Spike Trap, YYYY: Dungeon Guild
Message: Recruiting new dedicated members for a serious dungeon guild. As with any guild, we’re looking for like-minded individuals—and as many of them as we can bring together under one banner for the sake of participating in one niche aspect of Guild Wars 2. Of course, joining us is not like having us ask you that you abandon all other areas of the game, but it is expected for our members to be of a base that has real interest and dedication towards dungeons. So, if your interest in this guild is peaked at all, I’ll give a run through on the type of individuals I’m attempting to attract as members of my guild. (I am indeed the guild founder, in case you were wondering:)
Both experienced and players less so, however it must be noted that however unfriendly it may be, players that struggle with coming to grips with basic mechanics can’t be taken seriously in this guild. Being a noob is not the same as being unfathomably bad at the game even despite attempts at assisting you for your improvement. If anyone joins our guild and consistently drags down a dungeon group even though they’ve been given good advice on how to play the game, this can’t be allowed to go on and maybe they just weren’t meant to be a member of our community.
Harshness aside, please don’t mistake the attitude of this guild and what we hope to achieve. Personally, I value working together to overcome challenges. Every member of a team must hold their own, but also be there for anyone who might fall behind so that together, we can all improve. Openness to constructive criticism and willingness to SERIOUSLY consider suggestions and advice is crucial. I search for members to apply these same standards to that I apply to myself in dungeons. I won’t accept elitist attitudes that cause anyone to be hostile toward or shun another member of this guild. I have to also stress that Spike Trap is a guild I’ve founded out of a desire to play through more dungeons because I actually enjoy this content and the rewards from doing it, I don’t support "speed” clearers or individuals who only focus on completing a dungeon in the way that’s "easiest,” skipping a boss or trash mobs is…just…
Server Information: Spike Trap is interested in member recruitment across international time zones to further vary and better insure activity among the guild. Our official server, my home server, is Anvil Rock. It can certainly be of some benefit to be on Anvil Rock as a member of this guild. However, the advantages are not so great that it is an absolute must. As a guild, we can cooperate across multiple servers with retained effectiveness; grouping across servers for dungeons is viable as well as mailing items to individuals across servers. Influence is gained on an individual server basis, however these guild upgrades should not be considered essential for anyone. A reliable dungeon guild should be enough in all honesty. I won’t recommend transfers either way, unless one makes you more comfortable than the other.
Guild Structure: We look to be a large guild with active recruitment efforts to maintain a healthy, large roster; however member quality will not be allowed to be neglected in those efforts. Members may be removed, members may leave, but those left are those who belong. I am the guilds founder, but no one person is capable of attentively managing a large group of individuals. It’s expected that all members take the responsibility upon them, and adhere to the standards set forth for the guild. If they don’t then it’s a problem that must be addressed by a member who holds the authority to deal with such a given issue, whether myself or someone I appoint to that position of authority.
Our guild holds four active positions, Founder, Guild Master, Community Leader, and Member. "Recruit” Is not a position within the guild because recruits will never be added to the guild roster. Every name shown on the guild’s roster is an official and permanent member until circumstances prove otherwise.
Member Application and Acceptance Process: At any point of application influx, excess applications will be pending review. A limit to the number of applications accepted within a certain period will be in place. This is to control the guild’s growth rate and insure organization. With this in mind, prospective member should remain patient as they await notification on the status of their application.
Additional Information: To view more information on this guild, including the code of conduct, please visit our guild’s site and fill out the application for membership if you are still interested in a member of Spike Trap, YYYY.
Thank You for considering this guild and good luck in all your dungeoneering endeavors. Oh, and speaking of dungeons, I hope everyone really enjoys Fractals of the Mists when they get the chance to try it, personally, I can hardly wait.