Guild Wars 2

One way to give more desire towards obtaining a tag would be allowing tags to represent different functions. For example:

Siege Commander (Players leading defending groups)
Operations Commander (Havoc, roaming group, or guild raid)
Battle Commander (This would be what commander is now)

Each icon could be given a simple design that best represents the function of the tag. Nothing would be more impressive than seeing a server working together as each commander fills a role in order to help the server compete. For example, you see a battle commander leading a blob while an operations commander leads his or her guild raid. While this is going on you see a siege commander getting ready for an attack at a keep or tower. This would give more direction for players instead of just “follow the tag.”

I am sure this will probably never see the light of day, but I tried to think of something small that could be used as a tool to help bring servers together and work more efficiently to create a fun and competitive game mode.

While your input is creative, I can’t help but feel many players have already grown used to the static commander tag shape as it currently stands. I think an overlay feature regarding hovering the mouse over the tag on either the main/mini map would be much more simple to indicate what that tag’s role is.

Example: (WvW only) Tagging up prompts a drop down menu that requires you to pick your role (public, havoc, scout etc). Once chosen anyone who hovers over your tag on the main map/minimap will be able to view your role underneath your commander icon.

You have a solid idea.

The only thing we need is half a dozen tag shapes to choose from, simple as that. I want to run around as the pink quaggan commander.

Actually what I would like to see, and it may not be limited to WvW, is each party member within the squad get different colors both on the main field and the minimap, as everybody is blue.

“Where’s my stability giver? Where’s my healer? Where’s my downed guy?”
Or on Dragon Stand, “where is my boss group?”

Dawdler.8521:

The only thing we need is half a dozen tag shapes to choose from, simple as that. I want to run around as the pink quaggan commander.

This is a great suggestion so I don’t expect this to be ever added to this game.

I appreciate the thought (it’s a good one), but I don’t know that it adds anything that we can’t already do.

Getting people to use the shapes you’ve proposed for their intended purpose requires general agreement that is just as easily achieved through a server designating specific colours for specific roles. But it mostly doesn’t happen because, in both cases, colours or shapes, people like to choose the option that they like best.

That said, I wouldn’t be opposed to them adding shapes or anything. I just predict that it wouldn’t lead to what you intended for them.