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Being part of a guild (Part II)
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In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I was going to leave my guild. The main reason for which was that none of the other guild members were ever online when I was playing. I left that guild about two weeks ago. It didn’t take a long time before I got an invitation to join another guild. That one inducts new members only after playing with them beforehand. They screen people that way, to see if their attitudes and way of playing would fit to the guild style. I must admit that the guild members are very nice and quite helpful. This guild has everything: guild hall, cape, dedicated website, team speaker, and plenty of active guild members. Its size is ideal to me: not too big, but not too small. The members are young adults, which is nice as some kids really have a behavioral problem. So, it seems that all the ingredients are gathered for me to be happy in this guild!
The reality is a bit different… The guild members have known each other for quite a while now and seem to get along very well with each other.. I have the greatest difficulty to integrate in the group. I have the feeling I am an outsider.
Moreover, there is something else that bothers me.
I did several quests and missions to help ‘guildies’. It’s nice to play with players who won’t quit the party. But, the guild members (i.e. people who are not the guild leader or officers) have to follow the instructions given by the person of the highest rank in the team. So the leader will tell you what build to use, the spells and skills set, which target has to be killed first, the strategy to follow... He will also arrange the team members in a certain fashion. I don’t know how it sounds to you, but to me, this is just too much. I might very well be resistant to authority (has been proven before :-P), or just picky, but whatever the reason is, I don’t feel at my place in that guild, and I don’t have much fun when playing with them. So again, I might be searching for a new guild soon. Will I ever find the right one?
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That guild sounds very structured, very hierarchical.
:-/
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Woah, what a cool idea -- blogging about GW experiences. I love it! I'll definitely subscribe to your RSS feed.
I've been playing GW since the 2005 beta events and love it.
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Have you given much thought to starting your own guild?
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I understand your frustration for sure. You are welcome to join our guild if you wish. We are a medium size guild of mainly Monks. (monk char. not mandatory) We are in the game for FUN only...there is no pressure to be on, or to do what others want you to do. We are over a year old, and you may fit rite in :-) http://monk.spruz.com
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Hey thanks for the invite! I might give it a try although I am not playing all that much lately..
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That guild sounds very structured, very hierarchical.
:-/