Twilight Angels Recruits in Poor Form
Today I was out grinding on Desert Rumblers in Silithus. A few minutes went by, I was all alone (a level 55 Paladin), I think only one other Alliance member in the entire zone. Not much goes on in Silithus these days.
I got a pair of tells from a toon named Brigg. Apparently he is a level 70 Hunter from Twilight Angels. He’s sitting around in Shattrath City…not even in my zone. The message goes like this:
“Twilight Angels we are looking for active toons who play for fun, all lvl welcome and pvp. 220+ member!!!!!!”
He then follows up this quick pair of tells with a guild invite, resulting in the annoying popup on my screen. All I can say is wow. This is a situation everyone is familiar with, as there are numerous mods that allow people to spam for guild recruitment.
The problem is, guilds like this (right at you, Twilight Angels) suck. They open the door for anyone of any ability level and any maturity level to come right in. Mindless prattle in the guild chat channel, talentless Hunters insisting they can’t control their pet as you’re preparing for a boss fight, people begging for gold from guildmates…this is the sort of thing you get. And since Patch 2.3, a lot of guilds are experiencing mysterious incidents of bank theft. Wow, how surprising.
Guess what, Twilight Angels. This mechanism of recruiting is not used by good guilds or good players.
Good guilds don’t advertise for recruitment. They post recruiting needs on their guild websites, and let good players find them.
Good players don’t spam “looking for guild” on the trade channel. Good players who want a guild will actually run instances with members of a prospective guild. Good players check the Realm Forums, examine a guild’s progression to determine how they might be able to fit in, and then examine guild websites.
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