Talk:Banshee/@comment-196.221.222.176-20160328101823/@comment-174.94.37.251-20160413165749

The ultimate point is DESIGN -- a cone blind for Banshee won't be any different from Inaros' Dessicate, and the first ability at that. Prism's design is different from Radial Blind's design. Divine Spears' design is far different from Rhino Stomp, etc. A ragdoll effect at least stays true to the idea that Sonic Boom is of a force or pressure, unique to Banshee.

In terms of Silence, it currently has two effects -- one initial (the stun) and one duration (the deafening effect). Did you ever think you can use duration effect outside of stealth? No. You're only using it for the stun, and an unreliable one at that, unless you want to run max Narrow Minded and making her a one-skill frame. The skill itself isn't useless, but the duration is, and that needs to be tweaked.

I think using Silence as the catalyst is a very fair idea, except for the disarm--I'm fickle for that one. It creates a nice synergy that doesn't require you to push 40 buttons to have the desired effect, and it also gives its duration effect a sense of purpose. Banshee wouldn't be any more of a power creep if she stays as fragile and visible as she is now. Would she go from the least to most used frame if that Silence change ever happens? I think that's an overstatement. She would at least be more recognized since her skills will only be augmented with another effect.

If she had that cone blind, now that, I think, would take her from the least to most used frame, which still is an overstatement, but you can't kill what you can't see.