There's a new feature on the Guild Wars website, Guild of the Week. The first feature happens be on the guild I'm in, the Amazon Basin. You can find it here.
Looks nice a nice feature, one that can especially help new players to get to know the GW community. Besides, more features means more fun.
-Arc
Guild of the Week
Arcala
Rellok
Congrats, it was a very good read. I appreciate the suggestions for a guild starting out looking for a build.
Matt
Matt
Cain
Congrats to Amazon Basin. I can't read it yet but I will when I get home. 
Taranis
Gratz from me too! Nice new feature btw!
Orbit
Congratz, This is what we all need to strive for. You were the first.
Spooky
I can tell i'm going to like this feature especially, because man... i've got so much material to make my news posts with!
HotSnack
A nice feature indeed, I remember something similar being suggested for Guru, but it was dropped as it might cause 'problems' (hope this won't be the case for Anet). 
My only criticism is that more of the feature should have been written out by the Basin members themselves (such as the pvp strat), as I felt somewhat detached with the 3rd party commentary.
My only criticism is that more of the feature should have been written out by the Basin members themselves (such as the pvp strat), as I felt somewhat detached with the 3rd party commentary.
Nash
Their PvP build is horrible.
Lansing Kai Don
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Their PvP build is horrible.
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Lansing Kai Don
Congrats Amazon Basin
Guadiana
Congratulations either way .. PvP build looks pretty solid actually.
Nash
Well, they shouldn't publish a build that is "able to hold its own against teams that lack coordination, but it lacks the strength and firepower to defeat well-trained teams utilizing disruptive skills and tactics". Making a build to defeat bad teams is pretty pointless. When your aim is that low you can only achieve mediocrity.
Mumblyfish
It doesn't seem like they (Amazon Basin) want to achieve much more than mediocrity in the PvP arena. Can't fault them for that, it's not like they actually said their build was omfgdiddly uber. Not every guild under the spotlight needs to focus on PvP. That said, 'twas a fun read indeed. Congrats, Amazon Basin!
Nash
Sure, you don't have to focus on PvP. But if you are playing PvP, and you are running a team build, why not run a good build instead of a mediocre one?
Manderlock
cause its just for fun..........
Mumblyfish
Can't say. Perhaps they just have a group of players that are attached to their characters and builds, and wouldn't be willing to roll a character through the lv20 generator for the sake of being competitive. Like me, I'd rather sit out a guild battle than play a character or build that isn't my main. It's all well and good making dedicated Guild builds if guildmates are willing to play along, but if they aren't, you just have to work with what they've already got. Going off that basis, they've got a decent enough build to take on similar guilds/players.
Adaria
This is a really cool feature of the GW site. My BF and I will be looking for new members to our guild the Wayward Wanderers next BWE, but we're kind of picky about who joins. We mostly do PvE stuff. But later on we might go into PvP if we get a good enough build of people.
I want to know more about the Guild Hall, how much are they anyway? Sorry if this is off topic. We don't even have capes yet, we both just played the March BWE.
I really hope we can become one of the Guilds of the Week...
We have a story behind our name already, I'm like the second in command of sorts, one of us was going to make it, he came up with the name, and now I'm his second in command, or well second head of the group pretty much.
Er, sorry guys, But wow, that group has been around for a long time...
I feel so small... we only have four people in our guild, me, my BF Corwin Andros, and my two other IRL friends, which one of them still needs some work playing, he gets himself into trouble on quests and we have to help him out more than we would if we just stuck together...
Congrats and I'm off to make a suggestion about Guild Wars...
I want to know more about the Guild Hall, how much are they anyway? Sorry if this is off topic. We don't even have capes yet, we both just played the March BWE.
I really hope we can become one of the Guilds of the Week...
We have a story behind our name already, I'm like the second in command of sorts, one of us was going to make it, he came up with the name, and now I'm his second in command, or well second head of the group pretty much.
Er, sorry guys, But wow, that group has been around for a long time...
I feel so small... we only have four people in our guild, me, my BF Corwin Andros, and my two other IRL friends, which one of them still needs some work playing, he gets himself into trouble on quests and we have to help him out more than we would if we just stuck together...
Congrats and I'm off to make a suggestion about Guild Wars...
HotSnack
They could just as well be finding their feet, that or they lack the resources to get all the 'cool' skills, or they know that nothing is worse than low morale because the team leader didn't let a player play the build they want.
Btw Mumblyfish, Is that avatar of yours from Spaced?
Btw Mumblyfish, Is that avatar of yours from Spaced?
Droniac
Congrats on being the first!
nice feature ;p
nice feature ;p
Alex Weekes
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Well, they shouldn't publish a build that is "able to hold its own against teams that lack coordination, but it lacks the strength and firepower to defeat well-trained teams utilizing disruptive skills and tactics". Making a build to defeat bad teams is pretty pointless. When your aim is that low you can only achieve mediocrity.
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In future weeks you'll be seeing a variety of Guilds and a variety of Builds that are designed for a variety of different purposes. Slamming a build simply because it may not be good enough to take the top of the ladder is just a little short sighted, don't you think?
Soiled Egg Roll
Congratz, I'm sure it will be an interesting read once I get out of school.
Mumblyfish
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Btw Mumblyfish, Is that avatar of yours from Spaced?
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Six years on, it's still nice to meet another Spaced fan
Darc.Syde
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Their PvP build is horrible.
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Aladdar
Alex stated what I was about to state. It was a pvp intro build, not too tough to get used to and introduce someone into the concept.
Also, how many guilds are going to publish their "uber build of pwnage" for all the world to see.
Also, how many guilds are going to publish their "uber build of pwnage" for all the world to see.
Jugalator
Yes, as Alex said our build at that page seem to be the build we use that's not too complex for newbies to "get into". Please keep in mind that we're not a PvP oriented guild, but a very broad one, with a large number of members. We wish to have a team build where players can get to try out and experience GvG without having trained into specific "roles" in the team too much.
Also keep in mind that we're experimenting with more PvP team builds than that single one.
As for PvP builds aimed for PvP focused guilds where the goal can be "dominate the ladder with a small close knit group", well, I'm sure we'll see that in coming weeks.
Also keep in mind that we're experimenting with more PvP team builds than that single one.
As for PvP builds aimed for PvP focused guilds where the goal can be "dominate the ladder with a small close knit group", well, I'm sure we'll see that in coming weeks.
Silmor
I was wondering about the number of members listed, being 10000. Is this a case where about 250 are active members, and 50 of those play Guild Wars (among other games)? What is the basis for this number, or can this guild deploy 1250 teams when the need arises?
Freyas
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I was wondering about the number of members listed, being 10000. Is this a case where about 250 are active members, and 50 of those play Guild Wars (among other games)? What is the basis for this number, or can this guild deploy 1250 teams when the need arises?
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Congrats to the Basin on being the first guild spotlighted by this new feature!
Deadroot
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I was wondering about the number of members listed, being 10000. Is this a case where about 250 are active members, and 50 of those play Guild Wars (among other games)? What is the basis for this number, or can this guild deploy 1250 teams when the need arises?
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Our D2 branch has had the bulk of those members, but it has been around the longest as well. Obviously not everyone is still active, but there are still plenty of active members and new people coming in all the time. Our GW branch has about 400 registered members at this point, and we are over 40 strong in the closed beta.
Hope that cleared things up a little (or confused you more, which is equally enjoyable to me). While we may not have 10,000 active members, there are still plenty of people in our guild. We aren't the type of guild who goes about recruiting folks either, so we aren't trying to be big just for the sake of being big. When it all comes down to it, we only care about having fun with groovy people
Anywho, this was a pretty pleasent surprise, I didn't know the Basin was going to get this (or that this feature was in the works). I really need to start testing again, just been a bit busy...been falling behind on my stalking duties :P
BTW Spooky, there's nothing odd about my wiggles! Well...maybe. But the ladies love my wiggles, so my wiggles they shall recieve
BlackArrow
Did you guys have a second guild called The Basin last beta? (might have been the one before) I was impressed when my guildies said they beat some guild with basin in their name. I assumed it was you guys until I saw the name was actually The Basin, not Amazon Basin.
Xellos
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Sure, you don't have to focus on PvP. But if you are playing PvP, and you are running a team build, why not run a good build instead of a mediocre one?
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Arcala
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Did you guys have a second guild called The Basin last beta? (might have been the one before) I was impressed when my guildies said they beat some guild with basin in their name. I assumed it was you guys until I saw the name was actually The Basin, not Amazon Basin.
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TPJ
Yeah – don’t let the big numbers paint an incorrect picture of The Basin. We are a large community, no doubt – but that 10,000 number includes nearly 5 years of people registering/visiting our many different forums. Our actual Amazon Basin Guild Member numbers are much smaller. For example, our largest guild is for Diablo II. It currently has about 400 actual guild members. Our World of Warcraft guild has about 250 guild members. And our Guild Wars guild has about 170. The in-game guild numbers for WoW and GW will likely be much higher as we allow Basin Community Members to wear the guild tags along with our guild members. We value the input, dialog, posts, and help our Community Members bring to the table quite a bit. As such, we involve them as much as possible in what we do. They aren’t part of much of the decision making that goes on with regard to how the guilds and/or community is run, but they are important none the less. As such, they enjoy many of the same in-game privileges that our guild members do.
My apologies for the rambling. I was just hoping to clear things up a bit.
Thanks again for the support and kind words. Extra special thanks to Alex Weekes for the work he did on the article. Well done!
My apologies for the rambling. I was just hoping to clear things up a bit.
Thanks again for the support and kind words. Extra special thanks to Alex Weekes for the work he did on the article. Well done!
Cain
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Well, they shouldn't publish a build that is "able to hold its own against teams that lack coordination, but it lacks the strength and firepower to defeat well-trained teams utilizing disruptive skills and tactics". Making a build to defeat bad teams is pretty pointless. When your aim is that low you can only achieve mediocrity.
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TPJ
Thanks Cain! The feelings are mutual, I assure you.
LadyKingel
Well deserved honor, my dear friends at Amazon Basin. We of the United Legit Gaming Guilds of Guild Wars salute you.
Kudos to your leaders who have long had the vision of what service to the community, and to provide a helping hand to those in need really means. It is most delightful to game with your members and we much enjoy reading your forums---I have been reading them for seven years!
We shall hold a special celebration for you in our Hall of Celebrations...your invitation is on the way!
To Alex Weekes: Thank you good Sir for your thoughtful intercession, and for all you do...
The game holds so many things within it....it is far more than just PvP and PvE...it brings the world together, and also brings it back together in another way...but only a few understand this.
Thanks A.net..., and a big thank you to AB for being exactly the way you are!
Bravo!
and hugs...
Lady Kingel
Kudos to your leaders who have long had the vision of what service to the community, and to provide a helping hand to those in need really means. It is most delightful to game with your members and we much enjoy reading your forums---I have been reading them for seven years!
We shall hold a special celebration for you in our Hall of Celebrations...your invitation is on the way!
To Alex Weekes: Thank you good Sir for your thoughtful intercession, and for all you do
...The game holds so many things within it....it is far more than just PvP and PvE...it brings the world together, and also brings it back together in another way...but only a few understand this.
Thanks A.net..., and a big thank you to AB for being exactly the way you are!
Bravo!
and hugs...
Lady Kingel
Xellos
That's overpowered 
Amazon Basin has too much fun! Nerf!!
cool interview though! I'm just curious, will all guilds interviewed be posting their builds? Or is this an optional thing?
Amazon Basin has too much fun! Nerf!!
Davion
Amazon Basin.... Nice place to start the guild spotlights on.
Good people there. It will also probably help people thinking about starting their own guilds by giving them a reference for what does or doesn't work.
Good people there. It will also probably help people thinking about starting their own guilds by giving them a reference for what does or doesn't work.
TPJ
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I'm just curious, will all guilds interviewed be posting their builds? Or is this an optional thing?
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Xellos
I see! Thank you
Sausaletus Rex
An intriguing addition to the official site and one, I hope, we'll see more of in the future.
There are builds of uber pwnage? Oh, right, Backfire on the Monks, good games all around...
Seriously, any guild that would hide their "awesome" strategy isn't a guiold that deserves to be featured. Such guilds aren't participating in the community. They merely stroke their own egos by hiding and concealing something that's going to be outdated in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
If the build is designed to introduce people to PvP then it's designed poorly. PvP is inherintly competitive. Not striving to be at your best is striving to lose. So I don't see the point in teaching people bad habits from the start. To teach someone math you start off with 2+2=4 before you get to algebra. You don't start by telling them 2+2=5 or that addition is all there is to know. There's a difference between being simple and being simplistic. Basic or fundamental lessons aren't something to avoid, they're something to embrace. We're not in the second grade here, while it's important not to overwhelm new players with overly complicated and intricate strategies, it's likewise just as important to have them handling something functioning and solid.
Slamming a build? That's never appropriate. But offering constructive criticism on a build's failings? There's nothing wrong with that. Not that Nash was very constructive or critical but what I find more disturbing is the attept to quash what might be a legitimate viewpoint. People can disagree around here, so let's all be a little careful about telling others what not to post.
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Also, how many guilds are going to publish their "uber build of pwnage" for all the world to see.
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Seriously, any guild that would hide their "awesome" strategy isn't a guiold that deserves to be featured. Such guilds aren't participating in the community. They merely stroke their own egos by hiding and concealing something that's going to be outdated in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
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It acts as an introduction to PvP, and is designed to do that. No where was it stated that they intend to use the build to try and make a PvP name for themselves ... that build does for them what they need it to do, and could provide a good basis for other like-minded guilds. Once a player has some experience with this build, they can move on to other things.
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Slamming a build simply because it may not be good enough to take the top of the ladder is just a little short sighted, don't you think?
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Gaile Gray
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An intriguing addition to the official site and one, I hope, we'll see more of in the future.
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With the Community Team growing, we will have additional staff bandwidth to offer more to the fans.