Guild Wars

## EXPLANATION

* MUST means that it is a requirement.
* SHOULD means that it is optional, but highly recommended.
* MAY means that it is completely optional and there is no recommendation either way.

## GUIDELINES

### Champions of the Guild MUST

1. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. We win as a Team, We lose as a Team. The more we communicate about what we are doing and why, the more opportunities we have to win.
2. Play Monday through Saturday.
	1. Guild and League Wars are held Monday through Friday.
	2. League Challenge Wars are held on Saturday.
3. Have both a Hero and Titan team specified in Guild War.
4. Be an active player (being online for your selected Time Slot(s)).
5. Communicate by 10:00pm Eastern Time the previous day if you are going to be absent the following day.
6. Answer Roll Call in one of two ways
	* Provide a Standing Order that you will available during a Time Slot and the days on which you are available.
	* Provide a Daily Order for the following day no later than 10:00pm Eastern Time.
7. Follow the Default Order of Attack
	1. Assignments - Unless otherwise noted, use both attacks, if needed.
	2. Bridge - Must be taken before targets in #3, #4, and #5 are available to attack
	3. Bastion of Ice, Gate, or Bastion of Fire, whichever is the weakest point - One of these must be taken before target #4 is available for attack)
	4. Citadel
	5. Foundry or Spring of Elements
	6. Lighthouse
	7. Barracks or Mage Academy

### **Champions of the Guild SHOULD**

1. Follow the orders provided in Guild War, if there are any orders.
2. Post in Guild Chat when orders have been completed.

### Champions of the Guild SHOULD NOT

1. Attack anything stronger than you unless you are given specific orders to attack.
2. Attack other targets when there are available orders.
3. Attack without orders during the first 30 minutes of the Guild War.
	* Guild Master or General will typically be online and evaluating the opposing team's strength.
	* If you receive no orders after the first 30 minutes, fall back to Default Order of Attack.

### Attack Time Slots

* Slot 1 - 3:00am to 7:00am (3 hours) Eastern Time
* Slot 2 - 7:00am to 10:00am (3 hours) Eastern Time
* Slot 3 - 10:00am to 1:00pm (3 hours) Eastern Time
* Slot 4- 1:00pm to 3:00pm (2 hours) Eastern Time.

## Questions

#### Why are "Points" so important?

* Monday through Friday each week, the Guild gathers points for each successful attack we make against opponents.
* Points determine where we rank within one of the Leagues: Qualifying, Bronze, Silver, or Gold.
* End-of-Week rewards are determined by which Rank you are in each of the Leagues, higher the rank, higher the Award.
* Certain League ranks cause the Guild to fight on Saturdays for League Promotion or Demotion.
	+ If the Guild is in the bottom 3 teams in the Gold League, that Guild will face one of the top 3 teams in the Silver League on Saturday.
	+ If the Guild is in the bottom 4 teams in Silver League, that Guild will face one of the top 4 teams in the Bronze League on Saturday.
	+ If the Guild is in the bottom 6 teams in the Bronze League, that Guild will face one of the top 6 teams in the Qualifying League on Saturday.
* For more information about the mechanics, see Hero Wars - Guild War.

#### **How do I become a Champion of the Guild?**

* Ask the Guild Leader or General to be added to the Champions list.
* New Guild Members may be added to bolster the defense or replace members leaving the Guild.

### **How will a Guild Member be evaluated to become a Champion?**

1. General has FINAL say in all Champion evaluations, regardless of the criteria below.
2. Meeting or exceeding all of the Guild Member MUSTs consistently.
3. Titan Strength
	1. Defending the Bridge is the #1 priority for Titans.
	2. Defending Bastion of Ice, Bastion of Fire, and Gate are #2 priorities for Titans.
4. Hero Strength
	1. Defending the Citadel is the #1 priority for Heroes.
	2. Preventing the other team from scoring in other locations is the #2 priority for Heroes.
5. Availability to Attack
	1. At a minimum, you should be available for 1 of the 4 time slots
	2. More availability means higher priority to be selected.
6. Titanite Production
	1. High production can be rewarded even with lower Titan and Hero Strength.
7. Guild Activity
	1. Tiebreaker - All other things being equal, greater weight will be given to those with higher Guild Activity.