Guild Wars 2

I just had an idea – what if we made it so ‘using’ a banner after it’s already out relocates the banner?

For example, you bring down a banner with 8, go to the next battle, and then bring down that same banner with 8 again.

I don’t think this should affect its cooldown or anything, but it would make it easier to run multiple banners (and not rely on having to carry them around).

Well, first. banners have longer cool downs than they have duration.

emkelly.2371:

Well, first. banners have longer cool downs than they have duration.

Actually, I was thinking that this relocation would be independent from the cooldown. I apologize if I didn’t get that point across very well in my initial post.

Yeah I think that idea would be pretty nice ! The problems with banner is that if you want to use them you need to carry them around… And that’s not so good during a pvp match.

Shiiroi.6035:

Yeah I think that idea would be pretty nice ! The problems with banner is that if you want to use them you need to carry them around… And that’s not so good during a pvp match.

I always thought the 5th banner skill was used to kill downed players instantly. I was surprised when I saw it’s just a glorified animation that serves no purpose. Seemed like a no brainer….would make carrying them into battle as a support more viable.

Make them back mounted.
The banner becomes mobile with the warrior.
Upon double clicking the first 5 skills change to team buff skills.

Power/condition=power+might buffs+converts one skill where players power score becomes condition score
Precision=precision/ferocity buffs. One skill an also convert players condition score into ferocity score.+ next attack (x) attacks unblockable or next attacks 100% crit etc
Support=support buffs/shout cool downs etc etc

Double clicking again returns banner to back and weapon skills become available again.

very useful for team fights against bunkers.

very useful for higher level fractals where converting power scores to condi scores means power players aren’t over writing condi stacks with weaker stacks and helps teams against (E.G) champion ettin who has huge toughness and condi works better.
Also helps teams where target has condi immunity E.G Mai trin until buffs removed.

Also helpful for vale guardians where warriors can selectively use banners to augment team damage to suit raid boss immunities.

I think this would bring a lot more build diversity and team dynamic.

I agree that banners should be mounted to the warriors back making them mobile and avoiding the chance of some random person running off with your banner while your trying to buff a certain group.

That would be annoying. Even more so if the thief in question was on center in Khylo and took your buff to the bottom of the stairs. So even though they stole it, but only moved down from you, it still can’t affect you. Nah,…I am just kidding..what nerd would use banners in PvP anyway? They’re banners..they don’t deserve to be used in Pvp, along with fear me, on my mark and 50% of warrior traits. However I guess a sneaky warrior can avoid CC chain and bring the banner directly where it is needed while still using weapon skills for movement/attacks etc. Also avoids those annoying moments when you play solo PvE and your banner gets stolen killing trash mobs. If only you had could focus trash mobs and hold your banner at the same time with picking it up, putting it down, picking it, putting it down..then it gets stolen by skrit..

It is a neat idea, make it so banner after summon, it pop up a 2nd skill after couple sec. You can use that skill to relocate it. This will actually give more reason to use banner out of dungeon.