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Subject: Fix the effin' banshee already!

It's fun.

Jesus, how many players have I come across who just spam the -blam!- out of that thing?! Why is the banshee able to do an infinite-loop while dropping bombs every 2 seconds? This is tedious and downright stupid (along with a long list of other things), but because of the mechanics, its nearly impossible to kill someone like that.

-Disappointed gamer

  • 11.09.2011 2:22 PM PDT
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Learn to Team DMR.

  • 11.09.2011 2:24 PM PDT

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Posted by: Boomdeyadahh
Learn to Team DMR.
This. But i will admit it is hard when you have a bunch of idiots on your team with no mics and guests.

  • 11.09.2011 2:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Boomdeyadahh
Learn to Team DMR.

Or just over-charge the Plasma Pistol. Always works for me.

  • 11.09.2011 2:27 PM PDT

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Posted by: Boomdeyadahh
Learn to Team DMR.

Or just over-charge the Plasma Pistol. Always works for me.


Plasma doesn't lock on when they're flipping. Nothing does.
Grenade Launcher works much better I'd say. But how often can even locate one.

[Edited on 11.09.2011 2:34 PM PST]

  • 11.09.2011 2:32 PM PDT
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Posted by:MR E0S
Why is hypocrite spelled with an E at the end?
The I in crite is not pronounce as eye.

So, on the one hand I spell it out exactly as it should be.
You follow the standard set before you by fools who can't even get a handle on the rules of their own language.

cares too much

  • 11.09.2011 2:34 PM PDT

It's fun.

"cares too much"
Just like you commenting here.

And yeah I guess I do, I care enough to comment on this broken factor in the game.

Grenade launchers sometimes work, if there's enough ammo, PP is useless, as are stickies, good friggin' luck. The testers need to spam the game more before releasing in.
This Banshee owning-everything is BS, hard as hell to hit even with a lazer.

  • 11.09.2011 2:40 PM PDT
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The 343 forums suck. They're full of retarded kids and mods who got butthurt in the B.net forums for being told that they're bad.

The Banshee Bomb's blast radius could use a reduction, but then it should also have buffed armor.

Same with all explosions and vehicles.

  • 11.09.2011 2:46 PM PDT

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So shooting it every time I want to kill someone I see is spamming? Lol

  • 11.09.2011 2:52 PM PDT

Have you ever seen the blast radius of an actual plasma grenade?

it's a vehicle

YOU IDIOT!!!

  • 11.09.2011 2:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: SS Frog
Jesus, how many players have I come across who just spam the -blam!- out of that thing?! Why is the banshee able to do an infinite-loop while dropping bombs every 2 seconds? This is tedious and downright stupid (along with a long list of other things), but because of the mechanics, its nearly impossible to kill someone like that.

-Disappointed gamer

Instead of complaining about the banshee, maybe you should learn to shoot it down... Seriously, the banshee is too weak against DMR/sniper rounds as it is. Just spam it with your DMR, much like you do against any other opponent, for as long as you can. It is an offensive vehicle, so it should be considered a power weapon. The bomb is as strong as a wraith bomb, yet you don't complain about the wraith bomb being too strong. Treat it like any other vehicle and prioritize it. It is perfectly balanced with the rest of the game; get over it!

  • 11.09.2011 3:35 PM PDT

Here is how you deal with it: learn to get to the Banshee faster than the other team. Problem solved.

  • 11.09.2011 3:42 PM PDT


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Posted by: Boomdeyadahh
Learn to Team DMR.
This. But i will admit it is hard when you have a bunch of idiots on your team with no mics and guests.


Everyone just ignores the Banshee like it's no thang. Had my first experience with it last night. It is a bit ridiculous, but there are so many things that can kill it.

Order of operations insists that a team prioritize the Banshee first though. It's the first B in BEDMAS I think.

  • 11.09.2011 3:43 PM PDT

It's fun.

" The bomb is as strong as a wraith bomb, yet you don't complain about the wraith bomb being too strong."
Shiiiit, I didn't realize the wraith could fly and swing around like bat--blam!- crazy! And its faster! And its smaller! And though perhaps a bit weaker, difficult as hell to hit when the banshee literally flips over and over again.

Also, this was a map where there was a banshee for BOTH TEAMS, so stfu.

The rankings come into play here, cause I can tell you they suck and they only represent how much you play/focus on challenges, they have absolutely no representation of your skill, aaaaand you get paired up with a bunch of crap players, they lose the weapons/vehicles, banshee goes on a murder spree, game turns to -blam!- real fast.

  • 11.09.2011 3:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: Big Snake Lee
Here is how you deal with it: learn to get to the Banshee faster than the other team. Problem solved.

It being a life or death situation that one most rush for the vehicle proves how unbalanced it is lol.

  • 11.09.2011 3:51 PM PDT

It's fun.

"It being a life or death situation that one most rush for the vehicle proves how unbalanced it is lol."
Zing!

Also, its damn near impossible to try and board a banshee like that, you have to be around it for more then 1.2 seconds while having the x button pressed, which pretty much undoable, not to mention the fact it won't even give you that option 99.5% of the time because its either spinning or going a million miles an hour.

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Posted by: SS Frog
" The bomb is as strong as a wraith bomb, yet you don't complain about the wraith bomb being too strong."
Shiiiit, I didn't realize the wraith could fly and swing around like bat--blam!- crazy! And its faster! And its smaller! And though perhaps a bit weaker, difficult as hell to hit when the banshee literally flips over and over again.

Also, this was a map where there was a banshee for BOTH TEAMS, so stfu.

The rankings come into play here, cause I can tell you they suck and they only represent how much you play/focus on challenges, they have absolutely no representation of your skill, aaaaand you get paired up with a bunch of crap players, they lose the weapons/vehicles, banshee goes on a murder spree, game turns to -blam!- real fast.

It sounds like someone is a little butthurt. GET TO THE BANSHEE FIRST! If you are getting raped, then figure out a way to stop the pilot, then get to the respawn. Seriously, instead of complaining about it, figure a way around it. Search with a full party of friends, get to the spawn first, use power weapons to kill it, etc. Also realize that you will at times just have to deal with a superior team. If you don't like seeing the respawn screen so much, QUIT OUT! C'mon man, it really isn't that hard to figure out that the banshee can dominate, so focus on it first.

  • 11.09.2011 3:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: SS Frog
"It being a life or death situation that one most rush for the vehicle proves how unbalanced it is lol."
Zing!

Also, its damn near impossible to try and board a banshee like that, you have to be around it for more then 1.2 seconds while having the x button pressed, which pretty much undoable, not to mention the fact it won't even give you that option 99.5% of the time because its either spinning or going a million miles an hour.

Lol no. The banshee is really easy to jack. You can even jack it mid boost or flip! Also, jacking is faster than 1.2 seconds, you're just doing it wrong. On boneyard, sniper, rockets, tank, and DMR are just a few things that are better than the banshee. There are even propipes and PPs. If you can't stop a pilot in their tracks with that, you deserve to spend more time respawning than playing...

  • 11.09.2011 4:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ryz
If you're not here to bash Campaign Hero, then your opinion is void.

Lol.

  • 11.09.2011 4:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: TWP Scoot
sniper, rockets, tank, and DMR are just a few things that are better than the banshee. There are even propipes and PPs.

Assuming that a player didn't pick up a sniper rifle for the soul purpose of sniping down a Banshee, and that rockets don't lose their lock-on when a Banshee flips (which it does), and that you have enough people all firing at it with their DMR's and aren't being shot at by other hostiles, including the fact that a Grenade Launcher only knocks it out of the sky for a short while, and that Plasma Pistol's overcharged shots can be easily evaded with the Banshee.

  • 11.09.2011 4:05 PM PDT

It's fun.

It sounds like someone is a little butthurt. GET TO THE BANSHEE FIRST! If you are getting raped, then figure out a way to stop the pilot, then get to the respawn. Seriously, instead of complaining about it, figure a way around it. Search with a full party of friends, get to the spawn first, use power weapons to kill it, etc. Also realize that you will at times just have to deal with a superior team. If you don't like seeing the respawn screen so much, QUIT OUT! C'mon man, it really isn't that hard to figure out that the banshee can dominate, so focus on it first.

That's awesome, the game is broken, banshee can't be boarded, matchmaking rankings suck, so I should just quit! Great advice!

And no, I can tell you for a FACT, that there was absolutely no "press x to board banshee" text appearing at any time. I shouldn't even have to hold it for that matter, it should be *tap, boarding the banshee*.

And yeah, I mean its sooooo easy to destroy a banshee ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MAP right after the initial spawn, yup.

[Edited on 11.09.2011 4:12 PM PST]

  • 11.09.2011 4:05 PM PDT

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If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Oh yeah, and boot Zome.

Why is it that nobody on these forums seem to know what spamming is? The words gets thrown around more than a baseball on Opening Day around here.

  • 11.09.2011 4:05 PM PDT

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<assumption>
Posted by: The Ruckus 2010
Why is it that nobody on these forums seem to know what spamming is? The words gets thrown around more than a baseball on Opening Day around here.
</assumption>

Why is it that so many people on these forums seem to assume everything? Assumptions gets thrown around more than a baseball on Opening Day around here.

  • 11.09.2011 4:09 PM PDT

Name's John. I'm a 21-year-old firefighter/EMT from lolhio who doubles as a die-hard Halo fan. I've been enjoying the franchise since 2001. My favorite iteration of Halo would have to be Halo 2 simply because I never got to experience the joy of a full-on Halo: CE LAN.


If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Oh yeah, and boot Zome.


Posted by: Majatek
<assumption>
Posted by: The Ruckus 2010
Why is it that nobody on these forums seem to know what spamming is? The words gets thrown around more than a baseball on Opening Day around here.
</assumption>

Why is it that so many people on these forums seem to assume everything? Assumptions gets thrown around more than a baseball on Opening Day around here.
Lack of maturity aside, it's hardly an assumption when it's observed on a daily basis, especially when the word's been misused by the OP twice in this thread. I believe the word you're looking for is "generalization". Christ, do we need to have a PSA on vocabulary around here?

  • 11.09.2011 4:15 PM PDT

you know what i do when i see a banshee?..... I get it and suicide dive it into the water so no one can use it for a couple of minutes >:D

[Edited on 11.09.2011 4:25 PM PST]

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