Guild Wars 2

Name :: Datenshi
Tag :: [DT]
Server :: Stormbluff Isle (NA)
Leader :: kirinelf (Kirin)
Co-Leader :: Artificial Insanity (AI)
Focuses :: PvE, slight WvWvW

:: Site ::

:: Who are we? ::

This is most likely the question that is first on everyone’s minds. Datenshi is actually Japanese for ’Fallen Angel(s)’. Our in-game guild ranks are named after the Judeo-Christian hierarchy of angels, but aside from that, I just thought it sounded cool and it has no real bearing on our activities.

Next, a bit of history before I get to the real meat as to what we’re around here for.

::History::

The guild was founded by me along with Artificial Insanity not long after the release of Guild Wars 2 (About a week after launch, I think). We’ve been around a long time, but we’ve never really expanded. Both of us are familiar with the game’s mechanics, with AI being more familiar and more skilled than I. In a sense, he is the in-game admin and I am the off-game admin.

I founded this guild for one main reason. I wanted a nice little close knit gang of friends (or mates as we call ’em). A bunch of people who will have my back while I’ve got theirs, and who I can play around and have fun with in the game. Any MMO out there is more fun with friends. No exceptions. Why didn’t I join an established guild? Well, at the time, most of the guilds formed were... Well, I’ll explain below.

::Aims and Goals::

Most of the established guilds focus on the hardcore area of the game. Gearing up, grouping up, tackling huge events and dungeons, dominating PvP or WvWvW. The elite team, the top of the range, best of the best. That’s not us. We are a guild that focuses on camaraderie, on friendships and working together. Sure, we may have events, the occasional WvWvW run, friendly spars in PvP, stuff like that. But at the end of the day our main goal is to have fun and go to bed smiling. To me, spending a day mapping out a zone with a bunch of guildies is more fun (and certainly less frustating) than getting my backside crushed in sPvP or overrun in WvWvW (Yes, I know this isn’t always the case, but it definitely is in the majority of cases I’m involved due to my skill level... or lack of it).

That said, it’s not like I hate PvP, dungeons or WvWvW. If anything I enjoy them in short bursts. That’s where the guild comes in again. We will be organizing events and dungeon runs every now and again, taking down Champions as a team, stuff like that. It’ll be fun (See? There’s that word again) helping a guildy take down a Champion that’s barring the way to clearing a map (Champion Krait in Caledon Forest anyone?), working together to support each other as we smash through a dungeon or liberate a fort. That’s what this guild’s all about.

The bottom line is, we help each other. AI in particular has gone through a lot of the map and knows where everything is, and both of us have had extensive playtime in certain professions. My hope is that we will grow into a guild able to give guidance and help to anyone who needs it, not just guildmates (Though it’ll be fun if someone you help wants to join the guild!). Need a bit of silver to get started? Sure. Not sure how to get that last vista? Ask us. That skillpoint being a pain in the bum? We’ll throw in our blades (or arrows, or magical blasts, or bullets. Really, we’re not picky).

::Events::

You might have seen my mentioning ’events’ all through the article. Those events consist of mass guild jump quests, guild missions, WvWvW and dungeon runs, since the PvP system doesn’t exactly enable you to duel someone. It’d be interesting to have races such as running from the bottom of the Grove to the portal for Caledon Forest without using waypoints or speed boosts though, or any other events you can think of. Our website forums have a section just for you to post your ideas in. We might even have rewards!

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And that’s a wrap for introductions to the guild as a whole! This is what we stand for, what we strive for. In a word: Fun! We are casual, friendly and laid back, and an excellent source of answers for questions. We help anyone that needs it guildmate or no, and if you’re in trouble we’ve got your back. You could even say that we aim to save the world by overloading it with fun!

:: What we want ::

So, what do we want in a member? It’s simple really. We want active-ness. This should be a no brainer. I’m not saying I want you on 24/7, heck, logging on once a day is good enough for me.

Secondly, we want you to represent us as much as you can. Multi-guilding is fine by us, but popping in every now and again for a chat or even just for a few seconds to give us an influence boost isn’t asking too much, is it?

Thirdly, we want someone willing to help. Help who? Everyone. If anyone needs your help, we want you to be willing to jump in. See someone on the ground and needing a raise? Get them on their feet. Someone’s getting overwhelmed by a vet? Smash that vet! Guildmates needing a bit of a push in WvWvW? Get to the place and whoop candy behind everywhere!

Finally, we want you to be active in guild chat. We don’t want you spamming up the place, but participating in (or initiating) conversations, volunteering for dungeon runs/mapping runs, stuff like that. We don’t want a quiet guild where everyone keeps to themselves and only speaks to degrade others. We want a friendly, homey place.

:: Application ::

So all that sound intriguing to you? Interested in being part of our little family? Well that’s simple then! Head on over to our website, or hop in-game and seek out kirinelf.9216, Artificial Insanity.9167, or one of our members and get them to put out the word that you’re interested! More application details can be seen in the front page of our website.