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Posted by: TuffJuice
I don't know if this has been said since it's a 19 page long thread, but I've been pulling a pretty sucessful re-jack move. If some host pulls a ridiculous skyjack on your banshee, instead of trying to crash into a cliff and blow it up, if there's a teammate near, try to steer right next to them and let them pull the rejack. This has worked pretty well for me. Cheers.
The timing and communication would have to be flawless in order to pull it off, but that sounds like an excellent strategy especially in comparison to other strategies when jacked. Do you by any chance have any film clips demonstrating this?

~Hawk

  • 01.19.2010 9:37 PM PDT

I would like to say what a great help this was. Although I now I pay only as a guest with my friends and I cannot track my medals, this made me go from 5-10 kills in a banshee, while getting boarded often, to almost guaranteeed 10+, often 15+ killstreaks, and almost never get boarded.
One thing I would like to mention that helped me a lot when the other team had the banshee is how to board them. Usually someone who isn't very experienced will start firing with the plasma cannon (often used the fuel rod on someone else or missed), while slowly flying down towards you. If you walk TOWARDS the banshee, you will often be able to get under it and skyjack it. I would like to take this time to mention how awesome the skyjacker medal looks.
However, there is a way that the banshee can avoid this, while not sacrificing any shooting time. As the other person, you open fire with the fuel rod and plasma cannon, often on a group of enemies. You can usually get 1 or 2 kills with the guns. Before you get too close to the ground, you turn on the boosters and get some splatters, while usually also avoiding the boarding.

  • 01.19.2010 9:47 PM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Video Demos Included)
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longest fourm read ever but the most informitive i loved it thank so much taking the time to make this for all us banshee noobs

  • 01.24.2010 2:12 PM PDT

I prefer the H2 Banshee over the H3 one. It took way more skill to use it, and it had way more tricks to learn.

Plus, you were actually able to destroy it on foot if the person flying it didnt know what he was doing. Banshees use to get taken down by SMG's very easily. Now they are beyond annoying and unfun to use because they have nothing to learn about them.

I really hope Bungie goes back to a H2 style when it comes to vehicles performance, and weapon damage.

  • 01.27.2010 12:43 AM PDT

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The banshee can be a deadly weapon but it is outmatched when it comes to the spartan laser and/or missle pod.

  • 01.29.2010 10:12 PM PDT

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Well, if your up agsinst two people with a missile pod and spartan laser, you just basically have to be evasive.

  • 01.30.2010 7:14 AM PDT

Posted by: oneshotki11
I prefer the H2 Banshee over the H3 one. It took way more skill to use it, and it had way more tricks to learn.

Plus, you were actually able to destroy it on foot if the person flying it didnt know what he was doing. Banshees use to get taken down by SMG's very easily. Now they are beyond annoying and unfun to use because they have nothing to learn about them.

I really hope Bungie goes back to a H2 style when it comes to vehicles performance, and weapon damage.


Are you kidding the AR rapes the banshee in Halo 3, and since it cant go straight up or down its alot harder to dodge the knew AA weapons like laser and missles. I mean, it does have the bomb back, its still pretty much just as skillful to use, if only because of all the hazards.

  • 01.30.2010 10:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: Joshisalobster
The banshee can be a deadly weapon but it is outmatched when it comes to the spartan laser and/or missle pod.

Missile pods are easy to escape and laser is only effective when the other person doesn't fail miserably. This is precisely why running low level SB is hilarious. I had a kid miss me with the laser 3 times earlier today.

  • 01.30.2010 4:10 PM PDT

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Posted by: oneshotki11
I prefer the H2 Banshee over the H3 one. It took way more skill to use it, and it had way more tricks to learn.

Plus, you were actually able to destroy it on foot if the person flying it didnt know what he was doing. Banshees use to get taken down by SMG's very easily. Now they are beyond annoying and unfun to use because they have nothing to learn about them.

I really hope Bungie goes back to a H2 style when it comes to vehicles performance, and weapon damage.


Are you kidding the AR rapes the banshee in Halo 3, and since it cant go straight up or down its alot harder to dodge the knew AA weapons like laser and missles. I mean, it does have the bomb back, its still pretty much just as skillful to use, if only because of all the hazards.


No, dual SMGs -blam!- Banshees.

  • 01.31.2010 4:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: ev1l tr1t0n
Posted by: Charles128
Posted by: oneshotki11
I prefer the H2 Banshee over the H3 one. It took way more skill to use it, and it had way more tricks to learn.

Plus, you were actually able to destroy it on foot if the person flying it didnt know what he was doing. Banshees use to get taken down by SMG's very easily. Now they are beyond annoying and unfun to use because they have nothing to learn about them.

I really hope Bungie goes back to a H2 style when it comes to vehicles performance, and weapon damage.


Are you kidding the AR rapes the banshee in Halo 3, and since it cant go straight up or down its alot harder to dodge the knew AA weapons like laser and missles. I mean, it does have the bomb back, its still pretty much just as skillful to use, if only because of all the hazards.


No, dual SMGs -blam!- Banshees.
Plasma Pistols.
'Nuff said.

  • 01.31.2010 4:13 PM PDT

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Posted by: ev1l tr1t0n
Posted by: Charles128
Posted by: oneshotki11
I prefer the H2 Banshee over the H3 one. It took way more skill to use it, and it had way more tricks to learn.

Plus, you were actually able to destroy it on foot if the person flying it didnt know what he was doing. Banshees use to get taken down by SMG's very easily. Now they are beyond annoying and unfun to use because they have nothing to learn about them.

I really hope Bungie goes back to a H2 style when it comes to vehicles performance, and weapon damage.


Are you kidding the AR rapes the banshee in Halo 3, and since it cant go straight up or down its alot harder to dodge the knew AA weapons like laser and missles. I mean, it does have the bomb back, its still pretty much just as skillful to use, if only because of all the hazards.


No, dual SMGs -blam!- Banshees.
Plasma Pistols.
'Nuff said.


yet totally ineffective at long range, and easy to dodge.

  • 01.31.2010 8:54 PM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Videos Mostly Back Up)

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Banshees are just not my thing, it's not pleasing enough to get a kill with them. Mongooses are more my style :)

  • 02.01.2010 2:17 PM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Video Demos Included)
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Very nice tutorial n tips.I myself suck @ flying banshees,so this would be useful to me.I think dodging missiles is what i find is the hardest thing to do!

  • 02.11.2010 1:00 AM PDT
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Wow this is definately the wall chinas wants back.

Lol good stuff tho.

  • 02.20.2010 3:34 PM PDT

When countering a banshee i find that getting their attention and hiding behind one of the small pillars either side of the mancannon on Valhalla, then jumping out at the right moment and boarding them works quite well, but it depends how badly the pilot wants you dead.
Risky but surefire way of getting its attention is waving a flag at it

Also just training the missile pod on them without firing sends most pilots into an insane panic meaning that they drop everything and dive for cover which is good for keeping it out of the way for a few seconds while a gunner or laser toting ally mops them up, hopefully leaving you with a (virtually) full MP ready to lay waste to more baddies

  • 02.28.2010 6:58 AM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Videos Mostly Back Up)

I was going to read this but...this is like a driver's bible dude..(putupun pish!)

  • 03.02.2010 2:06 PM PDT
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I dont know if its been mentiond but when i use the banshee i like to keep a battle rifle as my primary weapon. because i usually get skyjacked when trying to splatter people, and when i get jacked they barely have any sheilds so you can use the battle rifle to kill them before you even hit the ground.
this can also be done with a rocket launcher but this destroys th banshee

  • 03.03.2010 9:53 AM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Video Demos Included)
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The only reason I bought Halo 3 was so I can fly around in the Banshee.

=)

  • 03.04.2010 3:55 AM PDT

Bleeding hearts will always run dry

I'd like to thank Foman, I got my first ever Perfection medal last night after Banshee whoring on Valhalla :)

  • 03.04.2010 6:55 AM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Videos Mostly Back Up)

IT'S TIME FOR A DICKING

Very informative and precise. Did you put this in Halowiki.net? I think all Covenant weapons are good shock weapons, as you have shown the Banshee to be. Possibly because of the panic caused by sudden loss of shields.

[Edited on 03.04.2010 7:48 AM PST]

  • 03.04.2010 7:43 AM PDT
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I'd like to thank Foman, I got my first ever Perfection medal last night after Banshee whoring on Valhalla :)
That's awesome, congrats!

  • 03.04.2010 8:23 AM PDT
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Foman, ever considering updating your guide? Some of the links (gamevee) are no longer working. Theres also some new tricks out there.

  • 03.09.2010 3:52 AM PDT

Comprehensive guide.

Using these tips, I was able to achieve my first 'out-banshee' during Halo 3's lifespan on some random in a squad battle game the other day.

Needless to say, it was a proud and noteworthy occasion. I seem to have a problem with getting lasered, though.

  • 03.09.2010 5:58 AM PDT
Subject: Air Superiority: Advanced Banshee Techniques (Videos Mostly Back Up)

Posted by: hawkeye543
Posted by: TuffJuice
I don't know if this has been said since it's a 19 page long thread, but I've been pulling a pretty sucessful re-jack move. If some host pulls a ridiculous skyjack on your banshee, instead of trying to crash into a cliff and blow it up, if there's a teammate near, try to steer right next to them and let them pull the rejack. This has worked pretty well for me. Cheers.
The timing and communication would have to be flawless in order to pull it off, but that sounds like an excellent strategy especially in comparison to other strategies when jacked. Do you by any chance have any film clips demonstrating this?

~Hawk

Unfortunately I don't, but I'll be sure to film clip it the next time it happens. Right when you see you're getting jacked start flying towards a teammate and yell "I'm being jacked". If they don't rejack, then they can at least put AR fire on the banshee, which is usually weak since clean jacks are rare. If there's no teammate around and I have full health, I try to fly towards a safe haven (e.g. cave, bunker, bubble shield, etc..). If my shields are down and there's no teammates around, I'll try to crash the banshee. These are split second decisions.

[Edited on 03.09.2010 6:35 AM PST]

  • 03.09.2010 6:34 AM PDT

This entire topic has really made me love the banshee, just the way you word it like some kind of hawk like monster that swoops in for prey makes this whole thing a great read.

  • 03.10.2010 12:19 PM PDT