Guild Wars 2

Man, I wish we had server-specific subforums in here. This would be so much easier.

At any rate, you may have guessed that I’m on the lookout for a guild to join.
I hang out on the Sanctum of Rall server currently, having chosen it in part because a couple of friends had already landed there and in part because…well…because it wasn’t full. I remember hearing a lot about the real “Oldroar” Rall and thought this was a really nice tribute, but I never knew the man so that didn’t play a major part in my choice.

A bit about me:
I’ve been a semi-active player in GW1 since its launch – broken up by about a 2 year hiatus between ‘09 and ’11 – as well as having dabbled in a number of other MMOs like Lineage II, Tabula Rasa (R.I.P.), AION, Rift, and very briefly Tera, as well as a smattering of too many non-MMO titles to count.
Never played WoW, though. Just couldn’t get into the mindset I guess.

I enjoy playing the games that I play for their artistic merit and storytelling value, which tend to lead me into RPGs and games with a lot of interesting, nuanced lore and characterization. The Guild Wars franchise so far has done a bang-up job on all counts there, so I expect I’ll be sticking around for a while.

As for my playstyle and availability, I’m in the Midwestern US so I play on the Central Timezone (GMT-6). I’m a pretty casual player, squeezing in 2-3 hours a few nights a week, with the occasional 6-8 hour binge on weekends when I don’t have anything else going on. My real life can get busy and it comes first, so guilds with rigid schedules and firm participation requirements wouldn’t be a good fit.
I primarily play PvE but partake in occasional SPvP and WvWvW as well, just not as a primary focus.

I’m looking for a guild or guilds that are large enough to support group activities, but are more than a massive hive-mind mob that throws out invites just to increase their size. Guilds that are fairly active in organizing events and running teams appeal to me the most, as the primary reasons to be in a guild at all are for the camaraderie and teamwork. If I wanted to play solo, I’d just play solo, in which case I probably wouldn’t be playing an MMO.

So! If any guilds out there are recruiting and it sounds like we’d suit one another, drop me a line and we’ll see where it goes. No expectations. If things don’t work out, we can still be friends. :P

dallbee,

I am the guild master for a new guild named Tyro Bootcamp. We are a bunch of college friends who have been working for the past 3 weeks to develop our guild. We’ve been working extensively in designing a rigid guild ranking system with requirements that encourage players (both new and old) to participate in and host events. In addition, many of the requirements for higher ranks require cooperation with lower ranks. This is designed to minimize social gaps between ranks, improve overall guild social health, and generally promote guild progression. The guild is still very young and needs some work. We hope that it will be fully functionally soon.

My in game name is Saldarus. We are currently based out of Lion’s Arch, as it’s the most convenient location. Shoot me a message if you’re interested.

Hope to see you in game!