Turning off faction banners is an in-game feature which I wanted to experiment with, to fully immerse myself into the perspective of a Heavy Cav on the Battlefield. The stakes were high with each thrust, and it was a pretty interesting foray into a realism mode for Warband which would be great to add in on a server, like hardcore for Battlefield and stuff.
I don't even think I lost any rounds I had banners off, I just tk'd maybe 3-4 people over the course of one map, which is no different from most cavalry players as is.
Actually wouldn't a Hardcore Mode server be a fun idea? No crosshairs, health bars, banners, or kill reports. Just realistic brawls to the death. I know how turning off banners was kind of douchey to do, and I tried to avoid teammates based on intuition as much as I could, but some teammates just had a menacing swagger and glare, and it so happened to be a few ATS in a row
All apologies friends. I don't recommend turning banners off.. but it is kind of hilarious!