Q: What brought you to our website? A: Referred by another member. I do not know her user name on this site. Q: This recruitment process requires that we get to know you a little bit. Please tell us a little about yourself. A: I'm a life long gamer from back in the Avalon Hill and SPI board gaming days, and played D&D out of the original 5x8 box with three booklets. That translated to computer games, including Diablo way back when its original version hit the shelves some 25 years or so ago. I began playing MMOs with WoW, starting in their Beta about eight years ago this month. Although I've dabbled in other MMOs, WoW is the only one I seriously partook of. 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: Wouldn't have it any other way. 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'm not into Guild politics or personalities. To me Guilds exist as groups of friends who chat and support each other's game. 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. 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: Yes 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, but I am busy professionally. I don't know the nature of these quests or their time commitment, so I have no idea how soon or quickly I can undertake them. 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: Probably more in-game events than as a forum participant. 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 don't have enough knowledge of your Guild to know the nature of this, but I'll find out as I go. Q: Have you been playing MMO's for a while, or are you just getting started? A: Eight years. 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: Yes, I'm OK with it. I'd like to know the nature of my membership too if I was running it (and I have run two WoW Guilds in years past). 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 don't typically play any specific type of character, and haven't yet made a decision on a main class for GW2. Over the years I did just about everything in WoW but primary healing, though I did do some healing. I was best in DPS and utility roles, and did a moderate amount of tanking. However, primary healing and tanking seems to be irrelevant to GW2, so I think my DPS and utility experience serves me well for this game. LOL Q: What type of playstyle do you enjoy the most? A: Questing, with instances as my schedule permits. 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: There is absolutely no chance of that happening. Q: What time of day do you typically play? How often? A: Evenings. My schedule is dictated by business, so I can offer no set frequency. 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 have eight years of experience with MMOs. I know how they work. I'll pitch in on in-game solutions where I can, and that will be the biggest in-game help to me 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: That is my preference in a Guild style. I got PvP out of my system YEARS ago. ;-) 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: If I'm online, I'm good with it. I cannot rearrange business or personal schedules for play, however. 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'm happy to check out and vote on polls. Q: What previous experience, if any, do you have with the original Guild Wars? A: None at all. I did play the GW2 beta during the July weekend, and reached level 24 (+/-).
Hello and welcome to our gates. I've accepted both of your permission groups, so you are free to roam around the site. You are also a full OSD member now, congratulations! Please take a minute to look through THIS thread; many great things in there that pertain specifically to the GW2 division.
(hmmmn, I thought I posted this already, so apologies if it shows up twice!) Thanks for the acceptance, and to all the quick notices of welcome. And Hi Mindin!! I introduced Mindin (Sefa) to WoW years ago, and she quickly raced right past me as a gear wonk. LOL She quickly knew all the finer points of the game better than I did, except where everything on the map was and the best way to get there from anywhere else. :-D That just came from running every quest with endless alts (Alliance and Horde) so that I knew just about every tree, boulder, and critter. It is true that I knew that map better than streets on the other end of my RL neighborhood. I'm not sure how scary that is.
Welcome VetteRanger - good to see another oldster around. I miss the tabletop days. Ahh, the responsibilities of the adult. (Not to mention that I can't live on that little sleep anymore!)
Hello VetteRanger Welcome to OSD! As launch is coming very soon, it is a good idea to be active on the forums so we ge to know each other better. We also have a pre-launch party on the 24th on Ventrilo. You can RSVP for the event on the GW2 calendar. I hope you will like it here with us and I am looking forward to be playing with you very soon !
