tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post8123019276472562171..comments2023-09-14T01:24:50.398-07:00Comments on Neurotic Girl: Guild WoesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06760834047864895411noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-65844644341071420302012-05-08T09:27:25.881-07:002012-05-08T09:27:25.881-07:00To start out, I don't think time will be an is...To start out, I don't think time will be an issue. And the more I think about it, the more I realize that it would be controllable by keeping member numbers down. Which, with as many guilds out there as there are, I don't think will be a problem. Like you said, I think it will be actually *getting* people to join. Anyway, it's all food for thought. Thanks for the insight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760834047864895411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-15207908376136273952012-05-08T07:19:57.088-07:002012-05-08T07:19:57.088-07:00Running a guild does take time, but not so much th...Running a guild does take time, but not so much that you can't still be a mom and a wife :-) I think the hardest part is getting set up with the website, charter and then building a member base. When our guild first started out we had exactly 10 people in it. Well...technically 2 but we had friends move from another guild into ours to raid with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-11231358943474728022012-05-07T17:43:26.653-07:002012-05-07T17:43:26.653-07:00Nope. You are exactly right which is why I said th...Nope. You are exactly right which is why I said that I know the problem is with me. You are also correct when you imply ;) that I have no idea what it's like to run a guild let alone a successful one. My list was more of a wish list than an actual list of expectations. <br /><br />I've been online since the early 90s. I know that the majority of people online, even if they're perfect saints in real life, are asshats. They hide behind the anonymity of being online and act like that gives them a license to do and say as they please. This effect is a bit magnified within an MMO setting. I've witnessed enough drama and dramatic exits in all the guilds I've been a part of over the years to realize how hard it would be to organize people into raiding groups and then make them act like beings more intelligent than apes and get along with each other. <br /><br />I've considered starting a guild many, many times but have NO desire to do so alone. First and foremost, I'm a mom and then a wife. I can't devote the amount of time it would take to run a guild and still take care of my family like a responsible adult. And I am a responsible adult. Also, I don't have the gold, lmao. <br /><br />You weren't being critical at all, just realistic and I wasn't offended in the least. I sincerely appreciate the feedback and the interaction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760834047864895411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-38057352847307269132012-05-07T17:22:56.549-07:002012-05-07T17:22:56.549-07:00Honestly my only suggestion is that if that is the...Honestly my only suggestion is that if that is the type of guild you are wanting, then go off and create it yourself. Having lead guilds for over 10 years, I will tell you that the type of guild you are wanting, is very time consuming for someone to actually lead. All those things you tick off do not magically happen on their own, and quickly it becomes a second and third job for the folks leading something like that.<br /><br />Leading a guild is an extremely time consuming and thankless job. Most of the time you get nothing out of it but a good deal of heartache, drama and frustration. Low pressure + constant activity just don't happen in the same sentence by my experience, at least not without a cruise director type person trying to make sure something is happening. While I agree the type of situation you are describing would be awesome, but in many cases it is having your cake and eating it too.<br /><br />Basically I challenge you to go out and build this guild, because it will take someone supremely devoted to this vision to make it happen. It will take someone willing to stay up sleepless nights to make sure things get done. I lead a guild similar to this for seven years, and it damned near broke my sanity. I can barely stand to group now days, let alone raid, after having to be "on the job" every moment I was logged into the game. <br /><br />The problem in any guild is that 10% of the people do 90% of the work. For those 10% the game is usually not a very fun place. Everyone wants an environment that caters to their needs, but no one actually stops to think about what that means for the one doing the catering. I hope you take this post in the best possible way, because I don't mean it in a scolding way. After spending so much time in the hotseat, just trying to throw it out there that it is not terribly fun to be the one making sure everyone else is happy.Belghasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894831901283379351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-5625707942896407502012-05-07T13:34:38.580-07:002012-05-07T13:34:38.580-07:00Lmao! Nah. Not so much. But it's reassuring to...Lmao! Nah. Not so much. But it's reassuring to know that such a guild does exist even if it's in LOTRO. Gives me hope that I might be able to find what I'm looking for someday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760834047864895411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255923302093840458.post-90022677147773233262012-05-07T12:11:10.793-07:002012-05-07T12:11:10.793-07:00You'd love the guild/kin I'm part of in LO...You'd love the guild/kin I'm part of in LOTRO - meets your wishlist entirely. Not sure it being in LOTRO is much good though :-DHeadBurro Antfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855762117761362578noreply@blogger.com