Guild Wars 2

hi im on the darkhaven server and started a guild called Legion of Dead , i have invited some people who asked to join but i keep finding myself the only one representing the guild , is there something im doing wrong that drives people away from wanting to represent or join the guild in the first place ? i have a raidcall for the guild and listed on the message of the day the id to it but no one joins me on raidcall , only 8 members have joined but on some days it seems like im the only one on . im trying to entice people that im an active guild leader willing to help people in the guild with what they need but no one seems to want to come join my guild . got a emblem for the guild and leveled up some of the stuff already on my own .
please i need help growing the guild . im all alone .

dont try to get members super hard, just play and have fun with people, more and more will start sticking around =)

It’s rought trying to recruit members to a new guild at this stage in the game, when there are already more established guilds out there with more active players, more guilds influence perks, more people on voice chat, etc. When you are a smaller guild under 50 members, you tend to lose members as fast as you can recruit them.

2 suggestions I have for you are this.

1) Spend all your free time on the forums bumping your recruitment thread, and answering other players “LFG” threads. As a guild leader, you basically need to sacrifice all your spare time to build your guild up. It’s great that you are leveling perks up solo, but it’s probably a better idea to recruit 24/7. Make a facebook/twitter/youtube page for your guild. Get the word out. Post on 20 different fan sites with links to your guild. Don’t give up, after a month or so of hard work and constant recruitment, you should be in a better position.

2) Merge with an already established guild, let them handle the recruitment, and enjoy the game

Good luck!

I am the leader of DEA on Yak’s Bend. We have over 200 members and are actually about to close recruitment to referrals only after this Sunday as we have more than enough members. I spend at least 2 hours a day maintaining the guild (recruiting on forums, updating our website, going over applications, looking over forum posts, checking members applications for higher ranks, planning guild events, and the list goes on and on).

It is nice that you want to lead a guild and help people out, but it all basically comes down to a few simple questions.

#1)Do you want to play the game or do you want to lead/run a guild?
Like I said above, it takes a lot of time creating and running a guild and what do you want more, to enjoy the game or create and run a guild? If the answer is play the game, you’d be way better off joining an already established guild and looking into an officer position where you can still help the guild flourish and help fellow members.

#2)Do you have the spare time and dedication to start a guild from the ground up?
A new guild is only going to grow based on the time you put into recruiting. This includes creating unique guild recruitment posts which list everything your guild has to offer, creating and maintaining a website, going from area to area in-game spamming recruitment messages, etc.

If your answer to the first question was, “I want to be a guild leader! I have plenty of time to dedicate to my guild and I know I will make it succeed!”, then you still have to ask yourself one final question…

#3)Am I really in this for the longhaul?
The last thing people need is a fly by night, here today/gone tomorrow guild. If you know that you only have two weeks till you go back to college or work full-time and won’t have the time to give to your guild after that, why waste other peoples time and dreams? Admit the fact that you won’t be able to dedicate the time and effort your guild deserves, or that maybe you never follow through with things and know you are just going to give up on your guild once you get the guild bank upgrade.

By the way, none of these examples are meant to be mean to you or anyone that reads this post. They are generalized examples that popped into my head. I don’t know you personally so none of these is meant to crush your dreams of running a guild, but they are serious questions to consider, and no matter what you decide, I wish you the best of luck and hope this post has helped. Feel free to PM me with any further questions. Maybe I can help or give you some advice.

If you’ve gotten this far, here is where a good guild leader takes the opportunity to get their guild’s website out there for those very few people that thought I made a helpful and insightful post….. lol

DEA Guild Website: http://deathenforcementagency.enjin.com/

Our GW2 Forum Recruitment Post: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/guilds/guilds/Yak-s-Bend-DEA-PVX-200-ACTIVE-Members/first#post521203