Tips For Starting And Running A Game Guild

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One of the great social aspects of Massively Multi-Player Online Role Play Games, or MMORPGs, is the social aspect of it. Lots of people enjoy joining guilds to make the game a more sociable activity. A guild is just a group of players that gets together (virtually) for social interaction and pursuit of shared goals. Guilds, like the players that make them up are imperfect, but that's half the fun - getting to know real people really playing the game together. Creating and managing a guild is something that will demand a time commitment from you, so you need to be sure that you have that time available. It's like running a club or even a small business in terms of commitment. Here is an outline of steps for starting your own guild.

1. Start by defining the kind of guild you want. Do you want to have a social guild, or an "end-game" guild (where players participate after reaching the maximum game level)? The first is more friendly, the second more goal oriented.

2. Define your guild's goals and mission statement. What do you want your guild to be known for? What do you want your guild's "brand" to be? Write your ...
... goals down clearly and concisely. Communicate these ideas to a few potential guild members.

3. Write a Code of Conduct. This sets down the standard of behavior that is expected of guild members. This lets members and potential members know ahead of time what their obligations to the guild will be, and can provide some guidance for coping with ethical dilemmas.

4. Come up with a great name for your guild. It can be fun, serious, descriptive, nonsensical ... there aren't really any rules. Get together with a few potential members and brainstorm, then narrow it down from there.

5. Buy or otherwise obtain a web domain, preferably with your guild name in it. You can do this on one of the free sites like Blogspot or WordPress since monetization isn't your goal. You just need a place to "hang out" with your guild members.

6. Build a structure for management of your guild. This will have a lot to do with the particular game you play. Have a few core members up front, and in general, try to have one manager for every 10 guild members. The managers report to the guild leader.

7. If you're trying to build a World of Warcraft (WoW) guild, you have to reach level 10 first, and you need to get a guild card from a guild master, and you'll need to return it with 10 signatures on it. For recruiting your guild, start by creating a profile of what you would consider as an ideal guild member in terms of several things: experience playing; specific skills required; certain character types required; language requirements; required availability for playing; and other characteristics you might want. You might consider giving new guild members a "probationary period" before their membership becomes permanent, and you may want to establish rules for members to maintain their membership, like logging in a certain number of hours in a given month. And you want to lay down general rules for forums, like no posting of ads, avoiding profanity, etc.

Some MMPORPGs have their own guidelines for forming guilds, like WoW does. If your game of choice has such guidelines, then you should be certain to follow them as you establish your own MMPORPG guild.
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