Banshee

...what? im sorry, i just didnt understand your post.

 

reaver aoe ground attack
banshee aoe ground attack

 

I think he's trying to say that the Banshee is like the Terran equivalent to the Reaver, except it flies instead.

 

An ability should complement and be characteristic of the type of unit that uses it, you wouldn't give a medic yamato cannon would you? I guess I can see your point, it may be a little redundant, and since they get a cloaking ability they probably won't get a second ability unless Blizzard decides to not give banshee's the ability to cloak. Also, since the Battlecruisers are getting that yamato torpedo attack there is already an attack for large air-to-ground damage. Yet again, if they get rid of that idea, a cluster bomb attack might be a nice addition.

Furthermore, how much of an area is the aoe of a normal attack going to be? Not that much probably, a cluster bomb attack that spreads a wide area with moderate damage would be a good supplement to the banshee. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and I still kind of like it, but whatever, doesn't seem like anyone else does.

 

I got the feeling the Banshee drops multiples of small bombs, not just one blast at a time which would kind of be like cluster bombs. Who knows till we see it firing clearly.

 

^i have a feeling its gonna have valkyrie-like attack that hits ground. or, a bunch of small bombs lol.

 

I'm pretty sure it shoots missiles, so it's not really a "bomber". If it in fact does drop bombs as its normal attack I am wrong and I would retract my idea.

 

ah. thanks for the translation.

 

missiles are sometimes called bombs. (watch the movie stealth). and i said valk-like attack. valks shoot missiles, but i put that thing on the end because it might just drop bombs.

 

Well just to clarify by missiles I mean a projectile that flies into its target through use of its own propulsion, bombs being just free falling munitions(guided or not). I think it will fire single missiles for its attack, more like an attack helicopter than a bomber. And I don't think it's going to shoot a rocket barrage like the valkyries, but who knows I guess.

 

Actually the Valkyrie fires concussion missiles which are supposed to "explode" before they reach the target and cause damage over a larger area. That's why you see the ripples in SC1. I would assume that the AOE attack for the Banshee will be something like if someone were to throw marbles at you... It has a kind of lazy effect where the balls fall using just gravity. So the faster the unit is moving the faster the "missile" fires.

 

i said valk-like attack. not a valk attack. i meant that as a volley of missiles, not necesserily what the valks do.

 

If I'm not mistaken, I think that's how it was described in the source article(s). That the banshee ground attack is like the valkyrie's attack in that it is a volley of many rounds of shots.

 

I hope that that's true, because that sounds like the ultimate economy abuser. Just cloak 2 or 3, fly in from behind, run rounna back, and then all the unsuspecting drones, probes or SCVs just get blown to smithereens. That'd be very satisfying to do to someone.

 

I don't think the banshee would really be comparable to the reaver.  Just like corsair and reaver both had splash damage, but it's not really the same thing.  You couldn't really say corsair was the flying reaver or the that the reaver was corsair on the ground.

Anyway, banshee is a wonderful upgrade from the wraith.  Lovely.  It was about time that Terran air was a little threathening to Zerg, bring it on.

 

Valks were actually pretty good against Z, except everyone forgot about it. Shame...

 

at least the weak wraith has been removed

 

I like that they finally have a small massable ship that is good versus ground (aside from the gaurdian).

 

Banshees look like sexy beasts.

And cloaked good VS ground units with an anti ground bomb?
I'm going to have worker killing sprees.

 

ah damnit. Do banshees cloak at least?

I like the idea of it except it looks so hideiously ugly.