Guild Wars 2

Come on. I’ve hoped for the last few patches that they would finally give us either our duration or radius increase back, I’ve kept my mouth shut, even suggested changes to the banners themselves, rather than changing the traits. But at this point it seems that Inspiring Banners is dead. Please join me in the salt mines, fellow Warriors.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Inspiring_Banners

The changes listed on the stream were a preview not a complete list so may still be some banner changes in the patch.

I can only hope so, but to be honest it’s something that has been requested so heavily that you’d think it would be one of the traits they went over in their short preview.

Banners, other than the buffs ofc, just suck period. They’re just boring, plop them down and go. I’d rather they just ignore them than to pretend they need anything other than a complete remake.

Or remake them into a skill that keeps the benefit of a banner but tied to your position, lower the uptime by half but add a way to extend it through specific action (crits, dodges, anything that is not 100% passive standing stick with a rug).

Long ago there was the suggestion to have them mount to your back, samurai style so the buffs are with you and you can still attack with your main weapons and not worry about picking it up all the time.

Probably I am one of them who use banner in sPvP, and following are what i would suggests to upgrade banner:

1. Passive stat buff from 170 to 200
2. Effective Range from 600 to 900
3. Sprint range from 600 to 900 just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl.
4. Sprint cd time decrease from 15sec to 5sec just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl. or to 10sec
5. Remove a condition of allies who are in effective area of banner per every 10 sec. But it should be trait, inspiring battle standard.

I feel the same salt towards the lack of this trait :^)

It was such a good trait and it would be nice if Anet could fix it as soon as possible.

online.1278:

Probably I am one of them who use banner in sPvP, and following are what i would suggests to upgrade banner:

1. Passive stat buff from 170 to 200
2. Effective Range from 600 to 900
3. Sprint range from 600 to 900 just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl.
4. Sprint cd time decrease from 15sec to 5sec just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl. or to 10sec
5. Remove a condition of allies who are in effective area of banner per every 10 sec. But it should be trait, inspiring battle standard.

If you’re suggesting 1-4 as just base upgrades that would never happen. 5 is doubtful because of the warhorn condi clear and further encouragement of using Shoutbow only. Aside from the Tactics banner I think functionality wise they do exactly what they should. They are an area specific buff, which encourages allies to fight close to the Warrior. I’d like to see the Tactics banner get a change to be 10% Boon Duration/10% Condi duration instead of the current healing power. I just want my radius back more than anything. As a mainly PvE Warrior i’ve been able to adapt to the downtime the banners have, because they really weren’t necessary for every fight, only bosses. But the hassle of having to pick up BOTH of your banners one at a time to move them 5 feet to the next trash clear is annoying, because we all know nobody else will help you move them.

online.1278:

Xytl.8659:

online.1278:

Probably I am one of them who use banner in sPvP, and following are what i would suggests to upgrade banner:

1. Passive stat buff from 170 to 200
2. Effective Range from 600 to 900
3. Sprint range from 600 to 900 just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl.
4. Sprint cd time decrease from 15sec to 5sec just like elementalist’s Fiery whirl. or to 10sec
5. Remove a condition of allies who are in effective area of banner per every 10 sec. But it should be trait, inspiring battle standard.

If you’re suggesting 1-4 as just base upgrades that would never happen. 5 is doubtful because of the warhorn condi clear and further encouragement of using Shoutbow only. Aside from the Tactics banner I think functionality wise they do exactly what they should. They are an area specific buff, which encourages allies to fight close to the Warrior. I’d like to see the Tactics banner get a change to be 10% Boon Duration/10% Condi duration instead of the current healing power. I just want my radius back more than anything. As a mainly PvE Warrior i’ve been able to adapt to the downtime the banners have, because they really weren’t necessary for every fight, only bosses. But the hassle of having to pick up BOTH of your banners one at a time to move them 5 feet to the next trash clear is annoying, because we all know nobody else will help you move them.

Ah, that’s sad

But i think banner effective range from 600 to 900 (since it’s not shout that but just put into fixed area) and sprint buff to 900 range as well as CD time decrease from 15s to 10s is necessary haha (as compared to ele’s fiery greatsword elite)

but like you said i dont think anet would do that