Guild Wars 2

I’ll be posting my 15 pages of 2 cents on this but until then what i’m suggesting from Arenanet is:
-We need a way to export roster log data. We do not need you to enable or create add ons, we just need a system like Aion had for guild roster viewing
-There needs to be separate kick and invite permissions. Every other MMO has had this and its easy to see why.
-More than 10 ranks should be allowed. Even Cabal had this.
-Last online needs a column in roster tab. We can’t see this but we can see achievement points? Really?
-The roster information needs to be delivered in a consistent and accurate format.
-There needs to be more of a reason to join a WvW guild so that its not pugorama in the mid tiers.
-Their needs to be an option to lock multi-guilding and server transfers while in a guild.
-The current gold cap per tab of 1000G is beyond ridiculous its way too small and I don’t see a need for a cap at all.
-Content that WvW guilds can excel at without shafting their WvW time needs to be released. At the rate were getting WvW ascended options it should be 2014 before we see WvW guild quests follow the PVE ones.
-When content that can seriously affect guilds is planned to be released, the information should be released with ample time for them to prepare/schedule for it.
-Guild housing needs to have many tiers and options. some may be cosmetic but many should be meaningful and perhaps even require permanent choices to be made in order to increase the value of guilds. Example: Have a guild with a max level guild hall choose between minor permanent WvW buffs or minor permanent PvE buffs. The max level of these halls should be prohibitively expensive in order to really set apart these guilds and to discourage non serious guilds/players from investing in it(1000G+ for the final tier). Also upkeep for high level halls needs to factored into this. Perhaps a lack of upkeep simply suspends guild buffs but does not degrade the structure.

This is what I have for now, but I hope other guild masters or concerned players can post feedback as well. I currently enjoy this game, but am extremely disappointed with the guild support thus far. At the moment it so much more expensive to be a WvW guild then any other kind and this was one of the main selling points of the game prior to release.

There sure need to be more options for guilds. I’ve read through your post and like most of the ideas there. At the moment guilds don’t seem to mean anything at all. You’re in a guild and the only real benefits seem to be the boosts and being able to talk. The end.
That’s not enough: this is a game evolved around guilds, how can guilds possible be so meaningless?

First things we need:
> A fix to non-representing people (either one guild, either being able to see when last represented)
> Guild instances with houses for the guild members in it.
> Persistent changes for guilds: being able to own towns, build content, WvW?
> Guild missions: yay!
> Guild vs. Guild
> Tags that show up for guild members to allow for better coördination for leaders and officers in PvP
> Alliances!!
> Edit: all the changes suggested by top poster, but essentially a way to manage guilds easier.

I was actually surprised… I pretty much agree with everything you said!

I can add a lot more, but at the moment I don’t see much of a point as it seems like Anet is primarily concerned with making the game a theme park for those who want instant gratification and less concerned with providing actual community tools. I really hope this guild issue gets taken more seriously and soon.