tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post2548533346097630161..comments2024-02-25T11:19:44.035+11:00Comments on The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition: Guildleader chores - When a guild wants to join yoursUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-46608711247589590372014-04-15T17:13:35.964+10:002014-04-15T17:13:35.964+10:00I hate to be negative but guild mergers are diffic...I hate to be negative but guild mergers are difficult. I was an officer in a previous guild and it only takes one spat to cause massive dramas. What you would find is a lot leave and some stay because they would enjoy our culture, playing styles and most of all humour<br /><br />SabrehawkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-15777151181331939502014-04-12T08:34:50.605+10:002014-04-12T08:34:50.605+10:00We had a solution for that, when we were in a guil...We had a solution for that, when we were in a guild alliance. The reason we had the guild alliance was because the two guilds, individually couldn't QUITE get a raid group up. So what we did was take turns .. one week our guild arranged the raid, and took all of their own guild members, plus any extras from the other guild that was needed, the next week it was the other way on. Obviously it's not ideal, but as long as you had the minimum numbers of your own guild members, you still got the progress count .. it just took longer. Of course, of you had the numbers to do it without the other guild, then there was no point to the alliance, as it took twice as long to progress ...<br /><br />It all depends on how much you desperately want those progression marks for your guild, compared to how much you simply want to enjoy raiding regardless :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-40548255262303832272014-04-12T08:18:22.743+10:002014-04-12T08:18:22.743+10:00That's so true Tacky. That worries me the mos...That's so true Tacky. That worries me the most.Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-27688181883774272432014-04-12T08:18:07.012+10:002014-04-12T08:18:07.012+10:00We will still be Frostwolves. They are coming her...We will still be Frostwolves. They are coming here, if it does go ahead. So don't worry!Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-89557273130880620652014-04-12T08:17:31.307+10:002014-04-12T08:17:31.307+10:00The only problem with that is if we want to count ...The only problem with that is if we want to count progress - only guild progress counts, not guild alliances. But then there are the team balancing things as well, do we do 10 each for mythic? Or do we do one tank each? It's such a headache!Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-9725389422098952562014-04-12T08:16:05.887+10:002014-04-12T08:16:05.887+10:00hey Sprowt! I have thought about all those things...hey Sprowt! I have thought about all those things - it's a tough call and when I worry there seem to be more cons then pros! We will see how it goes on Monday - that will give a better idea of how things go! Because if that goes poorly then the whole discussion goes out the window...Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-88618668430677600862014-04-11T00:10:14.056+10:002014-04-11T00:10:14.056+10:00Way back when I had a say in anything remotely imp...Way back when I had a say in anything remotely important in a guild, we had another guild approach us to merge with us. Very friendly people, seemed to fit our guild philosophy, we took them in. If only we had done some trial runs and hung out with them for a bit! What a mess. It sounds like you are approaching this well, and I am all for caution and slow going. Sprowt's suggestion to just raid together seems like a good one, in that if there are any problems, it doesn't result in the guild being torn apart. ShawndraKaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054322959730947044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-32680312469680843182014-04-10T23:45:59.656+10:002014-04-10T23:45:59.656+10:00We've been in the position where we've con...We've been in the position where we've considered this type of move before. In the end it didn't pan out because it turned out the other guild who, we were told, wanted to join us, hadn't actually discussed it properly prior to approaching us. But we have been down the road of discussing the possibility, together with all the pro's and con's.<br /><br />If the other guild members are generally considering joining your guild, and adhering to all your current guidelines and ways of doing things, then you're halfway there .. but that is the "small" half - as you mentioned, you still have to consider the impact a large influx of new people will have. And you can't think that having a large influx, and then having them all leave again, will simply leave you where you were at before. It won't. At least not initially - the people left behind will feel deflated (why did they leave, what's wrong with us ..), or they will have struck up friendships with a few that left and may consider leaving with them.<br /><br />You need to consider what happens if they don't all want to join - or they do some things different to you and prefer to stick to that. You need to consider whether they consider it more of a merger (what happens to the two seperate guilds - do you dissolve them and start anew; do you "rename" one of the old ones to retain the perks, bank slots and achievement; which do you use; how do you combine vaults, what do you name the ranks and who goes where?) or if it is more one guild being absorbed into another (which goes where; what happens to the officers in the absorbed guild; what about the other ranks ..).<br /><br />I do think that now is the time to decide this, or do a trial run, to see if everyone gets along - you could even just consider the alternative of simply becoming an alliance. Everyone stays where they are, nothing changes, but you hash out some sort of schedule for shared raids ... the in-game calendar makes it a lot easier now to organise joint raids, but there are also addons out there to make it even more simple. You can also set up a joint chat channel so that people from both guilds can chat.<br /><br />We successfully ran in a guild alliance for a number of years, so it can happen - you just need to plan everything well and have a good relationship with the other guild and it's officers.<br /><br />Whatever you decide, it's going to be a lot of work - so good luck! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-32939779429741191702014-04-10T18:16:27.787+10:002014-04-10T18:16:27.787+10:00To be honest, the very biggest problem with a chan...To be honest, the very biggest problem with a change like this would be ... well ... not being a Frostwolf anymore. :(<br /><br />It has been my guild for the last 7 years, with a lot of wonderful memories - I know the people wouldn't be gone, but just the identity of being a Frostwolf means a lot to me. I'm not sure being a Scion would be quite the same ...Sevrushttp://www.frostwolves.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139205590317840868.post-3769884699944926442014-04-10T14:02:45.197+10:002014-04-10T14:02:45.197+10:00I don't know anything about Scion at all, so I... I don't know anything about Scion at all, so I can't comment at all regarding this situation. I've had good and bad experiences with mergers in the old days. I suppose what it comes down to is how close the two guild cultures are and avoiding segregation.McTackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096767343970299964noreply@blogger.com