Alliance Guidelines

These are our Guidelines for the Alliance to help ensure Ten Guilds can have a fun time together. Remember everyone is different, what one finds offensive someone else may not. There is no right/wrong, it's all about respecting the fact we are NOT identical clones with our tastes and what each of us finds acceptable. Play nicely, leave your rudeness at the door and be kind/polite to one another. If there are any questions or concerns with the below, please don't hesitate to contact me in-game, via forum, or on vent.

Basic bottom line is no spamming, scamming, swearing, flaming, trolling, being a jerk.

If you are doing something and are asked to stop or it's pointed out not appropriate, then simply stop. Doesn't matter if it's Member, Officer, or Guild Leader doing the asking, just stop. It also does not matter whether it's someone within your Guild or an Ally-Guild asking you to knock it off.

There should be absolutely no postings in Ally-Chat of sexual, racial, slurs, or name-calling. Also no religious or political discussions please as those typically do nothing but turn into massive flame-wars. Swearing happens on accident (we've all had those famous mistypes) but it should not be the norm to see in Ally-Chat.

WTB/WTS once or twice is fine BUT don't go beyond because after the second time if you've not gotten a response no one is interested, so go hit a trade-town. Don't forget the Forum does have a WTB/WTS/WTT section. Also note you'll most likely sell or buy whatever quicker in town.

Do not feed into any flame wars as those will be snuffed out quickly and most certainly do not feed the trolls.

With the sale of GW going on, there are more new players as well as former players returning to the game. With more pinging their skill-bars in ally-chat asking for assistance or suggestions, please don't be negative and be helpful instead. If they are taking the plunge by posting their bar for assistance, at least they're trying to get feedback for improving their game experience. Also don't hesitate to help answer questions or direct people to use /wiki while in-game as well as other online resources to help them further their knowledge.

Do not beg which is defined as asking for something free, nor should you allude to the fact you need (object here) but have either no money or very little. Be realistic, if you want it then take the time and go earn some by doing missions, vq's, dungeons etc and pick up every single drop, merch, rinse & repeat. We are here to help but don't be a mooch as we all get gold the same way.

Be Respectful Of One Another. How you talk to your friends in-game or real-life is not the way to talk to others who may not know you well enough. Sarcasm is not always easily detected via the typed word and your smart comments may fall short of the intended delivery.

No Guild-Hopping within the Alliance. We party up together as an Alliance so there is no need to shift between Guilds.

Screen cap it or it didn't happen. There is no validation unless there are screenies to back up so please cap the full thing to show the entire tale of what's wrong.

Common courtesy that if you join a team/party please be sure 1. you have time to stay for the full thing (ask for an estimate of how long it will take if you're on a time-schedule) 2. you are not going AFK constantly 3. Never Ever /ragequit or bail. Emergencies happen, if you have to leave suddenly, just let your team know that an emergency has occured and you need to go. Anything less is simply discourteous and people have long-term memories for this sort of thing so you will find your party-invites becoming less if it's a habit.

Please take the time and small effort to get to know your Allies! Whether it's casually chatting in Ally-Chat, hopping into parties being formed up (regardless of whether you actually need it or not), answering questions, or giving build advice. The Alliance is only as active and social as WE make it (meaning everyone), so do your part and be involved.

Fun: Hrmm, well I know this might puzzle some of you at first. "Fun? How could having fun be a problem?" Simple answer; if you're not here to have fun with us THEN GET OUT

As taken directly from the Original Guidelines that have been archived. Short, sweet, and to the point.

Read and agreed.

Kiera wrote:If you are doing something and are asked to stop or it's pointed out not appropriate, then simply stop. Doesn't matter if it's Member, Officer, or Guild Leader doing the asking, just stop.

I think it's also worth pointing out that it doesn't matter if it's someone in your guild or not saying it, if you are told to stop, stop. And don't try to make light of someone telling you not to do something. I've noticed this a couple of times when someone's been told to quit doing something, some people will jokingly carry on. This undermines people trying to keep order. It's not funny, it's not cool and it makes you look like a douche. By being in the alliance, you agree to follow these rules. If you don't like em, take it up with Kiera and don't bitch at those enforcing them.

/getsoffsoapbox

Being a former gl in this alliance I helped write the book. This game exists so that you can have fun. It's not fun when you are stuck as a spectator in a flame war, bashing party, etc.

Disrespect breeds contempt and turns to hate.

Be nice, be respectful, have fun with one another.

Well said --

Example: Someone on chat asked a question.
Someone asked how long they'd been playing then proceeded to tell them that they "should" know if they had been playing that long.

Unacceptable.

There is no "should". We all forget stuff, especially if we haven't done it in a while and sometimes need a memory refresh, whether we are new or been playing forever. Comments like that are embarrassing to the questioner and discourage players from asking questions that could help them have fun in the game.

Just be nice and answer the damn question if you have the answer.

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. (end of mini-rant). :O)

Typo Kiera! Ally-Guild asking you to kock it off.

Also, I think it's important to empathize that the goal of these guidelines is to act as a backbone so players in this alliance can have fun and be able to derive enjoyment out of their common community. These are rules, but they are rules for a community in a game, and games are meant to be enjoyed. I think that was the most important line from the last set of rules that was "If you aren't here to have fun... ect"

It may be important to note that overzealous enforcement may not be the best approach also, the rules are meant to be enforced, but to be enforced reasonably. Tension is tension, whatever the source, and should be avoided if possible.

Thank you George for catching my mistype. You are right with the point from the older guidelines that if you're not having fun, GET OUT. I've now included that point to reemphasize that while some may be bored with GW, there are still many of us who find the game enjoyable and others do not have the right to detract from our enjoyment by their behaviours.

Regarding overzealous enforcement- when someone is politely asked to stop something that is contrary to the above guidelines, then stop. None of us are here in GW to babysit or to be troll-rolled or what not. We're here to have fun, team up to get through GW spots, and hit more titles while biding our time until GW 2 comes out. These guidelines are not hard-ass in the least when you consider 10 Guilds with up to 100 people in each, and everyone has their own different views, personalities, and interests. What is said in Guild-Chat is at the discretion of each Guild. Ally-Chat is unique because you don't know everyone and they don't know you. As mentioned many times, Ally-Chat is like the entire Coffee Shop where as your Guild is the table in the Shop you're sitting at with hopefully good friends.