got any tips for making a good guild?

julianpop5

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

battle for your life

N/

I have a guild called battle for your life and weve had it for about 1 yr now. I recruit about 3 times a week and get a few ppl, and now i have about 20 players in the guild. Most ppl i recruit leave. Where is a good place to recruit and also got any tips for a noob guild?
thanks

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

Pick an appealing feature of your guild, and stick to it. Cause if you don't, it's just another lame guild. Don't just be another one of those guilds claiming they "do it all" with every single GW acronym in the recruiting messages, because simply put, they don't.

i.e. Guild recruiting PVE/FARM/AB/PVP/RA/TA/GVG/HA/1V1... yeah ok.

Have one thing your guild is about that people would want to join for, and enforce it. Give them a reason to stay.

scythefromunder

scythefromunder

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

CA

Tears Of The Ascended [ToA]

As posted above, make sure you have your guild has its specialty. Also make sure you keep your members active by setting up events. For example if your guild is into pvp, set up Scrims, Ta teams, and other PvP things. Also if you are planning to set up a site, encourage your members to sign up and get on at least a couple times a week. If you plan on getting ventrillo, also encourage you guild members to get one even though they dont have mics. This will probably keep you guild in tact better than just making a guild and saying you do a lot of things.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

hosting parties, scavenger hunts, and just get-togethers work good as well... and as said before, the best way to KEEP (as you probably don't have any problems getting) members in your guild is to specialize in doing one thing. Sure, you'll get less people joining, but they'll actually stay!

KoleAurow 23

KoleAurow 23

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

R/

Just for myslef but, What about recruting? That is my problem right now. I just started my guild, so there really isnt anything I can say about it. (like something special about my guild I "enforce")

Thanks

scythefromunder

scythefromunder

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2008

CA

Tears Of The Ascended [ToA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by KoleAurow 23
Just for myslef but, What about recruting? That is my problem right now. I just started my guild, so there really isnt anything I can say about it. (like something special about my guild I "enforce")

Thanks
Well first off, decide what you would like to do with the guild. (HA,GvG,High-end PvE,ect...) As you recruit, add things like Guild XXX Recruiting new members for High-end things: DoA,HM FoW/UW or things like that. After recruiting some loyal members, start adding things like forums for daily schedules of things including doing FoW/UW/DoA and things like that. I would advise to have schedules for different things everyday because it would seem wack to do FoW everyday of the week. >.>

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Make sure it's good.

malko050987

malko050987

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Arad, Romania

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] - now recruiting!

R/

Something that probably sounds a bit silly, but make sure that in the beginning, most of the members are from the same timezone. Nobody likes to play if they're the only one online.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

Know your members, play with your members. Guild forums outside of the game help the guild to bond too.

Other than that and what has been offered above I really can't help. Most guilds I've been in started as a small group of friends which recruited from friends we made in the game, rather than via advertising.

RotteN

RotteN

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/

also, don't make people officers just because they were the first to join the guild.

Kattar

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

I'd definitely go check the Guild Discussion part of the forum too.

Billiard

Billiard

Doctor of Philosophy

Join Date: May 2005

Pacific Northwest

Team Love [kiSu] www.teamlove.us

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22222

Please check that out and see how well it answers your questions.

yamz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

Battle for Your Life

E/

hey this is jubes isnt it lol ur thread is right above ur
well good luck on ur guild
BYL forever!! XD

obsidian ectoplasm

obsidian ectoplasm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thizzle
Make sure it's good.
lol great info there^^