Quote (chipper10 @ Aug 5 2010 12:48am)
My 2 cents on the Guild Alliance subject:
Ever since I played LS I have met some great slashers from a number of guilds: The Trust, Labby, Society, 1337, Unfair Advantage, Kingdom of Hyrule, PvM, Kirby, Blasphmey, Outcast, Adrenaline, Diversified Solutions, D-Clone Hunters, etc (no preferance on order just as i remembered them and no offense if i forgot an important guild) just to name a few of the guilds I have played with. I will pubically go on record and say that our allied friendship with Kirby existed with AB even b/4 the noob Chip got to AB. Both NevV and Jesse have been nothing but great to this guild and we do what we can to help there horde of members...even the Canadian ones....lol Stoner!
I dont take a guild alliance lightly as if we pubically state who we are allied with we as in guilds could alienate some of the friends I/We have made during our climbs. I like to think that Ancient Blood is the determined guild with a few members that is destined for page 1. I look to Kingdom of Hyrule as my example of how a small group of slashers get to page 1 and RESET THE LADDER THANKS DION!
IMO AB is allied with all guilds that have good mannered slashers and we should keep it that way. I for one am allied with my guildies and all the friends I have made on LS regardless of guild tag. I would hate for an alliance issue to prevent me from joining a game with one of the friends I have met.
Guess I gave more than 2 cents but those are my thoughts.
Chip
The purpose of a guild alliance is to have another guild that you can count on for mutual help. We have had this discussion many times among the leadership of the guild.
Sure, we have all had many good experiences with many guilds. No one ever said or insinuated we couldn't play with whomever we wanted. The allied guild members should always be given priority when making a group, climbing, and even a good deal on items.
We are publicly allied with •.(>^.^)>.• It is stated in our guild charter and theirs. This relationship came about not that long ago. It was after Chip joined and after we started being recognized among the LS community. With that said, yes, we have many friends. The reputation, kindness, and quality of our slashers have allowed us to be invited into many catacomb runs.
It is one thing to be friendly with other guilds members and play with them and include them whenever possible. It is another to make a committment to another guild and ally with them. It is a marriage of sorts.
I always want to reach out to other guilds and build meaningful relationships: see charter. In the end, too many cooks spoil the pot. We can only have one allied guild. Wouldn't it be a mess to have five guilds you are allied with and trying to choose who you were going to tell "full"?
In conclusion, Kirby is our ally, bottom line. Like the Highlander, there can be only one.
edit: big difference in an allied guild and guilds whom members we enjoy playing with.
This post was edited by BigDuke6 on Aug 4 2010 11:31pm