Guild Wars 2

1.) Increase the effective range from 600 to 900 (900 to 1200 with the inspiring banners trait).

Reason: In groups and large zergs it has become tedious to position banners while getting their passive benefits. A fight can quickly change to where the passive effects are not helping a group that isn’t too far away from them. Carrying a banner helps, but a 600 base range is still very constrained in large fights (mainly WvW).

2.) Plant Standard should be reworked to not drop the banner upon using it and should be able to be used while moving. It could be renamed to “Stomp Standard”.

Reason: This would make wielding banners MUCH more viable in large groups and zergs. Right now it is always easier and more effective to simply drop the banner instead of using this skill which takes up time and keeps a player in place. This simple change would encourage blast finishers and group support, which would make them something players would want to hold on to.

1. Since Anet wants to discourage zerging behaviour, this seems counter intuitive
2. Plant standard could do with an animation tweak. The whole twirl and plant is over done. A simple raising and plant of the banner would suffice, with a tweak to the end animation. I disagree on the ability to use it while moving.