Howdy all. I'm not usually big on forums but after some recent guild issues I thought I'd make a post. I've been a GW player since the first week back in '05 and I'm still playing. I was leader of a small guild until about October/November of 05, and then leader of another from April '06 to present.
There have been a couple of features I have been hoping to see implemented from the very beginning and they have never come to be implemented, some of which I think would have been obvious and welcome changes.
For example, setting permissions for officers. My guild has a comparably hefty number of officers, mostly consisting of very loyal or founding members who have been helpful along the way. However, one or two of them have the habit of promoting everybody they invite to their own level, and I'm hesitant to demote those officers in question down when I'm demoting those they promoted, as I don't want to hurt the feelings of someone who has been with me more or less since this guild was started.
That's a pretty obvious one, from a guild leader's perspective. But delving further, I think it would be nice to see a couple of extra ranks as well. Maybe a lower officer who could invite but not promote, start GvGs, or whatever else-- this could fit in nicely with the idea of adjustable permissions. It would be extra cool to have power to rename the rankings from 'Officer' to something less boring as well.
Anyway, those are my ideas. What kind of features would you like to see them implement in the future?
A Guild Leader's wish list / Features you'd like to see implemented
Darwin the Fabulous
Rain Over Pebbles
I completely 2nd your post, Darwin. Different levels of officers and permissions would totally rock.
I'd like to have the "Party Search" feature work within a guild or alliance, so that people can more easily form groups (some people are shy about asking for groups on chat sometimes.)
It would be cool to have the ability to see the current roster of other guilds in your own alliance.
It would ROCK to be able to apply comments to names on your friends list. Technically not directly related to guilds, but as a guild and alliance leader, my friends list is important for keeping contacts close at hand. It's terrible to forget who people are.
I'd love to be able to change the name of my alliance in-game. In-game, we're referred to as the "Roses of the Moonlight Sigil Alliance", but outside of the game, we're known as "Chronicles of Auspicious Fate". I would LOVE to be able to change our alliance's name to "Chronicles of Auspicious Fate".
Ability to choose between a Guild Cape, and an alliance cape. So, if your alliance is doing an event, everyone in that alliance can wear the alliance cape.
Speaking of capes... the ability to store and retrieve cape designs, similar to the way build templates work. So, a guild could seasonally change thier cape, or use a certain style of cape for certain guild events, etc. (Frankly, this would make the above suggestion moot)
More flexibility for scrimmaging - Setting rules, limits on the numbers of players, different arenas, etc.
A Zaishen GvG AI that we could play against which would help out inexperienced players become familliar with the feel of the game without the stress of PvP.
Sadly, I gotta get running, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.
Rain
Guild: www.rosesofthemoonlightsigil.org
Alliance: http://alliance.deadfiredesigns.com/index.php
I'd like to have the "Party Search" feature work within a guild or alliance, so that people can more easily form groups (some people are shy about asking for groups on chat sometimes.)
It would be cool to have the ability to see the current roster of other guilds in your own alliance.
It would ROCK to be able to apply comments to names on your friends list. Technically not directly related to guilds, but as a guild and alliance leader, my friends list is important for keeping contacts close at hand. It's terrible to forget who people are.
I'd love to be able to change the name of my alliance in-game. In-game, we're referred to as the "Roses of the Moonlight Sigil Alliance", but outside of the game, we're known as "Chronicles of Auspicious Fate". I would LOVE to be able to change our alliance's name to "Chronicles of Auspicious Fate".
Ability to choose between a Guild Cape, and an alliance cape. So, if your alliance is doing an event, everyone in that alliance can wear the alliance cape.
Speaking of capes... the ability to store and retrieve cape designs, similar to the way build templates work. So, a guild could seasonally change thier cape, or use a certain style of cape for certain guild events, etc. (Frankly, this would make the above suggestion moot)
More flexibility for scrimmaging - Setting rules, limits on the numbers of players, different arenas, etc.
A Zaishen GvG AI that we could play against which would help out inexperienced players become familliar with the feel of the game without the stress of PvP.
Sadly, I gotta get running, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head.
Rain
Guild: www.rosesofthemoonlightsigil.org
Alliance: http://alliance.deadfiredesigns.com/index.php
Kendar Muert
The only thing I can think of that you havent listed would be the ability to put your guild sigil on your shield or something. Maybe have the ability to attach a banner with your guild to the top of the staff or something.
milan
Couldn't agree more with permissions. I have two officers in my guild that I don't really consider officers, more as co-leaders. I'd like to be able to set different permissions like - recruiting, promoting, starting GVG and so on.
This would also work well with my other big wish, a guild vault. Drop things in, take things out, permissions would allow you to flag the members you want to have access to it. Although I know that this is likely to be a target for abuse by members of some guilds.
Going further down my wish list, mini games for guild halls, would love that, along with an oppurtunity to customise shields/weapons etc with the guild crest/image (from those currently available for capes).
Going even further down is a treasury, I know it's unlikely to happen due to the sheer size of the capacity for abuse, but then again, it all goes back to the permissions.
Right at the bottom of the list is a *Voluntary* log of faction donations, again the problem I can see with that is guilds would just say it's mandatory for members to have it switched on to see who is donating.
Edit - One more thing - perhaps a 'top donater' for faction on a weekly basis list? Top 5 or 10?
This would also work well with my other big wish, a guild vault. Drop things in, take things out, permissions would allow you to flag the members you want to have access to it. Although I know that this is likely to be a target for abuse by members of some guilds.
Going further down my wish list, mini games for guild halls, would love that, along with an oppurtunity to customise shields/weapons etc with the guild crest/image (from those currently available for capes).
Going even further down is a treasury, I know it's unlikely to happen due to the sheer size of the capacity for abuse, but then again, it all goes back to the permissions.
Right at the bottom of the list is a *Voluntary* log of faction donations, again the problem I can see with that is guilds would just say it's mandatory for members to have it switched on to see who is donating.
Edit - One more thing - perhaps a 'top donater' for faction on a weekly basis list? Top 5 or 10?
distilledwill
What about a minor discount on some items at the merchant? Like 10g off salvage kits or suchlike? nothing on the scale of the discount merchant at a town owned by your alliance, but something to give incentive to characters to use the hall on a regular basis. Ours is usually dead apart from the occasional group meeting up for AB or to do a quest.
I love the idea of scaled officers, id like to be able to promote a few more people to a secondary officer position without alienating them from the other members or cheapening the role of full officer.
I love the idea of scaled officers, id like to be able to promote a few more people to a secondary officer position without alienating them from the other members or cheapening the role of full officer.
freakdaddy
Permission Mask for Officers=Awesome
Guild Vault=Good Idea,but limited to those with ^^^
Guild Emblem on various Items=Awesome
Heres my idea what about a NPC you can talk to that will allow you to display in your GH items (Such as Elemental swords..etc)that you have collected and want everyone to see.Only the person that is in that Guild can put it up and take it down. The GH's are big enough to accomidate even the largest guilds with plaques and banners with the display
" Yadda yadda yadda's Elemental Sword"
2 cents deposited
Guild Vault=Good Idea,but limited to those with ^^^
Guild Emblem on various Items=Awesome
Heres my idea what about a NPC you can talk to that will allow you to display in your GH items (Such as Elemental swords..etc)that you have collected and want everyone to see.Only the person that is in that Guild can put it up and take it down. The GH's are big enough to accomidate even the largest guilds with plaques and banners with the display
" Yadda yadda yadda's Elemental Sword"
2 cents deposited
Tutis Evito
Some way a guild leader can tell how many factions each guild member has donated that day
Xanatos_De_Creon
I'm all for seeing the other alliance member's rosters. It shouldn't be a hard option to add, click the alliance tab, choose a cape - the roster opens, click the tab again you're back the the full listing.
Floski
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I'm not against the idea of permissions but I just don't see the point. An officer is doing stuff you don't like? I'm sorry but warn him and if he does it again, demote demote demote. You're the leader, you're not acting like one though.
milan
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Originally Posted by Floski
Officers can already do all that...
I'm not against the idea of permissions but I just don't see the point. An officer is doing stuff you don't like? I'm sorry but warn him and if he does it again, demote demote demote. You're the leader, you're not acting like one though. |
It's not about them doing stuff you don't like, it's about setting permissions to what you want certain people to able to do.
Darwin the Fabulous
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Originally Posted by Floski
Officers can already do all that...
I'm not against the idea of permissions but I just don't see the point. An officer is doing stuff you don't like? I'm sorry but warn him and if he does it again, demote demote demote. You're the leader, you're not acting like one though. |
Floski
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Originally Posted by Darwin the Fabulous
It's not as though this person isn't recruiting good people, it's that he promotes absolutely everyone he recruits to officer. At work I can't promote people under me to my level, and if I tried to do that, it wouldn't indicate that my superiors weren't doing their job.
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"Why can't I be a full officer, don't you trust me? Aren't I good enough?"
"No it's just... permissions let me set restrictions on you without hurting your feelings."
"Yeah, my feelings are totally unhurt!"
Darwin the Fabulous
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Originally Posted by Floski
Yeah, in your guild, the superiors aren't doing their job. That's YOU. You set the rules. Don't want someone promoting? Tell him he's not allowed to. What's the difference between that and permissions? Worried about feelings? You think someone is going to not feel "hurt" if you don't make him a full officer?
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The difference between a permissions mask and bossing people around is that, just because I'm a guild leader it doesn't mean I want to yell at people time and time again for breaking what I said are the rules. I'd rather be playing the game, and likewise have everyone else enjoy playing the game, and let a simple checkbox on an options tab somewhere put an end to the issue rather than a drawn out argument.
Performance Pudding
floski just wants to start a mini conflict lol, not sure why he or she posted.
i agree 100% with all ideas posted above personalising the gh is something id love to see and the permissions idea is great but the one thing i know would almost never happen is to be able to design your own guild hall, one can only dream...
i agree 100% with all ideas posted above personalising the gh is something id love to see
and the permissions idea is great but the one thing i know would almost never happen is to be able to design your own guild hall, one can only dream...
macie28
I actually think Flowski is right, it's really a guild leader's job to set the rules. Having and imposing those rules can be done without "yelling at people time and time again" and you can do it without "bossing" anyone around. It's about leadership and knowing your role as the guild leader. Set a definite organization on your guild and you won't have this kind of problem.
I do agree with the proposal of having "permissions" on the officer list and even added ranks, it should really be helpful to a guild leader's job.
PS : edited my post to be less biting to the OP, i found his post very much like whining.
I do agree with the proposal of having "permissions" on the officer list and even added ranks, it should really be helpful to a guild leader's job.
PS : edited my post to be less biting to the OP, i found his post very much like whining.
Lord Feathers
The game already gets some good support as far as ANET helping the guilds out there in it's fan base. I'd really love to see the alliance roster myself to see whos on in the alliance, I realize we have alliance chat but I feel it would help cement an alliance and joint activities a bit better. I also love the idea about your emblem on a shield device that would simply rock, perhaps put an NPC in the guild hall that would do this for a cost ?
One thing I've done myself is try a joint forums. This helps bring the guilds in the alliance closer and keeps discussion and chat in one place where folks can meet others, talk, plan and do the things that cement gaming partners for the future.
I also own the FROZEN ISLE Guild Hall and I have a major complaint there. It's a dwarven hall and I can't get a merchant to serve one single ALE !!!! I'd have to say this bothers this old ranger the most
One thing I've done myself is try a joint forums. This helps bring the guilds in the alliance closer and keeps discussion and chat in one place where folks can meet others, talk, plan and do the things that cement gaming partners for the future.
I also own the FROZEN ISLE Guild Hall and I have a major complaint there. It's a dwarven hall and I can't get a merchant to serve one single ALE !!!! I'd have to say this bothers this old ranger the most
scarlettpayne
I would like to see a few things.
1. I would like to have 2 officer sections
First Officers - which would keep all the duties that they have now as officers but would be for the more trusted officers or co- guild leaders position
Second Officers would be for the newer officers and would only have the permission to recruit.
The reason why i say this is because there are people that you think you know and that you trust enough with the duties of an officer and then they turn around and kick all your members out of your guild then leave. This is something that I have been seeing a lot more of lately and it happened to me in my first guild.
The other thing I would like to see is an alliance rooster list. So I could see who was online in the alliance a little better.
Also I would like to see the merchant and traders in the guild hall maybe sell to the guild members only at a reduced rate. Like how the towns have a 25% off I think that guilds should have 15% off or something. Because we pay so much for the service to have it in the guild. I feel that there should be some privilege to the guild for having the trader there.
Another thing I wish for is the ability to change our guild names. Sometimes you start a guild and the name is ok but then you get a various collection of souls in the guild and the feel of the guild changes or you have more input at to what the name or tag should read.
1. I would like to have 2 officer sections
First Officers - which would keep all the duties that they have now as officers but would be for the more trusted officers or co- guild leaders position
Second Officers would be for the newer officers and would only have the permission to recruit.
The reason why i say this is because there are people that you think you know and that you trust enough with the duties of an officer and then they turn around and kick all your members out of your guild then leave. This is something that I have been seeing a lot more of lately and it happened to me in my first guild.
The other thing I would like to see is an alliance rooster list. So I could see who was online in the alliance a little better.
Also I would like to see the merchant and traders in the guild hall maybe sell to the guild members only at a reduced rate. Like how the towns have a 25% off I think that guilds should have 15% off or something. Because we pay so much for the service to have it in the guild. I feel that there should be some privilege to the guild for having the trader there.
Another thing I wish for is the ability to change our guild names. Sometimes you start a guild and the name is ok but then you get a various collection of souls in the guild and the feel of the guild changes or you have more input at to what the name or tag should read.
riftbreaker raven
I like the idea of differing ranks of officers with each rank having its own privledges.
Guild Vault: I have been begging for this for a while now, i hope we can get one eventually.
Guild Emblem on the shields etc. also a good idea, especially since not everyone likes wearing the cape.
Would also like to have an alliance roster. Friends list is starting to get a little crowded.
Only thing i think i could add to what has already been mentioned, give us a few more ways to customize the guild halls themselves, banners, statues, something, some are massive and just kinda feel....empty. And maybe a few more npcs, hero skill trainer for instance.
Guild Vault: I have been begging for this for a while now, i hope we can get one eventually.
Guild Emblem on the shields etc. also a good idea, especially since not everyone likes wearing the cape.
Would also like to have an alliance roster. Friends list is starting to get a little crowded.
Only thing i think i could add to what has already been mentioned, give us a few more ways to customize the guild halls themselves, banners, statues, something, some are massive and just kinda feel....empty. And maybe a few more npcs, hero skill trainer for instance.
UnforgivenIII
first off, I agree completely with this, seeing as my guild is ruled by a triumvirate it would be a great thing to have more ranks and make some of those distinctions clearer, but also I remember one time when Gaile Gray showed up in Kamadan our current leader at the time was there and he asked her about changes like this and she said that the guild system was being worked on...but then i've heard nothing about it since. He's got the screenshots of the question and her answer somewhere. and for those who want to know, it happened the time she showed up in Kamadan's english dist and started chewing out some players who were using exceedingly foul language...and then it turned into a Q&A session...that was also the first time she showed up in 15k...i remember because she was showing it off, lol
Popcorn Devil
Completely agree with the permissions idea, I used to own a guild that had reached the 100 cap of members, all were active. An officer promoted a friend, and that friend of his kicked everyone in the guild. I didn't bother with it anymore.
SpotJorge
Some interesting ideas here ... but what i miss most is a chat chanel only for officers/leader, because lots of times theres stuff that must be discussed only by officers and leader or a chat that leader had the option of add who he want for it ... ususaly i sort that stuff on Guild forum but if that could be possible in game would be usefull
Kusandaa
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Some interesting ideas here ... but what i miss most is a chat chanel only for officers/leader, because lots of times theres stuff that must be discussed only by officers and leader or a chat that leader had the option of add who he want for it ... ususaly i sort that stuff on Guild forum but if that could be possible in game would be usefull
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Anyone who was there when Factions came out probably remember the old alliance chat; I was happy that it opened to everyone in the guild, but I do realize that it could be implemented; much like the party search was implemented. It could be a chat box separated from the normal chat box, so that it doesn't rub it in the reg. members' faces.
I'd really love to see a list of online members in other guilds in your alliance, and a middle between "guest" and "membership".
However, I'm not really in for the different officer spots... I don't know. I'm pretty much considered the "head officer" of my guild - I just don't need any other stuff to "prove" my status, and I highly doubt my guild leader will promote someone who won't be able to recruit, or to kick when needed.
raja
Something that I think would rock to be able to do is when choosing your guild hall, one of the options would be to create your own. You can set it up however you like and put things here and there.
It would cost the same as buying a guild hall
It would cost the same as buying a guild hall
Corinth
Things that i most agree with:
1)Having a ranking system. My guilds have literally been all kicked by a single officer @least 3 times. At least one was a lack of "filtering" on my part, but in general, I want a system implemented where they can't kick, just recruit. With a ranking system I would also like to see an assigned status by the GL(guild leader) for members who need frequent help, maybe setting them up into groups.
2)I saw a suggestion on "GL and officers only" chat system. I would love this. It is too hard to get all the officers in the same area at the same time, then have a meeting. It would be much easier to have a "conference" where they can still keep going with their own business.
3)It is becoming extremely necessary to have a "guild vault" where items for activities, prizes, etc. are stored along with money. A permission status must be set up also.
4)The idea of having armor/weps/shields with the guild emblem on there would be great.
5)Having a discout for ALL that money we put into guild halls go to a good cause, rather than just another place to buy items.
6)Also, I would like to have the interchangable guild names, capes, and maybe even guild halls.
Most of all, it would be nice to have some feedback posted somewhere on whether any of these ideas have been taken into consideration. It's a lot more encouraging to add input on a matter when someone is on the "other end" taking in the info. and saying it's worth something or will go somewhere.
1)Having a ranking system. My guilds have literally been all kicked by a single officer @least 3 times. At least one was a lack of "filtering" on my part, but in general, I want a system implemented where they can't kick, just recruit. With a ranking system I would also like to see an assigned status by the GL(guild leader) for members who need frequent help, maybe setting them up into groups.
2)I saw a suggestion on "GL and officers only" chat system. I would love this. It is too hard to get all the officers in the same area at the same time, then have a meeting. It would be much easier to have a "conference" where they can still keep going with their own business.
3)It is becoming extremely necessary to have a "guild vault" where items for activities, prizes, etc. are stored along with money. A permission status must be set up also.
4)The idea of having armor/weps/shields with the guild emblem on there would be great.
5)Having a discout for ALL that money we put into guild halls go to a good cause, rather than just another place to buy items.
6)Also, I would like to have the interchangable guild names, capes, and maybe even guild halls.
Most of all, it would be nice to have some feedback posted somewhere on whether any of these ideas have been taken into consideration. It's a lot more encouraging to add input on a matter when someone is on the "other end" taking in the info. and saying it's worth something or will go somewhere.
boarderx
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a chat channel only for officers/leader
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different officer ranks are a nice idea but can also be unneeded, depending on how you look at it. Officer duties and rules are clearly stated and told to officers right before i promote them. There arent many rules but at least they know a head of time what is expected or allowed.
I like the idea of things like banners or emblems in the GH, something like a trophy case would be cool. something i do on our forums is a Hall of Fame, and something like that in the GH would be sweet, a lil message board or something that the leader can post stuff for guild (the tiny guild announcment thing sux).
here's out HoF, its still kinda new and in the process of getting more info for it but something like this in the GH would be awesome in game, it doesnt have to be fancy, just something text based is fine.
http://www1.freewebs.com/defendersof...halloffame.htm
being able to see allies roster would be awesome, cuz atm my Friendslist is getting filled with allies names too, i gues i could just ask in the alliance chat if so-and-so is on but that gets old real quick.
i find the best way to keep a guild and alliance running smoothly is by communication. Just having more forms of it would be nice but this goes back to the ever wanted in game mail system, a message or comment board would be nice too.
some of this would be hard but it would just be nice to have in game as a leader, no biggie though, i can get by with what we have but it would make life easier and/or funner.
Exterminate all
Go up to the top look under search and type in what you would like.
Go search! (Hint: This has been said MILLIONS of time) (But i still like the idea, just saying...)
Go search! (Hint: This has been said MILLIONS of time) (But i still like the idea, just saying...)
SpotJorge
Other maybe easy to do was that central hall of guild Halls could have the symbol you have in cape maybe on the big circle on floor or a big flag with color and symbol of cape ...
.... a costumized history from guild it would be fun too where leader could post the story and interesting info from the guild so visitors and new members could read it maybe in a monument choosed by leader located in GH .. dont forget some old guilds have very storys to tell to new members and sometimes is boring repeat the story each time a new member join ...
... with all this i come the point of say if whe have HoM for players why cant whe have a Hall Of Monuments for Guild that could jump for gw2 .. im 100% shure that most of the guilds here already have think in move complete guild to GW2 as soon he comes out ... good way for never forget the time whe spended in GW1 ... what can whe input in that HoG (Hall of Guild)? story of guild + GvG awards + 1 small statue for each member name + screenshots of Guild parties or character inserted by leader .... maybe more stuff i cant remember now ...
... only thing i beg is that if GW1 is gona die just let us take with us to GW2 pieces of the great time whe spended here playing to remember to us all and to new members on gw2 the great fun whe had on this past years
even if GW2 dont have the sucess of GW1 all i can say is Tx ANET for all your work all over past years 
.... a costumized history from guild it would be fun too where leader could post the story and interesting info from the guild so visitors and new members could read it maybe in a monument choosed by leader located in GH .. dont forget some old guilds have very storys to tell to new members and sometimes is boring repeat the story each time a new member join ...
... with all this i come the point of say if whe have HoM for players why cant whe have a Hall Of Monuments for Guild that could jump for gw2 .. im 100% shure that most of the guilds here already have think in move complete guild to GW2 as soon he comes out ... good way for never forget the time whe spended in GW1 ... what can whe input in that HoG (Hall of Guild)? story of guild + GvG awards + 1 small statue for each member name + screenshots of Guild parties or character inserted by leader .... maybe more stuff i cant remember now ...
... only thing i beg is that if GW1 is gona die just let us take with us to GW2 pieces of the great time whe spended here playing to remember to us all and to new members on gw2 the great fun whe had on this past years
even if GW2 dont have the sucess of GW1 all i can say is Tx ANET for all your work all over past years
Div
My wish list: smarter people in my guild.
nechronius
I'd be happy with just being able to see alliance guild rosters. Quick and easy to implement. Should take very few man-hours to accomplish, if that.
Aside from that, would it have killed them to include a real "guild hall" in the guild halls? Make a "room" that has a long table with a "head" on it where the guild leader can "sit" while others take their place on either side. As it stands, guild halls now are more like "guild homes" than "halls."
Aside from that, would it have killed them to include a real "guild hall" in the guild halls? Make a "room" that has a long table with a "head" on it where the guild leader can "sit" while others take their place on either side. As it stands, guild halls now are more like "guild homes" than "halls."
Twisties
Love the ideas. Permissions for Officers would come in really handy that way you could set one to be in charge of setting up battles, another to be in charge of recruiting, another one for something else. Could be really useful in extremely large guilds for new members by displaying the rank or title of command next to the Officers name, if they need help in a certain area they know who to contact and don't (hopefully) bug the other officers unneccessarily. (bug's probably not the right word, but you know what I mean.)
Being able to customise the GH by displaying the guild cape as a banner or tapestry sounds awesome. Even if you had to pay x amount of gold for it like with the other NPC's. The addition of a Hero Trainer would also be helpful. Some GH's (like the Undead) are very small though, you might run the risk of feeling cramped if you got too much stuff in there and not much room for players to spawn/move etc.
I like the idea of the Alliance Roster, that would come in handy when trying to set up AB's.
Permissions for Officers would come in really handy that way you could set one to be in charge of setting up battles, another to be in charge of recruiting, another one for something else. Could be really useful in extremely large guilds for new members by displaying the rank or title of command next to the Officers name, if they need help in a certain area they know who to contact and don't (hopefully) bug the other officers unneccessarily. (bug's probably not the right word, but you know what I mean.)Being able to customise the GH by displaying the guild cape as a banner or tapestry sounds awesome. Even if you had to pay x amount of gold for it like with the other NPC's. The addition of a Hero Trainer would also be helpful. Some GH's (like the Undead) are very small though, you might run the risk of feeling cramped if you got too much stuff in there and not much room for players to spawn/move etc.
I like the idea of the Alliance Roster, that would come in handy when trying to set up AB's.
Darwin the Fabulous
Actually, as far as I recall the Guild cape hangs on the big blank tapestries if the celestial cigil used to buy the Guild Hall was dropped for the leader from the Hall of Heroes chest.
Tanith
As a few folks have pointed out, visible alliance rosters would be nice. Also...alliance announcements, similar to guild annoucements. I think it would bring alliances closer together and also direct people towards the alliance's forums, IRC, etc.
Tanith
Tanith
Araliuns Sun
are the suggestions raised by members in this discussion thread.
The number one opportunity to improve the game is to enable better collaborative abilities within the client, for guild members (by guild and by alliance).
Add-on (10/22/2007): The party search feature presently used in towns could be incorporated into the guild or alliance roster. If members want to put together a group to do a function; allow them the ability to advertise within their own guild/alliance. Yes, they can spam the hell out of chat - but then again it's about people connecting and communicating. The recipient will be someone looking to do something and they can use the Party Search to see who is wanting to do an activity, and this function would enable them with awareness, that otherwise is not there. I would think this would help cut down on spam and improve playing teaming in guild/alliance. Just a thought.
The number one opportunity to improve the game is to enable better collaborative abilities within the client, for guild members (by guild and by alliance).
- Enable alliance roster views to anyone in any guild within the alliance
- Provide awareness (who is online, what character class/type are they playing) across the guild and the alliance rosters.
- Provide communication features for officers (by guild and by alliance)
- Provie rank/class system that is customizeable (by guild and by alliance); allowing members the opportunity to earn priviledges / demonstrating responsibility/accountability for advancement in guild.
- Increase announcement text length and provide alliance announcement block of equal text length. This will enable improve communication between leaders and the members. Members (especially new members) must have access to critical pieces of information, allowing them to fully integrate and operate within the guild.
Add-on (10/22/2007): The party search feature presently used in towns could be incorporated into the guild or alliance roster. If members want to put together a group to do a function; allow them the ability to advertise within their own guild/alliance. Yes, they can spam the hell out of chat - but then again it's about people connecting and communicating. The recipient will be someone looking to do something and they can use the Party Search to see who is wanting to do an activity, and this function would enable them with awareness, that otherwise is not there. I would think this would help cut down on spam and improve playing teaming in guild/alliance. Just a thought.
Tanith
That says it all, and says it perfectly.
Bravo, Araliuns!
Tanith
Bravo, Araliuns!
Tanith
Rue The Day
Being able to see allies guild rosters would simplify things a great deal. It would make keeping everyone straight heck of a lot easier.
As for having a leader/officer chat, I can see the advantages to that as well. I think it could be very helpful especially if that included all leaders and officers from any given alliance. It can be difficult to get everyone together at any given time, not to mention if something concerning comes up, it could immediately be brought to the attention of all officers and leaders instead of having to explain it over and over on whisper chat.
A guild vault could also be extremely useful providing you could limit access to it. Even if that access was simply limited to officers and leader, that would be acceptable to me. Frankly if you have an officer you don't trust to have access, you should be asking yourself why that person is an officer. We have members that have offered to let their unused character slots be used for just this sort of thing, but that isn't very realistic. If that person isn't online at that moment or is busy doing something, anyone that needs access to the items are just out of luck.
I also second the idea of being able to have alliance announcements in a similar way to the guild announcements. A lot of our alliance members are very active on the forums, but some are not and getting information to them can be more difficult. It would save a lot of time and hassle. Instead of tracking down each and every member, the info would be right there for them when they log in.
As for having a leader/officer chat, I can see the advantages to that as well. I think it could be very helpful especially if that included all leaders and officers from any given alliance. It can be difficult to get everyone together at any given time, not to mention if something concerning comes up, it could immediately be brought to the attention of all officers and leaders instead of having to explain it over and over on whisper chat.
A guild vault could also be extremely useful providing you could limit access to it. Even if that access was simply limited to officers and leader, that would be acceptable to me. Frankly if you have an officer you don't trust to have access, you should be asking yourself why that person is an officer. We have members that have offered to let their unused character slots be used for just this sort of thing, but that isn't very realistic. If that person isn't online at that moment or is busy doing something, anyone that needs access to the items are just out of luck.
I also second the idea of being able to have alliance announcements in a similar way to the guild announcements. A lot of our alliance members are very active on the forums, but some are not and getting information to them can be more difficult. It would save a lot of time and hassle. Instead of tracking down each and every member, the info would be right there for them when they log in.
Ghryphon
I think an extra slot to handle alliance information is good...roster and announcements and so on. That would make things a lot easier.
The guild vault is a bad idea....what happens when someone rages out and steals everything and leaves the guild and runs off? Hate to break it to you, but its online friendships that can be easily taken advantage of and have people rage out for no reason. Its happened a ton...and it has a reason to happen now if a guild vault comes up.
Of course....you can put non-important random crap in there, then I suppose it would be ok...I dunno though. From my experience leading....I wouldnt want to risk it.
-Tiki
Anyways...good thoughts, they would be great to have added in.
The guild vault is a bad idea....what happens when someone rages out and steals everything and leaves the guild and runs off? Hate to break it to you, but its online friendships that can be easily taken advantage of and have people rage out for no reason. Its happened a ton...and it has a reason to happen now if a guild vault comes up.
Of course....you can put non-important random crap in there, then I suppose it would be ok...I dunno though. From my experience leading....I wouldnt want to risk it.
-Tiki
Anyways...good thoughts, they would be great to have added in.
K Westgate
An interesting thread this.
Some ideas I really like have already been suggested :
1) an alliance announcement
2) an alliance cape that, along with the guild cape, you choose which to wear
3) seeing your allied guilds rosters
4) a longer guild announcement (my guild tease me I can fit war and peace in there but sadly i can't )
5) A guild version of the players HoH (and even an alliance version too)
6) Have a more detailed rank or class system so that there are more opportunities for members to earn previleges and responsibility. EG of this - I would really like to give 10 or so people permission to be able to start GvG, without creating a list of officers so long that you have scroll down the page to see which members are online.
some new ideas of my own
7) I'd like there to be an alliance hall - a different hall design from the guildhalls - where all guilds in an alliance can meet up and chat. I think it would be good for alliance solidarity. You could have partys there.
8) I'd like anet to encourage guilds to share in the expenses of setting up and running guilds. I dont like that guildleaders get to pay for new halls, because it encourages the materialistic view that a guildleader "owns" the guild. I think a guild is like a country, it belongs to the people, or rather, it belongs to the members (by members I mean everyone).
Someone mentioned having a chat channel for Officers/Leaders only.
I am against any guild officers chat. In an alliance I can see there'd be advantages of it, but I would still be bit wary of it. I believe in an equality between members and officers and gl. Having a officers channel in our guild would give officers access to something that the members don't have access to. In my view it would damage the 'family' atmosphere in our guild. That, plus its a privelege that we don't need. When something happens in our guild that requires an officers decision we sort it out on voicecom.
I'm undecided as to a guild vault. I can see advantages but also potential problems with it.
Some ideas I really like have already been suggested :
1) an alliance announcement
2) an alliance cape that, along with the guild cape, you choose which to wear
3) seeing your allied guilds rosters
4) a longer guild announcement (my guild tease me I can fit war and peace in there but sadly i can't
)5) A guild version of the players HoH (and even an alliance version too)
6) Have a more detailed rank or class system so that there are more opportunities for members to earn previleges and responsibility. EG of this - I would really like to give 10 or so people permission to be able to start GvG, without creating a list of officers so long that you have scroll down the page to see which members are online.
some new ideas of my own
7) I'd like there to be an alliance hall - a different hall design from the guildhalls - where all guilds in an alliance can meet up and chat. I think it would be good for alliance solidarity. You could have partys there.
8) I'd like anet to encourage guilds to share in the expenses of setting up and running guilds. I dont like that guildleaders get to pay for new halls, because it encourages the materialistic view that a guildleader "owns" the guild. I think a guild is like a country, it belongs to the people, or rather, it belongs to the members (by members I mean everyone).
Someone mentioned having a chat channel for Officers/Leaders only.
I am against any guild officers chat. In an alliance I can see there'd be advantages of it, but I would still be bit wary of it. I believe in an equality between members and officers and gl. Having a officers channel in our guild would give officers access to something that the members don't have access to. In my view it would damage the 'family' atmosphere in our guild. That, plus its a privelege that we don't need. When something happens in our guild that requires an officers decision we sort it out on voicecom.
I'm undecided as to a guild vault. I can see advantages but also potential problems with it.
Corinth
I had another thought on the matter of guild communication. Yes, I agree with everyone that has said, " Have a communication w/guild leader & officers". Something that would be nice, would be for ArenaNet to incorporate a system where voice/ip would be applicable. Something that would work as a sort of Ventrilo or Xfire. Maybe AN could even charge for it. Either way, a voice/ip system would be something I'd be happy to invest in rather than running it off a diffent program. A package deal.
boarderx
not sure if this was said but...
a seperate chat channel for officers and leaders so you can have officer meetings and not leave your mission/dungeon/etc
a seperate chat channel for officers and leaders so you can have officer meetings and not leave your mission/dungeon/etc
eloc_jcg
Or why not just make it so that Officers can't promote anyone? That would solve all problems.