I am Aliesha (Aria Rean in game) and I just wanted to say a tid bit here about HOPE. Ever since I found this forum post I was intrigued by the guild. I loved seeing how active they were even though GW2 was so old, it’s nice to see people keeping the gaming community alive for a game such as this!
I originally bought GW2 because a friend said I might enjoy the RP. We were both playing WoW on an RP server after I decided that I no longer wished to Hard-Core raid. It progressively got very boring and the guild we were in lost interest in continuing to keep active events going. Thus, I ended my subscription, no need to pay for a game I rarely play to log on and do nothing. So, I came to GW2 and I’m really glad I found HOPE!
Shortly after I started playing my friend sorta jumped ship and hasn’t logged on (almost at all!) to play with me. I knew if I was going to stay engulfed in the game I had to find a community and fast. I tried a few guilds out a first but none of them seemed to do too much. I came to the forums hoping to find something worth my time and there was HOPE staring me in the face.
My one note to you is YES the process of becoming a member does take time! However, it is 110% worth it. Everyone is so incredibly helpful and nice! You will learn a lot (if you don’t already know a lot) about the game and what you can do to contribute to the community. Another super great thing about HOPE (there are so many!) is that they have multiple gaming communities on their website and forums so it’s always a joy interacting with others and learning about new games as well.
If you’re thinking about applying, just do it! You really won’t regret it!
