Disclaimer: I absolutely hate supply drops of any kind in any game. I've had absolutely enough of it in CoD to the point where I won't buy a game with them these days. That being said, playing devil's advocate I feel like Ace Combat needs it deeply ingrained as a mechanic.
Most here enjoy Ace Combat Infinity to this day. I feel like the primary thing that brings us back is the need to get that 'thing' we want; what ever that' thing' may be. In ACI there are dozens of aircraft 'variants'. Most aren't much different from there base versions. But the slight differentiators like the skin and attributes keep you wondering how much better you would be with that particular variant.
Up til now there has been all but confirmation we shouldn't expect to see aircraft variants in the game like in Infinity. But what kind of Ace Combat game are we going to get if everyone is starting with the same aircraft and the same parts like in Assault Horizon?
My point is this. As much as I hate supply drops. Infinity had it right. Variants keep things moving. We probably will need supply drops to include these variants to keep the game interesting. What do you think? Supply drops good or bad?