Get rid of battle banners

These battle banners are about as unsightly as the Ankh tower house I created a few releases ago. I propose we get rid of them and refund the money spent. Alternatively, let's reduce the size and dramatically decrease the glow, and set maximum quantity to one.

 

I'm not too fond of them either. I find them quite immersion breaking. I can understand having them as a gameplay mechanic for control points, but not scattered throughout the villages/towns.

 

Hi Tarsin. I am surprised. I always thought you were very open to decorating freedom. I actually really like the look of the battle banners although I will probably not buy one, but you never know.

 

I am thinking of getting one so if we have an event in the Duchy of Dara Brae in one of the outskirt home lots, it gives you a chance in finding it.

Ours are spaced out by the devs so everone has a chance at a country feel home where your neighbor is close but not on top of you.

 

Its not a problem in player owned towns cous we can controll what peaple build and what not.

 

Um NOPE leave them alone - don't like it don't get one Own a POT and don't like them ban them.

They are nice and can actually serve a purpose for RP events, sorry you dint like them

If oyu have one and don't want it let me know ill work something out with ya if you cannot refund it

 

To be honest about this, I never liked the pillar of light even at control point areas, never mind in people's lots. At control points, I find they scream "this is a game" and work against the feeling of a believable world.

 

There's no doubt in at least a few cases they will become yard-ship "landing" lights in R21. While the few areas I've run into in my limited time in R20 have been pretty mild (albeit slightly immersion breaking), they do have the potential to get a bit out-of-control, especially if someone decides to buy a mass of these and line every inch of the boundaries of a property (or much worse).

 

I actually LOVE the battle banners (Would like more symbol options though - like the Chaos symbol or hopefully later on, my coat of arms ) I am not happy that they did tone down the glow a bit Ooh...now that's a good idea, Hazard I should go buy many more (only have two so far) and put them up all around my property

 

I can tell by your emoticons and colorful fonts you're definitely the type of person to LOVE the battle banners .

 

They certainly are unsightly and for me, immersion breaking. But.. they're here and that genie is out of the bottle. If players want to have glowing battle banners on their property, that's their choice. I may not like it - just like I don't care for real life lawn gnomes or giant Santas in my neighbors yards during the holidays.. but if I can live with gnomes and Santas in the real world, I can live with battle banners in New Britannia.

 

I think they're kinda pants, and do not match the lore or visual style of the world at all. I mean jeez. If you want to have something lit up and glowing, at least tie it in to the already existing technology of the world. These are just flags that glow for no reason.

I have no issue with the IDEA of them, but I think the design of the banners is something that was not thought through at all. Where's the style guide when you need it?

 

Um...they could be magically enchanted just like our cloaks, helmets, and swords which function as light sources Now if only my armor glowed black or blood red...

 

Our cloaks, helmets, and swords don't give off a god-awful glow that stretches up into the sky. I'm not talking about function justification here, I'm talking about aesthetics and design.

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I don't see anything wrong with the design - other than the glow and pillar of light, they look like typical medieval banners to me

 

Seems to me like my original post was pretty obviously about the glow itself. "If you want to have something lit up and glowing, at least tie it in to the already existing technology of the world. These are just flags that glow for no reason."

You may not agree with my opinion, but please stop trying to minimize or dismiss it.

 

I'm not We just disagree on the subject and leave it at that Enough said

 

Hah, decorating freedom...an excuse to say do whatever you want. These things are awful.

 

How about it would require x amount of resources to glow for y amount of time, thus stimulating the economy possibly fore people that want the bling.

 

I think it should have limited glow personally...use it for the event and it turns off....have a 10 minute timer or something that has to be renewed.