As you may recall, I proposed a hypothetical discussion revolving around guild management (back on July 6, located here). This is the first part of the continuation of that post, and I’ll add a listing of all sections at the end of each post in the series to find them easier. (Hypothetical) Small Guilds and [...]
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Forward: I have been giving a lot of thought to various styles of leadership, with regards to general guild implementation, raiding, battlegrounds, and social events. This is designed to be the first in a series that explores the ups and downs of each, and to generate discussion and ideas that any smaller guild can, hopefully, [...]
In the Blog Azeroth chat today an interesting debate was brought forth, and it is one that many players feel very passionately about. It is also a topic which many officers find difficult to comment on, and one in which our guild has personally struggled with on occasion. The original question revolved around healing styles [...]
Eventually every officer, every guild leader, every person who ever joins a guild, and more than likely even every person that simply chooses to play any MMO, will reach a point where they have to make a tough decision. The circumstances will vary, the results will be different for different groups, and some people will [...]
Previous installments of this series have focused on the initial structuring of the guild, how to go about deciding what types of positions are needed, and how to start filling those roles. No system is ever perfect, however, and eventually some type of issue (i.e. drama) will arise. This may be extremely minor, or potentially [...]
Just a reminder, be sure to take a look at a parallel series running over at Destructive Reach entitled Casual Guilds Are Not Easy!. In my previous post I created an example guild that was comprised of the following ranking structure: Captain XO Quartermaster Officer (Raid Leader) | Chief (PVP Leader) Raiders | PVPers | [...]
In the Blog Azeroth chat yesterday a post by Nibuca of Mystic Chicanery was brought up, and spawned a discussion that proved insightful. Not too long ago our guild went through a reorganization of sorts ourselves, and so the topic was one I thought I could also write about. You can view the post that [...]
