Guild Wars 2

I was standing around today when a little blue icon wih a magnifying glass floated by me and swirled around the ground. Curious, I followed it and low and behold, it was attached to a player.

It seems the little blue icon doesn’t layer correctly and so it shows in front of everything. If the player enters a building, or goes behind a hill, it always shows.

It’s rather distracting.

I’m sure that someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that is the “Commander” icon attached to people who have invested in the squad commander training book for their character. I suspect that this icon is intended to be extra-visible so it can serve its intended purpose in the busy WvW zones.

That said, I agree that the icon can be distracting and immersion-breaking in PvE, although I’ve also seen squads used helpfully in some of the Orr zones that require greater coordination among players to be successful.