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zKitCat · Jul 07, 2008, 04:28 PM // 16:28

Who are We: HotU is a small, close-knit Luxon guild, for “mature” players wanting to enjoy their game play. We prefer that all new members be at least 18 years of age. This is due to the fact that some of the topics mentioned in guild chat could be classified as rated R. (Alliance chat conversations venture in the realm of X-Rated at times.) Exceptions are made, depending on the maturity level of the person in question. We are the leaders of a close-knit alliance. Our alliance is a part of our extended family and is another place people can go for help or company on missions, HA, GvG, AB or anything else. Other then that we just ask that all of our members feel free to participate in guild and alliance chat and that if anyone needs help, please ask. While the majority of our members are from the US, we have members from various parts of the world including Canada, The UK, and Brazil.

What we Do: We have members of all levels of expertise. We are mostly a PVE guild, however we do have some members that participate in HA, RA, TA and AB. We also GvG whenever there are enough people interested in joining up (As long as we have at least 4 HotU members, we almost never have problems finding allies or guest friends to join.) We encourage participation by all of our guildies in these events. We do use a Vent Server whenever we do Guild Missions, Quests, GvG, HA, TA, or just to chat while everyone does their own thing. This is not a requirement, but it is encouraged, as some of us are lazy-typers. We also are working to include more events for the alliance and guild. We will randomly have everyone in the alliance come to the hall and participate in Alliance Scrimmage battles. (Everyone brings their own build, no monks allowed.) These are quite fun and have resulted in interesting build creations. We also have non-game related events. Currently we have started a Dungeons and Dragons group within the guild and alliance, and we have our weekly D & D nights. Our forum offers various ways to occupy time if you are unable to get on in the game or just need randomness to get through the day. This is also a good place to get to know your guildies and allies.

What we Don’t Do: We will not tell you what class to play nor what build to run. We believe that everyone should be able to do what they feel comfortable doing. While we may offer suggestions, we will not be offended if you choose to go your own way. (NOTE: If you do go into Hard Mode dungeons in Eye of the North, HA or GvG, there may be specific builds needed based on the team. However, we will assist you as much as possible in obtaining these skills and work with you.) We will NOT censor Alliance or Guild chat. We believe in free speech and think everyone should be able to state what’s on his or her mind, as long as you are not affecting another person’s rights by being blatantly rude to them. (Please note that as leaders of the alliance we expect our members to be courteous to other allies.) We will NOT spell check every sentence you type. We have guild members from various parts of the world and we do not expect everyone to spell or speak the same.

Origins: We started this guild after experiencing dissatisfaction with the way the guild leader, of our former guild, started to run things. All of the Co-Founders of HotU were seeking a group of people that enjoyed playing with one another and didn’t want to get caught up in a lot of rules and restrictions. We believe life is too short to be caught up in drama for an online game. Games are made to be fun, not another source of stress and aggravation.

Our Vision: A guild of the people, for the people. We believe that every member should have a voice. Any suggestions or ideas by our members are considered and ultimately decided on by a collective vote of the Co-Founders and officers. We are not stingy with officer-ship either. All we ask is that all new members be an active member of the guild for at least a week, if after that week they have proven themselves and are interested in being an officer, we will discuss promotion. However we do expect all officers to take at least 10 minutes out of their day to recruit. All officers must also register on the forums and be active presence on the forums. We all have real lives outside of the game, so it is important that we all rely on each other to make a great guild. We understand if you cannot be on 24/7, however if you are going to be on extended leave, we do ask that you let us know. The Co-Founders and Long-Standing members of the guild take turns being leader so that there is not one Dictator of the whole guild.

Alliance: We are currently the Alliance leaders of a close-knit alliance. Our alliance has become an extended family for us. While HotU generally does more PvE, there are other members of the alliance that can be called upon for PvP and we have recently added a strictly PvP guild to the alliance. For PvP, we do prefer all members login to Vent as it makes organizing builds and calling spikes MUCH easier. For HA this is not only preferred, but required. Alliance chat can get VERY vulgar. The guilds in our alliance joined because they didn’t want to be limited on what can or cannot be said in alliance chat. We do have space for a few more guilds in the alliance so if you are a guild leader and interested in joining please PM me either here or in game (Riana Wynd) and we can discuss this further. Though HotU switches out Guild Leaders, I have personally taken responsibility of the alliance. So if you have any questions let me know.

The seven other guilds in our alliance are:

Stewards of the Ancient Rites [ Star]
Passive Aggressive [HiDe]
Ice Cold Apes Inc [ICE]
Oh Gawd Dont Do Dat Btch Dats A [NoNo]
Omg Lots of Ware [Fail]
We Win Halls [Nakd]
Ashford Abbey Girls Choir [ gC]

Feel free to PM any of the below officers In Game if you are interested in joining:
Riana Wynd
Roman Maroni
The True Five Gods
Healer Havoc
The Chosen
Jack Gangly
Phos Astatos
Mystress Izabet Zar
Blood Red Derv