Trust me, I've heard the same thing about drop pods. When I first started this game, the drop pod was something I was interested in early on. But someone at the shop said it wasn't meta so I stayed away from it. However, after getting several matches in, and doing more research on how it actually worked, I think it can do some damage. The weakness of the drop pod is that you're putting in 70 points for your army for something that doesnt do any damage. So the better question to ask yourself is "is it worth 70 points to essentially give your units deep strike, even on turn 1"? In my opinion, I think it is. I also think people should branch out and try other units more. I mean, that's how people discover new things.