Guild Hex

At the very beginning of World of Warcraft, there were no guild banks. Quickly, Blizzard realized the need for such a tool, as the guilds were struggling storing their materials collected from various raid instances. As a result, these new banks were officially introduced to the game.

Guild bank is an in-game storage interface accessible for everyone who is a member of the guild. Additionally, some access rights can be given in order to make sure that only certain rank guild members can withdraw money and items from the bank. It is the guild master who has the option to set view/ deposit/withdraw rights for the different guild ranks and this makes the bank interface completely customize-able by the guild and not by Blizzard.

The guild banks were placed right next to the players’ banks areas in all major cities and are accessible the same way as the personal banks. The difference is that the guild bank tabs are much larger and it is much more expensive to buy additional tabs. A guild tab has 98 item slots and the first tab costs 100 gold to purchase. After that the prices for each successive tab increase – 250, 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000 gold, which makes a total of 9350 gold for all tabs.

One of the differences between player bank and guild bank is that the guild bank can store money and players can use the money from the guild bank to pay for their repairs. A special interface was also added at all repair vendors, allowing the players to use not their own but the guild money to pay for their repairs. Most of the guilds use this option only for repairs during raids – it is again the guild master who can turn this feature on and off as they see fit. In my guild, we use the guild money for repairs only on progress raid evenings – when we are working on defeating a new boss and we wipe numerous times while learning the fight. After we have managed to kill the boss, we no longer use the money from the guild for repairs; we pay with our own money. Some guilds also use their guild gold to buy materials to craft flask, food buffs and everything else needed for successful raid. I’m not sure if casual guilds use guild money for something like that, as most likely they do not run strong guild economy to produce this money in first place. For example, my guild was making money for the guild bank by selling patterns, cartables and other rare items obtainable only from the end game raid instances and this was helping us have money for repairs and flasks.

The access to the bank is fully controllable by the guild master – he or she can decide which ranks from the guild can view, deposit and withdraw items and money. This can be done for each separate tab and additionally a withdraw limit can be set. This all makes using guild bank easy and stress free for everyone, so we are very thankful to blizzard for introducing the guild banks in patch 2.3

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A Guild in World of Warcraft is a tightly knit community of similar minded people. The guild goals can vary – from casual raiding and leveling together to hard-core end game raiding. There are also guilds focusing mostly on the PvP aspect of the game, while other guilds have PvE as their number one priority. It is a good idea to decide upfront what you are planning to do and what you expect to achieve in the game, how many hours per week you will be willing to spend and the like before you look for a guild or decide to create one on your own together with some friends.

I will give you some tips about what you should do if you have decided to start your own guild and how to tackle the guild recruitment process in order to get people who will share similar goals and interests with you and will build a good team.

Choose a goal: decide what the focus of your guild will be. Will you spend many hours each evening trying to beat the hardest bosses in the game or would you rather go more casual style and clear some instances whenever people are up for it? Will you focus on PvE or PvP content? Having an answer ready to these questions is important; as players have different interests when it comes to World of Warcraft and a guild composed by players who have totally different interests will not work too well in the long run.

Decide on Recruitment Requirements: it is important to know what players you are looking for to join your guild. If you are looking for fast progression, it is probably best to recruit players who are soon to reach the level cap or are already there. If you are looking for fun and friendly leveling atmosphere, the level of the players might be of less importance. Also, get real – you will not be able to recruit players who have superior gear to everyone else in the guild and expect to get carried through the content. The key is the right requirements and the right attitude – no one should expect others to carry him through the content, as this almost never happens in World of Warcraft. If you are creating a guild with focus on PvE raiding, make sure people are clear on your expectations upfront – how many hours a day they will have to be available for raids, how many days a week the raids will happen, what classes are you looking for and so on. Be as exact and precise on your requirements as possible – this will save a lot of disappointment and frustration for both you and your guildies in the long run.

Focus on your guild members: after all, World of Warcraft is a multiplayer online game, meaning that not everyone will always be able to come online – people have work, school, get sick, go on vacation or just need time off the game. As a guild master, you must be able to understand all that and focus on your guild members and make them as happy as possible with the online gaming experience when they are able to come online and spend some time playing with you and the other guild members.

No one says that running a successful World of Warcraft guild is easy, but depending on your goals, it may prove just doable – all you need to do is set your goals straight and look for similar minded people to share the experience with.

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As you begin playing World of Warcraft, it might come to your attention that there are people running around in game with a line of text underneath their name. What you are seeing is evidence that these people part of a World of Warcraft guild. A World of Warcraft guild is essentially a group of player characters who are affiliated with one another, who might share bank space and who have often come together for a specific purpose. Is joining a guild something that you might be interested in?

The first thing that you need to remember is that a World of Warcraft guild is not something that is run by Blizzard; it is run by other players and as such will vary based on how fairly they will treat their members and what they do. There are several advantages for being part of a guild. If you participate in raids and instances, you’ll be able to take on areas that you would not be able t handle alone, you will be able to get help getting up to the master level of your skills and you’ll be able to pick up trade skill ingredients through other guild members. You will also find that the social aspect of World of Warcraft can be extremely beneficial as well.

Finding a guild is relatively easy, but remember that there are lots of different kinds of guilds out there. Some guilds are completely geared towards the end game and taking on the dungeons and instances there. These guilds take their raiding very seriously and often have fairly stiff requirements for their members in terms of gear and experience. You will also find that there are guilds who are completely oriented towards role playing, where people will get into character and interact socially as the characters. Some guilds are a mix of both. Take your time and find the World of Warcraft guild that is going to be the best suited for your needs.

Especially when you are in the big cities, you’ll discover that there are people who are interested in having you sign their guild charter. A guild needs a certain amount of people to get started and in some cases, the people who are looking for their charter members will simply boot you from the guild when they have all the signatures that they need, though if they are going to do this, they will typically give you a tip for your trouble.

For many people, guilds are both the most enjoyable and frustrating aspect of the game. There is something incredibly fun about throwing in with a group of people and taking a challenging dungeon. For a lot of the endgame content, remember that it is not something that you can solo. Take some time and see how you might feel about joining a guild and make sure that when you do it, you choose wisely. Guild hopping will get pretty tiresome after a while, so see what your needs are going to be like.

Derek Smithson has written articles on World of Warcraft gold and the many World of Warcraft mods which are available, as well as a number of World of Warcraft guides.