Guild Wars 2

I actually like this system so far.

I’ve always been the type of player who will look for a guild that fits me and stay there. When I’m looking for a new guild, I’m looking for a group of like-minded players that I can have fun with, etc. I typically guild all my characters in the same place because I do have guild loyalty. Leaving a guild for me is something of a last resort for when the guild I’m in is no longer fun for me.

That said, I like having the flexibility to have a guild for just my RL family and friends that I can easily switch to in order to play and share perks with them. We all have different playtimes, playstyles, and in-game goals, and this system allows us to have a way to play together without having to compromise that. This way we can share things like a guild stash and play together when there’s enough of us around, and play with our new friends and allies in a different guild when there’s not.

I don’t feel this makes me a person who lacks guild loyalty, or doesn’t take guilds seriously. I’m not switching to “take advantage” of another guild and then go off and do whatever. I’m switching to play with my family and friends and I don’t see anything wrong with that.

I think it does potentially create a challenge for some guilds in terms of player retention, but I, for one, am not upset when people aren’t representing my guild. It’s not up to me to tell them how they should be playing or who they should be playing with.