Guild Wars 2

Who we are
Our principle foci are currently WvW (both hardcore and casual) and PvE play, but conversely little PvP and no appreciable GvG.

In short, we are a mature small to modest-sized Australian-British/EU guild.

But note that the word “mature” does not refer to age or a licence to treat people poorly/tell dirty jokes. On the contrary: we are only interested in players who conduct themselves well and will be a positive reinforcement to guildmates. This means we treat guildmates with respect and don’t berate or swear at them and have no tolerance for discriminatory language. This maturity policy is a core, non-negotiable part of being in our guild.

Members come from diverse backgrounds: Ph.D. educated professionals, lawyer interns, undergraduate students and a variety of others. Guild chat can, and has, featured diverse discussion on the 2nd law of thermodynamics through to swimming and beyond. Many members have families and real life responsibilities — we know what this can mean for your playing time and respect it.

We have members ranging from casual and occasional, to frequent and experienced, from folks just starting out, to higher levels.

Guild organization
We have several co-leaders, all of whom are happy to speak to you about recruitment.

Promotion through our ranks is dependant on your behaviour and not on your main character’s level, or set of exotic equipment: whether you’ve been active in guildchat helping answering questions, whether you’ve actively helped your guildmates out in PvE and WvW, and how much you’ve supported the guild over time will all be taken in to account.

We coordinate using both Ventrilo in game and our guild website: alpharius.enjin.com at other times to plan events.

When we play
Usually around UK peak times (evening of UTC+0hr; weekends) and Australian peak times (evenings of UTC+10hr; weekends).

WvW Specific Information
In WvW, we often run with (and command in) the main zerg in borderlands and EB, but our specialism is guerrilla tactics deep inside enemy territory and small group/guild synergy havoc teams plus roaming. We’re currently looking for:

• New players. We are only too happy to show new WvW players around. If you’re mainly a PvE players and would like an introduction to WvW, please contact us.
• Players from higher tiers looking for something other than zergs. We’d like to learn from you, and we’d like to share some of our knowledge about how we fight in outnumbered situations.
• Players of all classes willing to learn and adapt our guerrilla tactics and small team havoc style. This means mature players who realize that even if we get wiped-out we have served our purpose by splitting and diverting the enemy zerg.

We currently use a Ventrilo server to coordinate in WvW. We encourage new members to use it, but we acknowledge that some players prefer to simply listen and follow, rather than speak all the time. We expect mature behaviour on our WvW channel, as we do in guildchat. We also our guild website to discuss WvW builds (etc.), and develop strategies and tactics.

PvE Specific Information
We’re after:
*higher PvE levels for Dungeoneering (and other end game content: dragons, etc.), and those who are willing to help and give advice and guidance to lower level characters across the playing map, including meta events (Behemoth, Dragons, etc.).
*lower PvE levels (both newbies and alternate characters) to adventure with other guildmates, do personal story elements, map hearts, skill points, vistas, group events, living story elements in living stories, and be sociable.

Requirements
If you’re interested in joining us, please be aware we require:
1) Representation: except for your own one-person flavour guild for banking, we expect representation.
2) Mature acting (regardless of actual age): no dramas, no hate speech, no cursing guild mates (etc.). Many of us have limited play time due to (e.g.) children and don’t want to spend valuable time resolving conflict.

Contact us
If after reading this and our background information you feel our guild and philosophy is for you, then please feel free to whisper or message (either here or in game) myself or the co-leaders for an invite. If you don’t hear anything within 48hr, please contact a different leader (all of us have real life commitments or have to travel due to work, and, shock-horror, even take holidays!).

Best regards on behalf of the Alpharius leadership,
jabberjabber.6804 (main character = Aldronia);
PebbleMaster.4012 (main character = Mido Ichi);
dopeko.5694 (main character = Tigris Code);
Darkwain.3829 (main character = Degadeth)

With a holiday season underway in both hemispheres, [Alph] is keen to recruit further Aussies and EU players for small team havoc squad work in WvW, which remains our principle focus. We are more than happy to train newbies up in WvW and share our guerrilla & small team tactica.

Whilst all of the above post is still applicable, we’d especially like more warriors & guardians for our teams this month (but all players who share our ethos are more than welcome). Feel free to message me in game, here on the forums, or use a whisper if you see me online.

I joined [Alph] a few weeks ago, and seriously, everyone is super cool and friendly, with lots of interesting chat and really focused, awesome players. I’m really enjoying playing with my new guild, and if you’re looking for fun, serious players who know what they’re doing (and like to have a laugh while doing it), you’ll do well with us.

And yes, warriors and guardians are always welcome, but I’m a ranger (specced out for crunchy melee) and love playing with other rangers, so hey, getcher pets ready to fight in our mob!

September 2013 Recruitment
[Alph] is open for recruitment in September 2013. We’re very much actively looking for new, mature players to join us in WvW from Australian and EU time zones in Fissure of Woe — a server that is now moving up the rankings after many months in the lowest tier.

We have a new, upgraded dedicated guild Ventrilo server that we are using to coordinate our WvW efforts with. Even if you don’t like speaking, we encourage you to get on the server and listen in to what our teams are saying to better and adapt our responses to changing situations. We also encourage members to use our guild website (alpharius.enjin.com); but please note that the majority of our posts are “hidden” in our private WvW section — you will gain access to that once you are an [Alph] dedicated member.

This month, we are particularly keen to recruit for WvW the following:
power necromancers, and perplexity builds;
support, and balanced guardians;
dps / hammer / shout warriors.

That said, we are open to all classes and are only too happy to help you if we can with advice, builds, community, and team play.

I joined this guild knowing nobody and being new to GW2 and was welcomed, supported and helped more than I ever expected. I love the way we all work together (especially in WvW) and enjoy being a part of the team.

If you are looking to step into WvW for the first time, I couldn’t think of a better group of people to do it with

I was playing with my mate and having trouble with dungeons and wvw and it was a decision to join a local guild or moving to different servers. I found alpha through this forum a couple of months ago and have been enjoying my time with the rest of the guild mates.

We try to help with everyone as best we can.
Enjoy the limited time we have on the game.
And get entertained by the vent conversations.

October 2013 Recruitment
Our guild maintains our recruitment search for new members for both WvW and PvE.

We are particularly interested in hammer specialized Warriors with high dps and/or durability, and Guardians (healway or other balanced and support) for our WvW teams.

Regardless, we remain welcoming of all classes to join us, in Australian or EU timezones.

With the reduced rates in place at the moment to transfer (https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/preseason-sale-world-transfers/), we have received enquiries and a few new members from other servers. Indeed: now is probably the best time to transfer servers due to the historically cheap rate and the forthcoming WvW seasons. We might not have the numbers to win our WvW league, but we’re going to go in with our heads held high regardless, and some strategies under our belts.

We remain open for recruitment of mature individuals (or groups of friends / family; Mums and Dads) from Australia and the UK/EU (we’d also be happy to welcome NA’s to the guild too, but please note we don’t have many such people atm), and would more than welcome folks to come to us from different servers to Fissure of Woe where you will find a friendly, mature, and cooperative environment within [Alph] that we’ve become known for.

Have you been left guildless by recent transfers all over the place?;
Are you after a mature guild community to run with in WvW (and PvE)?;
Or both?

We have had a number of new recruits this month from within and without the Fissure of Woe server, and we emphasise that [Alph] still stands open to talk to any individual or small sets of people who share our guild philosophies and would like to join us.

We do not have any restriction on the classes of character we want (although more hammer warriors and support guardians remain our priority for October 2013, as above): we work with all classes inside WvW and PvE.

Are you a Fissure of Woe PvE player who wants an introduction to WvW?
We’ve had several new (to WvW) players join us and [Alph] is more than happy to help give you guided tours with our guild runs in WvW. Our peak plays in WvW remain in Australian prime time (UK mornings), although we also run in EU peak times in lower numbers. We encourage our members to coordinate through our dedicated Ventrilo server in WvW, although there is no pressure to speak: listening really helps hone everyone in on our objectives.

We’re also happy to have people guest on our Ventrilo server from other guilds if you’re on in Australian prime time and looking for other mature players to run with. Message me here or in game if you want to try!

November 2013 Recruitment
[Alph] remains open for players of any class to join our WvW and PvE activities.

This month, we are particularly keen to recruit for WvW the following:

• Firstly, we are keen to recruit “burst builds” characters to expand our WvW ranks. This clearly includes the usual suspect of a burst thief (d/d or d/p), but we’d also be interested in other classes such as immobilisation-then-burst engineers, huge damage-potential-in-little-time warriors, and certain elementalist builds (e.g., s/d fresh air builds focussed on high dps and critical damage).
• Secondly, we’d also like to recruit characters designed for crowd control. The usual suspect in this case would be hammer orientated warriors, but also necromancers, etc., who can affect a maximum number of targets with debilitating conditions and stuns.
• Lastly, we are also keen to recruit more staff elementalists for their vital role in WvW (laying down combo fields, large AoE capabilities, and support).

Hey all,

I am on the fissures of woe server and am looking for a guild to join. I currently only do PvE but I am interested in getting involved in the WvW side of the game. I have a L80 ranger from a previous play through and I am currently at L50 with my thief.

I only manage to play a couple of hours a day (work, wife and kids) but I would like to find a relaxed guild to fight alongside. I found that once I reached L80 last time that roaming PvE alone got a little dull.

Any suggestions would be great.

Paul

December 2013 Recruitment
[Alph] remains open to potential new recruits of any class. Following the first season of WvW, we’ve enjoyed facing off against new and old opponents and tested ourselves against many.

Post-season WvW, this month we’re keen to recruit:

• Crowd control characters for WvW: Not only does this mean the typical archetype hammer warrior, but any other classes such as necromancers, etc., who can affect a maximum number of targets with debilitating conditions and stuns.
• Support and balanced guardians for group play (both WvW and in dungeons plus fractals).
• Rangers. Seriously: many people regard them as weak in WvW, but we want to make them work. Ever hit (or been a part of) a surprise attack conducted by 5 or more rangers in a pincer movement? We want to make it happen much more often as its fun when a supposedly weak class outclasses everyone.

Both Australian and UK/EU timezones are especially welcome.

Hi Alpharius, myself, my wife and a couple of friends play here in the UK – all young professionals. We’re in a small guild of just ourselves, which we use for the bank space and bonus banners etc. but this limits us in terms of achieving much in WvW, or securing temples etc. in PvE which are needed for reagents for legendary/ascended.

We’re all interested in a mix of PvE mostly, combined with WvW too, and would benefit from a wider pool of people we can drop in and play with, achieve more and also get a little extra support from. We’re working towards word completion, ascended, legendaries, achievements, WvW ranks and I’m shooting for enough experience and cash to become a commander. Not yet tried PvP, but sounds like it could be fun once they merge the progression.

It sounds like you guys might be a good fit. I was wondering how many people you usually have on at EU times, given you are primarily Oceania based? Our 3 regulars are myself – 80 Boonway guardian, my wife 80 warrior and good friend 80 engi.

Hi Sunstorm — I’ve sent you a PM (in these forums). Hope to hear from you again (either here, or in the game!). I think your group would be a great fit for [Alph]!

We remain open for new recruits looking for group-play with a mature-minded guild.

We have many active Australian members (more welcome!) and are actively looking to shore up our UK arm’s numbers in the coming months. Both the UK and Au arms have been coming together very well at weekends for WvW runs and we invite new players (of any class) to join us.

As per our Dec recruitment, we’re still after new crowd control characters, support guardians, and rangers who want a home that appreciates their strengths.

[Alph] has been busy in PvE this week. In Queensdale, we’ve been running (and organizing) the Champion train at Au+EU peak hours, including laying down guild banners for bonus XP and magic find, plus free food (for even more XP). We’ve also been conducting some group jumping puzzle solving.

We’ll be heading for WvW this weekend and would be happy to provide new players an introduction to WvW (and indeed, give guidance for PvE as well). Feel free to contact us!

January 2014 Recruitment
TL;DR: If you are a mature acting, positive attitude player on Fissure of Woe who is looking for a guild, [Alph] would be very happy to have you on board.

This month, [Alph] is specifically looking for:

• New players to GW2 in general. Given the recent festive season, we have a number of very new players and we’d be very happy to have more on board to share the (lower level) adventures with in PvE.

• For WvW, we’re still keen to recruit any and all crowd control players. But, we emphasize that class does not matter to [Alph] in general: we’re happy to take on complete WvW newbies and give them a thorough introduction to the WvW environment and discuss builds (etc.) with them.

We re-emphasize that the majority of our membership is UK and Australian based. We have EU and SEA players as well, but the UK and Australia remain the largest groups. Feel free to contact / whisper any of the following about membership:

jabberjabber.6804 (main character = Aldronia);
Eldarin.6894 (main character = Tasryen);
PebbleMaster.4012 (main character = Mido Ichi);
dopeko.5694 (main character = Tigris Code);
Urotsukidoji.5870 (main character = Aernndis Thorn)

Just started regular fractal runs to get interested guildies into the higher levels for ascended item drops too.

March 2014
Its been a while since I last updated this thread, largely due to real life on my part (hence the “gap” for Feb 2014).

To be clear: Alpharius [Alph] is still open for new recruits. We’re particularly interested in mature players from the UK and Australia (other locations are most welcome, of course, but we remain a predominantly British-Australian outfit).

Guild Transfer

Following extensive discussions, [Alph]arius has collectively decided to transfer from Fissure of Woe to Gandara for season 2 of WvW. We look forward to seeing you in Gandara from Tuesday 18th March.

After having been on Gandara for a couple of days, we’ve been getting a number of enquiries.

To clarify and address the most frequent question: YES, we are most certainly still open for recruitment.

And yes: we are still only interested in mature-attitude players – nothing has changed on that front – the only thing about the guild that has fundamentally changed is the server that we are now based on.

We are a helpful guild for everyone to enjoy the contents of the game by respecting ourselves and other people on the server Gandara. Bring any professions at any level, be casual or hardcore, you’re addicted only to experience PvE, run fractals and dungeons or main focus in World x World, all are welcome to [ALPH].

If you want to know more about us, please check guild website:

http://alpharius.enjin.com/

We strongly recommend the use of this guild Forum for better organization and communication. English language if you please.

April 2014 Recruitment and Update
Having transferred from Fissure of Woe to Gandara, we have been rapidly establishing ourselves in our new home: becoming part of the Gandara Alliance and re-building our guild influence to regain our guild bank and our regular +10% magic find bonus (amongst others!).

This month, we are open to recruitment for any Gandara player who shares our values (maturity, team work, etc.) and can bring their build to the fore in WvW.

For WvW, we would especially like to recruit:

• British or EU prime time Thief players, built for both group play and roaming ahead of our groups (especially burst / spike builds);
• British or EU prime time Mesmer players built for group play;
• Australian prime time Necromancer players (particularly AoE builds or power builds).
• Either timezone Engineer players built for group play (“lock” players and heal utility players in particular).

That said, we are open to ALL classes regardless of your build or physical location, so long as you are able to abide by our maturity policy. Hammer warriors, healway guardians, rangers of any type, staff elementalists, etc. — we will work with all classes in WvW. If you have a build you love to play, then we’d love to have you play that with us and see how we can integrate your builds with our own to optimise our outcomes.

May 2014 Recruitment and Update

[Alph] has rotated its guild leaders this month – due to real life some of our long term leaders have stepped down, and others have stepped up. Our details have been updated on the first posting.

This month, we’re particularly interested in recruiting:

• WvW Guardians in UK and Au prime time;
• WvW lock-down and team-play Engineers in UK prime time;
• Players for fractal and dungeon runs during our (mid week) PvE runs.

Again, we emphasise that we remain open to ALL classes. We are not the largest guild on Gandara, nor do we aim to be. But we will expand our membership for more mature minded players.

[Alph] is still looking for more mature minded individuals to join our WvW runs.

Do you have children in real life and want to play with similar players who understand what that means for your playing time? Do you only have limited time available to play GW2 and don’t want any of the dramas associated with other guilds? Do you want a more modestly sized guild where you can get to know the other players? We could be a good fit for you and would be happy to chat…

In addition to the May 2014 posting, above, we are seeking a Mesmer for UK prime time for our havoc group work.

Regardless of this “want”, we remain willing to accept any class and any skill level. The only proviso for joining our guild is that new members must be mature regardless of actual age. That means no dramas because we have too limited a play time for such things. We are not the largest WvW guild in Gandara, but we will expand for mature members.

I’ve been part of Alpharius for one and half a month already and I can say that it is an amazing guild to be in!
I really enjoy doing guild dungeon runs the most, because I get to have a lot of fun and relax myself haha.
I’m still looking forward to do some fractal runs with you, Aldronia! :P

July 2014 Recruitment
This month, we would very much like to recruit:

• an experienced Mesmer for UK/EU prime time
• Guardians for both UK/EU and Australian prime time

Just to re-emphasise, we are open to all classes and experience levels – from highly experienced legendary wielding super players, through to players just starting out (yes: even in WvW we’re happy to show new players around with up-leveled stats) so long as the player is a mature, no drama personality.