Guild Wars 2

This post, like so many others with regard to the lacklustre guild management system, will be consigned to the forum backwoods. It has been a ‘hot’ topic since release and very very little has been done to improve it.
Show me, someone show me what they have done to improve the system since release, despite all the clamour for improvement. Mr. Johanson states they are aiming to get the core of the game to where they want it to be and then they will look at guilds, among other things. Not exactly encouraging news now is it?
Oh, also, if I want to post here with my concerns or ‘negativity’ I shall bloody well post here! I don’t need anyones approval for that but, then again, what is the point since ArenaNet invariably choose fanboy posts above critical posts.

You’re wasting your time sir. There have been many posts with regard to Guild Management, or the lack of it. The disinterest that ArenaNet show is quite astonishing actually, this is coming from a player who did have faith in ArenaNet, did believe they would consider player feedback. So, I wouldn’t waste your time typing ideas, no matter how plausible they may be.

Another perfectly legitimate set of ideas for improving a lacklustre system, consigned to the forum scrapheap due to lack of interest, lack of will, or just plain good old fashioned intransigence.
When will we see an improvement that actually does something? Not just a new set of cosmetic fluff that keeps the masses following the carrot.
When will we see an improvement to a core part of the game?
Do ArenaNet actually care? I think they do but there silence on this matter is beginning to test ones opinion somewhat, prove me wrong ArenaNet?
The current guild management system is dull, lacklustre, largely pointless in some areas and encourages, maybe even forces, guild leaders to use third party applications to make their guild management more functional. Is this what ArenaNet want, players using third party applications because the management system is less than useful?
Come on ArenaNet, a considered reply would be nice, can you do that for us?

This is one, albeit lengthy, among many posts with regard to the, shall we say rudimentary, guild management system. Guilds, wether you consider them a lore based idea or not, are, for a large majority of players, an integral everday part of GuildWars2. There are many many guilds out there, large or small, PvP, PvE etc., whose leaders, officers and members are crying out for improvements to the guild management system.
Now, ArenaNet, for whatever reason, this is known only to themselves, consider improving the management system a low priority, excuse me but this simply does not make sense. A key everyday part of their game is considered a low priority?
Whilst ArenaNet does largely listen to it’s customers, yes it does, this ‘low priority’ should be made a high priority as soon as they possibly can, you only have to track down all the posts regarding guild management to see the depth of feeling attached to it.
Please, if you could bring yourselves to, someone at ArenaNet reply to one of these posts to show your customer base that their needs and wants, reasonable ones at that, are not simply being ignored and are at least being considered?
Thank you for taking the time to read this.

The guild management features are bad enough for large guilds of people that are ok with using third party site, but for small – medium sized guilds (like mine) it’s near crippling. Getting people to use a third party site just to check for basic things like announcements or event postings is not an easy thing to do, and players should not be required to do it anyway. These things need to be fixed right away.

Guild information

There is no reason not to include a “Guild Information” tab. I should not have to take up the amount of space needed to include the guild’s Teamspeak server IP, password, website address, and reddit address. There should be a tab where I can enter in all of that info, as well as the guild rules and possibly a bit of background on the guild. I should also be able to insert links here, to say reddit or the guild website. If /wiki can open a browser window, why can’t I add a URL to do the same?

MOTD

The character limit on this is a joke. Couple that with the fact that I need the above information to be included in every single MOTD, and it’s even worse. I also should not have to lose all of the current MOTD when I click “edit”. That makes the edit button more of a “clear” button, really. Also, what’s the purpose of a MOTD if it doesn’t ping when players log in. I have little to no motivation to update it knowing that people may or may not see what I put there. It should ping when you login as well as when it’s changed. That’s pretty basic, imo.

Last Online

This is one of the most astonishingly basic features that’s missing in GW2. I suppose you could put last represented, too, but since I don’t require rep I really don’t mind not having that.

Login Notification

Even if it’s just an option you can toggle on or off, you should have the option to show in chat when guild members login. I’m sick of opening my guild panel periodically just to see if people have logged in.

Message suppression

If I’m trying to send personal messages to my guildies congratulating them on a promotion, or giving them information about something, or sending them bags or materials, I should not be suppressed after 2 kitten messages. I understand the need for suppression, but it seriously needs to either go away or be severely relaxed when messaging people in the same guild.

Communication

Communication is everything in a guild. I should be able to send a mass mail message to all my guildies if I need to so that I don’t have to wait for them to all log in and keep track of who I sent mail to already. Put limits on it if you have to, to avoid spamming. Make it cost influence, or merits, or gold, just give us an option. This would solve so many problems.

Calendar

This isn’t a new concept. The game needs a calendar where I can create an event and send out an alert about the event or an invite to it to all of my members. They should then be able to confirm that they can or cannot attend and it should be marked on the calender as a reminder. It’s 2013, why does this not exist in this game?

These are just some of the most basic things that are desperately needed for guild management. There are others that would be nice as well, but these are the basics that need to be added before they cripple guilds to the point of total destruction. Some other things that would be nice would include:

Player notes

The ability to add RL names, availability, or other notes about guild members would be very useful

Crafting requests

I think it’d be pretty useful, since I can see everyone’s crafting level, if i could right click a 400 cook’s name and click “request omnom bars” or something, which would allow me to send that player the mats (or gold if I didn’t have the mats) needed for the exact amount of bars I needed so that that member could make them for me.

Last but by no means least, this is not by any means my own work, this is a collection of ideas from a number of players. Thank you to all of them for their effort.

Hey there,
Hakuna Matata [HM] are always looking for players like yourself. We are a small social guild, if you are looking for a friendly easy going atmosphere in which to play your game then we may be the guild for you. We are on Aurora Glade. Most, if not all of our members are 18+ and either at Uni or in employment. If you want to give us a try then you can contact me in-game and I will be happy to answer any questions you have and/or invite you to our guild.
Whatever you decide to do I hope you enjoy yourself

Hey there,
Hakuna Matata [HM] are always looking for players like yourself. We are a small social guild, if you are looking for a friendly easy going atmosphere in which to play your game then we may be the guild for you. We are on Aurora Glade so there would be no need for your to transfer. Most, if not all of our members are 18+ and either at Uni or in employment. If you want to give us a try then you can contact me in-game and I will be happy to answer any questions you have and/or invite you to our guild.
Whatever you decide to do I hope you enjoy yourself

Indeed, why not save them this way? It does begin to be a pain in the bum otherwise.

Black Lion is broken, again. How many complaints do you need before you attempt a fix? Can’t you fix it or won’t you fix it? Works for some, doesn’t work for others, this isn’t considered in anyway to be working as it should, it plainly isn’t, is it?
Are you even considering a fix or are you doing as you have done since day one, ignore the complaints with the glib statement “Black lion Trading is working as intended”?
Will we even get a response to this?

Hi there,
If you are still looking for a new home then you could do far worse than to give us a try at
http://hakuna-matata.enjin.com/
If you do decide to join our merry band then you can either fill out the application on our site or simply contact me or one of our members ingame.

Well here’s hoping you find what you are looking for :-)

Khonrad

Hi there,
If you are still looking for a new home then you could do far worse than to give us a try at
http://hakuna-matata.enjin.com/
If you do decide to join our merry band then you can either fill out the application on our site or simply contact me or one of our members ingame.

Well here’s hoping you find what you are looking for :-)

Khonrad

Hi Scarlot,
If you still finding yourselves looking for a new home then you could do far worse than to give us a try. We do have an application process but we would be willing to forgoe it as you would be a group join and it would be a nightmare to fill in all the apps.
http://hakuna-matata.enjin.com/
If you do decide to join us then simply bug one of us in-game or leave me a message on our site. Here’s hoping you all find what you are looking for :-)

Khonrad

Hello there,
If you find yourself wanting a laid back, chatty atmosphere, somewhere with that personal touch then you could do far worse than to give us a try, take a look at;
http://hakuna-matata.enjin.com/

Here’s hoping you find wat you are looking for :-)

Couldn’t get in anyway, login server was screwed, but, after sifting through all the prattle on this thread, by all accounts it was simply a cutscene? A one time event that can be reviewed on youtube? Oh well, must have been nice for those who were there.

Hi, if i can can plug [HM], maybe take a look?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/guilds/guilds/Hakuna-Matata-HM-Aurora-Glade-EU/first#post456707

Extensive research and listing, thank you.
The only major thing that ‘bugs’ me at present is the pet names not sticking, now I don’t know if this is just me, as my BLT doesn’t always work whilst other players do, but it would be awful nice of Devs to fix the pet name thing.
Again, thank you for the research it is certainly food for thought.

Yes complete the storyline and you’ll get one in your mail, then you’ll find out that the door to Hargrove is locked. Fix for this please.

‘We’

This is the most important word for us as a Guild. ‘We killed that big, nasty bugger’, ‘We were all wetting ourselves with laughter when…’, ‘We are getting ready to go do…’

‘We’ matter. We, the people sitting behind the screens (as opposed to the game characters) and we want to create a place for like-minded people to have fun together, in and around the games that interest us.

Although we started as a WoW guild, we want to grow beyond being an in game guild and become an online community where people can have a laugh together, have a chat, share interests and discuss what’s on their mind.

We want to be a part of your on-line life and you to be a part of ours, we want to get to know you and we want to have you along for our next epic adventure. That is our mission.

Welcome to Hakuna Matata

[HM] is an online gaming community based in Europe. While our main focus will be Guild Wars 2 you’ll also find us in games like World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Secret World.

First and foremost we are a social guild and this means we’re looking for social, active members. As with anything in life, you only get out what you put in so we actively encourage people to join in, take part and throw their ideas in the pot. We’re creating a community and a silent community is no community at all. Let us get to know you! even the mad bits and get to know us. We all share a passion for online gaming that we can take part in together.

We’ve come a long way in the last few years and learnt some hard lessons which have helped us find our sense of self and what we’d like to achieve. While we’re social, family folks we also have the ambition to do our best, and get there as a team.

We consist of a wide variety of gamers and we do not define ourselves by age, gender, or nationality. We don’t do drama, we’re all grown up and although we all act like kids, we’re mature. Physical age means very little on the internet, anyone acting like a spoilt kid simply won’t fit in our community. In a diverse community like ours, we get folks from all walks of life, each with their own likes, dislikes and opinions – appreciate them, debate differences with them but above all respect them.

We’re proud of our community tag and won’t tolerate behaviour that makes us look bad. We ask that you treat everyone around you as you want to be treated, it creates a much better atmosphere and makes whatever game we’re all playing that much more enjoyable.

So whatever your style: if you are easy going, with a mature outlook and a cracking sense of humour and you’re looking for a place with like minded mad folk to tackle anything that gets thrown at us and be proud of the community we all contribute to – then HM is the place for you.

Guild Wars 2 & multiple guild membership

A word has to be said about multiple guild memberships in Guild Wars 2 and the possibility to swap between several guilds.

We are a small community, we pride ourselves on having personal relationships with all our members and each person is valued. To be able to do this, we have decided that as a general rule, we will not accept members that want to be members elsewhere at the same time. Having people pop in and out of the guild doesn’t add to the sense of community that we are trying to create and, especially in the starting phase of GW2, we also do not want to start a bidding war with other guilds over members.

If you join us, you become a vital part of our community and we wouldn’t want to lose you :-)

Same on Aurora Glade……..I like cabbage too

Buy/Sell buttons greyed out, it has been like this on and off since release, that is of course when it was working at all. The suggested troubleshoot options haven’t worked and I have submitted numerous in-game bug reports with no reply. Please could anyone direct me to information regarding the TP issues and what is being done to fix it? Anyone?
Ta.