2 is more appealing to me than the others. I like the oranges and light greys. It attracts more attention, whereas blues and blacks give off a sense of blandness. While the blues work well for the forums, where you spend a lot of time looking at the same screens and want soothing colors, for a frontsite that needs to sttract people immediately, the colors of style 2 are superior.

I do wish the banners included characters from older FF games, but I guess you go with what looks best.