This is kind of a tangent, but this thread has been really eye-opening. It's interesting to see the variety of responses, from people who are 100% guild-centric and people who couldn't give two flips about 'em.
Emelle hit a great point - guilds don't feel super necessary. It would have made sense for Lin to stay guildless and probably wouldn't have impacted my RP much - I joined one anyway out of in-character obligation, and the chance to maybe expand my c…
Guilds are a very useful starting point for securing an RP group. If they're run well, they're really, really damn good. As a twice former GM of the Syssin, I've had more than one player approach me claiming that they would not have stuck aro…
I want to say a big thank you to @Razmael. I know being in what amounts to a management role wasn't your first preference, but in my opinion Aetolia was never so g…