I still have halo reach and it’s easily one of my favorites besides two things armor lock and that banshee. I know it’s too late to post anything about it but I would like to know how many people feel the same way about that banshee. It singly handedly killed invasion for me which is annoying because it was easily my favorite game mode in reach because elites looked so badass. But anyways I would love to know what people think.
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> I still have halo reach and it’s easily one of my favorites besides two things armor lock and that banshee. I know it’s too late to post anything about it but I would like to know how many people feel the same way about that banshee. It singly handedly killed invasion for me which is annoying because it was easily my favorite game mode in reach because elites looked so badass. But anyways I would love to know what people think.
Yeah, i 100% agree with you. The banshee in reach was super overpowered. The cooldown on the evade ability in banshees was WAY too fast. It was basically impossible to hit them because all they did was spam evade, and by the time you were able to get a shot in on them the fuel rod cannon on them hit you. They’re basically spawn camping machines. ESPECIALLY when the enemy team is all partied up and tryharding together. Those two reasons are why I never play btb in reach lmao
The stuff of nightmares.
The Banshee in Reach is the reason why I adapted the challenge from Borderlands 'If it Flies, It Dies." as a verbal motto towards these flying menaces, provided it is an enemy using one. It becomes priority one if it is present.
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> The Banshee in Reach is the reason why I adapted the challenge from Borderlands 'If it Flies, It Dies." as a verbal motto towards these flying menaces, provided it is an enemy using one. It becomes priority one if it is present.
“If it flies, it dies”… I love it.
Pray for a tank or Spartan laser heck even a sniper…
Otherwise you’re bound to lose
And this is why i always keep at least 2 or 3 shots in my Sniper Rifle on Invasion, in case someone tries to go full Star Fox in a Banshee.
The thing I honestly find it to be worse is that the Covei vehicles don’t have any sort of protection. Anyone can just get there and steal it, while UNSC vehicles get comfortable in their garage drinking their oil cafe, waiting for a Spartan to drive them off. I don’t mind if the Elites have it, since the core is always in a closed space impossible for any vehicle to get in, saving the Spartans from the menace. However, if the Spartans have it, it becomes unbearable for the Elites and makes the game SUPER unfair. How didn’t Bungie though of these flaws?
EDIT: I also think it’s ok for the Elites because… well, it’s their air vehicle. Spartans have the Falcon.
The elites definitely need better options in taking banshees down.
Fortunately on most maps, the elites get access to Dmrs and Focus rifles, all of which can help in taking it down. The banshee also spawns pretty far in most maps, so it’s not too easy to steal one. Use jet packs or evade to avoid the banshee bombs. You can also get to high ground and jump to a lower platform to make it harder for them to hit you if you feel that a banshee is targeting you, it requires a bit of timing for this method.
The banshee is easily at its worst in the spire because there aren’t free dmrs on the map, and they spawn the banshee in a way that makes it easily stolen. It actually becomes a detriment rather than an asset because of how risky the map spawns it. Your best bet would be to emp it with a plasma pistol, steal a sniper rifle, whittle it down with a focus rifle, steal a dmr/AR/grenade launcher, or somehow take a spartan vehicle.
Of course the best solution is preventing it from getting stolen in the first place, but it’s easier said than done.
I usually just shoot them with a scorpion or snipe them, nothing quiet takes out a banshee like a high explosive round fired from half a kilometer away
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> I usually just shoot them with a scorpion or snipe them, nothing quiet takes out a banshee like a high explosive round fired from half a kilometer away
What if you’re an Elite and the Sniper isn’t available? >:D
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> What if you’re an Elite and the Sniper isn’t available? >:D
the tracking EMP shot from a plasma pistol does nicely
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> the tracking EMP shot from a plasma pistol does nicely
Being so fast, rarely was I able to EMP… more so, to destroy it because it’s teammates usually ambush and kill me so…
Easier said then done. 
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> Being so fast, rarely was I able to EMP… more so, to destroy it because it’s teammates usually ambush and kill me so…
> Easier said then done.
well, im usually not an elite for this exact reason 
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> the tracking EMP shot from a plasma pistol does nicely
No it doesn’t, the plasma pistol’s tracking isn’t as large as halo 5’s. The tracking range is very short and can be maneuvered away if the player doesn’t predict where the banshee is going to go. Grenade launcher works much better, and they are both loadout weapons. Granted it can be effective if you land the charge shot, but most shots will definitely miss. I usually find it more effective to use a focus rifle or a dmr and just spam shots with a jet pack. The pistol along with plasma grenades is more of a deterant than the main method.