Creating Your Own Guild

[thedixielilly]

I really appreciate all the input on this subject. This is exactly what the officers and I had discussed and are doing. However, since the implementation of the rule, many lower level members that had normally just teleported to higher levels had started using the whisper to ask permission. It gotten so bad with two of my officers that they couldn't revive the person they were helping for answering whispers.

So as a result the officers and I had to add to the teleporting rule that whispering for permission would be ignored. We had to do that for asking for help as well.

Everyone needs help at one time or another so there is no shame in asking for it. This guild's basic purpose is to be a helping guild for all members and other pirates.


I would really like more input on problems other guilds have had and how they dealt with them.


Skully

[William ORoberts]

Originally Posted by thedixielilly

I really appreciate all the input on this subject. This is exactly what the officers and I had discussed and are doing. However, since the implementation of the rule, many lower level members that had normally just teleported to higher levels had started using the whisper to ask permission. It gotten so bad with two of my officers that they couldn't revive the person they were helping for answering whispers.

So as a result the officers and I had to add to the teleporting rule that whispering for permission would be ignored. We had to do that for asking for help as well.

Everyone needs help at one time or another so there is no shame in asking for it. This guild's basic purpose is to be a helping guild for all members and other pirates.


I would really like more input on problems other guilds have had and how they dealt with them.


Skully

I do find it annoying when a bunch of people whispers to me. However, I do have an effective method of dealing with it. As long as their in the guild, I ll answer in guild chat, first stating who I'm talking to, then the response. If a friend that's not in the guild whipers to me, yes i whisper back to them, but not man of my friends come on anymore. So unless it seems rude to you, do what I do, and simply answer in guild chat, unless it is a sensitive subject.

William

[Ryan Warblade]

I have been an officer in the Eagles of War for a year.. and they were a very good guild. But they are inactive now. Now im an officer in an up and coming guild called Blues Brigade. But I believe that a good way to make a guild successful is to keep the game fun. In the Eagles of War we would play Hide n Go seek tag with dolls. It was fun.. Spending time together as a guild will bring the guild closer and make people stay.. so my advice would be to have guild events and stuff. It'd make the guild so much closer.

[Ofury/ Tom]

Originally Posted by Sarah

The titles of Co-GM, Leutenant, et al are made by the guild itself (out game), they are not recognized by Disney (in game). Most GM's feel something other than just "Officer" is deserved by long time members or extremely active members.

As far as handing the guild over to an officer if you chose to leave, that's a no-can-do. I tried several times to reason with disney when the GM of our old guild went AWOL, see if there was any way to transfer the GM title to someone else in the guild. NOPE. They flat out told me the only way to make that happen was to have the GM give me their account information and take over the account. Not a very smart move IMO. We ended up packing off to Dueces, as after three months, a GM-less guild wasn't working anymore.

Best of Luck!

You see Sarah there is an easy fix to this have an officer create a guild then friend an officer still in the guild and transfer the members willing to the other guild. takes some time but can work..


From how i work my officers and members is I have a group above all others that we call the high court. They help me make desicions about the guild like if we will accept an invite to an event hosted by another guild or making the events i suggest for all guildmasters to have something like that to help them along the way..

Ohand Sarah you should tell my guild the a GM less guild doesn't work they keep trying to get me to stay gm instead of having them move into my head officers guild.

You people are all complaining about chat? why? what else are you doing lol i usually have about 20 friends online along with 20 in my guild all whispering and talking but i seem to be able to answer.

[Blaze Skullshield]

I have always acted as a officer when participating in Guilds that are Large.

I judge guilds by being active and size. I have been invited to guilds with lots of people. And in a week only 3 of them come on.


Also there are many different types of guilds.

PvP,RolePlay,Quest Helping, Friendly chatting, and all of these.

[Sven Osymthe]

Originally Posted by Ofury/ Tom

You see Sarah there is an easy fix to this have an officer create a guild then friend an officer still in the guild and transfer the members willing to the other guild. takes some time but can work..

That's what a lot of people do when they switch from one guild to another due to inactivity. That could still be made easier by having the ability to transfer GM status to another member of the guild.

Originally Posted by Ofury/ Tom

Ohand Sarah you should tell my guild the a GM less guild doesn't work they keep trying to get me to stay gm instead of having them move into my head officers guild.

A GM less guild can work, but it's very difficult. What Sarah was referring to, and what you are referring to are two different situations. In one situation, the GM has already been gone for a while, with no way to be contacted. In the other situation, you haven't left (broke off communication), they're trying to prevent you from doing so.

Originally Posted by Ofury/ Tom

You people are all complaining about chat? why? what else are you doing lol

I don't have a problem with chat, but I can see why others do. It's okay to ask for help, but even if you're in a guild, the GM's only reason for playing isn't to walk you through each and every quest in the game. Just as the member asking for help is doing, GM's have quests of their own to do, leveling of their own to do, and sometimes need time alone.

[Blaze Skullshield]

Originally Posted by Sven Osymthe

That's what a lot of people do when they switch from one guild to another due to inactivity. That could still be made easier by having the ability to transfer GM status to another member of the guild.



A GM less guild can work, but it's very difficult. What Sarah was referring to, and what you are referring to are two different situations. In one situation, the GM has already been gone for a while, with no way to be contacted. In the other situation, you haven't left (broke off communication), they're trying to prevent you from doing so.



I don't have a problem with chat, but I can see why others do. It's okay to ask for help, but even if you're in a guild, the GM's only reason for playing isn't to walk you through each and every quest in the game. Just as the member asking for help is doing, GM's have quests of their own to do, leveling of their own to do, and sometimes need time alone.

Most GM's tend to be done with the game, and created the guild because they have nothing else to do. But I agree GM's don have to quest help someone 99% percent when their online.

[Pirate Guy]

anyone have ideas on how to get your guild to talk?

[Sven Osymthe]

Try being more actively involved with the guild. Holding events, or just starting conversations on your own should help.

[Bartholomew Foulsteel]

Better yet, anybody know how to get your guild to be quiet?

[Jose HookHound]

anybody got tips for making an active guild??