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Subject: Are "Banshees" "fair"?
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Poll: Are Banshees "fair"?  [closed]
Yes:  60%
(24 Votes)
No:  8%
(3 Votes)
Depends on what mode we're playing, and with who:  10%
(4 Votes)
they're alright as long as you don't hog them.:  22%
(9 Votes)
Total Votes: 40

People who complain about banshees not being fair tick me off. who are you, and what do you have against banshees? Who's with me!

by the way, this will be my last post for the day. (sorry "Lone Ranger", I know how much you like flaming me)

[Edited on 5/24/2004 4:16:14 PM]

  • 05.24.2004 4:14 PM PDT
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I think Banshees are fair. They are not that hard to kill, but they can get annoying by sneaking up on you from behind and ramming you.

  • 05.24.2004 4:17 PM PDT
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Banshess are "fair" thats like saying being killed when your out of ammo is unfair
This is a war sonny boy!!
Also get a rocket launcher then send a homing missle towards his purple flying ass! SEe whats fair then!

[Edited on 5/24/2004 4:18:33 PM]

  • 05.24.2004 4:17 PM PDT
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Its ok as long as you are playing with more than 8 peiple.

  • 05.24.2004 4:19 PM PDT
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They can be pretty irritating in the PC version, but I think that's because Gearbox did a pittiful job balancing the new stuff they added....Bungie is doing the Banshee's in Halo 2, so I think it'll be more fair. Also, there is now target-tracking, so hitting them with a rocket shouldn't be too hard.

  • 05.24.2004 4:21 PM PDT
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They do balance out the tanks very nicely, and can be killed easily with continuous AR fire.
Which is the only thing the AR is good for.

  • 05.24.2004 4:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: DrummDragon
They do balance out the tanks very nicely, and can be killed easily with continuous AR fire.
Which is the only thing the AR is good for.


:O

I hope you're kidding. I think that the AR is one of the best weapons in the game. Especially when paired with the plasma pistol, it's unstoppable. I wouldn't trade my AR for anything, except maybe a new Battle Rifle.

  • 05.24.2004 4:28 PM PDT
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Woah??????? I heard homing missle with a rocket launcher?????? How do you do that?????

  • 05.24.2004 4:30 PM PDT
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The AR is a dire weapon, it struggles to hit a barn door from 20 paces, and these are grunt paces im talking about. Give me a pistol over an assault rifle any day, hell give me a couple of rocks over an AR....
However the new battle rifle looks ace! 3 shot bursts should keep accuracy high, and it doubles as a nice little mini sniper!

  • 05.24.2004 4:31 PM PDT
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The new missle launcher has lock on capabilities, just go into zoom, get a target locked into your reticle (when the reticle goes red) and fire... The missle will then track its target and hit home. as shown in the E3 demo. and if you havent seen that yet then stop now and find it!

  • 05.24.2004 4:33 PM PDT
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homing rocket launcher is on halo 2 thats what he was talking about

  • 05.24.2004 4:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Endnote
The AR is a dire weapon, it struggles to hit a barn door from 20 paces, and these are grunt paces im talking about. Give me a pistol over an assault rifle any day, hell give me a couple of rocks over an AR....
However the new battle rifle looks ace! 3 shot bursts should keep accuracy high, and it doubles as a nice little mini sniper!


If it weren't forbidden, I'd call you the "n" word. The one that says you don't know how to operate the gun properly. When used correctly, it's one of the best weapons in the game. The only reason I beat Legendary the first time through was the AR. Sure it's not nearly as effective in MP, especially against the MD6. But go up against an Elite, and it'll clober the pistol.

  • 05.24.2004 4:37 PM PDT
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ahh now i agree here, single player the assault rifle I like, but it has been about 3 months since i played a single player campaign, and i was talking about multiplayer games, Sorry I should've made that clear! But id still choose a pistol over it anyday...
And i think you were a little harsh dissing my skill =P i was only expressing an opinion!

[Edited on 5/24/2004 4:42:00 PM]

  • 05.24.2004 4:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: Endnote
The AR is a dire weapon, it struggles to hit a barn door from 20 paces, and these are grunt paces im talking about. Give me a pistol over an assault rifle any day, hell give me a couple of rocks over an AR....
However the new battle rifle looks ace! 3 shot bursts should keep accuracy high, and it doubles as a nice little mini sniper!

What have you been smokin'? I don't drop my assault rifle unless I run out of ammo ( or if there's a shotgun around). Learn to use the AR, then tell me what you think of it.

  • 05.24.2004 4:46 PM PDT
Subject: they are fair
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i will say though that their fairness is contingent on the weapons being balanced enough to allow enemies to fight back. I once played a game mode in BG where we started with plas rifles, pistols were replaced by ARs, shotguns with plas rifles, and i dont think i even made it mid map to find out what was up with the rockits.

You spawned and didnt even get time to charge a shot before you were either blown to hell by the tank camped out back or mowed down by the shee hovering over the base.

In an odd twist though, the admin was playing, and actually set the weapons to normal when i commented that the weapons set didnt allow for a fair fight...really nice guy, he was.

  • 05.24.2004 4:47 PM PDT
Subject: Are "Banshees" "fair"?
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*sighs* why are you assuming I cant use the AR?? I can use it fine, I merely prefer the pistol! anyway this is off topic!

  • 05.24.2004 4:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sephman
I think Banshees are fair. They are not that hard to kill, but they can get annoying by sneaking up on you from behind and ramming you.


Ahem, did u say [color=red] NOT [/color] hard to kill? Then u anit played online with people. Or ur crazy, or I'm crazy, or fell into the Twilight Zone. but I'm pret-ay sure ur insane

  • 05.24.2004 4:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: Endnote
*sighs* why are you assuming I cant use the AR?? I can use it fine, I merely prefer the pistol! anyway this is off topic!


I may've sounded harsh, I was just kidding though. I like it, but it's fine you don't.

  • 05.24.2004 5:01 PM PDT
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Dude holy craup, banshees are like so vunrable, i'd rather be using my ghost domonation and besides in halo 2 physics will be updated so poor little banshee hogs will be sniped out of thier flying death traps when i get the SR.

  • 05.24.2004 5:06 PM PDT
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Banshees are fair and ppl who complain about them are wussies. and if they had the chance (or the skill) to get one, they would.
also, shouldnt this belong in the Maw section? cause u cant use banshees in xbox version

  • 05.24.2004 5:09 PM PDT
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lol when that dude said that he was gonna call that other dude the "n" word i was all like what the -blam!-, but then i got it. :-D

pistol > assault rifle

sometimes you can get a kill with the AR against someone with a pistol, but most of the time they will send you to hell...

everything's fair in love and..

  • 05.24.2004 5:24 PM PDT