watching them try to drive Warthogs is just too scary. I think I can count the number of times I've let myself allow them to drive while I took the gun with just one hand.