149313-why-people-make-guilds-if-they-dont-care-about-them

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I am new to the game so I was looking for a guild to join, this guy was all over the channel about how this new guild will be the bees knees, the rockers lockers, the top of the top etc etc, so I joined, I have been a faithful member donating a lot of stuff for the bank etc etc. The first day we managed to run a dungeon, man it felt like this is the real deal, now 4 weeks after the guild was created, it is like ghost town, the founder has not been online for almost 2 weeks, the same for the second on command, if you look at the roster is 1-3 weeks most of the players are gone.
 
Why bother to create a guild, to launch an awesome recruiting campaign and then just give up on the game?
 
I see now very so often people asking for new members but almost all want people with experience and hardcore for raiding. So it is hard for a new player to find a good guild.
 
If anyone knows of an active guild can you pm or just post here?
 	
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Sometimes our most inspired ideas don't work out.
 
If you are looking for a guild, you should post on your servers forums with your faction and some idea of what you are looking for (casual raiding? dungeons? PvP?)	
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			Running a guild in this game is not easy.  It's a constant battle for every guild I think!You have to constantly try to fill holes etc.Some of us stick with it, some don't.
			
				
	Edited January 28, 2016 by Charge	
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I've always found new guilds have a significant drop-off rate in MMOs. It's kind of like starting a new business, and most businesses fail in their first year (I've heard).
 
There are generally two kinds of guilds that in my experience are most likely to survive: Those that have a clear and attainable goal (so generally raid guilds and sometimes PVP guilds) and those that recruit indiscriminately. The latter ones aren't necessarily good guilds, but when you advertise a lot and take on everyone you can get, it tends to have that 'viral' growth pattern. However I do find that those guilds eventually explode— they just seem to last longer than many others, so ten, twelve months maybe.
 
Looking at your case though, I would say Blade and Soul might have something to do with the sudden drop-off. :(
 
I can recommend a few guilds for you to look into, but need to know your faction and server first. :P	
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			I think some might want to try it out, and then realise it takes time and dedication that they perhaps are not that willing to put in. So they decide it's easier just to join someone else guild instead. It doesn't mean that their intentions weren't good at start. 	
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			As someone who has started two guilds since the game's launch, I can tell you sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. Player retention has always been a problem here, since the very first weeks of initial launch. Some people love it and stick around - most just seem to up and vanish without ever saying good-bye. 	
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Playing an MMO can feel like a job at time and no more so when running an effective guild. In my experience guilds are usually kept together by  a couple of people and when they reduce play time or stop playing the guild falls apart. The GM probably intended to play the game for a while but in the end after a while decided it's not for him. MMOs can be strange beasts: you can love them and never stop playing them or drop them fast.
 
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As someone who has started two guilds since the game's launch, I can tell you sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. Player retention has always been a problem here, since the very first weeks of initial launch. Some people love it and stick around - most just seem to up and vanish without ever saying good-bye. 
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			Sry I should give more details about me and my characters, right now I am playing 3 Exile characters, 1 warrior which is level 26 with weapon smith as trade and miner. One slinger level 21 and 1 engineer level 16. All are Exile. I am in the NA PVE server (you could kill me now and I couldn't tell you the name of the server (I am ashamed), the main issue I see is that after the guildmaster stepped away the guild as a whole went into hybernation, when you look at the roster is like 3,2,1 week almost all the players on it, maybe Blade and Soul has something to do with it, but as a guildmaster you need at least log in to check how things are going dont you think?	
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There are several guild on both Exile and Dominion that are doing very well. The issue is and will always be the population, there is not enough people to start forming new guild. People will set out to start a new guild, recruit, be active and make promises to entice you to join but then after a few weeks maybe even a month that steam dies down because people are already in guild that are doing well or very active. The issue is not just with new guilds either, a bunch of guilds that have been around since day 1 are having roster issues because of the lack of population. I run a guild and I'm very dedicated to it, I'm online everyday recruiting and hanging out with people. even for my guild we run into roster issues from time to time because of one thing. This one thing is what is killing this game and that is the lack of content. Bring more content into the game = More people = more active guild.
 
 
In short look the recruitment forums and find something that you like. Some new guild might be the real deal but from my point of view joining a guild that is just starting is not a wise choice with the state of the game.	
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Sry I should give more details about me and my characters, right now I am playing 3 Exile characters, 1 warrior which is level 26 with weapon smith as trade and miner. One slinger level 21 and 1 engineer level 16. All are Exile. I am in the NA PVE server (you could kill me now and I couldn't tell you the name of the server (I am ashamed), the main issue I see is that after the guildmaster stepped away the guild as a whole went into hybernation, when you look at the roster is like 3,2,1 week almost all the players on it, maybe Blade and Soul has something to do with it, but as a guildmaster you need at least log in to check how things are going dont you think?
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			Why do people have kids and not care about them? Because, like having a guild, having a kid is easily romanticized until you actually do... then realize it is a responsibility, not a romanticized fantasy. Same with pets, and other things that sound adorable / awesome/ and cool at first, until you remember with great power comes great responsibility ;)	
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I know what you mean, the same happened to me in SWTOR, I may be the doomer of doom, the ender of the end, the guild killer. I must be, I dunno anymore, maybe I am a human weed killing the lawn where I am planted.... :(  :lol:  :D
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			I know what you mean, the same happened to me in SWTOR, I may be the doomer of doom, the ender of the end, the guild killer. I must be, I dunno anymore, maybe I am a human weed killing the lawn where I am planted.... :(  :lol:  :D	
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I know what you mean, the same happened to me in SWTOR, I may be the doomer of doom, the ender of the end, the guild killer. I must be, I dunno anymore, maybe I am a human weed killing the lawn where I am planted.... :(  :lol:  :D
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Great I will do that tonight as a soon as I get home.
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Sry I should give more details about me and my characters, right now I am playing 3 Exile characters, 1 warrior which is level 26 with weapon smith as trade and miner. One slinger level 21 and 1 engineer level 16. All are Exile. I am in the NA PVE server (you could kill me now and I couldn't tell you the name of the server (I am ashamed), the main issue I see is that after the guildmaster stepped away the guild as a whole went into hybernation, when you look at the roster is like 3,2,1 week almost all the players on it, maybe Blade and Soul has something to do with it, but as a guildmaster you need at least log in to check how things are going dont you think?
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			Great I will do that tonight as a soon as I get home.	
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			 This game has a really nasty turnover on players.. id look for a guild that's been around for a while. Players come and go in this game.. so its best to look for the ones that are sticking to it.
			
				
	Edited January 28, 2016 by Rebel Angel	
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