Redblade wrote: ↑20 Jan 2021 07:46
As a player, I often found most fun in the game at the guild application process. It allowed me to fully create my character, someone finally asked all the questions I had to roleplay out (How old are you? Where were you born? What do you stand for? What do you seek?). I found these meetings with often either Council members or designated people within various guilds the best player experience I can get.
Same, I love that part, probably the best portion of Genesis!
Redblade wrote: ↑20 Jan 2021 07:46
I simply set my mind on joining the guild, roleplayed my very best in the character and didn't stop until I got in. I think the little extra effort going through application process is worth it
Here exists a small segment which you are leaving out, which to me makes ALL the difference between being able or unable to join a guild, that being the path from 0 to being accepted as a tuvale/trainee/seeker/whatnot. An intern anyway
In my opinion, some kinds applications require you to lie
in character to explain why you'd want to join. These make me think that applications can sometimes just be "Hello, I want to join you! Wanna meet and chat about it?" "Yea, I will be glad to get to know you!" where you talk with the person interested a bit to make sure they're sensible, fun, whatever you need.
There a couple of cases that more or less boil down to the concept being either rediculous to anybody not being a member or just supposed to not be something you randomly join whoever you are.
I have a particular problem with EW regarding that. Who the fuck cares about the Elementals? Do you know how many gods and shit there are? What am I supposed to say, I was travelling in Calia and felt the wind and that got me wet? I've said again that I feel Calia is very weak overall but at least with Calian Warriors you can go as a Merc that is interested in joining a band of warriors, quite simple and generic and, despite being an occupational, free to join as a Follower and you get picked up from there.
The other is SU. The concept of SU is of course vague to me as a non-SU but I think I'd like to be picked up and trained to be sleek af at some point in life. Maybe I'm wrong about the particular guild but I kind of doubt it makes sense to them to walk up and ask if they want a new member. I understand that they are more open with foreigners than before but still.
A good type of example had been MM at least in my case. No bullshit (imagine having to explain the fine details regarding Liar Scribe to persuade them - quite fun?!), few questions asked about whether I knew what I was getting into, boom. I hope the process hasn't changed, it enabled me to have a GREAT experience
P.S. Mostly out of OOC context I gather that people might be weary of spy alts. I am not aware whether it causes rejections or the need for more detailed pleading to join some guilds as a trainee, I hope not. Overall, I think we're overestimating the importance of our "secrets".