guilds

How To Join A Raiding Guild Part 2: Gaining Experience And Gearing Up

Friday, September 18th, 2009 - 5 Comments

So, have you found a guild to join yet? If that’s the case, then you might be wondering how to make yourself a bit more attractive to the guild leader and/or recruitment officers. Of course, there are several ways to do this. I mentioned yesterday ... More

How To Join A Raiding Guild Part 1: Go Shopping!

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 - 7 Comments

I’ve never played World of Warcraft without being in a guild. When I first started playing way-back-when at the games launch, I joined a starter group with a few people from a forum I frequently post on. Since those rarely last long (and this one ... More

The Curious Case of High-End Raiding Guilds

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 - 17 Comments

Their existence is of no surprise, coming from humanity’s need to define a “best.” From the minute we are born, we start building hierarchies and classifications, sliding different people, organizations, and things into them like blocks in a pyramid. Quite simply, given anything, there are ... More

The Next Expansion: Guild Progression

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 - 35 Comments

BlizzCon is slowly creeping up on us, and this year most people expect the company’s big announcement to be World of Warcraft-based.  With StarCraft 2 locked in for this year, and Diablo III looking like 2010, early 2011 is rip (if not late) for the ... More

Downsizing Dungeons

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 - 29 Comments

Blizzard’s raiding model has seen its share of changes over the years. First, it was raids that catered to 10-man, 20-man, and even 40-man groups. Then, with Burning Crusade, a curious mix of 10s and the new 25-man raids. And now, with Wrath of the ... More

So Who Else Needs A Guild?

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 - 30 Comments

I’ve been playing WoW for sometime now and I have been fortunate to have been in a very good guild. I say have because they disbanded months and months ago and I’m still looking for another one that raids later on my server Frostmane. We raided ... More