- slayerspiddey
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I never sleep, 'cause sleep is the cousin of death.
Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: slayerspiddey
Posted by: TheEnforcer000
Posted by: slayerspiddey
I disagree with the power weapons bit (well, sort of). I think that there is a definite exception when the spartan laser is involved. Although it can be great for your team to have it to immobilize the other team's warthogs and mongooses, this is a task that the banshee excels at itself. And, frankly, if you are in possession of the spartan laser you will be far safer than normal anyhow. If your splaser teammate goes down it's not going to look too good for you. Not only this, but having the spartan laser is great for countering hijacks. You can immediately advert disaster by destroying the newly skyjacked banshee the minute your feet hit the ground.
If you do this, you are wasting the laser. No one should be grabbing two power weapons. Especially in a BTB game. You have 7 other teammates to utilize. Don't try to do everything yourself.
No, you're essentially ensuring your own safety as well as making sure you have an ace in the hole if you get skyjacked. Plus, if the other banshee is being a nuisance, you can just fly to cover, drop out, laser said banshee, then join the fight again with practically no time wasted. The banshee can chase down and effortlessly destroy mongooses and warthogs aren't too much of a problem as long as you get the first few shots in. Simply put, if your team has the laser, that teammate will eventually die and you will get lasered.I strongly disagree, and if that has been your experience, then you are playing with poor teammates. I suggest you get a decent BTB team together and allow everyone to play their roles.
A Banshee pilot should never carry power weapons unless it is to get them back to the base. BTB is a team game, and taking away a major power weapon from a teammate "just in case" you get skyjacked is, in my opinion, a selfish action that will cause more losses than wins.
It is important to remember that winning in BTB is not all about your stats. Taking a laser just so you can preserve your own life when you screw up and get skyjacked spells out doom for your teammates and nearly ensures that you will never win against an organized team -- especially one that makes effective use of its own vehicles.
You're missing the point. It's not all about preserving my life. The freshly hijacked banshee could cause far more damage to your team than a simple rampant mongoose or warthog. This is also the most efficient method of killing a skyjacked banshee as they almost always immediately fly away as fast as they can to prevent being skyjacked back themselves, giving you a perfect shot on him/her.
[Edited on 07.06.2009 4:00 PM PDT]