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Etiquette for starting a personal guild?

two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
in General Discussion (PC)
Is there some magic or etiquette to making a personal guild?

With Strongholds imminent, I've decided to make a guild for my alts, but don't know the best way of doing so. I tried asking the following in Protector's Enclave zone chat a couple of times (waiting roughly three minutes between attempts): "I am making a personal guild for my alts and need brief help from 4 unguilded players. Any volunteers?" I received zero responses.

Is there a better way of going about this?
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  • kvetkvet Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 2,700 Arc User
    You could ask friends to help, or just keep asking over and over in Zone, you might get enough people together. I've started 5 guilds so far, and helped other started a few with alts, but every time it's been people asking me or me asking friends to help... the only time I asked openly to start a guild was when I started Greycloaks and that was within minutes of the start of Open Beta and 2 of the original founders were friends from the Alpha test phase anyway, so I only really need to pickup members. So, the first place to look is at your friends - maybe they have an alt they can lend to the cause? I won't be in game until later this week, but I'll be glad to help you out, just send me a mail @kvetchus_ if you are still having problems finding enough folks.

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  • dreamhuntressxdreamhuntressx Member Posts: 453 Arc User
    Honestly, Id try asking for ppl in channels (either public or private ones, which u may have access), other than LFG or Zone, where one can find more good-willing ppl than the afore mentioned. I believe that even asking in here (forums) may give u a better result. In any case, GL in ur endeavour.
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    Most of the people I see asking for temporary help to make a private guild offer to pay some fairly nominal fee like 5 gold. Mind you, I don't know how well this works.

    Poke me for loan of an alt if you need. No charge!
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  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    Thanks for the advice. I have lots (and lots) of useless gold, so I'll try bribery. If that doesn't work, I'll pester some private channels.

    Cryptic really should consider selling guild charters that would let players bypass the current inconveniences for starting a guild.
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  • putzboy78putzboy78 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,950 Arc User
    Gold works, standard is 5 gold but ive seen up to 10. It's not a lot but to new players its a free mount for a few minutes of time
  • bioshrikebioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User
    Yeah... sweeten the pot - offer a few gold pieces for, what amounts to about 5 minutes of time. Just be sure to make it clear that these people will be kicked, once the guild is created.

    FYI - you can do a /guild_invite to your alts even while you're online w/ another character.
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  • locksanpocketslocksanpockets Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 111 Arc User
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  • torontodavetorontodave Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 992 Arc User
    I gave 10 gold to 4 people to make a guild for my alts. Keep asking, you'll find some. =D
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  • regenerderegenerde Member Posts: 3,047 Arc User
    edited August 2015
    Trying to find people for a personal guild too, no luck here either, offering 5g each. Not spamming through all channels, only asking every few minutes in PE.

    So much for all those pro Strongholds sayers, that you "only" have to create your own guild... looks like there are not enough real players running around anymore for that.
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  • mynaammynaam Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 937 Arc User
    You can ask me when I am online I will use one of my toons to join if you want @mynaam
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  • suicidalgodotsuicidalgodot Member Posts: 2,465 Arc User
    ...if 5 gold doesn't work, try a stack of R4s...
  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    I created my guild last night. However, I'm incompetent at juggling zone chat, party chat, tells and trades. Three of my helpers ran off without payment. The fourth was a brand new level 4 player, fresh off Sleeping Dragon Bridge, to whom I gratefully gave 10 gold.
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  • dreamhuntressxdreamhuntressx Member Posts: 453 Arc User
    Gratz @two30 and welcome to the extremely burdening and burocratic world of solo guilds. :P
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  • zululazulula Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    So, you're saying that a guild with only one active player can viably participate in Stronghold and reap any rewards??? I ask because my guild (actually my son's guild of rl gaming friends), which began during beta, was over 40 players strong (60+ with alts) a couple years ago but has now dwindled down to just myself...many left the game when the new FF game came out and others left after new expansions. Some have returned to NWO, but only via Xbox, which is on a different server. Was thinking I would have to seek out a new guild to take part in Stronghold, but you're saying it's possible to take part as a solo player??
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    zulula wrote: »
    So, you're saying that a guild with only one active player can viably participate in Stronghold and reap any rewards??? I ask because my guild (actually my son's guild of rl gaming friends), which began during beta, was over 40 players strong (60+ with alts) a couple years ago but has now dwindled down to just myself...many left the game when the new FF game came out and others left after new expansions. Some have returned to NWO, but only via Xbox, which is on a different server. Was thinking I would have to seek out a new guild to take part in Stronghold, but you're saying it's possible to take part as a solo player??

    Ehhh... yes and no. There's stuff you can do to work on the Stronghold solo, but if you only play a single character, it's going to take you an enormously long time to scrape up the resources to make anything. If you have a bunch of alts in the guild, you can manage a bit more.

    The Stronghold itself is a fixer-upper. I'm sure you know how much of a money pit those can be.

    That said, my sig has a link for a motion to help people with small guilds achieve more.
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  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    zulula wrote: »
    it's possible to take part as a solo player??

    If by taking part you mean "making a warlock alt named Bertha Mason and locking her in the attic until she burns the place down", then yes. That's one of my goals.
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  • skalt112skalt112 Member Posts: 1,089 Arc User
    i made one i record time. i just offered 5 gold, which is enough to buy a first mount. worked great.
  • zululazulula Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    edited August 2015
    Actually, I have eight alts in the guild...one of each class (all level 70)...but I only actively play the five of them I most enjoy playing... TR, CW, HR, SW and OP. How can that help me in Stronghold?
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    zulula wrote: »
    Actually, I have eight alts in the guild...one of each class (all level 70)...but I only actively play the five of them I most enjoy playing... TR, CW, HR, SW and OP. How can that help me in Stronghold?

    Some of what you need for progression is earned by running daily missions. 5 characters running dailies can churn out more currency than 1.
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  • zululazulula Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    Thanks for the info, becky...much appreciated :)
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  • alpehansalpehans Member Posts: 33 Arc User
    If all fails, you can make 4 more accounts, level them to 15 and log in all 5 :)
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