How do you choose a guild?

[Rackat]

When I am putting a pirate in someone elses guild:
- Rules: do I agree with them?
- Players: are they mature?
- Power structure: Is the GM overbearing, or are the officers involved in decisions? (note that all final decisions reside with the GM)
- Do they allow random teleporting (biggie for me, I do not like for people to tp to me without asking and I have removed people from my friend's list for doing it after I asked them not to )

When I am recruiting for my guild:
- Maturity: even a kid can be mature, and adults aren't always mature.
- If one of the first questions is about being an officer, I generally will not guild that player unless it was in the context of the conversation about guild structure.
- Level: I don't really care what level the player is if they are a good fit for the guild
- do they understand the guild rules and will they abide by them?

The best way to choose a guild, imo, is to friend some of the members and crew up with them. Try to crew with as many different members as possible so you get a good over view of the types of members and officers in the guild.

[Basil Dreadflint]

First off: If you made it all the way to level 33 without the help of a guild, my hat's off to you!

Secondly, If you prefer to do everything (or almost everything) alone, then make your own guild. But be warned, the majority of guilds fold or are limited to a very small number of players.

Thirdly, as mentioned in other posts here, find a guild that suits you. Not every guild is right for every player. If in doubt, find a guild that seems to be right, and join it. You can always leave after a trial period.

There are over 100,000 guilds listed on DxD. By and far, the majority of them are defunct. There are guilds with over 400 members, and guilds of one.

The guilds listed here on POF, not just the ones with their own sub-forums, but those listed generically under "POTCO guilds and Clans" are usually established to some degree. (Except when they actually say that they are new.) Find the guild that best suits your wants and needs.


Good- Luck with your search! Hope you find the guild that is right for you.

[Bonnylass64]

Wow that is a lot to think about. I do tend to go my own way and do things myself. Problem with that is I still have not competed the boss battle. I can't do that one by myself. I've tried it and my cannooneer skills are not as good as my sailing skills. I would ask for help but I get so busy with other quests I'm doing and I forget. I would llike to finally be done with the Black Pearl boss battle. lol

[CaptainGreenGene]

[Poison elf]

There are some pretty good ideas here to look for when searching for a guild.

A couple more things you may want to know. How many members/ members active in general. If this will fit to your type of play style or not.

If you are seriously looking at one, check if they have a web site you can check out and what they are all about. Many do, and gives a good idea how they are set up. Usually best to get that info here, than bans with ingame info of web sites, etc.

Being a more solo type myself, and have built a few characters out side guilds. You may not want to get involved in mandatory type involvement guilds.

Once you get in one try it out. Ask questions and see if it is going to be a good fit after giving it a bit of time. The other day a new member in one of the guilds thought it was mandatory or something, that we crew up with players online at the time. Was affraid to ask and spent a few days worried they couldn't go crew with outside friends. So don't fear to ask away.

I just popped a couple characters with the BB, and getting staff myself. If you list here on the forum you need help with the bb and a time, there is usually plenty of people willing to help.