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Subject: Is the banshee overpowered?

Poll: Is the banshee overpowered?  [closed]
Yes.:  33%
(10 Votes)
Heck yes.:  67%
(20 Votes)
Total Votes: 30

I have to say the boosting capabilities and maneuvering capabilities of the banshee has earned it the title of "overpowered" in my book. Good job! In halo 1, it was at least possible to shoot down a banshee, now all the have to do is flip around in the sky, dodging everything you throw at them and shoot banshee shots and flip some more. It takes absolutely no skill at all. The ability to predict ghosts and nade them or try to lead shots on them has been seriously hampered by their ability to adjust their speed however they like it. It's funny because even though vehicles were not destructible in Halo 1, they were far more reasonable to deal with. The current mechanics have made BTB pretty much intolerable.

I refer you to this game:http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/GameStats.aspx?gameid= 877272154&player=THE%20GdaTerry

The person with the most kills got 81 with the banshee and was virtually untouched. We were constantly spawn bombed by him. How do you not see how wrong this is, Bungie? Whatever, it's clear Halo 1 was an accident, because anyone who played it would be shocked to know that the people who create that masterpiece also created this horrible frustrating mess of a game they call Halo reach.

  • 12.19.2011 8:06 AM PDT

THATS MY COOL MAN I CAN'T TAKE IT OFF!

You're late to the party, my friend.

  • 12.19.2011 8:07 AM PDT

This sig will Self-Destruct in 3.... 2.... 1.... Thank you for your time. Cookie?

Banshees have many counters:

DMR.

Warthog.

Laser.

Sniper (definitely Sniper).

EMP.

Stickies.

Boarding.

Another Banshee.



Unless you have an idiot trying to do all of these things, or if you've been completely spawn-camped, you should at least be able to pull off ONE of these things.

  • 12.19.2011 8:10 AM PDT

You can't DMR, stickie or board a banshee while it's staying high in the sky, barrel-rolling and shooting the "banshee-bomb" while spawn camping you. EMP requires some godly aim that they can easily maneuver out of, and good luck getting to the other banshee or lazer when your spawn points are being raided.

Posted by: ThunderCavaler7
Banshees have many counters:

DMR.

Warthog.

Laser.

Sniper (definitely Sniper).

EMP.

Stickies.

Boarding.

Another Banshee.



Unless you have an idiot trying to do all of these things, or if you've been completely spawn-camped, you should at least be able to pull off ONE of these things.

  • 12.19.2011 8:12 AM PDT

Banshee is made out of paper in Reach. As long as your team is not utter garbage it should be an impossible task to team-DMR the purple menace down.

Banshee is like a sparkler; it's all flashy for a while, but it will fade away in the course of a few moments.

  • 12.19.2011 8:15 AM PDT
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Inheritor #156 :p

Where is the no option? The banshee is only overpowered for people who know how to use it. If it was really overpowered every one who got into it would get unfrigs.

  • 12.19.2011 8:23 AM PDT

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Someone got butt raped by a banshee...lol

Banshee is fine the way it is. Its literally a glass cannon. Has a hell of a bomb, but can easily be destroyed.

  • 12.19.2011 8:41 AM PDT

"Come on guys, shoot the banshee!"

It only takes ~45 shots from DMRs to take it out.

  • 12.19.2011 8:52 AM PDT
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Banshee is OP and UP at the same time. It's flips and B-bomb are what make it ridiculous, but it's health and resistances, along with it's piss poor range are what can make it completely useless in some scenarios.

  • 12.19.2011 8:58 AM PDT
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Yeah I know what you're checking for.

Sadly I got my 50 after they stopped doing the stats for Halo 3 here.

Sure it's easy to destroy if you and your team are competent at aiming, but you guys are missing a very important point.

The Banshee is a major distraction, it can change games, it gives such a huge advantage to your teammates. Even if you destroyed the banshee, the enemy team may have already gotten map control because of it, and then you're screwed anyway.

  • 12.19.2011 9:16 AM PDT

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It's a glass cannon that is really nothing more than a distraction against good teams.

  • 12.19.2011 9:18 AM PDT
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Yeah I know what you're checking for.

Sadly I got my 50 after they stopped doing the stats for Halo 3 here.

It's fun as hell to use against a team full of randoms though. It's cool trying to get a ridiculous spree or make people rage quit.

  • 12.19.2011 9:24 AM PDT
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L2DMR

L2aim

L2teamshoot

  • 12.19.2011 9:25 AM PDT

http://i.imgur.com/fsISj.png

Cry some moar, the Banshee is fine.

  • 12.19.2011 9:27 AM PDT
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Posted by: tsujen
Where is the no option?
He was too mad to make a no option. Why he is mad.

[Edited on 12.19.2011 9:41 AM PST]

  • 12.19.2011 9:39 AM PDT

"What's up baby, how are you doin'? I hate the sound of my own voice and I been invited here to distract my self from the fact that I wrote all of this garbage."

I've discovered a counter to the Banshee called "everyone shoot it".

  • 12.19.2011 11:02 AM PDT

I must be a wizard

GT: apricotbasher
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INCOMING WALL OF TEXT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY PLOX.

It wasn't just the banshee that kicked your ass; you were spawn trapped hard. Something to expect when running with not so skilled randoms against a more skilled "team". At this point since I bet none of your team were attempting to teamshoot as is the case the majority of times this happens due to "giving up" and getting hit hard by your opponents DMRs (who are probs on utopie's mountain tops), you can either quit out, cloak and go HLG or continue to get spawn trapped into oblivion.




Also not to mention that you don't get spawned outside the DANGER ZONE if you're being spawn trapped, so it's partly bad mechanics but mainly a gap between skillsets.

  • 12.19.2011 11:10 AM PDT
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Posted by: apricotbasher
Also not to mention that you don't get spawned outside the DANGER ZONE if you're being spawn trapped, so it's partly bad mechanics but mainly a gap between skillsets.


^ the only relative comment so far

  • 12.19.2011 11:33 AM PDT

This guy sounds like the type i spawn kill over and over again on Invasion Spire with the Banshee

  • 12.19.2011 2:55 PM PDT

Fhtagn

The banshee's not that hard to kill, I would just like to get the opportunity to try to evade the bomb without using AL. With the auto-aim and the tank-wide explosion, there's just no way you can avoid a bomb without any cover.

  • 12.19.2011 2:58 PM PDT

chances are I don't care who you are or what you say.

it is in no way OP

ya its attacks are amazing, but it is made of tin foil

  • 12.19.2011 2:59 PM PDT
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no

  • 12.19.2011 3:02 PM PDT

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Gen Petitt Day
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Y so biased OP?

U mad?

  • 12.19.2011 3:02 PM PDT

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Goat was famous. Irie was infamous. Gh0st was FaMaS.

My stats in Halol 4

Typical Waypoint post.
no it's "its got to go" you wouldn't say the "it is got to go" would you?

roflmao, you lost to Dog TripleHarly.

  • 12.19.2011 3:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: Horse Repairman
RC RuNz the internet. Like the superintendent.

Posted by: SouthPoIe
Clone is an internet God.

Posted by: DerpRoids
RC Clone is the anti-thesis of a lurker.

It was perfect in halo 3. Not too strong and not too weak. It also wasn't an automatic win.

  • 12.19.2011 3:05 PM PDT

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