1.5 million gold contest. this one should be fun. :P

*****READ: i changed the prize winnings for the best tag; since thats obviously the least amount of work required, and we'll see the least amount of variation, i lowered that part of the contest winnings for 1st-3rd place. with the 150k (out of 250k) i took out of the guild tag share i decided to put into a runners-up category for the best all around; basically a minor grand prize. for the any 1st place prize or the grand prize you must be the leader of your guild; this does not apply for the 150k runners-up prize. because rules can be confusing, if there are any questions or misconceptions, please feel free to inquire*****

well, its been a while since my 1-million x-mas gold giveaway, which was an interesting contest with some great ideas, and entertaining stories.
but, ive have quite a few requests for another one, and to be fair, it has been a while. and after some thought, i came up with (what i think) is a rather good one. besides, as like before, this is an interesting, fair, and fun way to "give back to the community."
a guild-creation contest.
now, what do i mean by this?
in this contest the person who forms the most unique guild wins.
the different perameters are:
1: the guild name (must be allowed; ie not a name anet will ban)
2: the guild tag (must be allowed; ie not a name anet will ban)
3: the guild cape (using existing cape designs; the new ones are allowed)
4: recruitment spam (within guildwarsguru&anet rules)

thats 4 sections; now, you dont have to enter each category, you may only enter 1 if you wish, but each winning category has its own prize, as does the "final" winner.
example: you could submit 1 of the 4 categories, 2 of them, 3 of them or all of them, if you wish. its at your disgression. however, in order to win the top prize, all must be entered for reasons that i'll make obvious.


the prize distribution:
each category has a 1-3rd prize winner.
the guild name:
1st: 125k
2nd: 75k
3rd: 50k

the guild tag:
1st: 50k
2nd: 35k
3rd: 15k

the guild cape:
1st: 125k
2nd: 75k
3rd: 50k

the recruitment spam:
1st: 125k
2nd: 75k
3rd: 50k

grand prize:
the best in each category when taken as a whole guild theme.
the prize here is 500,000 gold.

runners up to grand prize:
150,000 gold

so, for each of the top 3 ranks in each category, there will be a prize. these will be decided by myself.
and then, the final prize.
in order to win the final prize, the guild will have, collectivly, the best in all 4 categories.

requirements:
A: i do not intend on making any of the guild names, except to check that they are indeed allowed by anet. the exception is the top prize, which has some minor requirements listed below.

each category will be judged seperatly.

on the other hand, if a guild wins each category indipendantly then it would eb the obvious choise for the grand prize as well; and would end up taking home 1.1million.

now, a guild does not even have to win ANY of the 12 seccondary prizes to win the 1st prize; since, taken as a whole the guild would have the best of everything. in order to win this one, there should be an overal theme to the guild, origionality scores big.

the largest disclaimer of the top prize (only); is in order to win you must lead the guild. this is to keep people from profiting off of another persons guild, or their leader.

the method for judging will be posted at a later time; im toying with:
judging personally, picking 10 i like in each category and using the in-game /roll command (like i did with xmas event) or leading the judging up to you guys; the gw public.

contest duration: this contest will run for 1 month from tomorrow (to give people a full day to start noticing this thread).

anyway, have fun, and goodluck.
and, comments/suggestions ont he contest are welcome.


*****READ: i changed the prize winnings for the best tag; since thats obviously the least amount of work required, and we'll see the least amount of variation, i lowered that part of the contest winnings for 1st-3rd place. with the 150k (out of 250k) i took out of the guild tag share i decided to put into a runners-up category for the best all around; basically a minor grand prize. for the any 1st place prize or the grand prize you must be the leader of your guild; this does not apply for the 150k runners-up prize. because rules can be confusing, if there are any questions or misconceptions, please feel free to inquire*****

Sounds fun.. hehe.

May give it a try, especially with the money on offer, I could use that to feed my ale addiction

Now sure if I'll have time to participate, but I wanted to say thanks to Ahk for doing things like this!

I will definitley have to enter this! I just gotta get some ideas first

Guild entry
1. Duelists United


2. IvI (Looks like 1v1)

3. Cape:


4. Recruitment:
Duelists United [IvI] challenges you to prove your worth. Duel to the death! Are you worthy? Join us and we shall vanquish those who oppose us. Save damsels/dudes in distress. Host grudge matches and battles of honor.


Cape entry
If I were to have my own cape, this would be it.

I can't wait till the contest start.

Sounds cool.

I already have one in mind =P Where do I submit =P

O.o, my guild/tag/cape/SPAM are gonna p00n y00

i have things in minds.

Maybe I'll have to once again flex my name-creation muscles ^_^

So, for the catagories, we only have to come up with those things, not actually create the guild? Sorry, bit confused on that point. I have ideas, but I wouldn't want to leave my guild to make it.

Can we submit our currwnt Guild? We got a nice olde style cape, and olde style name to go with it.

Heh I already have one

Recruitment Spam: No Fear? No Worries! [Null] Australian Guild Looking for active PvP players around the GMT+10 timezone. She'll be right mate.

In any event a interesting and rather generous contest. Look forward to seeing the other entries.

Sounds kewl! Nice job with setting up the contest

*****READ: i changed the prize winnings for the best tag; since thats obviously the least amount of work required, and we'll see the least amount of variation, i lowered that part of the contest winnings for 1st-3rd place. with the 150k (out of 250k) i took out of the guild tag share i decided to put into a runners-up category for the best all around; basically a minor grand prize. for the any 1st place prize or the grand prize you must be the leader of your guild; this does not apply for the 150k runners-up prize. because rules can be confusing, if there are any questions or misconceptions, please feel free to inquire*****

note on the capes: obviously, in order to post the pictures of the capes you will either need to upload the pictures; you can do it through the forums on the "manage attatchements" icon in the bottom when you origionally make a post; or, you can link to it form another location.
for this purpose i personally suggest www.photobucket.com. free, simple, and more or less, unlimited/permenant image hosting. god bless photobucket.

YES you can submit your own guild; though be aware if you are not the leader, you will need their permission to win a 1st place prize.

even if you dont wish to leave your current guild to make a new one, feel free to post for fun; and 2nd, 3rd place prizes dont need confirmation to win, just the 1st place and grand prize.

submit them as a post in this thread, in case i decide to make an open judging, and it makes for enteratining reading.

you do not have to make the guild, unless you win a 1st prize in a category, or the grand prize. this is just so that people arent stealing other's ideas.
so, technically, yes, you have to own the guild, or have the guild leaders permission to enter on their behalf. if you win a 1st place and you do not own the guild or have permission (ie someone made it) ill kick it down to 2nd place, and 2nd place up to 1st.
the grand prize winner for the 500k must be the leader of their guild, or have the guild leader's permission to enter on their behalf.
the guild does not need members, but in order to win a 1st plaze prize in any category, or the grand prize, you must be the leader or have their permission.
once again, this is just so people dont go to ascalon 1, find a nice guild name with a good cape and funny spam, and post it as their own; though, feel free to post these anyway for fun.
just as with the xmas event, the idea is to have fun while doing this, even if you dont win.

We love our motto: Always kite in the Caravan.

I submit my own guild:

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Motto: "What's a Motto? Nuthin', what's a Motto with you?"


For the all the contests. I am the Rare Guild Leader, and I give myself permission to do this.

Carinae

EDIT: Pictures added.

How do we prove we have permission from a guild leader? Because one of my best pals on GW is leader of his...And I know he will let me...But all I gotta do is ask him?

that is the best ive ever seen

The guild I am in:

We Forgot [ReS]

Do we actually have to make the guild or can we use emblom maker to get a picture of a cape design, make up a guild name ( that follows your guidelines), with a tag etc. I would like to enter but i really dont want to have to leave my guild to do this task.

My guild:


Teh Dumbasses [xD]


Recruitment Speach:

Teh Dumbasses [xD] are recruiting lighthearted players,who love to play n have a laugh at the same time,for more info pm me.

If I had more Space I'd put:

Teh Dumbasses [xD] are recruiting lighthearted players who are always up for a laugh and who love to play in talkative teams, for info on alliance and members whisper me.

Here's mine:



Guildname and Tag: One Man, One Guild, Ten Thousand [PUGs]
Cape: See above
Recruitment Spam:

1)LFG FOR THE DEEP.
2)EXPERIENCED WHAMMO LF RLY GUD GRP TO BEAT KANAXAI, HAVE ONLY DONE IT ONCE BEFORE, MUST BRING OWN MENDING, SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED.

Name: Natural Selection

TAG: ChDa (figure this one out youself)

Motto: The Survival of the Fittest.

Cape: A green cape featuring an animal of your choice, either a Turtle or a Lion. With the methaphores being, Darwin used Turtles for his research, and the Lion is the king of the Animals, aka. the Fittest.

Recruitment speech: Only the strongest survives... Are you strong enough?

Heres mine, on my 2nd account

Name: Da Smrt Peepl Club [lol]

Spam: Da Smrt Peepl Club iz now recurtin lol, pm lol me if ur literate in at least lol 1 langish and lol want 2 b in a kewl gild, we like squid.

Cape:





The focus: A guild I made to poke fun at the idiots that type like they are on horse tranquilisers and the people that insert "lol" into every sentence... when there is nothing to laugh about, remember "lol" means; laugh out loud, not; " I have nothing else to say so i'll use this as a filler". Thanks for this competition, and thanks for looking at my submission.

Yay! My turn

Name; Where Did You Get That Fow [EBay]

Recruitment SPAM;

Where Did You Get That Fow [EBay] Is recruiting! Must have E-Bayed atleast 1 FoW Armor, Several E-Bayed FoW armors will get you to be an officer!_________________________11231231115611688 (11231231115611688 is to keep spamming the Recruitment SPAM).

Cape;



This cape offcourse indicates the Forgemaster, i chose the background of the cape to be white because we want to dye our FoW white, but its not working very well.

And Finally:

We just got back from the forgemaster and decided to have a big laugh at the Healer Henchman because she doesnt have FoW Armor. And oh yeah, dont look at the weird position of the people





NOTE: THIS IS AN ACTUAL GUILD OF MINE! But offcourse, this recruitment spam etc are fictional

Guild Name/Tag: I Actually Have A Life [LieS]
Cape:
Recruitment Spam (not very creative but why not): I Actually Have A Life [LieS] now recruiting ridiculously over-active PvP players, pm for more info...................................1 (.........1 if i feel like spamming it)

I'm the leader so I give myself permission to do this. =P
Submitted for all categories/grand prize

Hah... won't win but worth a try...

For name and tag category:

Kappa Slappers [PMS]

The name may only be amusing if you're from the UK and can remember when Kappa was actually (gasp) trendy. I was going to go for [ChaV] as the tag, but then decided on something a little less... offensive.

I don't think I need to explain what PMS is...


btw
Awesome.

hey nik its obsidian....be a friend and help out a old guildie of yours

but yea i guess i'll try it with my current guild

Badger Badger Badger Guild! Badger Badger Badger Guild!



Badger Badger Badger Guild! Badger Badger Badger Guild!



Subliminal Recruitment Spam! Subliminal Recruitment Spam!
Subliminal Recruitment Spam! Subliminal Recruitment Spam!

1. The guild name: Church of Scientology
2. The guild tag: [Xenu]
3. The guild cape:
(its suppose to be L Ron Hubbard)
4. Guild recruitement motto:
I made this guild, and as a joke I made the L ronn hubbard pvp character. I give my total permission that these are my pictures and give this information to be able to try and win ANY of the contests.

-Network.

Added lines under the important items

I vote for you.

Guild:
The Frog Is Controlled By Gaile [Grey]

Spam:
Sick of all the conspiracy theories out there? How about joining one instead! We uncover the truth where ever it may be!

Cape:

Guild Name: A Most Excellent Guild

Guild Tag: DUDE

Guild Motto: Excelliciously Bodacious, dude!


Cape:

T Baggin Is Still In Style [TBag]

Recruitment Spam:
Tired of watching some nasty pr0n?!?! Then join [TBag]! We have great big ( Soccer) Balls! PvE, PvP, FOW,UW, T Baggin, Site etc!!!

Inspired by the infamous Frog. (I don't have the cash at the moment to actually make the guild, there for its fictional. I hope thats not against the rules)

1: Frog Followers
2: FROG
3:
4: -=Join The Frog Followers for unparalled boredom as we wait for Gaile to answer our spammed questions=-

1: the guild nameDolphin Safe Adventures
2: the guild tag [DSA]
3: the guild cape

4: recruitment spam
Dolphin Safe adventures[DSA] is now recruiting, LFM dolphin lovers that must bring ecco mending at all times to save the dolphins from the sharks. Incase of emergencie bring healing breeze.

1 & 2. Guild name and guild tag:

I Never Wanted A Guild [solo]

3. Guild cape:

Persevering against all the bad experiences (black background) and stoic in the face of inflammatory comments (red flame pattern), the [solo] Guild Wars gamer prizes wisdom and patience above all things (white buddha emblem).

4. Recruitment line:

You don't need a guild to enjoy Guild Wars. I Never Wanted A Guild [solo] seeks all who are guildless by choice. PM me.

Supplemental:



Screenshot of the cape and the guild window.

Oh, and if I were to buy a guild hall, it would have to be the Nomad's Isle