Guild Wars 2

What does a little shield icon mean when you look at the map and you see a shield on say a supply camp?

It means that the objective has been claimed by a guild.

Thanks for reply.

But is that it, there is no buff? It always seems to be a little harder when I see a shield.

Most guilds have auras that grant numerous buffs to allied players and NPCs within the claimed objective’s vicinity. If you click the objective’s green/blue/red circle icon on the map it will bring up a window showing upgrade timers and other claiming info. The claimed objective’s available Tactics (active) and Improvements (passive) will show up when the appropriate tab on the far left of that window is selected, but I don’t know if aura buff details are visible there because they take effect immediately and automatically once the objective is claimed.

Here’s further info on Guild Claiming that better explains the 4 different kinds of objective upgrades plus other details: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild_Claiming