tagtarsis
New Member
Hey, I just wanted to weigh in both as a current member of one of the Guild Wars guilds (and the in-game alliance) and as someone who has been previewing STC’s work:
1 – STC has been doing great work capturing the values and goals of the existing community, in preparation for a guild to continue in that spirit in Guild Wars 2. I don’t know exactly when all this is going to post, but it will be well before GW2 actually releases (and they start making guilds and permanent characters and whatnot).
2 – I’m all for having as many guilds as it takes to meet the needs of every Christian player in Guild Wars 2. However, I would strongly advocate waiting to see what the current community publishes first… and even how that shakes out once it launches.
Ok I hear you Brydon and I am not attempting to be a deserting voice but I do have some concerns, it was 10 days ago we were told an announcement would be very soon. No one is calling for a forum just to have any old guild built from it but rather one to start gathering information and helpful stuff. A forum that is separate from the SOE/Soe forums that can be quickly used to find stuff about GW2 and only GW2.
AND GW2 has launched its prebuy already 6 days ago, people all over the net are ramping up regardless of the names they will get in game for the players or the guilds. They are spurning excitement and recruiting for guilds that do not exist in game yet.
We have been waiting to see our leadership launch this thing with a boom and we are still waiting, I am excited for this game and it feels like guild design posts are getting locked because leadership may not like the suggestions they are getting from them.
The only really good thread about guild planning was in regards to the guild name, just got closed out of the discussion of the masses for 10 days now with no announcement. I like STC and yourself, and I am not one to get upset about locked posts but it was a good exciting conversation. People were getting rapidly excited about the possible names that "OUR" guild would take at launch and that thread was taking off and then closed with the age old monarchy slogan of ill get back with you soon, now be quiet. (at least it felt like that to me)
Im a realist and I know Im not in charge but I also know Im active on forums to be around for discussions like this one. I want to be around for major discussions especially with games I am really excited about, and GW2 is just that, and I know it is for you guys too. BUT I also know we might even need alternative names, we may jump into game just to have our name or guild name gone, unusable and what not.
Back to the point about GW1 linking: I am not alone in this line of thinking that I am attempting to join a CLUB that existed before I showed up, just to feel like my suggestions and comments were just ignored. In fact I had one post that I can’t find now because it’s not showing up on that forum for me for some reason that was completely ignored and I thought I had made some good suggestions in it.
To be honest and truthful with everyone I don’t feel accepted, it feels like a good ol’ boys club that I am not fitting into. I have been part of Christian guilds for the better part of 6 years now, and I have never felt this way about a guild that I have joined or been around for the start up of. I have been on ToJ’s website and part of various guilds here and there and have always felt like I was accepted but this has been a serious disappointment for me as a whole.
There now I said it, Im ready for the ripping of my life now and I am not one to take say things of forums to get a rise out of people, but I tell you I see why the others have been concerned, I am downright frightened about it. I want Christian fellowship and excitement about the best game I have ever heard of and I am scared of the way this whole deal has been handled. I want to trust that this is just a bump in the road for this, and I want to believe that it will all be better in just a short bit, but I tell ya, I am concerned deeply.
"weigh in both as a current member of one of the Guild Wars guilds (and the in-game alliance)"
This is what I am talking about its as if, when your a member of the original GW guild or club you have a better say in all things GW2. I cant help but feel this way because there have been multiple posts that say things like this. AND GW2 is going to be filled; absolutely flooded with people who have never ever played GW1.