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Blue Milk & Cereal: Will You Join A Guild In TOR?
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As we all know, Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG. This means we’re going to be playing in the game world side-by-side with other players whom we may or may not know. If for some reason you were unaware of this fact, give it a moment to sink in.
One of the key differentiators of this genre is the ability to group up with these other real players in order to take on the greatest challenges that the game has to offer. But beyond gameplay, there are usually other reasons to play with other players on a consistent basis. Maybe you all have a common interest. Perhaps you know each other in real-life. For these and other reasons, the construct of a Guild – a formal structure of players in-game – was created.
BioWare seems to be placing more importance on guilds than previous games, with their launch of the 3-phase pre-launch Guild Program back in March of this year. It remains to be seen what else BioWare has in store for guilds – we’ve heard hints of Guild halls in the form of capital ships, and even Guild progression systems. But time will tell what we see at lease at launch.
So we want to know – Have you’ve been a member of a guild in other games (or maybe, this is your first MMO)? And do you plan to join a guild on TOR?
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My opinion is that the best way to play an MMO is with other people. Playing in a guild is the best way to do it with others that are like minded and want the same out of the game as you. Just do a little research; there is a guild out there that fit your play style.
The people you play with will be the reason you keep coming back to the game long after it lost its allure.
I Join a Guild when the time has come.
It’s npothing worser than joining a Guild and see all of the Mates
are Casuals in reality and now Hardcore how it was listed/promised.
This is my feeling on it as well. I will not join a guild until after I hit max lvl and have some endgame experience. So, when I finally decide to app to one, I know what I’m looking for and what they have to offer.
Too many guilds jump the gun (like on the Guild page @ SWTOR.COM) stating they are hardcore this or that in the beginning but, when it actually comes down to playing the game later on, they end up becoming just another group of random players who have no real interest in endgame.
Before I even purchase an MMO, I always look for and interview a Guild to join. A good Guild is very important, even when I am soloing, as it is good to have online friends to chat with. And if I am needed to help out, or I need help, we are only a Guild Chat message away.
I always start a guild with my friends, and then invite like-minded people that we meet along the way and play with during our various travels and adventures.
Being in a good guild is key to a good MMO experience in my opinion. Being in a bad guild has ruined it for many. Thankfully I have a group of folks from a former guild that want to come play together in SWTOR, so I already know I’ll have a great guild experience. Really looking forward to experiencing this game in their company.
Guilds are very important, regardless of what one might say. Now, this doesn’t mean that you have to be in a big raiding guild. Hell, I’m going to be in a friends-only guild myself, and I have no plans on joining a bigger guild. But I’ve had both good and bad experiences with bigger guilds before, and both were worth it to keep the game interesting. Communities add another element to an MMO that cannot be created by any developer, and it’s an element that can keep a game alive (ask SOE).
I would strongly suggest to anyone playing an MMO to play with at least a couple friends if possible. If that’s not going to happen, then do some research and you can find some very compatible people that make the game 10 times more fun to play with. Star Wars fans are more varied than one might think.
I know I will eventually join a guild, but to be honest I have been hesitant to join one. I want Ti find the right mix of attitudes and have not yet found one. Moving forward it will be one of my main research efforts (besides crafting tidbits)
alright i you know think its best to be in guild so you can have someone to chat with yu know and raiding with and just have a good time yu know`
You betcha! Guildies help you out and make the game more fun!