seen quite a few soldiers using the battalions backup since that update and if you're rocket jumping to charge the buff banner, good luck to you (does not charge soldier rage meter) furthermore, if you think soldiers are NOT using the banners, surely we should try to buff THEM instead of installing all the benefits (and none of the drawbacks) into a shotgun
Actually I used battalions backup right after the update to test it out, it's actually very effective if it's a crowded space, plus there's a small bug where you can hold the horn in your mouth and it won't activate until you release M1 or you get raged and it activates. This makes for an epic anti-rage tool in crowded spaces. It's not useless, and easy to charge with crits obviously..
Yup, with the last update, I've seen many of soldier using the battalion's backup. With that, it's way harder for hale to kill someone even with rage.