Background: Been playing MMOs since 1999 (EQ1, EQ2, WoW) and have been playing this since release. Want this to be my MMO of choice for the next several years, which means I want to find a good group to settle down in (been a solo player up until now).
What We’re Looking For (TL;DR Version):
- Guild that doesn’t care if I’m not online for a couple months at a time.
- Has some experienced players for high-end content, but nothing super-crazy.
- Doesn’t have the “gotta be meta” mentality.
- Doesn’t mind new players being brought to events to learn.
- Guild that’s big enough to do any guild missions/events, but small-as-possible otherwise (better for actually building friendships).
- Our group is mostly composed of people in the 18-25 range (more a disclaimer than a “what we’re looking for”).
What We’re Looking For:
- My days of hardcore, all-night, be-the-best-like-no-one-ever-was have come and gone. I’m older now, I have life responsibilities and the game is not that high on my priority list. There are times where I won’t touch the game for months because of other things in life.
- That being said: When I am in-game, I’m still very much interested in being able to do the raids and the higher-level content, especially once I am able to get the others in the group to the point where they can do so as well.
- After so many years in the MMO genre, I believe “meta” is a myth. I only admit this because the class I play 95% of the time is my Necromancer and – depending on the day – I don’t always play the “meta” builds. If you’re one of those “meta or trash” types, we won’t mesh.
- That being said: I don’t build anything that I don’t believe to be viable. If my build/play-style at any given time is a true hindrance – not just a perceived one – I will quickly change to be more effective. I have 6 level 80s, all of which are only a day away from having elite specs unlocked, and will play whatever is needed as long as I’m enjoying it.
- Some of the players in our small group are very new and still have a ways to go before they figure out how to be competent in the game. We want a guild that is accepting of new players and brings them along to things with patience and constructive feedback
- That being said (see the theme?): I’m totally aware that there are times when experienced players just want to have a get-together and play without the newbie penalty. If a certain event is one of those times, then I will be sure not to have one of the newer group members tag along.
- In my 18 years of playing MMOs, I’ve been in all different types of guilds in different games. If the guild is too small, we can’t effectively complete missions/events/raids/guild hall stuff. Get a guild too big, however, and it becomes this mess and nobody really builds connections with one another. We’re looking for that good spot in the middle where we’re close knit and always talking in-chat, but can still get-together and kick butt.
If you think we’d be a good fit, let me know and maybe we can talk in-game or you have a guild page I can check out. If things work out, I’m more than willing to give your guild a try!