In addition to updating the playlists for the Halo 3 beta, Bungie has dropped in another little surprise as well. Log on to the Halo 3 beta and start up a game of Big Team Training, and you will now find a Banshee in Valhalla. Specifically, there is one Banshee at each base. Someone is bound to pick one up at the beginning of each match, so we suggest you keep the missile pod handy. Of course, there are already players using the Banshee to find a way out of the map, which you can observe in the video above.
So, has anyone tried out the Banshee? Is it new and improved or just more of the same?
[Via CVG. Thanks, Pedro Monscooch]
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Reader Comments (16)
Posted: May 22nd 2007 1:36PM DjDATZ said
The banshee is awesome fun! Make sure you spot the other banshee before it spots you...as you then will probably win the dogfight...
Posted: May 22nd 2007 1:44PM Cerixus said
On adding a flying vehicle to a beta map designed only for foot soldiers:
Ooops!
Ooops!
Posted: May 22nd 2007 2:37PM (Unverified) said
It's pretty much same old same old...seems as if their weapons are a bit stronger...
Posted: May 22nd 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said
I found another way out of the map without the banshee you can walk underneath the water pop out and shoot people and duck back under you go in between 2 rocks and crouch walk out into deeper water
Posted: May 22nd 2007 2:13PM (Unverified) said
reminds me of unreal 2003
Posted: May 22nd 2007 2:36PM (Unverified) said
Seems harder to control, maybe I'm just rusty. But the plasma cannon is a nice addition.
Still, what is worse is when your banshee gets shot down, and the enemy banshee runs around terrorizing your team. It's a touch bird to down when all you've got is a portable chaingun and ARs.
Still, what is worse is when your banshee gets shot down, and the enemy banshee runs around terrorizing your team. It's a touch bird to down when all you've got is a portable chaingun and ARs.
Posted: May 22nd 2007 2:37PM (Unverified) said
i love the new banshee its really fun and the new designs on the side look amasing the bomb seems alittle glitchy for me and does not do splash effect it just ges through the ground im sure its just a bug after all its a beta for a reason.
Posted: May 22nd 2007 3:41PM (Unverified) said
The new Banshee takes skill to fly, you can no longer point its nose vertically down so if you want to kill someone on foor you have to take a running pass. Further more it no longer is as easy to control as the old banshee but that's a good thing, since it separates the good pilots from the bad ones.
The new design is really nice with the hues of purple blue and green changing as the light reflects off of it.
I believe this isn't the only surprise before the beta ends. I suspected they would add big team battle but vehicles? Bungie are clever ones.
The new design is really nice with the hues of purple blue and green changing as the light reflects off of it.
I believe this isn't the only surprise before the beta ends. I suspected they would add big team battle but vehicles? Bungie are clever ones.
Posted: May 22nd 2007 5:00PM (Unverified) said
Nice to see the modders just giving Bungie their gamertags.
Posted: May 22nd 2007 5:06PM Djtodd said
The Banshee is different as others have stated. First of all it has the "green torpedo" and it also doesn't dive quite as steeply. Don't complain about it killing you while on foot when there is a laser in the middle of the map AND a freakin' missile pod that can lock onto an vehicle in BOTH bases!
Posted: May 22nd 2007 5:09PM (Unverified) said
@ The Kraig
This video comes from a respected halo tricking site (HighimpactHalo). They are not modding in any form. Think before you post.
I think the new banshee is a little hard to control but it should be better once I get used to it.
This video comes from a respected halo tricking site (HighimpactHalo). They are not modding in any form. Think before you post.
I think the new banshee is a little hard to control but it should be better once I get used to it.
Posted: May 22nd 2007 6:40PM (Unverified) said
What was the song?
Posted: May 22nd 2007 9:03PM (Unverified) said
the song is called "Song 2" from Blur
Posted: May 23rd 2007 3:31AM (Unverified) said
yeah last night I was playing a game and a guy showed me how to go out into the ocean like that, he didn't have a mike but it was cool. the banshee is sweet.the beta is sweet. hopefully they change things up again next week!
Posted: May 23rd 2007 6:17AM (Unverified) said
You're fucking retarded if you think getting out the map with a Banshee is the same as modding...
Posted: May 23rd 2007 9:22AM (Unverified) said
Green Torpedo.
It's called a "Fuel Rod Canon"
It's called a "Fuel Rod Canon"
