Anyone else prefer the classic look of the banshee before Reach came out? I really wish halo 4 didn’t keep the the Reach banshee…
I prefer everything about the classic. No overpowered bombs and it wasn’t too hard to kill on your own.
The Reach design is hideous and I hate it. It has stubby wings. >:(
It looked like they were going with the halo 3 design in the concept art too? Maybe it will change or maybe they are using both? i don’t know we will have to wait and see.
the bomb was over powered but I liked the design
in the concept art it shows the classic banshee’s so maybe they are place holders?
Hopefully a placeholder. Seeing as Reach’s design was meant to be a previous iteration of Halo 3’s it makes little sense to revert back to it.
I like Reach’s design though.
Besides the Banshee, I’m liking the sleek bluish look of the Ghost.
> Anyone else prefer the classic look of the banshee before Reach came out? I really wish halo 4 didn’t keep the the Reach banshee…
The Reach, CE, Halo 2, and Halo 3 Banshees are the same Banshee but with graphics updates by the way.
I’m glad they’re keeping the Reach design for the Banshee, it looks a lot more alien, yet more aerodynamic.
Of course, just because they kept the look, it doesn’t mean that it will act the same.
> Besides the Banshee, I’m liking the sleek bluish look of the Ghost.
Agreed! The dark blue looks really good on it!
Yeah I was REALLY hoping they’d bring the classic design back.
Reach Banshee design Pros:
-more maneuverable
-easier to fit in closed spaces
Cons:
-it’s been the same thing 3 times now: Reach, Anniversary, H4. It’s getting old. I think it needs an update. Some green on the top of the hull would be nice but I’d like to see substantial changes
-contrails, lights, and smoke. Will that be returning from Anniversary? The Banshee in that game was more acceptable since it had CE’s Banshee characteristic attributes
-will the CE classic wail return? That’s how the Banshee got it’s name! It would be an insult if it didn’t have the wail
I loved the Reach design, it seemed more realistic and functional when compared to the previous iterations of the Banshee. Plus, covie tech doesnt change that much, I would doubt that they will have a new design. Maybe In halo 5 using the Xbox 720 it will change because of more advanced hardware and less limitations on what 343 can do with the game now.
> Reach Banshee design Pros:
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> -more maneuverable
> -easier to fit in closed spaces
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> Cons:
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> -<mark>it’s been the same thing 3 times now: Reach, Anniversary, H4. It’s getting old.</mark> I think it needs an update. Some green on the top of the hull would be nice but I’d like to see substantial changes
> -contrails, lights, and smoke. Will that be returning from Anniversary? The Banshee in that game was more acceptable since it had CE’s Banshee characteristic attributes
> -will the CE classic wail return? That’s how the Banshee got it’s name! It would be an insult if it didn’t have the wail
so is the old design and it been in 4 games: CE H2 H3 H3ODST
> Reach Banshee design Pros:
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> -more maneuverable
> -easier to fit in closed spaces
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> Cons:
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> -it’s been the same thing 3 times now: Reach, Anniversary, H4. It’s getting old. I think it needs an update. Some green on the top of the hull would be nice but I’d like to see substantial changes
> -contrails, lights, and smoke. Will that be returning from Anniversary? The Banshee in that game was more acceptable since it had CE’s Banshee characteristic attributes
> -will the CE classic wail return? That’s how the Banshee got it’s name! It would be an insult if it didn’t have the wail
Well we saw the classic Banshee in Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST and Halo Wars, yet people still want it back. (myself not included). So this design getting old isn’t necessarily true. I would want to see the wail return, since it is what makes the Banshee a Banshee after all.
Does anyone have the full banshee pic. I have only seen it from the back.
There’s pros and cons to each of the banshee designs we have seen so far. This is 3 years after the end of the war, though. Numerous benefits from cooperation with humans and forerunner tech would make a new banshee possible in this game. I’d like to see an amazing design based on both variants we have seen, with a compact profile but that looks less bulky and stubby as the halo reach one but without the unnecessarily long wing pods from H1,2 3 and ODST. I’d also like the green sheen at the top from Halo 3 and the wail/sound that they emitted in Halo 1, which I think is one of the defining aspects of the Banshee. Also, light trails… I miss those.
I want the classic back, the way it looked and the way it performed.