What happens to the guildless?

From the sounds of it, one must be in a guild in order to have full access to Factions territories (and even then, it's debatable if small, non-PVP guilds will have access). Now, I know several people who are guildless by choice for a variety of reasons. One of my accounts just went guildless and solo last night. I've asked Gaile several times during her Lion's Arch visits what the status of guildless players will be, and my question has either gotten lost in the kiddie-griefing, or deliberately ignored.

So, has anyone else heard anything regarding the status of guildless players and Factions?

Im thinking, too bad for u for me im ina good guild haha

YOU are in "timeout" and besides just being a good guild does not mean you
are going to always have access to everything, I think some of these
questions will be answered this weekend, you probably can remain guildless, but I do think you are going to have to choose a factions side and this will
determine what kind of access you have to things.
If you read GW website thru, it says it is a mix of PvP and PvE that will
determine the access to special areas, which I think is great, I think some
of this ELITE guild poey will be pushed aside.

IMHO........

That was helpful.

That is one of those unknown at this time questions.
One thing you might do is start your own guild with just you in it and join alliances with other guilds.

You choose your faction by doing quests for said faction (think like karma). You start out neutral to both, and if you want to go to one, you start doing there quests. To swing to the other side you do quests for the other faction, then over time (work off negative) then start to be in favor with them.

It's the allaince of guilds and control of the elite area's you will be missing out on.

I'd like to hear some of those "various reasons" please. I cant think of any reason why you wouldnt want to be in a guild.

Idiots, griefers, "napoleons", or many of the other political bull that can happen.

I think the main problem here is.. you're guildless in a game called "Guild Wars". Without even playing the game once, I could guess you'd be missing out on some content.

Not that I'm ripping on you, atm I'm in a guild of one just to avoid guild invites.

Self-Made Man Syndrome.
'A guild's only going to slow me down! I'll be a self made wammo- er, man. Self-made man!'
~shrug~
That or just plain ignorance?

Another legitimate reason to be guildless is if you don't play more than once or twice a week. If you're not in a guild, then you don't have to worry if you're going to be kicked or if someone's going to be annoyed that you're not contributing to said guild. Yeah, I know those reasons could be seen as weak, but it's one of the things that's bothering me right now. Also, if not in a guild, you don't have to worry about guild drama. I really hate guild drama.

Hm. Well, some of the above posters is precisely why I avoid people in-game period (no one has ever found my /afk spot!). As it is I already have the interest from a fairly prominent guild, the name of which I'd rather not disclose at the moment. I'm taking a break from all guilds at the moment for a few more days at least.

However, having dealt with my last guild, I can understand why people would want to go solo. The griefiers, the whiners, the leechers and the scammers. Most of whom were established guild members, who'd been there as long as I had (about 5-6 months). They weren't always like that but, hey, people change. The internal politics were killing me. On top of that, one guildie was pushing for a Factions alliance with another guild that has very questionable players, i.e. eBay buyers and sellers. Now, I still have respect for my old guild leader, a cool guy in a very tough position (who isn't happy with how the guild's changed either), and he remains on my friends list. A lot of other people are now on perma-ignore.

My second account is still with the same guild, but I rarely touch it, unless America has favor and I want to go UW trapping.

The internal politicking is precisely what drives some people away from guilds, and I only hope you all will never have to deal with it.

on both of my accounts i am the head cook, chief bottlewasher and the entire herd

when i give me an order i obey it (or not)

Some players get to only play seasonally (summer, winter), such as myself when Im not in college. It wouldnt be fair for me to join a guild if I cant contribute for more than a few weeks.

/ditto.

IMO. I feel it wouldnt be fair for the guild as well, taking a space and not contributing, unless there was a zero commitment policy or something.

added: I think the guildless players will be fine. It might just be like the favor thing, if you want to access those faction affected areas, you will just have to choose a side and complete tasks for them to have access to that part of the content. The "alliance battles" is the part w/ pvp guild requirement to which will affect where players have accessible outposts.

/g'day.

After the last couple of guilds I joined self-imploded due to internal politics I basically knocked the social aspect of the game on the head. I'm not into any aspect of pvp at all so joining a guild is pointless for me. Plus I don't play that often any more.

I've been in atleast 3 guilds now, and frankly, it's not my thing. I dunno if I have attachment problems or whatever, but I like being on my own.

But I do not want to hear people going "solo'ers are elitist who thing they're better than everyone else!". I consider myself a skilled and very capable player; I know close to everything there is to know about the game, mostly from reading Guildwiki and Guru articles. I have alot of experience in the game and all, but I have ZILTCH in PvP. Nada. Granted, I've done a little Random Arenas once in a while, but I'm nowhere near a good PvP'er.

It feels wrong for me to be in a guild, and that's not because a guild isn't "good enough for me" - because most guilds have players that totally outshine me in PvP, and sometimes PvE. I am very impressed by high-ranking guilds, but even if they invited me, I wouldn't join. I just like being on my own.
It has nothing to do with arrogance or anything of the sort.

PS: If it sounded like I was on a 30 foot tall horse, I apologize. Just trying to make my point, which is that eventhough I'm a good player, there'll always be better players and I totally acknowledge that. But I still don't wanna be in a guild.

Sorry if the whole post sounded a little strange, didn't quite think everything through to make it undestandable

Then you shouldn't feel bad being left out of end-game content. Not that you do, personally. Just saying in general.

If you're guildless, I don't really see why you should be upset about missing out on content that's geared towards guilds, especially when being a part of a guild is a huge part of the game.

If you're not, then that's fine. You made your choice. On the other hand, why should Anet gear content towards you?

Ive been in 2 guilds so far, my first one imploded because of the afk curse.
This new one is god, but I would leave in an instant if anyone from [SFK] invited me over these forums. Then in-game. I dont pvp either than much, but so what? And mostly i stay in a guild, bcuz i get lonely doing all the missions solo with hench. soooooooooooo boring.

well im still thinking you will be able to access all the areas, even the elite ones, you will just have to be on the right faction and you will have to pay something to get in. (from the stuff you get by doing missions for your faction)

For me, it's:

1) prior commitments. When my SO comes back from overseas, I spend a lot less time in-game, something many guilds get irritable about.

2) users and abusers. I've seen a lot of very good guilds where people join to get free stuff, run everywhere, helped and then it's "ok, bye you noobz" or worse when you expect any kind of reciprocation.

3) PvP expectations. I like PvP... when I'm in the mood and at the top of my game. But old hands vs. energetic 12-year-olds sometimes = not a pretty picture. I know my limits, and I'm not always able to be a useful part of a PvP team.

4) laziness WRT researching them all to find one suitable mature, tolerant, skilled, friendly... not that I'm saying there aren't any (I've partied with many such guildfolk), just that I haven't taken the time to figure out which one of these is for me.

5) the join-my-guild spam caused me to create my own which has essentially been a 1-player placeholder, just to keep people from hounding me. Kind of like wearing a wedding ring. So I've been able to forget about it.

That depends on if the content missed is guild-specific, or if it's content that can provide valuable steps in the game (unlocking skills, gaining gold and items, trading, etc), that you can't access simply because you're not in a guild that controls the area. There's a difference.