banshee vs PPA (help me understand)

VR training just got splash, so naturally I tried the banshee for TR. Here's what I learned:
The banshee seems much more powerful. It has a much faster TTK vs infantry and has faster bullet velocity. It does go through its magazine fast, but it seems far better than the light ppa. What is the advantage of the PPA? Spam isn't really an advantage, as an ESF can't afford to stick around, it'll die fast. The banshee seems far more powerful.

Banshee is better at everything, there really isn't a debate.

L.PPA has more style.

Seems balanced.

People find cherry picked stats then cry OP on forumside. Instead of learning to use their weapons. They cry to get ours nerfed, and it works

Banshee needs toning down a touch ..

Y no love for AH

PPA is easier to use though.

Actually could you explain how they are balanced? As far as I could tell the banshee had a faster ttk, and better bullet velocity. When I fly my scythe with the light PPA mag size isn't really a concern of mine, as you don't need much in a mag for hit and run. Please elaborate though, I would like to know.

How so?

Banshee is better for taking out small yet tight clumps of infantry and is decent against air. PPA is better for sustained fire, large open areas full of infantry (Think infantry footzerg).

No mention on AH... qq.


And I feel the PPA preforms better , but that's only my point of view.

That's just because the AH is so different they aren't really comparable

Splash damage mainly.

Banshee has a higher skill cap, but PPA has a higher skill floor.

This makes sense. I also think PPA has more splash. The only problem I see with the PPA is that sustained fire is suicide, as ESFs die so quickly vs AA. You can't stay in one place.

Yes the banshee has all these stats, but you also have to take in how the weapons works. The PPA has minimal drop, and can kill at longer ranges faster. Yes close up the banshee kills faster but go further away (which you would want to be because nobosy wants to be close to anti-air) then the PPA is the better weapon.

It is not the light ppa that is op. It is the ground ppa but it is not really op. It it the magriders ability to get to nice places where the ppa is OP. Also the cone of fire is pretty OP.

I do not think the Banshee is OP. IF something is OP is the AH. It reks infantry AND air. They should nerf it against air and buff it against infantry to compensate.

Ground PPA was already nerfed. AH was nerfed against air. Now that I think about it have you played in the past 4 months?

I'd rather buff the PPA.

ESFs pay a heavy price by equipping weapons like the Banshee, such as becoming free kills for other ESFs.

I HATE the Banshee, but the PPA has larger splash and more damage per shot. So, if someone is heavily damaged, the PPA is one of those finisher weapons. It could use a slight (VERY SLIGHT) increase in RoF.