Comments on: What do you owe your guild?

By: Harvesting

Harvesting — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:21:34 +0000

The first question to ask is what type of guild do I belong to?
Raiding guild, Progression focused or the dreaded casual guild?
What guild or team I joined will have an effect on my commitment.
I myself feel responsible for contributing what my class does best DPS. With what ever I can bring be it heroic gear, badge gear, correct gems, finding the right buff food, elixirs or flasks does me best with my current gems and spec. This should equal results being consistent with my dps every week. This is raiding 101 stuff but I see some in my guild do not so this but we are a casual guild. Progression focused but 3 sometimes 4 days a week, of which I can’t commit to full raid schedule, I make every raid be it late 2 nights of the weeks. I understand I may be benched because the raid is full but when I am uppper dps and progression bosses come up I always get invites.
so blah blah blah about me I do owe my guildies there shot at loot when I am geared, I owe them for the free enchants on my gear, or free Alchemy (love being herber). If I stop do I slow progression? Taking a break is acceptable by every guild I have ever been in. This Paladin is not communicating, which leads me to believe he is cracking under the schedule of raiding possibly my point is I think his decision to “take a break” is not your average break. Why would you not communicate to your guildies if I was taking a cruise or family trip or emergency for that matter. The disrespect of not communicating this shows me he is not a team player. We read blogs, post on our guild websites if this Paladin can’t take 15 minutes to communicate why would I rely on him later when it was crunch time. Not worth keeping should have been weeded out before this. I say the guild is better off in the long run.

This is my opinion, opinions are like assholes everyone has one. Now you have seen mine lol.

By: Weezzii

Weezzii — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:07:51 +0000

@Shmii

I don’t know if I specifically had a stance on your issue, simply because I don’t know what “heavily demoted” means for you guys. If someone is going on xmas break, then I don’t think there should be much “held against” them. Prioritizing the people who WERE there during that time seems fitting (with loot, raid slots, whatever)… and he/she who was on vacation would (normally) naturally come back up to speed after a week or two.

By: Shmii

Shmii — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:59:02 +0000

To Weezzii,
My illiteracy must be kicking in, I can’t tell if your siding with the guild decision or saying it was to severe.

He really didn’t say to much as to why he wasn’t going to be raiding to the guild, he just said I won’t be raiding for awhile and kind of stopped logging in, maybe he was on a cruise with Wi-Fi, maybe he was at some relatives house for a month. I’m not to sure and most of the guild isn’t to sure either from what I know, just that he logs in a couple times a week and logs off 5 minutes later. Everything else has been assumptions based on his personality, and what everything appears to be pointing at.

To Tealyon,
If they’re looking for a replacement, then I wouldn’t expect first dibs on raid slots when you come back assuming they get a solid replacement. That is unless they put it on farm status and can afford to bring people who haven’t been down as often, that and they aren’t going for achievements too.

By: Tealyon

Tealyon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:40:53 +0000

As someone who just went on break, I find this issue to be interesting from my point of view. We are a casual guild, and we just started to get enough people to 80 and geared to start running 10mans. So when I decided that I needed a break, I essentially forced my guild to find get someone to fill my spot, and since I was the only hunter main, I took that away from them too. I still check on guild forums and keep up on interesting news for my class, but I know that leaving when I did was probably really annoying to my guild leaders.
So, what do you think should happen to me?

By: Drotara

Drotara — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:41:20 +0000

@Stupid Mage I think most people will agree with you on that. Sometimes life happens and it is unavoidable. I don’t think anyone would be upset with people taking holiday breaks, or some off-time during life situations.

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By: Stupid Mage

Stupid Mage — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:44:08 +0000

I hate to say it but it really depends. For the Paladin in Matts article, he’s a jackhole and I would probably kick him. At least from what was written he came off as “thanks for the gear, buh bye”.

There are times, especially during the holidays, that people need to take time off. It isn’t about whether they want to play or not, they just can’t. Penalizing people for things that are beyond their control is wrong.

By: Whylde

Whylde — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:36:15 +0000

lets keep it 100%, if he feels like he doesnt want to raid anymore, its his decision.

if its some “i got my items …cya” shit then well~ get some new pala and put him on ignore :[

i disrespect people who only play for loot and dont join a raid anymore when they ve nothing to gain from it itemwise

keep it real yo

By: Weezzii

Weezzii — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:26:41 +0000

Cheers.
Yeah, np at all.. use/take/splice.

By: Kargos

Kargos — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:14:51 +0000

Really liked your post Weezzii, mind if I use some of it for the guild I’m helping put together? Might drive home a few points to some of our members.

By: Klinderas

Klinderas — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:03 +0000

I wouldn’t kick the guy.

But when he came back, I’d be inclined to not give him as much gear as Matt did so quickly.

Or give him a period of time when he was not going to get gear, to make up for time he could have helped his guild.

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