I’ve tried using the search feature for this topic, with little success. So here are a few suggestions that have probably been discussed. Before I start, I should say that I’m the leader of a medium-large sized guild.
Message of the Day:
There in an undefined limit to the amount of text that can fit into this window. Also, rearranging some of the text will allow it to fit better or worse, with no change in character amount. It’s extremely difficult to edit the guild message. After finalizing the message, I often check the guild history and see sometimes 10+ edits, since it feels so arbitrary.
I think some simple refinement for this would be great. Display remaining character limit and remove the clunky text-chopping.
Last-online feature:
We currently have a system in place where once per month, we flag all offline members as Inactive. As they appear online, we flag them as Members again. At the end of the month we remove all remaining Inactive members. It’s a painstaking system that is essential for keeping our active numbers accurate. Also, most people know that pulling up the guild window with a larger guild is a major lag-inducing nightmare.
A simple solution for this would be to add a “Last-Online” column in the guild roster. I think most other games have this feature, as it’s critical for maintaining a healthy guild.
Percentage represented feature:
As with many guilds, we are a jealous lot. The ability to be a part of up to 5 different guilds has some advantages I guess, but for guild leadership, it’s currently another roster management headache. It looks bad when you have a large percentage of members not representing. Members rep and unrep at different times, and for various reasons, all of which is fine. For the leadership of a guild, keeping track of those who rep often vs. those who don’t rep very much, if any, is a pain. We send out reminders, but sometimes this drives people away.
A solution for this would be the addition of another column in the guild roster. “Percentage Represented.” This value would show the percentage of time that this account represents your guild while they’re online. For example: “Oh this person reps us 15% of the time; they may not be a fit for us.”
Location column-server color
At the moment, for guild member location, you cannot differentiate between a guested server and an actual server. This creates a minor hassle when leadership tries to keep off-server numbers in check.
A simple color change would be a great solution for this. Color guested servers purple in this column, and actual servers could remain orange.
Name column-character names for offline
It can be frustrating at times when you know certain guild members by their character names, but not necessarily their account names. Then they go offline, and you may have a hard time trying to figure out who they were.
A fix for this would be to implement a mouseover feature that shows character names when hovering over guild members in the roster. Alternatively, a pop-up window showing more detailed information, including character names, levels, crafts, etc.
Active guild mission display
It’s difficult to access the information for current guild missions. At the moment, we have to open the guild window, go to the upgrade tab, then go to the mission tab, just to view the relevant info. This is very cumbersome.
Maybe we could have an active guild mission pop-up on the main display for everyone in guild, in the same place that events and storyline show. There you could see a list of bounties, etc. Perhaps show a clickable link to the page with more detailed info, same as with storyline and dailies.
(edited by Hearte.6852)