Guild Hex

“The Guild 2″ is a game that has every aspect you could want in a game. If you are okay with a long tutorial and learning a lot of features, you will thoroughly enjoy this PC game. It has elements from The Sims, Pirates, Dynasties, Law and Order, Politics and other cool concepts. Besides that, the graphics are awesome to top it off.

You design your character and choose his starting stats that build up with experience. This is typical of most rpgs(role playing games). You can be a craftsman, rogue, scholar or patron. Their is 3-5 subclasses in those categories depending on who you pick. Such as miners, woodcutters or black smithy. You can hire employees to help your business (rogues can hire thugs, patrons hire servants). This is highly immersive as their is real time economy in the game. You mine the iron, sell it in market, then a smith can buy it, make something and sell that item (armor, swords, etc.) in the market. Then the computer or real player can store it in his house or carry it. A rogue can then go to his house and steal it. So an item is never lost unless a character dies. He can even pass his items on to his children if he is of old age. Plus the prices in the market fluctuate depending on supply. You can make money just from buying and selling in various markets.

The game is multiplayer as well, online or network which makes it really enjoyable. You can compete in the markets or in elections. Vie for the city mayor or accuse each other of crimes in court. Or you can ally and try to take out the other computer guilds. Their are multiple cities in each map and tons of room to run your own city and show it off to your friend in game. You can even move different characters in your dynasty from town to town. So if you get bored of one town you can switch towns.

There are also titles in the game, you can go from commoner to baronet. You also pass your titles down to your children, so your dynasty can prosper. There is also a feature where your children take the attributes of you and your wife. So their stats will be good if you and your wife have great stats. You can control three people from your dynasty. This leaves plenty of room to have variety and keep things interesting. Since each character can’t change classes, you can have your wife and son be two different classes or you can specialize on one skill and refine it throughout generations, so your kids can be born with a mastery of skills in that craft.

Clarke Baldwin is a journalist who has worked for Dallas Morning News and other publications. You can find his story at Top 10 Upcoming Games 2009.

After many adventures in World of Warcraft, I have become an accomplished player. I have often wondered if I have the skills to play on one of the top ranked guilds. Maybe you have thought about the same thing. So in this article I explore the requirements to play for the guild Risen.

Who They are Looking For

The guild Risen only recruits from certain classes at any given time. It is best to check their website to see what players they are looking for. If you are not in a class they need you can still apply if you are an exceptional player.

Skills you Need

You must have high end raiding experience in 25 player battles. You will also need enchanted gear. Another requirement is the ability to listen/speak on vent, take criticism, and follow through with multipart instructions.

Application Process

To apply there is a short questionnaire including but not limited questions about your raiding experience, why you left your guild, why you want to join Risen, your class role, and additional information. They stress that your answers be thoughtful.

Risen also requires a list of references and WWS parse if available. It can take up to 4 weeks to review applications and Risen do not look kindly an applicants who try to contact them in game about their applications especially during raids.

Time Requirement:

You must meet strict time requirements which include raids 6 nights and sometimes even 7 days depending on the content. The raids are from 7pm-12am CST. If you can not commit to these times it is best not to apply

If you meet all these requirements you may just be a right fit for one of the top ranked guilds in America.

Online Sagas is a place to record your risen guild adventures. It is your World of Warcraft Life. Online Sagas records your Raids, Arenas, Battlegrounds, Loot, Achievements, Screenshots, and shares them with the world, automatically. Also find, track, and comment on your friends’ adventures. Create your free saga today.

After playing World of Warcraft for two years, I have become a skilled character. I have often wondered if I have what it takes to play on one of the top ranked guilds. Maybe you have wondered the same thing. So in this article I researched the requirements to play for the guild Premonition.

Who They are Looking For

The guild Premonition only recruits from certain classes at any given time. It is best to check their website to see what characters they are looking for. If you are not in a class they need you can still apply; however, you will be placed in a lower priority.

Skills You Need

Since Premonition is a highly ranked guild they expect only the best with the appropriate gear to help them win the current tier of content. An applicant should also have experience from Crusaders’ Coliseum and several raiding achievements.

Computer Equipment Required

It is also important to have the right computer equipment to play in their raids including a vent and a working microphone.

Application Process

To Apply there is a short questionnaire and they stressed that your answers be specific. Premonition also requires any WoL/WWs reports, and a list of references.

Time Requirement

You must meet strict time requirements which include raids Sunday through Friday from 7:00 CST-12:00. Premontion will sometimes even raid seven times a week. It is important to play during these times especially during your trail period.

If you meet all these requirements you may just be a right fit for one of the top ranked guilds in America.

Online Sagas is a place to record your premonition guild adventures. It is your World of Warcraft Life. Online Sagas records your Raids, Arenas, Battlegrounds, Loot, Achievements, Screenshots, and shares them with the world, automatically. Also find, track, and comment on your friends’ adventures. Create your free saga today.

The Eye of the North expansion to Guild Wars introduced two new races, the Norn and the Asura. Players who bought the pre-release pack were able to play Eye of the North over the Sneak Peek weekend, as a final test before the expansion went live.

The only Primary Quests you could undertake during the Sneak Peek weekend were those of the Norn. Since most people will encounter the Norn first, we’ll be covering them in this article.

The Norn are giant Viking-like warriors who live in the Far Shiverpeaks. Compared to your character they are around 8-9 feet tall. They are skilled hunters who have a close relationship with nature, with the ability to transform into giant bears in battle.

In each explorable area in Eye of the North, Resurrection Shrines are dotted around the landscape. Standing next to each of these shrines are NPCs, who will give you a bonus of 1 Reputation Point for each creature you kill.

This feature was first introduced in Guild Wars: Nightfall, as a way to progress along several new Title Tracks that had been introduced. Building on this idea, in Eye of the North you can also gain random bonuses and an increase in the number of Reputation Points for each kill.

Along with the Norn comes the Norn Title Track, which is used to gain access to Norn NPCs, their quests, and special Norn skills. Until you reach Rank 1, you will not be able to talk to any Norn NPCs in any outposts. At Rank 3 you can get Norn NPCs to craft consumables for you. At Rank 4, you can use the Norn weapon crafters, and at Rank 5 you can use the Norn armour crafters.

Norn Reputation Points are gained from completing Norn quests, missions and dungeons, and killing creatures in explorable areas while under the Norn Hunting Party blessing, which is granted by Norn NPCs near Resurrection Shrines.

As the Norn are suspicious of strangers, each time you talk to a new Norn NPC, they will challenge you to single combat. Only once you have defeated them (a relatively easy task with an 8 person party) will they talk to you.

Once you have the Norn Hunting Party blessing, you will receive one Norn Reputation Point for each creature you kill. After 25 kills, you will gain a random bonus, which can range from short term boosts in strength or abilities, or extra bonus points while you keep defeating monsters.

The chat area will tell you each time you’ve killed another 5 monsters, giving you a running total. For each multiple of 25 kills, you can talk to a new Norn NPC, who will give you a random bonus. This ranges from extra Reputation Points, time limited bonuses, or an increase in your Norn Hunting Party level, giving more Reputation Points per kill.

It’s important to note that you can only get Reputation Points and bonuses from NPCs once. Once you have spoken to an NPC they will not give out any more bonuses. Keep an eye on the map to keep track of where you have travelled – Resurrection Shrines appear on your map, and you can travel back to them to pick up NPC bonuses.

One of the best random bonuses an NPC can give is Strength of the Norn, which is an enchantment spell lasting for 60 seconds. When active you receive +100 health, and after the 60 seconds are up, you’re healed for 100 health.

For each level of the Norn Hunting Party blessing, you receive one extra Reputation Point per kill. For example, Norn Hunting Party Level 3 adds an extra 3 Reputation Points per kill.

Norn NPCs in towns and outposts will only give out certain missions and quests if you have reached a certain Rank in the Norn Title Track. As you progress, it’s worth revisiting outposts to see if any NPCs have new dialogues available.

The new races in Eye of the North, and the associated Title Tracks and bonuses, add another level of depth and involvement to the expansion. Players eager to prove their skill and unlock new and exciting missions.

Tom Kranz is an keen and experienced games player, and has been playing Guild Wars since the beta and it’s UK release. He runs a Guild Wars blog about Eye of the North at http://eyeofthenorth-gw.blogspot.com/