Guild Wars 2 Q: What brought you to our website? A: As a previous DDO player, I was thinking if joining the DDO guild, but lost interest in the game. Now, recently I got GW2 and I know I won't be losing interest anytime soon 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 pretty causal gamer that enjoys mostly MMO's. In the past, I have played minecraft, DDO, World of Warcraft and others that I have forgotten. Q: If possible, it would be helpful if you could tell us what Account Name you are using in-game, as many members on our site here have a different user name compared to their account name. This will allow us to know it is you. A: My account name is Sparkee.5348 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: I completely agree with this. It is generally common courtesy to act this way. Personally I, myself would not tolerate behavior like that 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: I agree. I understand that it is important that the members devote time in their character. 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: I normally use Teamspeak, but this is fine 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 'Community 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: I understand, it's important to make sure that you can trust new guild mates. 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 would love to use these! The forums are a great way to communicate with guildies 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 think it's a good idea. This makes it more exciting, to have many events that you can join. Q: Have you been playing MMO's for a while, or are you just getting started? A: I have been playing MMO's for a while now. 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 play a Ranger. He is a charr in the iron legion. Unlike most rangers, he invests his time upgrading his weapons to improve efficiency. As if right now, I have 2 alts that I actively play on. My guardian, and thief (trying to think of his name xD) Q: What type of playstyle do you enjoy the most? A: I like PvE, and an occasionally WvW 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: Normally after school on weekdays, and in the morning on weekdays 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 very friendly to people, and as a new player, I think the best thing the community can do is teach me a couple thing ingame I would love build advice when I get to that level as well 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: Nope, it seems pretty clear to me. Everyone should be treated equally. 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, I will be willing to join any event 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: I agree, I will be on the website very frequently Thanks for reading my app! Althalos
Also, I'm not sure if this effects anything, but I am a different server. Do I have to change to the main server?
Nice to meet you, Althalos! I'm new to the guild, myself, and I'm really enjoying it so far. In addition to my level 80s, I have a lower level thief that I'm leveling right now (level 38, I think) and would be happy to run him with you in the game if you're looking for company while you work through some of the early content. I'll try to keep an eye out for you and say hello in the game when I'm next on. For the server issue: it only matters if you want to do WvW... I'm not sure if it affects PVP (since I don't do that). You won't be able to team up with anyone in the guild in WvW if you're on a different server. For regular PVE, it doesn't make any difference. Looking forward to meeting you in game!
Thanks for the generous offer! Next time I see you, I'll try to send you a invite. I am trying my best to level my ranger up so I can try out WvW, so eventually I will move to the main server.
GW2 has Megaserver, so it really only impacts WvW (which is something I spend a ton of time in). If you get the itch to wvw you will want to transfer over. Look me up in game, I'd be happy to group up and do stuff. I have a pile of characters and accounts, so I am always levelling something.
I'm sorry Althalos, I'm not sure where you are in the process ... have you be given permissions on the forums and received an invite in game?
Holy cow sorry! Let me get in touch with you in game. I can't find your name in the game email system. Can you message me jzack.1573 and I can get connected with you. edit: I should mention I can't add you in the forums, I don't have that power. But I will mention to Kei.
Thanks guys! I'm outside right now, but will accept the invite as soon as I get home. Also, just curious but when will my perms get updated?
Hi Althalos! I have about 11 chars all different levels so I'm sure one of them would fit in with whatever you are working on. Say Hi when you see me online and if you need any help, just let me know!
