Ollamnh wrote:
Lady Azalysa wrote:
Ollamnh wrote:
An unattached player will usually get lots of invitations...
That's the truth!! I get on average 2 guild invitations each segment of time I spend in game and that's after selecting the option to not get guild invitations. A friend told me that stops automated requests so the ones I'm getting are from actual people. My level 5 AH alt even gets invitations.
Why are you rejecting them all? A good guild can make the game much better, not only for help with quests and dungeons but also providing social interaction, especially for those of us who don't have a steady group of friends to play with. Most guilds pay for your repairs, which is of no consequence after a while but can be significant in those poverty-stricken lower levels. They also often give you buffs like extra speed when mounted.
It's a matter of play style preference. I am a lifelong "soloer" and prefer to either solo or group up with one to 3 other people that have become friends in game. I don't need a lot of social interaction to enjoy the game - especially here in WoW I find the quests and various NPCs a hoot in and of themselves. I'm not into dungeons, raids, or leveling quickly, so guilds with those goals are out.
During my years in EQ (began in 1999) I have been in 3 guilds total, all of which invited me - I have yet to go looking for a guild...lol. When I was invited to the first guild in EQ, I didn't even know what a guild was. EQ was still very new, the high level limit was 55, everyone was learning together, so I did learn quite a bit by just listening to guild chat in the first guild. It was a smallish family guild (and by family I do mean family - many parents & their children were in the guild). However, there was always some drama going on. After about 4 years I was invited to a second guild by some people I had met while out soloing. It was a slightly larger guild, still "family" in nature, but no drama. I was in it until it pretty much dissolved when SWG and EQII came out. I eventually left EQ for 3 years.
Returned to EQ last summer, was interested in transferring to the FV server so I created a new character there to see if I liked the server before transferring over. First day in tutorial I'm invited to a guild. After talking to the GL, telling her my preferred play style, etc. I joined. This guild has over 800 players on the roster, the majority of whom have not signed in for 1-3 years. This guild seems to have the philosophy of inviting most anyone and then its up to the individual how they want to be involved...or not. At one point I spoke with the GL (who is a wonderful person and leader) and said I felt guilty that I wasn't really contributing anything to the guild in the way of being involved in grouping, raiding, etc. The GL said that there were many people in the guild who soloed, played sporadically, etc. and they enjoyed me being there. Thus the only reason I am still in that guild.
I may eventually join a guild in WoW, a very casual, non-raiding type of guild, but for now, I'm enjoying the game immensely without being in one.