Boosting activity of a guild? - Guild Wars Forums

Glydan · Jul 25, 2005, 07:30 AM // 07:30

Heyhey
Well, i've finally hit my first serious problem creating my guild...
People aren't active enough, and when i recruit new people, they're bound to leave soon because of the inactivity...
I really don't want to simply invite random people, i'm still sticking with my screening process of posting a thread on the forums and then a short interview...
If any of you have any suggestions as how to boost the activity, i'd really appreciate it =)

Level Moron · Jul 25, 2005, 09:33 AM // 09:33

just stick to it, you will find loyal members.
try recruiting after playing with a good team.
its also helpful to have a guild hall, forums , and site if possible.
i did those things and eventually i got loyal members. it took me around 3 months, but now i have around 30 active members and they are loyal.
it just takes time, stick to it
p.s. make sure you are very active!

Dumeka · Jul 25, 2005, 11:29 AM // 11:29

Hi!

I have around 25+ Members and a few of them fall to inactivity all of sudden(around 5)!

The thing that I do is first pointing them on our rules of inactivity!
If they doesn't react, I kick them and send a mail over our site writing why they were kicked and that they are welcome to join back but only if they keep a eye on our rules next time. Everyone should get a second chance.

Except if they were guildies with a bad behaviour or similar.
Though I must say that all the guildies I had (except of 2-3 jumpers!) were great people, nice, friendly and respectfull as I also have in our membership applications as a MUST.

My first tip to you would be to exactly point the recruits what kind of gameplay your guild is doing to see if they fit in your guild in the first place!

I had to decline to 3 people pointing them out that we are a PvE/PvP Guild that does both equal and wouldn't fit to their PvP needs.

This prevents them and us from dissappointment and leaves everyone a bit more happy(helps when it comes to the motivation).

The best thing you can do is: make Guild Events, Meetings, Training!
Give your guildies something to do TOGETHER so they can know each other better. You will see that the next time they will be online they will talk more with each other(even those that didn't before!).

Make them help each other or try to get them together in one of your missions/quests asking for "help" even if you don't need some.

Go in the Team Arena with some of your guildies or just say in the chat
"Hey Guys! Anyone wants to do some Arena?".

There are a lot of possibilities to keep your guild active as also to show your guildies that your guild is special and a place they like to stay.

There are always some that will leave for different reasons though.....
Sometimes you can prevent this and sometimes you can't!
Don't be disheartened because of this, just keep going on.

I have a Supergroup in CoH for over a year now and the only reason it starts to get more inactive then before (we were one of the most active supergroups on our server

) is because the people starts to get bored/vacations and other things.

Though we still are all in the activity limit so it is still alive and filled with great members I love to be with everytime I go there.

Glydan · Jul 25, 2005, 11:43 AM // 11:43

Hmm, about the different game play styles of the guild, mine is fairly laid back on that~ Hehe
We have a forum and TS, with a website coming soon...
Yeah, i guess just stick to it and keep trying to recruit.
I can't really do the arena things since a lot of the time it's just me and some other person on... =(
But yeah, i'll definitely try that. (We do have the applications and stuff)
How do you guys find active members though? I try just getting people in cities to whisper me if they're interested about a guild and all, but most of the time no luck >_<

Miss Puddles · Jul 25, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28

something i've noticed that helps is having the leader or officers post announcements regularly about time/date of a planned gvg battle, officer meeting, TS server info, etc just to keep people up to date on what's going on.
don't be afraid to prune inactive members or demote inactive officers, either.

Van the Warrior · Jul 25, 2005, 07:52 PM // 19:52

look for people on the same time zone as you its what i do we only recruit East Coast and Central Time Zone players

Dumeka · Jul 26, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54

I must say Van that the timezone issue helps only very little!

The Guild and the Supergroup I mentioned above are both international and it worked always great.

Experiment_Jon · Jul 27, 2005, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Bleh, its around that time of year when there are going to be a lot of inactive ppl. The time between the end of summer school, and the beginning of regular school is prime trip time

At least 5 people in my guild are currently on trips, and I am leaving for band camp, soon, as well. But thats ok.

To increase activity, I basically recruit only good players, organize events, and stay active on the guild forums, which helps a lot.

Jul 25, 2005, 07:30 AM // 07:30	#1
Glydan Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shanghai, China Profession: W/E	Boosting activity of a guild? Heyhey Well, i've finally hit my first serious problem creating my guild... People aren't active enough, and when i recruit new people, they're bound to leave soon because of the inactivity... I really don't want to simply invite random people, i'm still sticking with my screening process of posting a thread on the forums and then a short interview... If any of you have any suggestions as how to boost the activity, i'd really appreciate it =)

Jul 25, 2005, 11:29 AM // 11:29	#3
Dumeka Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Lords Of Blood Profession: N/Me	A Few Tips! Hi! I have around 25+ Members and a few of them fall to inactivity all of sudden(around 5)! The thing that I do is first pointing them on our rules of inactivity! If they doesn't react, I kick them and send a mail over our site writing why they were kicked and that they are welcome to join back but only if they keep a eye on our rules next time. Everyone should get a second chance. Except if they were guildies with a bad behaviour or similar. Though I must say that all the guildies I had (except of 2-3 jumpers!) were great people, nice, friendly and respectfull as I also have in our membership applications as a MUST. My first tip to you would be to exactly point the recruits what kind of gameplay your guild is doing to see if they fit in your guild in the first place! I had to decline to 3 people pointing them out that we are a PvE/PvP Guild that does both equal and wouldn't fit to their PvP needs. This prevents them and us from dissappointment and leaves everyone a bit more happy(helps when it comes to the motivation). The best thing you can do is: make Guild Events, Meetings, Training! Give your guildies something to do TOGETHER so they can know each other better. You will see that the next time they will be online they will talk more with each other(even those that didn't before!). Make them help each other or try to get them together in one of your missions/quests asking for "help" even if you don't need some. Go in the Team Arena with some of your guildies or just say in the chat "Hey Guys! Anyone wants to do some Arena?". There are a lot of possibilities to keep your guild active as also to show your guildies that your guild is special and a place they like to stay. There are always some that will leave for different reasons though..... Sometimes you can prevent this and sometimes you can't! Don't be disheartened because of this, just keep going on. I have a Supergroup in CoH for over a year now and the only reason it starts to get more inactive then before (we were one of the most active supergroups on our server ) is because the people starts to get bored/vacations and other things. Though we still are all in the activity limit so it is still alive and filled with great members I love to be with everytime I go there.

Jul 25, 2005, 09:33 AM // 09:33	#2
Level Moron Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Darker Visions Profession: Mo/N	just stick to it, you will find loyal members. try recruiting after playing with a good team. its also helpful to have a guild hall, forums , and site if possible. i did those things and eventually i got loyal members. it took me around 3 months, but now i have around 30 active members and they are loyal. it just takes time, stick to it p.s. make sure you are very active!

Jul 25, 2005, 11:43 AM // 11:43	#4
Glydan Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shanghai, China Profession: W/E	Hmm, about the different game play styles of the guild, mine is fairly laid back on that~ Hehe We have a forum and TS, with a website coming soon... Yeah, i guess just stick to it and keep trying to recruit. I can't really do the arena things since a lot of the time it's just me and some other person on... =( But yeah, i'll definitely try that. (We do have the applications and stuff) How do you guys find active members though? I try just getting people in cities to whisper me if they're interested about a guild and all, but most of the time no luck >_<

Jul 25, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#5
Miss Puddles Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost] Profession: Me/	something i've noticed that helps is having the leader or officers post announcements regularly about time/date of a planned gvg battle, officer meeting, TS server info, etc just to keep people up to date on what's going on. don't be afraid to prune inactive members or demote inactive officers, either.

Jul 25, 2005, 07:52 PM // 19:52	#6
Van the Warrior Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: In Yak's Bend like always... Profession: W/	look for people on the same time zone as you its what i do we only recruit East Coast and Central Time Zone players

Jul 26, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54	#7
Dumeka Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Lords Of Blood Profession: N/Me	I must say Van that the timezone issue helps only very little! The Guild and the Supergroup I mentioned above are both international and it worked always great.

Jul 27, 2005, 01:25 AM // 01:25	#8
Experiment_Jon Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Band Geeks Profession: W/Mo	Bleh, its around that time of year when there are going to be a lot of inactive ppl. The time between the end of summer school, and the beginning of regular school is prime trip time At least 5 people in my guild are currently on trips, and I am leaving for band camp, soon, as well. But thats ok. To increase activity, I basically recruit only good players, organize events, and stay active on the guild forums, which helps a lot.