Halo 4 will have a vehicle that flies in a similar manner that the Banshee does. This kind of vehicle has been a mainstay of the Halo series since it was in CE’s campaign. However, a new game and a new setting will allow 343 to make some changes on how this equivalent will perform. My initial suggestion would be to remove the mortar and machine gun and replace them with a weaker, longer range and rapid fire mortar akin to a concussion rifle or brute shot. This would validate the use of vehicles main gun in multiplayer and campaign and balance air-to-infantry combat without tarnishing the equivalent’s function of destroying vehicles.
I’d like to see some more use of gauss guns.
The Hornet was a much better equivalent to the banshee. With a few adjustments from the Halo 3 versions they can be equal counterparts. The Falcon was a unneeded addition that should just be forgot about.
> The Hornet was a much better equivalent to the banshee. With a few adjustments from the Halo 3 versions they can be equal counterparts. The Falcon was a unneeded addition that should just be forgot about.
i like the falcon way more than the hornet, the falcon seems cooler even though it doesnt have a main gun in MM or customs.
> The Hornet was a much better equivalent to the banshee. With a few adjustments from the Halo 3 versions they can be equal counterparts. The Falcon was a unneeded addition that should just be forgot about.
The Falcon fulfilled a different function than the Banshee. A Falcon is basically a flying Warthog, which I really think the game needs for variety.
The Hornet was nice without missles, but I do like how a Banshee does actually force the pilot into closer range than a Hornet does. A Hornet is much more difficult to board than a Banshee because it can run away and shoot you simultaneously.
The Banshee’s original purpose was to bomb hogs and shades to get their gunners to stop firing/kill the gunner, annoy tanks, flip ghosts, and pursue high priority infantry.
It was mostly meant as a distraction and the flying equivalent of Ghosts: a scout.
I’d like to see multiple air vehicles for each faction in Halo 4. A jet-like vehicle (eg Banshee) and a helicopter-like vehicle (Falcon/Hornet) for both/each factions.