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pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

14 Aug 2008 at 15:17 - 1

don't know if this is to be a suggestion or something that belongs in riverside, but I was wandering weather arena net has taken into consideration the move of guilds or crossover of guilds from GW1 into GW2 like how individual can take with them their achievements thru HoM and weather this is good for guild to be carried forward?

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

14 Aug 2008 at 15:21 - 2

Achievements such as what? Rank, trims, whatever it is that pvp guilds get?

Washi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2007

14 Aug 2008 at 15:24 - 3

such as... South Africa and Iraq?

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

14 Aug 2008 at 15:26 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightow

Achievements such as what? Rank, trims, whatever it is that pvp guilds get?

They mean carrying the guild name over. I'm pretty sure Gaile once said that they would try to find a way to carry guild names over. Though it will probably be closer to GW2 release.

Jenn

Resigned.

Join Date: Sep 2006

14 Aug 2008 at 15:32 - 5

I think guild names being carried over, whether by effort of anet or the players, is inevitable. It's kind of a shame, though. I wouldn't mind a fresh start for everyone and let people all start from the same level playing field again. As soon as guild names start getting attached to people, I think the stereotype from GW1 is going to adhere to the GW2 guild.

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

14 Aug 2008 at 15:38 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illfated Fat

I think guild names being carried over, whether by effort of anet or the players, is inevitable. It's kind of a shame, though. I wouldn't mind a fresh start for everyone and let people all start from the same level playing field again.

How is having the same guild name in GW2 going to affect the playing field at all?

Magikarp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2007

[HAWK]

14 Aug 2008 at 15:41 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Free Runner

How is having the same guild name in GW2 going to affect the playing field at all?

one, everyone else has to start anew, so in essence, it takes away from the clean start of the new game.
two, if they took trims and awards over to GW2, its GW1 elitism all over again.

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

14 Aug 2008 at 15:51 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magikarp

one, everyone else has to start anew, so in essence, it takes away from the clean start of the new game.
two, if they took trims and awards over to GW2, its GW1 elitism all over again.

You would be starting anew. You would just have the option to join a guild with the same name as your previous. Its not like your getting your guild hall or anything back - it would still have to grow like it did in GW1. And can you honestly tell me that new people will not be createing or joining guilds the moment they step into GW2?

As for the trims i doubt they would carry over.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ras Kass

Most guilds have a way to communicate outside of GW, so they would easily be able to create a guild together either way. Personally, I don't think its worth their time to create a crossover system for this, but I'm sure it will mean alot to somebody

The internet is full of malicious bastards. I can honestly see someone going ahead and createing Rebel Rising or perhaps Scars Meadows just for the lulz.

Ras Kass

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Waterloo, Canada

FF

W/A

14 Aug 2008 at 15:53 - 9

Most guilds have a way to communicate outside of GW, so they would easily be able to create a guild together either way. Personally, I don't think its worth their time to create a crossover system for this, but I'm sure it will mean alot to somebody

SirSausage

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Poland

Architects of Forgotten Truths [AoFT]

W/Mo

14 Aug 2008 at 15:54 - 10

Yes, Guild transfer sounds good, but Guild ranks and special trims should NOT be transferable.
Like the poster above me already stated, elitism from day one is a bad idea.
GW2 will be a whole different game, so let's keep it that way.

Vaal 84

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

UK

R/

14 Aug 2008 at 15:56 - 11

My guild was going to be carried forward to GW2, and then for no reason at all it was disolved...

.. care to eplain Bederf?

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

14 Aug 2008 at 15:57 - 12

Squabbling. Can you just see someone taking the name of a guild that already exists. Game on. the guilds might even be set up differently no one knows. Or if they do know they are not telling us.

Are we not going to be the Charr or something like that to set up a guild wars 3?

Jenn

Resigned.

Join Date: Sep 2006

14 Aug 2008 at 16:13 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Free Runner

How is having the same guild name in GW2 going to affect the playing field at all?

Do you really have to ask?

Reputation is one HUGE reason I can think of, among other things. A lot of players/guilds are going to be at a natural advantage just because of the name or guild name they bare, even if it is just something like recruiting.

Magikarp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2007

[HAWK]

14 Aug 2008 at 16:27 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illfated Fat

Do you really have to ask?

Reputation is one HUGE reason I can think of, among other things. A lot of players/guilds are going to be at a natural advantage just because of the name or guild name they bare, even if it is just something like recruiting.

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Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

14 Aug 2008 at 16:53 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illfated Fat

Reputation is one HUGE reason I can think of, among other things. A lot of players/guilds are going to be at a natural advantage just because of the name or guild name they bare, even if it is just something like recruiting.

A lot of established guilds will simply reform, provided they have sufficient out-of-game communication. But you knew that

romeus petrus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Urgoz Warren

Legion of Doom [LOD] Home of PWNZILLA http://PWNZILLA.guildlaunch.com

14 Aug 2008 at 17:43 - 16

Whether the actual guild name itself moves to GW2 or not, guilds will move there in one form or another. As mentioned most well established guilds can communicate by ways other than than the actual game (website, vent. emails, forum...). It won't be too hard for old friends to get together in GW2 and form a guild, and take their play style and acheivemenst along through their website.

I agree though, carrying the guild name over would be a neat idea.

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

14 Aug 2008 at 18:12 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illfated Fat

Do you really have to ask?

Reputation is one HUGE reason I can think of, among other things. A lot of players/guilds are going to be at a natural advantage just because of the name or guild name they bare, even if it is just something like recruiting.

Because none of these guilds with a huge reputation would form in GW2 without their name being saved right? the well known guilds would form with or without a name save system. You would have to ban all the guild names used in GW1 to stop that from happening.

EDIT: Gah Snow Bunny beat me to it.

Breakfast Mc Rit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

[Sin]

Me/

14 Aug 2008 at 18:18 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illfated Fat

Do you really have to ask?

Reputation is one HUGE reason I can think of, among other things. A lot of players/guilds are going to be at a natural advantage just because of the name or guild name they bare, even if it is just something like recruiting.

Reputation like titles that are being carried over? I see what you mean, but a prestigious guild name is no different than a prestigious title. Not to the impressionable masses.

Perhaps instead of ANet migrating guilds to GW2, they can reserve guild names to the leader of a guild in GW1. This way people don't have to worry about losing their name to other players.

Jenn

Resigned.

Join Date: Sep 2006

14 Aug 2008 at 18:19 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Free Runner

Because none of these guilds with a huge reputation would form in GW2 without their name being saved right?

You would have to ban all the guild names used in GW1 to stop that from happening.

EDIT: Gah Snow Bunny beat me to it.

I presume that will be the case. I'm just musing at how unfortunate that is. The best guild I was ever in now has a smeared reputation. It will hard for guilds like that to start over, yet too easy for "popular" guilds. I'm just saying I wish for a level playing ground for all people, but it is unlikely. Even guilds like SMS who are a shadow of their past will have an advantage over currently active and good guilds, but maybe fly a bit under the radar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breakfast Mc Rit

Reputation like titles that are being carried over? I see what you mean, but a prestigious guild name is no different than a prestigious title. Not to the impressionable masses.

No, not at all like that. I mean strictly the reputations that guilds have, good or bad - those will be carried over, and I think that is very unfortunate.

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

14 Aug 2008 at 18:21 - 20

We won't know until Anet tells us or GW2 comes out.

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