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Divine Elemental · Aug 24, 2005, 06:28 AM // 06:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stellar

play with them and get to know them that's what i do

thats wat i said ^^
Via PUG :P
but yes thats how good friendships and good guilds wer made *sB*
and a few more

Numa Of Medane · Sep 23, 2005, 02:37 PM // 14:37

Something I do to attract people in my guild is to go on quest in Lion's Arch with 3 other guild members. Then, it takes a while but I spot players looking for help who are not in guild yet. While you are doing the quest, your leadership combined with the sight of the capes will excite the two new players in being part of your guild.

This way of doing is a lot more worthy than blankly ask people to join (Think of your reaction when tele-marketters call you at home to sell carpet cleaner).

As for reasonnable players, if you want to have loyal guild member, first, don't be pushy with them. 2nd, Some might need time to think about it. 3rd, You can also add as your guild requirement to have the future guild member to pay for their enrolment (small fee, maybe the 100gp now required to invite a player). If they are excited about your guild, they will pay.

Hope this will help you out.

Alone) · Sep 23, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47

Make friends. Takes awhile, but least you might have decent and dependable players in your guild.

Hunting down members feels longer anyways

Sofonisba · Sep 23, 2005, 04:51 PM // 16:51

We have never actively recruited, ever. We just grew out of a few RL friends at the beginning.

One of our members was found while an officer was giving stuff away in Ascalon. He was so appreciative and like-minded, they ended up talking a long time. Eventually he became an officer too. He had a friend, so he came on board also.

We help guildies a lot in missions, and the random people we get to fill out the group are pretty impressed when they see a guild that helps each other, and then they ask to join us. If we liked them during the mission, then they get the invite.

I'm sorry I don't have any advice about recruiting/retaining members for heavy PvP guilds. We are very casual in that regard, we are not looking for uberleet players, just nice cooperative fun ones.

Maltare · Sep 23, 2005, 08:29 PM // 20:29

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22222

One of my followup posts has some information on a way to recruit. Some here have responded with some good suggestions as well.

Akhilleus · Sep 26, 2005, 04:04 AM // 04:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerbill

I've got a very small guild, only like 6 members or so, and I'd like to get more.. but I don't just want random people in my guild..

I told my 2 officers to get members aswel, and the way to do it.. would be to party with people in coop missions or team arena's and then invite them to our guild if they play alright they dont' have to be masters just average players will do, they don't have to be online 24/7 either.

But the thing is.. you hardly ever find people who are not in guilds and are reasonable players.

where to find them ? >.>

dont laught.
i recruit brand-new players out of pre-searing. that way all thier in game attatchements will be to my guild and the players in my guild.
afterall, what motivation does a lvl 7 hoh player with 50k faction, 10 mil exp between thier chars, 3 accounts and a net worth of 50 million gold have to stay in my guild?
answer: none
the seccond your guild loses rank, or they dont get thier way, they leave. but when all they know in the guild wars universe are your guild members then leaving it means they are on thier own for the first time since they opened the box.
it instills loyalty, and you enjoy the company of your guild members more if you grew as a player with them.
i cannot recall a more exciting moment for my guild than coming up with the 30 od thousand for our sigil; it was a big moment for everyone; and things like that are mundane details for veteran players.

A NERD1989 · Sep 26, 2005, 04:54 AM // 04:54

u normally tell them about our guild we have 60+ members we give away free items have competions to win green items, i tell them if they need help with mission we always help if there up to 15K armour we buy it for them. pretty much i just tell them the truth and i post this in ascalon

Alone) · Sep 26, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19

I prefer having a small guild than a large one. But sometimes if people don't come as often as you like, it kind of gets lonely.

I view a guild as a online game family. You help each other, make fun of each other, if someone is needy, you give things to them. If you have a trustworthy group of people, I wouldn't spend time worrying about trying to recruit others so soon. Just play, make friends.

Akhilleus · Sep 26, 2005, 02:32 PM // 14:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by A NERD1989

u normally tell them about our guild we have 60+ members we give away free items have competions to win green items, i tell them if they need help with mission we always help if there up to 15K armour we buy it for them. pretty much i just tell them the truth and i post this in ascalon

thats what i try to refrain from.
while i have bought droks for every one of my members for thier very first char, i do not advertise this fact when recruiting someone; the kind of member that EXPECTS free items is not the kind of member im looking for.

Unik · Sep 26, 2005, 02:49 PM // 14:49

Recruiting decent people???

There is only one way of doing it and it???s not in game, I haven???t heard once from a decent player that he just joined a guild because he liked the sales pitch he saw going by in the chat channel in Lions Arch or anywhere else for that matter.

The best suggestion I can give you, go read the Looking for group thread, pick the ones you like, send them a little pm and try to get together in game with them. Once this is all done if you like the person, you can try and recruit them, you will probably get much better results that way, than spamming in L. A. that you have a nice guild looking for people.

Just my 2 cents.

Unik

wsmcasey · Sep 26, 2005, 03:50 PM // 15:50

I'm an officer in my guild, and I for one think it's cheesy to standing around spamming random guild invites. Finding random groups in low level areas or offering to help on quests when you see someone asking for help can really work out good because you get the opportunity to know the people first. Alot of players that are currently in guilds are actively looking for a new guild, but just dont like all the spam (telemarketer) invites, because most of those guilds doing that are poor quality. We invited a young person in our guild last week and we are still feeling him out. I was standing in Yaks Bend and he whispered me to find out if we are recruiting. I talked it out with our guild leader and the other officers and we decided to give him a chance. Most of the players in our guild are older so I'm not sure how he will fit in, but I dont like to judge people based on there age but rather on there attitude and willingness to learn. He's only 13 years old, and a little eager to run into battle, but so far he seems nice enough, so I will try and give him some tips to play well and teach him to be patient. It's like any other kind of training, you cant expect people to be good over night.

Here's a quick list on the 10 laws of people that you might want to review so you can sharpen your people skills.

1) The #1 fear of all people is rejection.
2) The #1 need of all people is acceptance.
3) To manage people effectivly you must do it in a way that protects or enhances there self-esteem.
4) Everybody approaches every situation with some concern about "Whats in it for me?"
5) Everybody prefers to talk about things that are important to them personally.
6) People hear and incorporate only what they understand.
7) People like, trust, and believe those that like them.
8) People often do things other than the apparent reasons.
9) Even people of quality can be and often are peaty and small.
10) Everyone wears a social mask. You must look beyond the mask to see the person.

Sep 23, 2005, 02:37 PM // 14:37	#22
Numa Of Medane Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto Guild: Silver Guard Profession: W/Mo	Something I do to attract people in my guild is to go on quest in Lion's Arch with 3 other guild members. Then, it takes a while but I spot players looking for help who are not in guild yet. While you are doing the quest, your leadership combined with the sight of the capes will excite the two new players in being part of your guild. This way of doing is a lot more worthy than blankly ask people to join (Think of your reaction when tele-marketters call you at home to sell carpet cleaner). As for reasonnable players, if you want to have loyal guild member, first, don't be pushy with them. 2nd, Some might need time to think about it. 3rd, You can also add as your guild requirement to have the future guild member to pay for their enrolment (small fee, maybe the 100gp now required to invite a player). If they are excited about your guild, they will pay. Hope this will help you out.

Sep 23, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47	#23
Alone) Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Campbell, California Guild: Legio Imortalii Profession: W/Mo	Make friends. Takes awhile, but least you might have decent and dependable players in your guild. Hunting down members feels longer anyways

Sep 23, 2005, 04:51 PM // 16:51	#24
Sofonisba Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]	We have never actively recruited, ever. We just grew out of a few RL friends at the beginning. One of our members was found while an officer was giving stuff away in Ascalon. He was so appreciative and like-minded, they ended up talking a long time. Eventually he became an officer too. He had a friend, so he came on board also. We help guildies a lot in missions, and the random people we get to fill out the group are pretty impressed when they see a guild that helps each other, and then they ask to join us. If we liked them during the mission, then they get the invite. I'm sorry I don't have any advice about recruiting/retaining members for heavy PvP guilds. We are very casual in that regard, we are not looking for uberleet players, just nice cooperative fun ones.

Sep 23, 2005, 08:29 PM // 20:29	#25
Maltare Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Last Horadrim Profession: E/Me	http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22222 One of my followup posts has some information on a way to recruit. Some here have responded with some good suggestions as well.

Sep 26, 2005, 04:54 AM // 04:54	#27
A NERD1989 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Elite Black Ops Profession: W/Mo	u normally tell them about our guild we have 60+ members we give away free items have competions to win green items, i tell them if they need help with mission we always help if there up to 15K armour we buy it for them. pretty much i just tell them the truth and i post this in ascalon

Sep 26, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#28
Alone) Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Campbell, California Guild: Legio Imortalii Profession: W/Mo	I prefer having a small guild than a large one. But sometimes if people don't come as often as you like, it kind of gets lonely. I view a guild as a online game family. You help each other, make fun of each other, if someone is needy, you give things to them. If you have a trustworthy group of people, I wouldn't spend time worrying about trying to recruit others so soon. Just play, make friends.

Sep 26, 2005, 02:49 PM // 14:49	#30
Unik Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005	Recruiting decent people??? There is only one way of doing it and it???s not in game, I haven???t heard once from a decent player that he just joined a guild because he liked the sales pitch he saw going by in the chat channel in Lions Arch or anywhere else for that matter. The best suggestion I can give you, go read the Looking for group thread, pick the ones you like, send them a little pm and try to get together in game with them. Once this is all done if you like the person, you can try and recruit them, you will probably get much better results that way, than spamming in L. A. that you have a nice guild looking for people. Just my 2 cents. Unik

Sep 26, 2005, 03:50 PM // 15:50	#31
wsmcasey Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Right behind you. Guild: HeRo Profession: W/Rt	I'm an officer in my guild, and I for one think it's cheesy to standing around spamming random guild invites. Finding random groups in low level areas or offering to help on quests when you see someone asking for help can really work out good because you get the opportunity to know the people first. Alot of players that are currently in guilds are actively looking for a new guild, but just dont like all the spam (telemarketer) invites, because most of those guilds doing that are poor quality. We invited a young person in our guild last week and we are still feeling him out. I was standing in Yaks Bend and he whispered me to find out if we are recruiting. I talked it out with our guild leader and the other officers and we decided to give him a chance. Most of the players in our guild are older so I'm not sure how he will fit in, but I dont like to judge people based on there age but rather on there attitude and willingness to learn. He's only 13 years old, and a little eager to run into battle, but so far he seems nice enough, so I will try and give him some tips to play well and teach him to be patient. It's like any other kind of training, you cant expect people to be good over night. Here's a quick list on the 10 laws of people that you might want to review so you can sharpen your people skills. 1) The #1 fear of all people is rejection. 2) The #1 need of all people is acceptance. 3) To manage people effectivly you must do it in a way that protects or enhances there self-esteem. 4) Everybody approaches every situation with some concern about "Whats in it for me?" 5) Everybody prefers to talk about things that are important to them personally. 6) People hear and incorporate only what they understand. 7) People like, trust, and believe those that like them. 8) People often do things other than the apparent reasons. 9) Even people of quality can be and often are peaty and small. 10) Everyone wears a social mask. You must look beyond the mask to see the person.