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Fugwump wrote:
> Just wondering what they are...
From what I gather it sounds like "all of the below." I say this
because I've stayed unguilded up to 41 on my Paladin. Many pickup
groupmates have asked whether I want to join their guild after seeing
me in action in the course of an instance or a quest, which is always
flattering. So far I've always answered "Thank you, but I've made it
this far without being in a guild and am curious how much farther I
can go. Can I take a rain check?"
The above isn't quite true; I *did* sign a charter for a guild and was
technically a member up through about 20. I say "technically" because
I never once did anything with a guildmate. It's entirely possible
that my viewpoint is colored by being one of the few members of a new,
small, obscure guild. Were I a member of Rapture or Irate Pirates, two
of the highest total-XP guilds on Llane according to the census sites,
that might be different.
> Having people to join you on hard quests/instances
My Friends list filled up a while ago with people I've met through
questing and struck me as above average in some way. Most I haven't
seen again, but I've stayed in touch with some.
In general I've typically not had trouble rounding up a group should I
feel the need through channel 3. But it sounds like a good guild
should reduce such downtimes to near zero.
> Trading between guildee's
Although I like the idea of a 300-level blacksmith making me an
Arcanite Reaper someday, I've been happy enough with random drops and
quest rewards to not miss access to high-level crafted items.
(Incidentally, I do get the sense that my drops-only policy might be
catching up with me; now that I can wear plate twice I've had
groupmates ask me why I don't wear more of it. I've found three plate
items so far; one I wear, one I can't wear until 42, and the plate
shield actually was inferior to a 37 Blue shield. Is 1400+ AC with no
Devotion Aura or shield horribly low for a Paladin my level? (That 37
Blue shield would add another 1700+ AC, but I haven't found a good
level-commensurate one-handed weapon to replace my aging
Electrocutioner's Leg, and in any case, I enjoy using a slow
two-handed weapon with Seal of Command too much.)
> Being part of something bigger than an individual
Again, were I a part of some superguild with more than 100 members and
many active participants I might wonder how I'd ever gone without
membership, so it's entirely possible I just don't know what I'm
missing. At the same time, I'm leery of committing to anything that
entails (say) regular raids; I just don't have the time.
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