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So Long and Thanks for All the Cursing - An Ode to My Guild
When I first joined the guild
we were pretty small. We ran
dungeons and heroics and
levelled a lot of things. We
also ran some old content in
search of pets, mounts and
achievements. It was several
months of work before we
got a raid team together
in Cataclysm. When the
“Dragon Soul” raid was released
we had 10-12 raiders. If someone
dropped out our raid often fell
apart. We now have a rota of
approximately 30 raiders with
several more on a break from
the game.
We also run old content, spam
heroics and scenarios, gear alts,
level things and do random
stupid stuff like the week we
all had a 200g budget to buy
an outfit from the AH. You had
to buy the naffest thing you
could for the money then use it
to transmog your raiding gear.
Interesting outfits were formed
and laughs were had. Throne
of Thunder has never looked so
cheesy...
My little guild is all grown up
now but its heart is still there.
Several of us have an affinity for
legendary weapons and a little
group of awesome people have
been quietly running raids old
Issue 53 • March 2014
and new together week after
week after week. Even when the
weapons became outdated we
carried on, working together to
complete the long slow quest
chains. This teamwork and
commitment to one person’s
desire for something outdated
shows what we are all about:
friendship. There are people
in my guild who I know will be
friends for life, regardless of
whether I am playing or not.
It all goes to show anyone can
find the right guild and when you
find it you will know. A good guild
will support you, help you and
give you a laugh. You will share
goals and aims and you will ride
the drama rollercoaster together
through wipes and kills and love
every minute (well most minutes,
some minutes we don’t talk
about, ever). I would encourage
anyone who plays MMORPGs to
go and find your perfect guild.
Don’t settle for good enough as
As I approach a time when I need there is a guild out there which
to take a break from the game wi