James DeGriz, on 19 November 2014 - 04:58 AM, said:
This dyed in the wool Highlander pilot has never really "felt" Banshees due to the focus of torso mounted hard points. Reading some of these posts though, I'm definitely tempted to try one.
Someone somewhere said Banshees are the Assault for people who dont 'fit' the usual Assault mold.
The M with a XL400 feels like a slow Medium. Some say the XL hurts survivability but, you have 2 shields arms and twist quickly. Pulse lasers have short burn so the facetime is less that you would think.
I feels awesome just popping up over a ridge with a short burn @50 damage alpha when they dont expect that assault to be able to get up the hill in the first place.
Its more forgiving about bad positioning as well, you can actually get away from a bad spot.
The E is the Dakka Super Sayan IS king. 3AC% with quirks that are meaty. 2 shield arms. Requires more facetime but at 15 pinpoint damage @per second, not much facetime needed...
The S...the weakest of the banshees but also the cheapest. Yeah. Cheap. As in no upgrade CHEAP.
2LL rest ML, and everything else in (41)SHS!!!!!!!! Fantastic Tuesday has a funny vid about this.
Makes grinding cheaper...what OTHER chassis can boast that??? Certain Locusts? And it is a decent build for Pugandia as well.
Banshees really benefit from being mastered though. the extra speed and cooling help.
I have Banshees for IS and Whales for Clan...not really interested in anything else.