Q: What brought you to our website? A: I saw your post on guildwars2forum and I was interested after reading the description. Q: This recruitment process requires that we get to know you a little bit. Please tell us a little about yourself. A: I am a huge fan of all sorts of RPGs as these (single player rpgs though) were the games that got me hooked into gaming at a young age. I played a lot of JRPGs in my younger days (Legend of Zelda, FF, BoF etc.), but never got into MMORPGs until I recently started playing a bit of DCUO. Other than gaming I am really into sports as I run, play soccer and basketball and I also love to watch sports especially football and soccer, but mostly any sport (cycling, swimming, track &field etc) Q: All members are expected to uphold respectful conduct when communicating with other players and guildmates. This applies to in-game situations, our website and on guild/GW2 related websites and message boards. Intolerance for others based upon religion / sexuality / gender / ethnicity / etc. is not welcome. We are a guild of HONOR and INTEGRITY, and we reflect that in all public forums. The general rule of thumb is to treat people how you would like to be treated in return. How do you feel about this? A: That sound fair and is a good frame of mind to live with. Q: In-Game Guild Status - Guild Wars 2 will allow characters to switch between multiple guilds as they wish while playing the game. The OSD Division Leadership Council within the Guild Wars 2 game expect that you will focus your time and energy towards this guild alone and will keep your characters as members of the OSD. Therefore it is an expectation that you will be 'representing' the Order of the Silver Dragons at all times while playing in-game as a member of this community. With that said, there might be a feasible reason why an ‘alt’ character or an RP character should be in another guild. Special cases and requests will be handled on an individual basis. What are your thoughts on this? A: Sounds good. Q: Ventrilo is a communications tool that allows our membership to experience the full effect of being in a community-based gaming guild. If you feel alone in game and you don't feel that much is going on, or felt the scheduled event experience was lacking or not working as intended... it might just be because you aren't using the communications tools available to you. VENTRILO use will be 'Strongly Encouraged' for all players to actively use while performing normal game activities whenever you are playing in GW2. Even though it is not a requirement, it should be strongly considered for usage as a communications tool that allows our membership to experience the full effect of being in a community-based gaming guild. VENTRILO use can, and no doubt will be 'Mandatory' during organized guild events, such as Dynamic Content runs and meta-events/dungeons, WvW, sPvP, group or team meetings, as well as other types of scheduled events if the event coordinator advises of such. You don't have to speak if you don't want to, so long as you are on to listen to other members that might need help or guidance. With that said, we have several dedicated Vent rooms that allow you to sit quietly in peace if you so wish. All public discussion areas such as public vent channels are PG-13.Are you okay with our Ventrilo policies? A: Yep. Q: If you are accepted as a member of our guild, you will automatically be placed at our 'New Member' position within the game. Please be mindful that this is not a single-player RPG game, but a multi-wing online gaming community. You will be expected to communicate, interact and support your fellow guildies, as well as ensure that you follow our Charter of Excellence at all times. In order to show your allegiance or loyalty to our community, we will ask that you perform certain 'Guild Quests' that give you the opportunity to communicate, interact and generally become a member of our community (don't worry, they are enjoyable tasks that allows you to get involved with our player-base). Once these 'Guild Quests' are resolved, you will be raised one rank level in-game which allows you to access all the benefits of our guild. Are you okay with this? A: Yeah, sounds good. Q: We have found that guild members have a better gaming experience if they use the forums and the events calender. This allows you to get game information and join guildies in events as your real life time permits. Do you intend on being active on our website forums and events calendar? A: I will check the website, forum and calendar often, but I will have to see how active I can be due time and such. Q: Once you learn how, we would like you to create events or RSVP for other scheduled events as your real life schedule permits. What are your thoughts on this? A: I would be interested, but I have to see if I can fit in the necessary time. Q: Have you been playing MMO's for a while, or are you just getting started? A: I played DCUO for a bit, but this will be my first MMO that I am playing to play on a longer term. Q: We expect all members to submit and update their characters in our Guild Wars 2 sub-forum 'Character Roster' (character name, class, level, possibly build, etc.). Are you okay with this? After reading the above content, why do you think it might be important? A: Sounds good. I think that this makes planning events easier because then the planners can adjust their plans according to the roster they got available. Q: What kind of character do you typically play? Tell us about your main character you envision, and please list any alts that you know you will be bringing into the guild as well. A: I am currently debating whether to start out as a Norn Ranger or a Charr Warrior. Q: What type of playstyle do you enjoy the most? A: I like many kind of playstyles and would want to vary it a bit, but usually I will start out with PvE. Q: If you violate any rules defined within the gaming EULA, you will face disciplinary action up to and including removal from this community. Do you understand, and agree with this rule? A: Yes Q: What time of day do you typically play? How often? A: During the week I usually play for 1-2 hours in the evening (pacific) and maybe at times in the morning. Weekends vary from also 1-2 hours til 4-5 or more depending on my plans and other obligations. Q: Are you affiliated with any other guilds? A: No Q: How do you think you can best help this community? How can this community best help you? A: I am a team player and put the goals of a team above my own individual ambitions and I would hope that most guild member would think likewise. Q: OSD is generally a "casual, do it all" guild, meaning we welcome players from all playstyles and don't limit our focus to one playstyle in particular. We welcome PvPers, PvEers, Roleplayers, Crafters, etc. For example, while we may offer weekly raids, we are not a hardcore raiding guild that requires you to raid 5 or 6 nights a week. We also do not consider any one playstyle to be more important than another, all members of OSD are equal. For example, a hardcore PvPer will never be considered "more valuable" to the guild than a casual Roleplayer would be. Are you okay with this? Any additional thoughts on this topic? A: Yeah that sounds great! I really like the variety as I myself want to try different playstyles and I am a casual player. Q: With the previous question in mind...We will never force you to participate in any activity or event that falls outside your playstyle of choice. However, from time to time you may be asked to help the guild out if we are short a particular class, or just need to fill up an empty group spot. Are you okay with this? Any additional thoughts on this topic? A: Yes that sounds good. Since helping each other out is for me the whole point of a guild this makes a ton of sense for me. Q: We do ask that you stay active on the guild website as much as possible. We don't expect anybody to become a forum junkie by any means. But we do expect our members to cast their votes on any polls we put up, give input in any posts we make asking for opinions, as well as chime in with your thoughts when other members open discussions. What are your thoughts on this? A: Sounds good and reasonable. Q: What previous experience, if any, do you have with the original Guild Wars? A: I started playing it a month or so ago. I haven’t gotten very far yet though. Let the community chime in at this point. There might be a few questions. Here's a good opportunity to get to know us. We have some folks that post an intro and are never to be heard from again. This is a good indication to us that this player is not very forum active...not what we want!! So, we encourage you to keep tabs on your intro post in case a member has a question or comment for you. Or if you have any questions for us, feel free to post them up, and we will answer them as best we can.
Hey Docbartus, welcome to the OSD stonghold! Check back here for our leadership to help you along the application process; in the meantime if you have any questions at all about our guild fire away. You mentioned you are a fan of football (a certain football fan is going to pop in here sooner of later, you'll know it when you see him); who do you follow? Again, welcome to the forums!
FOOTBAAAAAAAAALLLL!!! As icharus hinted, I would be along soon or later, scowling the vast seas of applications for other sports fanatics! Unfortunately you will be required to join the guilds fantasy football league in order to get accepted in...... jk you wont have to, but you will be put under heavy duress as poor ich and half of the players who signed up have been. Welcome aboard and glad to have you
Hi Docbartus! Welcome! I've gone ahead and accepted your permissions so you are all set. You are now a member of the OSD. Please take some time to review the following information as you will be expected to abide by our GW2 Charter of Excellence: READ THIS As the game is not live yet, we expect that all members try to stay as active as possible in these forums so that the rest of the guildies get to know you better. Please feel free to take a look around, there is a vast wealth of information at our website. Please become active in our GW2 community by posting and getting involved with the other members here in the OSD. Please ask us any other questions you may have and we'll gladly answer them. Welcome! Zso
Hello Docbartus, Welcome to the silver gates! As launch is coming soon, we suggest you get active on the forums so we can get to know each other better if you have any questions feel free to ask. Also, I am playing a lot of Guild Wars 1 before launch, you can PM me if you need any help (i'm Satoko Azure).
Thanks for the warm welcome! @Gloryous - It was great seeing the pigskin flying around again yesterday despite it being only pre-season. Given your location we might have a rivalry in the making because I am a Chargers fan! Go Bolts! Where do I sign up for the fantasy football league!? I am totally up for it! @Satoko - Thanks for the offer. When I get the chance to play it I will shoot you a pm. I am trying to get a lot of RL stuff done right now so I have more time to play GW2 though, so I am not sure how much more of GW I will see before that. Doc
Woohoo! Now we can start our draft! Oh yeah, welcome to OSD! We'll be rivals since I'm a die hard Broncos fan.
Well met, Doc! I vote for you starting the Norn Ranger, their lands seem so much more inviting. Good luck in the decision process. See you in game! *cheers*
