World of Warcraft Tips & Secrets

What makes a good guild?  Are all guilds the same?  What type of guild should you join?  If you’ve been wondering if you should join a guild or not, this should help answer some questions for you.

Guilds have a couple of different purposes, but most are a collection of players who play together and help eachother out in game.  Some of the most popular types of guilds you’ll notice are the Leveling Guilds, Raiding Guilds, Twink Guilds, and Banker’s Guilds.

If you’re new to the game and wondering if you should join a guild, I would definitely recommend it.  Guilds offer a good opportunity to meet new players, find people for a dungeon or group quests, and anything else you may need another player for.  You’ll also find that guildies are a little nicer to new players if you have questions about the game.

If you’ve ever asked a general question in general or trade chat, chances are you got a few smart ass comments and no real help.  Or possibly whispered by someone who didn’t want to answer in the chat.  But in a guild chat, people try to be more helpful.

So what type of guild should you join?  Well if you’re a newer player and leveling your first character, or several characters, I’d recommend a leveling guild.  There usually isn’t any requirements to get in, and you’re likely to find several players around your level who will run instances, and possibly quest with you.

You’ll also find several of the higher level players who like to do instance runs for lower level players, allowing you some free exp while you hang out, away from the aggro.  On several occassions after doing a guild run through a low level instance, if I know the person is a new player leveling their first character I’ve given them 20 to 50 gold and had my tailor send them a few Netherweave Bags.  Just as a way to welcome the new player to the game and to the guild.

Of course not all guilds are full of helpful people and if you find yourself in one, leaving is as easy as typing /gquit

One of the easiest ways to find a good guild is to go into any major city and in trade chat (/2) LF a large leveling guild.  And you should get a few people recommending you join their guild.  Ask how many people they have, because if you’re wanting a good guild, you want there to actually be some people in it!  A few hundred should do the trick.

After you’ve leveled to 80 you may decide that you want to switch to a raiding guild, at which point you’ll want to ask around on your server and find out what requirements the raiding guilds have.  Or you may decide that you really like the guild that you’re in and you want to stay there, helping new players, and leveling more of your own characters.

After a long day of leveling or running instances, a lot of people enjoy jumping on a twink and doin a few BGs.  If you have a twink I wouldn’t recommend having it in your leveling guild, but instead in one of the twink guilds.  Often times the twink guilds will have certain gear/stats requirements before you join, and most are more than happy to help you aquire the items you’ll need.

Battle Grounds are a lot more fun when you’re in a twink guild, because you’ll all learn how each other play, work together and just dominate the competition.

There are several advantages to joining a guild than I’ve gone over here, like participating in guild chat, websites, and most importantly lasting friendships.  To really learn about the advantages of joining a guild, give it a try.  If you find yourself in a guild of duche bags, just do a /gquit and find another.

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