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Subject: Who hates Banshees?
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The Banshee is undeniably a powerful weapon. Used in experienced hands, it can be a slaughtering machine that is next to impossible to take out. But it's gotta be done, cuz you can't let that 'shee hog beat you in slayer just because he's running people over and you're trying to win a more skilled way, using actual guns! So how do you get rid of that pest? Use this as a tactics thread and post your favorite way of slaying the shee!

  • 11.05.2005 6:47 PM PDT
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Stick it. Or hop on it and slit the drivers throat then hop in and pull up just as you are about to hit the ground, all the while dodging bullets and rockets fired at you from the drivers many allies!

  • 11.05.2005 7:14 PM PDT
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Depends on the situation. If they're hovering above me or near me and just blasting away, I dodge the bombs with jumps and pistol the hell out of it. If they try to shee ram me, it all depends on my current loadout. Usually involves jumping and sticking it, but sometimes I'll plast it with whatever I have on me that'll do substantial close-range damage in a short time with a short and non-arched distance (AR, shotgun, plasma pistol/rifle, flamethrower works REALLY well in this situation), then toss a frag grenade in the rammer's path.

  • 11.05.2005 7:41 PM PDT
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Usually i have the shotgun and pistol so its not a problem most of the time, so use the dhotgun i they try to ram, and the pistol at far range.

  • 11.05.2005 10:53 PM PDT

Posted by: Ryukage
What? Play a game? FOR FUN???
This concept of fun confuses and infuriates me!

Its not that I hate them, I just have an... extreem dislike for them. The reason being is because of those damned noobs who just like to run people over instead of using a gun. The are most often seen flocking with "Hog Noobs" or "Flame -blam!-s".
Hog Noobs are of course noobs who turn you and your team into roadkill.
Again and again.
Flame -blam!-s are the ones who can't aim for crap. The go to the next best thing for them, which is to burn the hell out of everything that moves. Or doesnt move.

But if you use the shee in the right ways, it can be an unstopable killing machine that you use to your advantage. Just dont over doit.

The most entertaining way to take one out it to toss a sticky at it and watch it go boom in midair. then, when the body lands, run over and teabag it, and taunt them. Then get your head blown off by a sniper.
..Yeah, I lost myself. Where is your chips asle?

  • 11.05.2005 11:34 PM PDT
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like most things i hate them being used against me but i love using them against others. try using rocket warthog, they are always moving and can fire 3 shots in a row.

  • 11.06.2005 3:33 AM PDT
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I wrote this thread thinking about Blood Gulch, as I know how that level works pretty well. So I'll add my two cents pretending we are in that level:

You will always spawn near a base, and often there will be a *newer player* (since I can't say the other word) who enjoys jumping into banshees to go on mass rampage. Because (if you start out in a game without any customization) all you've got is a plasma pistol, most people will run into the base to grab a better weapon and bunker down in there, or will race to the top to grab grenades and a pistol (and possibly a sniper). I like the latter idea because on this level frags are superb against banshees who go into their sitting duck phase (when they simply hover two feet above the ground giving them an easier shot at you but putting themselves in immense danger when they do this). Just pop a frag under em and waste no time with a shotty or a pistol. Sticking shees in this level is difficult because the plasma grenades are out of the way.

  • 11.06.2005 4:54 AM PDT

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My weapon of choice against Shee's is the chain gun on the back of a hog. If you lead enough you can take down a shee across Blood Gulch. If they come after you, you will kill them well before they get to. If they lob a shot from far away and it look to be accurate, jump off the hog and step away. Get back in the hog and resume filling him with lead. Remember, the chain gun's original purpose is as an anti-aircraft weapon.
The shade on Death Island is also effective but you have to practice and learn the lead time.

  • 11.06.2005 6:52 AM PDT
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Try sticking them with plasma grenades or as Minus Sign said in his guide.
"Unload your pistol and then give a final blast with a shotgun." I hope you're not one of those people who go "You're such a n00b, I'm leaving." Let's all hope that.

  • 11.06.2005 7:49 AM PDT
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Lol no I'm not Micro my text doesn't appear on my computer (don't bother trying to prescribe an answer - I've got a very special case) so I don't even know if my text shows to other people if I type something. Also, just because someone rocks with a banshee doesn't mean they're a nOOb.

Another tactic: grab another banshee and go for aerial combat.

  • 11.06.2005 10:36 AM PDT
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If your definition of "rocks" means spawncamping the enemy base and running people over and over again, then it DOES, in fact mean that they are a n00b. Options include:

1. Shotgun or pistol: Good, but they have to be darn close for it to be any good.
2. Dogfight: Slightly better, but you run the risk of one of their teammates being in a Warthog turret.
3. Tank: Very hard to do, but highly effective. It also gives you some awesome bragging rights.

See, the Banshee is viewed as a n00b tool, because most n00bs are attracted to being able to fly anywhere. In BF2, some of the worst vehicle pilots are the fly boys, since most n00bs look at an airplane and say, "Wow, I bet I could pwn with that thing...how do I pull up?". All you really need is practice to take a Banshee out.

  • 11.06.2005 11:09 AM PDT
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Get one of my bot buddies, such as Leoht, Chewy, Mr. MA5B, to take it down while I hide in the base or in a cave/tunnel.

Or... I like the scorpian one. That's easiest for me. But the chain hog works fine, usually. Also, theres the pistol it when it's far, shotgun it when it's close deal. Harder, but whatever.

  • 11.06.2005 11:47 AM PDT
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i must say, banshees are among the easiest of the vehicals to take out; simply because of their reputation. most skilled players will not enter the machine, because it's earned the reputation of a beginner's weapon. that being said, the people who use it often slip up and do something stupid; such as trying to ram you through a hole that the banshee cannot fit. three shotgun blasts later, the driver's dead. although i can recall countless experences of taking them down, i obviously can't tell you about them all. shotgun and pistol, and plasma grenades are great combinations for this feat.
that being said, the banshee is very useful, even for an experenced player like on death island; my teamates keep stealing the sniper, and won't take out a tank that's camping in the water infront of our base. if you can fly and throw off the tank driver's aim, it's easy to take out this problem.

  • 11.06.2005 6:53 PM PDT
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the game is made for fun remember that...get in one and feel free! FEELF REE I SAY!!! ahahahah!

  • 11.06.2005 9:24 PM PDT
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The banshee is great in bloodgulch and is a great long distance flyer in both Death island and Danger canyon.If used correctly its a great vehicle and is tricky 2 defeat,however if they fall in2 the hands of noobs then they'll keep on using it 2 run people over with.Admittidley we all probably do that @ times,but constantly using it over and over again is very annoying,especially if ur the victim.

  • 11.07.2005 10:36 AM PDT

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I'm happier when they're not around. I used to hate them, and other "big" weapons: tanks, rocket launchers, fuel rod guns... mostly because I was getting killed with them and did not use them effectively. So I practiced and got better.

I still prefer regular weapons and normal shields, but I'll still get into heavy weapons games. Same for snipers. Forcing yourself to use the tools at hand makes you better.

As for 'shees spawn-killing: it would not be necessary if respawn times were not almost always set to "0", but they are. At that point, you're not killing, just relocating.

I've taken out 'shees with a ghost. Also took out a flag carrier in a 'shee with a desperate shot with a missle launcher at long range. Didn't even wait to see if I hit him.

  • 11.07.2005 11:25 AM PDT

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well you can use rocket launcher, but it's stupid to use banshee. The hosts should kick whoever was fly one or everybody should jump on him.

  • 11.07.2005 2:22 PM PDT
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Lol, that's where the fun begins--if you can convince random other people on slayer to turn from you and all just concentrate on taking out a shee, it can be hilarious watching how ridiculously fast it falls. This does not happen often but is really cool when it does.

Okay, so far I've seen a whole lot of pistol and shotgun, which is my preference as well. However, I wonder if the plasma rifle does the slow down thing on banshees that it does for humans...that might be a fun thing to try at some point.

  • 11.07.2005 7:23 PM PDT
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Plasma has no effect on vehicles, so the pr would be ineffective. I use the pistol/shottie method too, since it is very effective. The only time i really use shees is to get around easily. (death island, other large maps, when i have flag)

  • 11.07.2005 10:12 PM PDT

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oobie10 wrote:
Plasma has no effect on vehicles, so the pr would be ineffective.

Are you sure? When I'm in a hog or ghost and get hit with plasma fire, I can't turn as easily and I seem to slow down a bit, too.

  • 11.08.2005 1:58 PM PDT