Oldest guilds?

wiz12268

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

California

Men In Black

Logged back into the game recently for the anniversary event and saw that I founded my guild on 6/14/05. It was semi active for the first fews months now it is just me as everyone either left or stopped playing.

So I was wondering what some of the oldest guilds were that are around, and have at least some activity, even if it is just one guy.

Klem Da Aussie

Klem Da Aussie

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

Australia

Team Everfrost [eF]

Mo/

ZoS one of the oldest guilds ever

konohamaru heaven

konohamaru heaven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Some where in Cantha beyond the Petrified Forest and the Jade Sea

The Amazon Basin

The Amazon Basin is also one of the oldest guilds in Guild Wars.

Orang3kun

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2009

Riders of the Mark

Mo/W

Riders of the Mark was created in Feb. 2005

Though I'm the only active left in the guild (=\)

I pretty much keep it around merely cause I don't know of many pre-launch guilds still in existence; maybe there's more out there that I don't kno of tho.

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by konohamaru heaven View Post
The Amazon Basin is also one of the oldest guilds in Guild Wars.
TAB and ZoS are the oldest and the most known guilds.

immortius

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

My guild (The Black Cats) has been around since the 9th of Jan, 2005, but it has never been very active. My brother and I are the only active players left.

Assasin Foxx

Assasin Foxx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Farming Boxes At Morning [cDx]

W/

Yer ZoS and TAB

wiz12268

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

California

Men In Black

Unless those guilds were made in beta and followed through into live then they couldn't have been made before April of 05. At least not their GW branches. Pretty sure the game wasn't released until the last week of April at that. Well considering the whole anniversary thing was April 23 or 25 then that would be a good guess.

obsidian ectoplasm

obsidian ectoplasm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

I think MoX is old.

Orang3kun

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2009

Riders of the Mark

Mo/W

You are correct wiz, GW released in April '05, but those that were in beta were allowed at one point to create guilds and then keep them as the transition from beta to launch was made.

Nice Immortius, I hadn't found a guild older than mine until now. Good tah know that there's still some pre-launch guilds out there.

yarddog

yarddog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Philadelphia-Go Eagles

Raptor Five [Five]

W/

Raptor Five>> founded may 22 2005 28 members active daily still PVE only

Lexar

Lexar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Organised Spam

W/

I think there's a lot of 1 man guilds from april '05, people that tried the game for the single player campaign, never really got into the whole community aspect of it, and then quit.

My guild is also from april '05, still mostly active, with ups and downs. With all the millions of copies sold, there's bound to be thousands upon thousands of guilds that are about that old, even if many of them are probably inactive. A small part of a large group can still be a considerable amount.

terrible theresa

terrible theresa

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Intergaltic Gargleblasters

W/Mo

how do you find out how old your guild is??

immortius

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

Not sure, I just went by the oldest join date.

Padre Lyoqua

Padre Lyoqua

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

(IGN: Padre Lyoqua)

We Gat Dis [HRUU]

Mo/

ZoS IS the oldest guild.
my guild leader frostraven confirmed this many times.
there are some guilds that are near our creation date, but we are the oldest, created in the alpha testing of guildwars. ( 6 years ago or something, 20th october 2003)


~Padre
(ZoS member)

Missmelady

Missmelady

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Wisconsin

Our Gostly Solo Caps

Mo/

Zos is the oldest because of the Alpha testing, But they can not really be included in this because of the fact that it was made before anyone else had the chance to make a guild. As for some other old guilds Pirate Wenches {Yarr} was made the first day in beta that a guild could be made. Unfortunatly there is only a second acc keeping the guild up as everyone has left the guild or stopped playing. Pro Hiberna {Ftw} is also one of the oldest guilds in the game made about 2 hours after Pirate Wenches.

felinette

felinette

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Girl Power [GP]

Me/

Girl Power is pretty old. Our website says it formed during the first World Preview event at E3, but I wasn't around then so I can't say whether that's true. Maybe that's when the guild's founders first played together... dunno. The guild has definitely been around since the beta.

I'm the most active member at the moment. Others pop on occasionally. Everyone is waiting for GW2.

Abedeus

Abedeus

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Niflheim

R/

Oh, wait, are Servants of Fortune still around? I remember them a bit.

Aera

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

StP has been around for about 3.5 years as well

Helix Dreadlock

Helix Dreadlock

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2009

Imperial Sanctum

Legendary Drunken Masters [DUI]

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by terrible theresa View Post
how do you find out how old your guild is??
Check the alliance tab, under the faction area in the name of ur guild

Jensy

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

The guild I'm in was formed 21 May 2005, so we've just celebrated our 4th year *g*

Aera

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Helix Dreadlock View Post
Check the alliance tab, under the faction area in the name of ur guild
That only states when you've joined the alliance. Alliances didn't exist before Factions and you could have switched alliances so that's not very accurate!

Seraphim Angel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2008

Sacred Knights of Orr [SKoO]

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Padre Lyoqua View Post
ZoS IS the oldest guild.
my guild leader frostraven confirmed this many times.
there are some guilds that are near our creation date, but we are the oldest, created in the alpha testing of guildwars. ( 6 years ago or something, 20th october 2003)


~Padre
(ZoS member)

10/20/2003? NICE! But my question did they let you carry over your guild into beta then the actual release date? If so hmmmm 6 year mini's? Or did they delete ZoS then you guys had to re-create it during beta?

Willow O Whisper

Willow O Whisper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

Denmark

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

Me/A

KSL was founded sometime in june 2005 so i guess it's quite old ^^ and still active .

KoKoS

KoKoS

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

aBove Empress Amarox xP

KDT

Mo/E

My Guild was created in 2005-06 but it has been empty since then xD

tmakinen

tmakinen

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

www.mybearfriend.net

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Abedeus View Post
Oh, wait, are Servants of Fortune still around? I remember them a bit.
Servants of Fortuna . The oldest join date on the current roster is January 9, 2005. We are semi-active as a guild and alliance which means that you can find people logged in at any time, and when there's something interesting happening it's a crowd out there. However, most players are waiting for GW2 and playing other games meanwhile (we still stay in touch through guild websites).

savage vapor 33

savage vapor 33

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Regems Basement

The Malevolent Wolfpack [tMw]

Giggity Giggity [GOO]

June 2005 - 1 Active member (ME )

wiz12268

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

California

Men In Black

Yea I remember some of those names now, Yarr and FTW for sure. Was a couple others but I don't usually look for tags these days. And I am not PvPing like I used to either. So you miss out on a lot of peopel right there.

Mister_Smiley

Mister_Smiley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sacred Knights Of Orr (SKoO) was born when GW first came out, 4 of the people played Beta as well. Though the oldest person joined 6/1/05. So SKoO is pritty old. The guild is somewhat active, people have come and gone. Where basicly small as well.

Padre Lyoqua

Padre Lyoqua

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

(IGN: Padre Lyoqua)

We Gat Dis [HRUU]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim Angel View Post
10/20/2003? NICE! But my question did they let you carry over your guild into beta then the actual release date? If so hmmmm 6 year mini's? Or did they delete ZoS then you guys had to re-create it during beta?
the actual counting of the dates started in 2005 (beta testing) but the guild remained in the databases even afther the alpha. so the guild was still up at the beta. so there is no other guild older then zos :P

G_MAGNUS

G_MAGNUS

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

La Legion Del Dragon [LD]

W/

La Legion Del Dragon [LD], I think I have the odlest join date atm Jan06, but it was formed around Jul/Aug05 I think. We're still active and have steady 40+ members.

PowerRAV

PowerRAV

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Missouri (Central Time Zone)

N/

screenshots or it didn't happen

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

ZoS doesn't count as the oldest guild because it was made by devs.

One of the guilds I was in was made in 2005, which is sort of old I guess...

StormX

StormX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/Mo

Amazon basin formed in Diablo2 2000 (hence the name)
420th Infantry division(CDXX) formed 2003

Probably lots more old guilds out there that formed in games prior to GW

BulletStopper

BulletStopper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Staring At my computer

Knights an Heroes

Mo/

My guild, Kinghts and Heros [Beer] was formed 1 May 05 and still has the same guild leader and he still plays.

Padre Lyoqua

Padre Lyoqua

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

(IGN: Padre Lyoqua)

We Gat Dis [HRUU]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by fenix View Post
ZoS doesn't count as the oldest guild because it was made by devs.

One of the guilds I was in was made in 2005, which is sort of old I guess...
we (zos) dont need anyone's confrimation that we are the oldest guild, as we are the oldest guild, still, it stays a guild, even if it was made by developers, so it is the oldest guild.

Sjeng

Sjeng

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

in my GH

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

W/

Heya Padre! good to see you again. I see you've found your new guild to be to your liking ^^

My guild was created at june 5th 2005, and is still very active. I'm pretty happy about that ^^
We're a Dutch/Belgian guild, in a NL/BE alliance. PvE oriented, around 70 members.
If I'd known about GW earlier, I would have tried to get into the beta as well, but this is my first MMO (and only so far), and back then I was more into FPS and RTS.
I'm gonna try to get into the GW2 beta if I can. Definately gonna play it the day it officially launches.

Calaval

Calaval

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Forever Knights

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by StormX View Post
Amazon basin formed in Diablo2 2000 (hence the name)
420th Infantry division(CDXX) formed 2003

Probably lots more old guilds out there that formed in games prior to GW
Yup, mine will be 9 years old in August and have been here in GW since the beta days.

Mindtrust

Mindtrust

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Stockholm, Sweden

Wolffestar Clan - WSC

Mo/

Wolffestar Clan since August 2000 and Nov/Dec 2004 beta in GW

hoschi

hoschi

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2008

New York

Strike Force

Mo/

Strike Force started over 10ysr ago in Magestorm, and has been in GW since early beta - gotta check for exact dates. Still around, tho