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Horus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

www.godtguild.com

Blades Of Burning Shadows [GoDT]-leader

Mo/

05 Mar 2009 at 13:57 - 1

Well, last time i was just thinking how are most of guilds at this point, when game is supposedly "dying"? Are there still many active guilds with a lot of guild teams clearing areas all days? Just got few questions and would be gratefull if ppl could answer them, to get a "picture" about how are guilds doing nowaday

Number of ppl in guild:

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days:

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area):

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area):

guild age:

guild based in (time zone):

hope to see some answers to get a picture how are most of guilds doing nowaday, also feel free to discuss it

ty,

~Horus

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

05 Mar 2009 at 14:05 - 2

What a waste of time, who cares - if you want to join an active guild check recruitment forums...

Since you insist:

No: 100
No logged24hours:67, No logged 7 days: 93
No. of events: Every night (Multiple teams)
Guild Age: 4 Years
Guild based: UK

Horus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

www.godtguild.com

Blades Of Burning Shadows [GoDT]-leader

Mo/

05 Mar 2009 at 14:11 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wish Swiftdeath

What a waste of time, who cares - if you want to join an active guild check recruitment forums...

did i say i wanted this for you? no, i wanted info for myself and if it's so hard to take 30secs to post, then just dont. I could find a guild there, but i'm not looking for one and as my profile says i'm a leader of one atm.

Vir Leto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

The Fellowship of Friends

Rt/

05 Mar 2009 at 14:22 - 4

I'm sorry if I may seem a bit harsh but this is a totally useless thread that will only lead to flaming and has absolutely no basis on anything for the following reasons:

1. Not even a quarter of the people playing gw use guru or post here.

2. As it has been discussed and proven there are still a lot of ppl playing this game and it is far from dying.

3. Not everyone prefers big/active guilds, some prefer smaller more familiar guilds in which they know people they play with better. I can include myself here I guess.

4. Look at point 2 = if there are still a lot of people playing of course there still are a lot of big guilds.

5. Starting a thread in which u state that the game is supposedly "dying" you only mark it for another endless debate on that.

Horus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

www.godtguild.com

Blades Of Burning Shadows [GoDT]-leader

Mo/

05 Mar 2009 at 14:27 - 5

sigh, i said "supposedly" because i dont think it is so... and seriously because i'm out of curiousiness asking ppl to post is it wrong? i had no intention to start a flaming thread neither i had intention to rant/flame/argue or anything at all, i simply asked those 5 questions i was curious about.

Tbh both answers so far i got encouraged flaming and trolling, if more such answers come this will really become a flaming thread, so stop those coming and keep it normal >_>

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

05 Mar 2009 at 14:29 - 6

LOL,

# of people = 1
Guild Age= 1year
I have played since the game came out and got tired of the BS that went on in guilds so I made my own.

I pick up some people here and there but I am not organized so I don't plan or assign tasks.

Most of the time when i get on guild wars I do what I'm in the mood for so I don't really fit the team support structure.

I could RA, Vanquish, guardian, farm, trade spam, just whatever fits at the moment.

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

05 Mar 2009 at 14:38 - 7

Number of ppl in guild: 41

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: 7 and 12

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area): 0 now

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area): 0 now

guild age: 4 years (beta guild)

guild based in (time zone): GMT UK time

Although we're active in other games, especially EvE Online and WoW, but most guildies are quite vocal about being back for GW2

Alex Firesword

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

Leader-[Fun]

E/Mo

05 Mar 2009 at 14:43 - 8

Number of ppl in guild, 5
Number of ppl logged in the last 23 hours, all of them.
Guild events, none yet.
Guild age, a week.
Guild based in Estern Time.

I'm the leader of the guild too. My guild is just for a few friends none of us take the game too seriously, we're just playing to have fun, unlike many who act like this is their life (and sadly, most of the time that is true).

Vir Leto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

The Fellowship of Friends

Rt/

05 Mar 2009 at 14:54 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horus

sigh, i said "supposedly" because i dont think it is so... and seriously because i'm out of curiousiness asking ppl to post is it wrong? i had no intention to start a flaming thread neither i had intention to rant/flame/argue or anything at all, i simply asked those 5 questions i was curious about.

Tbh both answers so far i got encouraged flaming and trolling, if more such answers come this will really become a flaming thread, so stop those coming and keep it normal >_>

Ok fair enough, then if you really want to get a picture of how things are with guilds, spend 5-10 minutes in this sub-forums:

PVP: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=265
PVE: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...play.php?f=267

Conclusion: Guilds are as they have always been: in all shapes and sizes, active and not active, pvp and/or pve etc.

That's the best response I can give you. I did not mean to attack you earlier, but it is tiresome of how many people rant about the game "dying" without any basis.

the_jos

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Hard Mode Legion [HML]

N/

05 Mar 2009 at 14:56 - 10

Number of ppl in guild: Roughly 50

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: around 15, around 35

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area):
number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area):

I'm the only active monk in the guild atm, meaning most of the time we take an additional hero for heals. Most of the time it's 5-7 human players completed by 1-3 heroes.
That's not a full guild team, but it's almost impossible to play otherwise.
Anyway, till about two weeks ago we grouped daily in the evening.

guild age: This one is about 1 year old but is the direct successor of a guild established in 2005. Most members joined that guild in 2005-2007.

guild based in (time zone): Euro

To be honest, unless tightly organised guilds playing with small groups completed with heroes would be the most efficient nowadays. Except for stuff that can only be done by humans. That would be some forms of farming and PvP. When not organising you have to rely on numbers or a large alliance to complete guild teams. Most of guildies and me prefer to play with people we know and trust, not with mixing groups of 'random' guildies/allies.

Sweet Mystery

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Shadow Hunters Of Light [SHOL]

R/

05 Mar 2009 at 15:22 - 11

Meh, guild is over 3 years old, still active, still doing stuff, still chatting, still have players logging in.... good enough for me

romeus petrus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Urgoz Warren

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

05 Mar 2009 at 15:30 - 12

Number of ppl in guild: 100

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours ~90

number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: 100

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area): 3-5

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area): 3-5 x 7

guild age: 3.5 years

guild based in (time zone): USA (GMT-5-8)

Schmerdro

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

Canada

N/

05 Mar 2009 at 15:32 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_jos

Most of the time it's 5-7 human players completed by 1-3 heroes. That's not a full guild team, but it's almost impossible to play otherwise.

I totally agree. The best PvE teams has 1-4 heroes because of their reflexes and coordination (minion targeting, following calls, doesn't disconnect or go afk etc). Obviously, for PvP, it's best to have all humans.

Horus, most people are very likely to exaggerate when posting here, just like people already exaggerate in the Recruitment threads, or about how much money/prestige he/she has. Sorry, but this topic won't get very far.

Vel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

05 Mar 2009 at 15:43 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vir Leto

1. Not even a quarter of the people playing gw use guru or post here.

That's very true. I have done a poll myself in JQ AD1 around 9 PM. Out of 62 people I tabbed thru in the district, 2 responded. One asked what guru forum was and the other said he did.

We have a small guild of 20 registered members with some having multiple accounts. Most of us know easch other for years through online gaming. Essentially, we have 8 people who play regularly. We do JQ, HM Dungeon runs, find out new ways to speed clear hardest dungeons etc. Must add that these are not part of guild events but, mostly whatever we feel like doing at that point of time. That's exactly how I like it.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

05 Mar 2009 at 17:07 - 15

Number of ppl in guild: over 40 total, 16 in GW

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours: 25 total, 6 in GW and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: over 40 total, 11 in GW

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area): Raids in WoW every night, no scheduled events in GW.

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area): usually a heroic raid in WoW, 1 or 2 elite area clear in GW with Allies (And the occasional get together doing X-Box games)

guild age 9+ years

guild based in (time zone): Mainly North America, with some Europeans & one guy in Japan.

So, what's the story on your guild, Horus?

Gin Cometh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

UK

Me/Mo

05 Mar 2009 at 19:21 - 16

lol Moved to Community News, Contests and Events!
I guess you pay Peanuts you get monkeys.

Zidane Ortef

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2006

Martinsburg, WV

Scions of Carver [SCAR]/Trinity Of The Ascended [ToA]

W/

06 Mar 2009 at 14:25 - 17

# of people: 98

# of people in the past 23 Hours: 77
# of people in the 7 days: 98

# of events to many to count peak times 4-5 different runs going. Example: 2 DoA Teams, 1-2 Dungeon teams, or 1-2 other areas like FoW, Uw, or Urgoz

# of Weekly Events: Way to many to count and keep track of.

Guild Age: 2.5 years

Guilds Time Zone: None we have a healthy mix of Americans and Euros

Burning Freebies

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

The wonderful land of gift giving

[FoW]

E/Mo

06 Mar 2009 at 21:35 - 18

Number of ppl in guild:100

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours:70

number of ppl logged in in last 7 days:25

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area):2+

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area):7+

guild age:soon to be 4 years (made around beginning of Guild Wars

guild based in (time zone):GMT/MST

exploiter

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

ign Punk Isnt Dead

R/

06 Mar 2009 at 22:49 - 19

Number of ppl in guild: 91

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: 32 and 50

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area): 1-2

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area):^*7

guild age: 1,5y

guild based in (time zone): GMT+1

Burning Freebies

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

The wonderful land of gift giving

[FoW]

E/Mo

07 Mar 2009 at 16:32 - 20

I see lots of guilds are quite active still. Wow. This thread has broadened my memory

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

07 Mar 2009 at 18:53 - 21

Number of ppl in guild:65

number of ppl in guild logged in in past 23 hours and number of ppl logged in in last 7 days: 4 and 12

number of daily guild events(full guild teams doing same area): 0!

number of weekly guild events(full guild teams clearing same area): 0!

guild age: 2 years and 9 months.

guild based in (time zone): America

Yes, my current guild is dead

Benderama

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

UK

[Rage]

Rt/

20 Mar 2009 at 21:18 - 22

i joined a really good guild last summer made loads fo friends then it died, so went to another recommended guild that died but its still going on with some good members, then the first guild reformed
no. of people: 41
logged on in 23 hours: bout half
some weekly events but will help whenever you call really. i only started playing GW at the beginning of last year so i ahve no idea really but it seems there are still the kind of people who want an active guild joinging together?