Q: What brought you to our website? A: GW2 forums and a recommendation by my brother. Q: This recruitment process requires that we get to know you a little bit. Please tell us a little about yourself. A: I am 24 years old and a full-time student studying to be a Mechanical Engineer with 1 year left until graduation. I have been married for a year and a half now, no kids yet but school is ending soon so who knows I most enjoy being with my family, followed closely by playing sports, reading TONS of sci-fi and fantasy, and of course playing video games. I have been looking for a game to replace WoW as it is getting pretty old and so I am extremely excited for GW2 and the amazing social aspects it promises. 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 have never played on a social level before. I look forward to learning how to interact and be active in order to become a better player. 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 am greatly looking forward to planned events. I am very busy with school and family, so having scheduled events, or planning them, will be the perfect way to set time apart for myself! This is an excellent way to mesh real life and game life. Q: Have you been playing MMO's for a while, or are you just getting started? A: I have played WoW for a few years now and so I have some experience. Q: We expect all members to submit and update their characters in our Guild Wars 2 sub-forum. Are you okay with this? After reading the above content, why do you think it might be important? A: This sounds like a great way to learn more about other players as wells as make more solid friendships. Overall this will lead to a better gaming experience and so it is a great idea. 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: In WoW my two favorite characters were Hunter and Druid. I enjoyed being the Hunter because it allowed me to enjoy the story-line at my own pace ie. alone. However, I could also easily join groups as a dedicated DPS, which satified both my need for social interaction as well as having a relatively simple character that did not require too much work. The druid was a much more complicated character to play and this was exactly why I loved it. I was able to really dive into the mechanics of how it worked. I was also able to join more groups due to the supportive nature of the Druid (tanking or healing). Q: What type of playstyle do you enjoy the most? A: I mostly enjoy the PVE style of game. Learning the stories and participating in the event unfolding. As of yet I have not dived into the PvP aspects of gaming but hope to be a part of that in GW2 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:I both understand and agree. Q: What time of day do you typically play? How often? A: I typically play 3-7 hours a week. Mostly in the evenings and weekends. 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 can help by explaining things that I have learned to others. I thoroughly enjoy knowing the details of my character and how to play them. I enjoy helping others to progress as well as being supportive to the guild. The community can best help me by providing a great social aspect to the game. 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: This is the reason why I chose to apply to this guild. My play style will change over time. I am currently a PvEer but wish to become a better PvPer and participate in more raids. Joining with a "casual, do it all guild" will allow me to play as I chose, when I chose. 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: I would love to help out. The guild should be able to reach out and ask for help from its members. Q: What previous experience, if any, do you have with the original Guild Wars? A: I played for a short time, but more of my friends were playing other MMO's and so I switched.
Hi Ishiro, fellow applicant here as well. Hope to see you in-game soon. Best of luck with your final year of school!
Hey Ishiro, I too am a new applicant. Good luck and maybe see you in game/on vent in 5+ish hours! ~Lyr
Hi there. I don't seem to see any replies to the following questions. The questions aren't there. Can you reply please? Thanks. 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: 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: 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: 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:
Sorry Zsolaith I believe somehow I copied the wrong questionnaire, i would love to answer. 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 believe that respectful conduct and following the golden rule should apply to all aspects of ones life and so of course we should follow the same rules in-game. 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 believe that as members of OSD that we should be dedicated to the guild as you said. Of course there are special cases in all things but as a general rule I believe all members should behave as members of the OSD. 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 look forward to using Ventrilo as much as possible in-game. It is a very effective tool and I agree that it should be mandatory on large-scale events to allow us to be properly organized. 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 am okay with this. I think it is a very effective tool to help new members become acquainted with the guild and become involved. I look forward to participating in Community Quests and becoming an active part of the OSD community.
Permissions are all done! 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 Ishiro. Welcome to the guild! sorry for late response, I was busy...... playing the game I love your name by the way
