What exactly is an officer? - Guild Wars Forums

Nightow · Jun 01, 2008, 07:29 PM // 19:29

What are the usual duties of an officer in relation to the guild, it's leader and it's members?

Murmel · Jun 01, 2008, 07:32 PM // 19:32

From my experience, Inviting/recruiting, keeping the guild in order: Make sure no fights or so happen. Be a good role-model for new players... And then som more

Nightow · Jun 01, 2008, 07:33 PM // 19:33

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Originally Posted by Murmel

From my experience, Inviting/recruiting, keeping the guild in order: Make sure no fights or so happen. Be a good role-model for new players... And then som more

Do you mind going into detail? Like if the Guild Leader announced an event, would an officer normally step in to lead it if they wanted to?

Panais · Jun 01, 2008, 07:39 PM // 19:39

depends on the guild really. For instance in my guild i have different officers do different things. I have 10 officers so 3 of them are the recruiting officers, 4 are PvE officers and 3 are PvP officers, so we can manage the guild thast 100 members. When i say recruiting officers, i mean officers that watch the behaviour of members and change them as required. Thats just an overview of what they do. They have to be friendly, interact with the guild, be willing to help, either financially or mission wise. But really it all comes down to the guild philosophy.

Murmel · Jun 01, 2008, 07:45 PM // 19:45

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Originally Posted by Nightow

Do you mind going into detail? Like if the Guild Leader announced an event, would an officer normally step in to lead it if they wanted to?

If they would step in and lead the event is individual. I myself (officer) usually don't have the time to lead any events since I usually don't have much time onmy hands. But if they don't lead officers do attend in the events often.

Oh and, what Panais said

Nightow · Jun 01, 2008, 07:45 PM // 19:45

So if our philosophy was to help others out with their goals as well as our own. Then you would normally have officers helping newer and older members besides those who would recruit or other vital duties. Correct?

Murmel · Jun 01, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Some guilds have that yes. Usually the larger ones.

Nightow · Jun 01, 2008, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Ok, this answers my question and my concern then.

Thank you Murmel and Panais for sharing your knowledge.

Murmel · Jun 01, 2008, 07:51 PM // 19:51

No problem Nightow

Musei Karasu · Jun 01, 2008, 11:37 PM // 23:37

In GvG guilds an officer spot usually means you're a core player on the team.

angmar_nite · Jun 02, 2008, 12:34 AM // 00:34

I dunno. The officers in my guild get all the abuse.

Pwnsome Bunny · Jun 02, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47

Officers recruit, keep the guild in line, and really thats it. It's not that amazingly cool to be an officer.

Quaker · Jun 02, 2008, 03:19 PM // 15:19

As far as "officially" is concerned, the officers in a Guild have the ability to invite people into the Guild and to promote them (if I recall). Anything else that an officer does is purely up to the Guild (leader). There is no set rules on what an officer needs to do in a Guild. In my Guild, every active player is an "officer" and we don't do squat.

IslandHermet · Jun 02, 2008, 05:03 PM // 17:03

Most important. Lead by example.

A good officer must
Have a good judge of character and skill
Have a good grasp of the game and its mechanics
Have the ability to gain control of a situation and be willing to help (be it a argument or anything else)
Maintain a cool collected attitude even at the harshest of times. (if a officer or leader rage quit they should not be a officer or leader)

TheRaven · Jun 02, 2008, 06:17 PM // 18:17

It all depends on the guild. For most large organized guilds, the officers represent the guild's leadership. They are the inner council that decides the direction of the guild. They invite new members and kick out the troublemakers. They mentor new guildies and they organize guild events. They are active players that are usually required to contribute from their own time and resources to make the guild a success.

But that's for large organized guilds. Not every guild is like that.

The guild leader has to decide what he wants in an officer and his decision is the only one that matters.
- There are a lot of "kiddie" guilds that consist only of the guild leader and his friends. The only requirement for officer is being friends with the leader. As long as you remain his friend, you're an officer.

- Some guilds make everyone an officer. No rank discrimination and nobody can kick anyone else.

- Some guilds are super organized with officer positions being earned by activity and time in guild. Officers must be in the guild for at least a year and active every day or every other day.

Bottom line: an officer is whatever your guild leader says it is.

Jun 01, 2008, 07:29 PM // 19:29	#1
Nightow Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]	What exactly is an officer? What are the usual duties of an officer in relation to the guild, it's leader and it's members?

Jun 01, 2008, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#2
Murmel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of Confusion Guild: [swea] Profession: W/	From my experience, Inviting/recruiting, keeping the guild in order: Make sure no fights or so happen. Be a good role-model for new players... And then som more

Jun 01, 2008, 07:39 PM // 19:39	#4
Panais Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2008 Guild: Binge And Purge [HET] Profession: D/W	depends on the guild really. For instance in my guild i have different officers do different things. I have 10 officers so 3 of them are the recruiting officers, 4 are PvE officers and 3 are PvP officers, so we can manage the guild thast 100 members. When i say recruiting officers, i mean officers that watch the behaviour of members and change them as required. Thats just an overview of what they do. They have to be friendly, interact with the guild, be willing to help, either financially or mission wise. But really it all comes down to the guild philosophy.

Jun 01, 2008, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#6
Nightow Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]	So if our philosophy was to help others out with their goals as well as our own. Then you would normally have officers helping newer and older members besides those who would recruit or other vital duties. Correct?

Jun 01, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47	#7
Murmel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of Confusion Guild: [swea] Profession: W/	Some guilds have that yes. Usually the larger ones.

Jun 01, 2008, 07:49 PM // 19:49	#8
Nightow Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]	Ok, this answers my question and my concern then. Thank you Murmel and Panais for sharing your knowledge.

Jun 01, 2008, 07:51 PM // 19:51	#9
Murmel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of Confusion Guild: [swea] Profession: W/	No problem Nightow

Jun 01, 2008, 11:37 PM // 23:37	#10
Musei Karasu Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2007 Profession: Mo/	In GvG guilds an officer spot usually means you're a core player on the team.

Jun 02, 2008, 12:34 AM // 00:34	#11
angmar_nite Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Guild: [SNOW] of [YUM] Profession: E/	I dunno. The officers in my guild get all the abuse.

Jun 02, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47	#12
Pwnsome Bunny Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2008 Guild: The Crystal Skull Brotherhood [TscB] Profession: W/Mo	Officers recruit, keep the guild in line, and really thats it. It's not that amazingly cool to be an officer.

Jun 02, 2008, 03:19 PM // 15:19	#13
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	As far as "officially" is concerned, the officers in a Guild have the ability to invite people into the Guild and to promote them (if I recall). Anything else that an officer does is purely up to the Guild (leader). There is no set rules on what an officer needs to do in a Guild. In my Guild, every active player is an "officer" and we don't do squat.

Jun 02, 2008, 05:03 PM // 17:03	#14
IslandHermet Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007	Most important. Lead by example. A good officer must Have a good judge of character and skill Have a good grasp of the game and its mechanics Have the ability to gain control of a situation and be willing to help (be it a argument or anything else) Maintain a cool collected attitude even at the harshest of times. (if a officer or leader rage quit they should not be a officer or leader)

Jun 02, 2008, 06:17 PM // 18:17	#15
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	It all depends on the guild. For most large organized guilds, the officers represent the guild's leadership. They are the inner council that decides the direction of the guild. They invite new members and kick out the troublemakers. They mentor new guildies and they organize guild events. They are active players that are usually required to contribute from their own time and resources to make the guild a success. But that's for large organized guilds. Not every guild is like that. The guild leader has to decide what he wants in an officer and his decision is the only one that matters. - There are a lot of "kiddie" guilds that consist only of the guild leader and his friends. The only requirement for officer is being friends with the leader. As long as you remain his friend, you're an officer. - Some guilds make everyone an officer. No rank discrimination and nobody can kick anyone else. - Some guilds are super organized with officer positions being earned by activity and time in guild. Officers must be in the guild for at least a year and active every day or every other day. Bottom line: an officer is whatever your guild leader says it is.