Being a edo is a disadvantage.

[Rayder]

I've been seeing lots of hyped up comments saying how crap the previous kage were(the ones kabuto summoned).When you're a edo you don't have your mind and the person who is controlling you is choosing your actions.The person who is controlling does not know their strenghts,weaknesses,or all their jutsu,he only knows by reputation.
Also the strength and efficiency of the edo tensei decreases a little bit depending on how many the person is controlling and seeing how many people kabuto is controlling the edo's is not as good as it would be if it was the only edo summoned.The person being controlled can't make strategies either.

In the battle Naruto,Killerb,Itachi vs Nagato,kabuto did not know that nagato was not very mobile and thought that because nagato had rinnegan he could anticipate where the shuriken jutsu was coming from.You need more than 1 body and have that body watching the attack to dodge it.If nagato wasn't an edo then he still would have lost but fought a lot better.Also with the third raikage kabuto didn't know about the scar and if the third raikage was not a edo he would have realized what naruto was doing.Heck,he didn't even know the third raikage had black lightning.
Being a edo also helps you regenerate but it takes several minutes to regenerate and leaves you open to being sealed,it will also regenerate even with attacks that you could have taken.

There are more disadvantages than advantages for edo's.

 

[x15751x]

Nicely reasoned.

 

[Sharingdork]

Well, Kabuto gave them a goal, and then let them accomplish that goal however they wanted. Kabuto wasn't controlling them, it was more like "Capture Naruto and Killer Bee. Kill everyone else. I don't care how you do it."

the only thing in your argument I agree with is the regenerating bit.

 

[aniwth0z]

yes but they can't die
there is no bigger advantage

 

[Rayder]

yes but they can't die
there is no bigger advantage

They can't die but they can be sealed.None of the edo's are as mobile as they were before since it's like controlling a puppet it won't walk as fluidly as a normal human,therefore it will be easier to attack.Soon as you stab it or something it will regenerate then just have someone who can seal,seal them.Much easier then having to kill them.

 

[Tosen]

And also you lose ur weapons u had in ur life like Sasori with his puppets etc etc...

 

[Rayder]

And also you lose ur weapons u had in ur life like Sasori with his puppets etc etc...

True. + Rep

 

[RikudoSageNaruto]

They walk just fine (mobile) Is you only saying this because nagato couldnt move because nagato couldnt even walk when he was alive

 

[Rayder]

They walk just fine (mobile) Is you only saying this because nagato couldnt move because nagato couldnt even walk when he was alive

They can walk fine but not as good when as when they were alive.Nagato couldn't walk when he met naruto when he was alive because of using the paths too much.Nagato can walk but not if he has been using the paths for long periods.

 

[torosi]

They can walk fine but not as good when as when they were alive.Nagato couldn't walk when he met naruto when he was alive because of using the paths too much.Nagato can walk but not if he has been using the paths for long periods.

nothing in the manga states that they cant move as good as when they are alive, and on the nagato subject, the edo summons are brought back in the state in with they have died and in nagato's case he died very frail and weak from over using his paths so that's the main reason why he needed itachi's help to walk. the only down sides to edo is if you are ninja like the seven swordsmen that rely on their swords, they aren't summoned with them. another down side is that if the summons don't obey the summoner's orders they are forced to fight. that's about it so being edo doesn't have huge disadvantages like you say but they have minor inconveniences.

 

[LolaxXx]

I've been seeing lots of hyped up comments saying how crap the previous kage were(the ones kabuto summoned).When you're a edo you don't have your mind and the person who is controlling you is choosing your actions.The person who is controlling does not know their strenghts,weaknesses,or all their jutsu,he only knows by reputation.
Also the strength and efficiency of the edo tensei decreases a little bit depending on how many the person is controlling and seeing how many people kabuto is controlling the edo's is not as good as it would be if it was the only edo summoned.The person being controlled can't make strategies either.

In the battle Naruto,Killerb,Itachi vs Nagato,kabuto did not know that nagato was not very mobile and thought that because nagato had rinnegan he could anticipate where the shuriken jutsu was coming from.You need more than 1 body and have that body watching the attack to dodge it.If nagato wasn't an edo then he still would have lost but fought a lot better.Also with the third raikage kabuto didn't know about the scar and if the third raikage was not a edo he would have realized what naruto was doing.Heck,he didn't even know the third raikage had black lightning.
Being a edo also helps you regenerate but it takes several minutes to regenerate and leaves you open to being sealed,it will also regenerate even with attacks that you could have taken.

There are more disadvantages than advantages for edo's.

Well, Kabuto is letting Madara fight on his own, so its up to the user to decide how much control they wanna put over the revived person. I agree with you on the difference in battle style where the person would fight alot better if they conrolled themselves rather than the summoner control them, because as you said, their movesets would be based on what the controller knew, and not what the actual person did. The regenerating bit is pretty good. But think about it, how many people, main characters, actually know how to seal. Mostly fodder know how to do it. So edo has its advantages, just like any jutsu, depends on how and when you use it.

 

[iSpeak]

If you are on the same side as Kabuto (or whoever is in control) then you have 0 disadvantages.
Kabuto allows everybody on his side to do as they please, since they are no threat to him. For example, Deidara chose his attacks (like when he wanted use C0), and Kabuto allowed madara to do as he pleases, since they are on the same team anyway. Everybody in the Akatsuki (apart from Itachi and Nagato since they weren't really bad), Madara and the GinKin brothers had control over their actions. But the others (such as Asuma, Hizashi etc) had to be controlled manually since they would stand there and allow themselves to be sealed.