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However I've been an officer I think about 3 times. Once in Everquest 2 and 2 times in WoW.
All guilds are lost to time now.
I was co-creating a guild in Middle Earth Online for what was to become Lord of the Rings Online, managing forum recruits and applications, but I eventually let my usual patience destruct on me and I bailed before its beginning.
I don't know if that circle ever came to pass.....
I've done it 3 times but damn... its heartbreaking!! gut wrenching! drama inducing... depressing... backstabbing..... just bunch of bad. I was a great leader though, way better than most leaders, but I put too much heart into it and ended up feeling like I put too much effort into it in the long run.
I started these guilds/clans:
Banshees - Vanguard (was pretty well known and probably longest running in my server)
House of Shadows & Rock Stars - Darkfall
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I pretty much stayed with the same guild through all MMOs I played. The guild was/is called Divine Retribution and it started 2001/2002 I think.
I joined in 2007 in LotRO. When WAR was released, I started a new branch of our guild there, so that was my first time leading. When I returned to LotRO, I took over as leader, then when SW:TOR launched I started a new branch there too.
So, only been guild leader of 1 guild, but did it in 3 different games.
I loved being guild leader. Yeh, it was time consuming and could get stressful, but I put in a lot of effort at the start to essentially establish best practices in the guild (loot rules, progression raiding, training programs, formal applications etc), after which point the guild kinda ran itself. We stopped having arguements about loot because I'd established clear loot rules. We stopped having arguements about not progressing fast enough, because I'd implemented progression raids for the top raiders and implemented a training program.
The only thing I never managed to automate / outsource was the raid leading. I'm the sort of guy who would rather be a follower, but I can't stand to follow people who aren't good enough. So, 99% of groups/raids I was in, I was the leader because I knew I'd do it best and quickest. However, that gets tiresome after a while as you end up joining a group just to help a guildie, but all of a sudden you have to lead it because that is what is now expected of you.
The main benefit of being a guild leader is somewhat selfish. I basically moulded the guild to fit my personal needs and desires. This meant recruiting likeminded individuals, raiding on my sort of schedule and following my rules. I like to think I ran a good guild, pretty much everyone in it seemed happy and we stayed together for many years across many games.
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However I've been an officer I think about 3 times. Once in Everquest 2 and 2 times in WoW.
All guilds are lost to time now.
I was co-creating a guild in Middle Earth Online for what was to become Lord of the Rings Online, managing forum recruits and applications, but I eventually let my usual patience destruct on me and I bailed before its beginning.
I don't know if that circle ever came to pass.....
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Did it once; would not do it again.
I've been clan leader to one clan.
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Never thought of myself as a leader, don't even think I'm any good at it but... if no one else is up for it I just do it to get it over with.
I started these guilds/clans:
Banshees - Vanguard (was pretty well known and probably longest running in my server)
House of Shadows & Rock Stars - Darkfall
NEWS FLASH! "A bank was robbed the other day and a man opened fire on the customers being held hostage. One customer zig-zag sprinted until he found cover. When questioned later he explained that he was a hardcore gamer and knew just what to do!" Download my music for free! I release several albums per month as part of project "Thee Untitled" . .. some video game music remixes and cover songs done with instruments in there as well! http://theeuntitled.bandcamp.com/ Check out my roleplaying blog, collection of fictional short stories, and fantasy series... updated on a blog for now until I am finished! https://childrenfromtheheavensbelow.blogspot.com/ Watch me game on occasion or make music... https://www.twitch.tv/spoontheeuntitled and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUvqULn678VrF3OasgnbsyA
I joined in 2007 in LotRO. When WAR was released, I started a new branch of our guild there, so that was my first time leading. When I returned to LotRO, I took over as leader, then when SW:TOR launched I started a new branch there too.
So, only been guild leader of 1 guild, but did it in 3 different games.
I loved being guild leader. Yeh, it was time consuming and could get stressful, but I put in a lot of effort at the start to essentially establish best practices in the guild (loot rules, progression raiding, training programs, formal applications etc), after which point the guild kinda ran itself. We stopped having arguements about loot because I'd established clear loot rules. We stopped having arguements about not progressing fast enough, because I'd implemented progression raids for the top raiders and implemented a training program.
The only thing I never managed to automate / outsource was the raid leading. I'm the sort of guy who would rather be a follower, but I can't stand to follow people who aren't good enough. So, 99% of groups/raids I was in, I was the leader because I knew I'd do it best and quickest. However, that gets tiresome after a while as you end up joining a group just to help a guildie, but all of a sudden you have to lead it because that is what is now expected of you.
The main benefit of being a guild leader is somewhat selfish. I basically moulded the guild to fit my personal needs and desires. This meant recruiting likeminded individuals, raiding on my sort of schedule and following my rules. I like to think I ran a good guild, pretty much everyone in it seemed happy and we stayed together for many years across many games.