Guild Wars 2

Reasoning:

. Rip banner traits, there’s now only one awful trait for them.

. I can’t believe Warrior still doesn’t have an elite shout. ‘Feel my qrath!’ was a great addition to Guardian and shows anet’s willingness to rework things.

. In it’s current state it’s absurdly powerful when used right but is also extremely boring. Warrior already doesn’t have particularly engaging utilities and leaving them hoarding or without an elite for huge period of game time isn’t fun. A shout can add a bit more nuance without the need 4 minute cooldown. .

What I would change it to:

‘I will avenge you!’ (900 range, 2second cast time, 90 second cooldown) – You and nearby allies gain might and haste, increasing in intensity/duration for each downed or dead ally. Downed allies gain 25% of their health back instantly and receive might if rallied.

This way there’s a bit more of a counter to it, whilst it’s still powerful and has a more active/situational niche.

honestly the warbanner is a really iconic part of wvw, i would be sad if it turned into a shout. what would commanders shout if not “banner!banner!banner!”

that said it’s shameful that they nerfed it by removing the 20% recharge trait. as if THAT was an issue.

hahaha yes plz in compansate for shout heal nerf and plus plz bring back warhorn convert a condi to a boon.

i have tested a lot in spvp. but for current dmg output that is increased a lot after latest patch, banner’s only 210 regen heals isn’t be helpful but just useless.

i would rather want battle standard be just shout skill that shout-heals plus some other buffs like protection when it rezzed some1 rather then that small 210 regen heal.

and we need its cd time decreased just like rampage and it has longer cd than rampage. if it turns to be shout skill than its cd time will be decreased by its trait.

To be honest I think it would just be great if when we picked it up we strapped it to our backs like those guild banners some people have on. This way you can still fight and keep it with you at all times.

Nomad.5204:

To be honest I think it would just be great if when we picked it up we strapped it to our backs like those guild banners some people have on. This way you can still fight and keep it with you at all times.

Basically turn banners into kits that change your utility skills?

Pandaman.4758:

Nomad.5204:

To be honest I think it would just be great if when we picked it up we strapped it to our backs like those guild banners some people have on. This way you can still fight and keep it with you at all times.

Basically turn banners into kits that change your utility skills?

Nah I mean let it passively give out the buffs it does and if you want to use its rallying skills you can swap to it. This would make you actually useful in combat instead of having to drop it for every fight.

I’m a pve main so take this as you will, but I am fine with our elite banner being where it is. The loss of the cd trait is my only real complaint. For pve, banners have some really interesting teamwork possibilities. For example if stability is important in a fight, drop the banner, and a team can take turns granting group wide stability. Similar with fury and regen. Its a way of giving blasts to party members who don’t have them (necros are a good example). Really, banners have a lot of neat team work aspects.

So no, please don’t turn banner into a shout. Instead, just request warriors get an elite shout, its not exactly a crazy idea.