Post by Wexx on Jul 22, 2008 11:47:51 GMT -5
Our History
The Darkest Hour is one of Hyboria's pre-launch guilds from Spring of 2006 and as such we've had a steady base of players assembled to take on the challenges and fun that AoC has to offer. Our members come from a wide variety of MMO backgrounds and experience. We are actively looking for new members from outside our guild for the first time since December 2007.
Our Present
Currently our guild has an active roster of 60 members. We would like to maintain an active roster of around 75 members. We have several members at 80 with most of our membership post 50. Our members hail from mainly the United States (all timezones) and Canada, but we also have Mexico, Norway, and Belgium represented. With some RL friends and spouses playing together, we have discovered both our ingame and real life relationships strengthen the bond we have as a guild. We skew older than probably most guilds, but we do have members in their 20s, as well as the 30s and older crowd. We were active in arena PvP shortly after launch and we look to get back into matches more frequently now that we can field several groups in the 60-80 bracket. We will also start branching out into the BK looking for some world PvP and possibly some sieges (broken or not). Our Tier 2 village is located in the Eastern spot of Poitain Instance 11.
Our Ideals
[/b] We are a social guild. We are a casual guild. Not in the sense that people only play 30 minutes a day or that we are anti-raid, but in the sense that how you invest your time in the game is up to each individual member. We do not dictate your playtimes or play styles. We do not force you to participate in guild events. Our goal is to have a friendly and social atmosphere. One of our most important guild rules is to respect your fellow members and the community and act accordingly.
We want to play the game and enjoy it so we keep things as simple as we can. The whole point of MMO’s is to have fun. This does not mean that the guild does not have a structure or any ingame goals. We do and we will reach them together.
We do have a rank system for our members. It isn't based on skills, favoritism, longevity, or your character. It's based on your activity and participation within the guild. So basically it is up to the individual members as to how far up the ranks (and how much responsibility) they want to handle.
Our Leaders
The head of the guild is the GM (Wexx). Our current officers are Nessa, Runabout, Taire, and Zaun. You may contact any of these individuals ingame if you have questions about our guild. We have several other members in leadership roles as well.
Our Goals
- Finish our Tier 3 village within the coming month.
-Be a social guild. As we have already done, we will host many guild events, competitions and foster an overall sense of play.
-Maintain 75 active members.
-Branch out into PvP and PvE raiding.
Recruitment
We are not looking purely for numbers, specific classes, or levels. What we are looking for are "active" players looking to be a part of an extended gaming family. If you are interested in applying please visit our forum at tdhaoc.proboards91.com and fill out an application. We will put you on our friends list and try to organize some groups for you with our membership. The better our members can get to know you ingame and/or on our forum the quicker your app can be processed. Potential members are only accepted after they've been voted upon by the membership.
Again, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me ingame or send me a PM on our forum. (note: if you are using firefox you may have some issues registering)