Talk:Banshee/@comment-50.81.208.16-20180405070051/@comment-28106299-20180529161432

I truly do not understand the Banshee hate by some players on this forum. Usually, the argument is limited to "she's bad" or "she's shit", or something about her fan base being less competent. So I guess most arguments are rather ignorable, to say the least.

What exactly do you mean by she's bad? No, she can't face-tank. No, she can't push one button anymore and perma-CC an entire cell to death (well, you CAN perma-CC a cell with Sound Quake, but it won't die like it used to with the augment). No, she's not hyper-mobile like certain other frames.

On the other hand... show me a single other frame that posesses one of the best, if not THE best, damage multiplier buff in the game combined with being able to strip enemies' armor. Not to mention that with a bit of power range and Natural Talent, Sonic Boom is actually very reliable as CC (which I seriously doubt most of the players who bash her have ever tried). Silence allows Banshee to OHKO most enemies with ease, and Sound Quake is one of the best long-range CCs in the game given its energy cost, if your goal is complete lockdown of enemies.

Different skillsets allow different playstyles. I'm not sure what content you're on, but if you regularly stick to sorties content, then there are alot of frame combinations that can wipe out an entire cell by clicking a button. While Banshee can't keeping herself from getting oneshot against as high level enemies as many other frames, she CAN on the other hand kill them easier than most.

Face-tank frames do well quite late into the game, and by all means, I usually enjoy playing these myself from time to time. Just rest assured, if you play for long enough, you'll eventually realize that if you take a hit from a level 500 Bombard it doesn't matter if you're Chroma or Banshee. You're dead, and that's that. The difference is that a solo Banshee actually has a chance of killing the Bombard by stripping his armor and doing enough damage while he's scrambling on the ground, not being able to get up from Sonic Boom, or just stabbing him with a dagger equipped with Covert Lethality.

Also, while I won't paint any dream pictures about Banshee's survivability anytime soon, Operator mode has made all squishy frames, including Banshee, ALOT safer to play. Get used to Operator mode, and your Banshee will survive alot longer in the higher levels.