Hey there, good lookin’! We are The Cry of Winter. It’s [ICE] to meet you! See what I did there? Pretty cool pun, right? No? Man, that’s cold...
Anyways, now that we’ve broken the ICE, let me tell you why you belong in the coolest guild in all of Tyria!
The TL;DR Version
Name: The Cry of Winter [ICE]
Server: Doesn’t matter, megaserver, duh.
Rep Requirement: None. That’s silly.
Focus: PvE, exceptional skill with casual schedule.
Activities: Events, Fractals, RAIDS, HoT Meta Events, World Bosses, and a bit of sPvP.
What We Offer: New player mentorship, teaching fractals/raids, guild buffs, and more community events than you can shake a stick at!
Active Times: 7pm to 3am EST (All activities begin at 9pm EST)
Roster Size: Small to Medium (60 currently, building to 100)
Voice Chat: TeamSpeak 3, only required for certain content.
Contact: Malachi Draven.2865 or Chronosystem.2168
Website: http://www.cryofwinter.com/
The Lengthy Version
Once upon a time, a guild was founded. This guild had a vision – a vision of an epic, thoroughly superb, tight-knit community that did so many fun things together that other guilds were envious of the huge smiles on the faces of this guild’s members.
[ICE] is not your average guild. First off, we’re small. We like it that way. Our ideal size is no more than 100 members. We don’t want to be a huge zerg guild with hundreds and hundreds of members, where you just get lost in the crowd when you join and you can’t remember anybody’s name.
Second, we go far beyond merely being “active”. We built this guild to be “interactive”. As an icicle, you don’t just log on and see a roster full of people that are doing their own thing, that you never speak to or interact with. Instead, you log on and you see a community, friends, hell even a second family. You see the friendliest bunch of people that GW2 has to offer.
And best of all, you actually do things with us! What kind of things? Here’s a list, because everybody loves easy-to-digest, bulleted lists:
- Weekly missions
- Fractals
- RAIDS
- Events like asura ball, hide ’n seek, jumping puzzle races, arena brawls, and more. All with in-game and out-of-game prizes!
- An active (and stylish) website, with forum titles, badges, and even an XP/leveling system!
- An in-depth and entertaining progression system for guild ranks
- Drinking games!
- Oh, so much more!
Casual PvE
We are a PvE focused guild. We have charged straight into raids and are loving every minute of it. However, we are not hardcore about it. There won’t be any 40-hour raid weeks. However, we strive to be exceptional players, and all raiders are expected to know the fights, know their classes and builds, etc. Our goal is to have the hardcore quality, without having the hardcore raiding schedule or crazy shouting raid leader.
As for PvP, a lot of our members, myself included, do participate in PvP all the time. We do both sPvP and WvW, and if enough members wish it, then we’ll have organized teams for PvP. But for now, we decided just to focus on PvE as a guild.
No Rep Requirement
Here at [ICE], we think rep requirements are stupid. We want you to want to rep us, not just force you to. After all, this is a game, and we play it to have fun. So if you’re having fun with a different set of friends, then good for you!
How To Join
Aww yeah! If you’ve read this far (good job!) then you’re clearly interested in joining The Cry of Winter and becoming an icicle. Well, joining is easy! Simply head on over to our website and take a moment to fill out our handy-dandy application.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact either Malachi Draven.2865 or Chronosystem.2168. Cheers!
PS – We were recently chosen to be on Enjin’s Featured Friday showcase! You can read the article here.
Either Malachi or myself will contact you in-game Austin and answer the questions you have. We have other members, like you Bad Wolf, that are returning to the game and we are helping them catch up with class and game changes. I encourage you both to checkout our website and join the guild to see if we fit your play style. I look forward to hearing from you both.