I am just here at work, bored and taken trips down memory lane and various other topics and things and was thinking about the guild applications and the process it use to be.
For those who don’t remember. You had to go to a guilds website and apply, like a job. and then get interviewed, like a job to play a game.
It was always so weird but so many people took it really serious, my self included at one point and it was just a mind f*** how intense people got like they really ran a company or something with there 3/12 clear guild or something LOL.
is this still a thing? Do people still have guild applications and interviews or is that all gone and done now?
What other weird things do you remember from the older wow times.
I wonder if guilds back then were more socially cohesive. But just like a job the person conducting the interview is just as important as the person taking it. I used the applicant questions as my way of judging the guild I applied, there were plenty I glazed over and then closed the page.
I remember this. Every one also had a guild forums with the inevitable post your pic thread and that was always something to behold in the pre-Facebook era.
I once broke up a guild after the married co gm hit on me.
For roleplayers, it wasn’t a “job.” It was a way to get backstory and info on what the applicant was looking for so that we could help provide that. And the interview was to introduce them into the guild through storyline so that it made sense and they weren’t suddenly POOF! part of something they never were before. It’s a transition. A plot point.
not bait at all, really curious I haven’t filled one out in years so was wondering if this whole process still happened.
I am surprised to hear it still happens I never liked the process to be honest it was always awkward some random guy drilling you with a dozen questions. I mean I guess I got it and where it was coming from but most of the guys doing interviews just ended up being the most odd people you ever met.
I mean, if you can’t sit and chat with peeps for 10 minutes, it’s a pretty tell tale sign you’re not in for the long run when the wiping gets intense on progression bosses.
It’s not a job interview, no one is going to quizz you about your time management and priority management. It’s just to see if you’re going to mesh well personality wise with the team and not rage quit at the first sign of trouble.
You’re interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you btw. If you go in there and see a bunch of elitist jerks with egos bigger than their logs, it’s a good spot to say “you know what guys, this ain’t gonna work” and jet.
First guild application I ever saw was in EverQuest for a guild known as Triton and it was satire because the guild leader known as Zaar would usually show up and group with us in lower Guk and he explained it was just goofing around. The second one was also in EverQuest for Harmonium and they were actually serious and I lost irl friends to them.
We don’t have the application thing anymore, but we do still have a chat with folks that think they want to raid with us. More to make sure views align in a sense, so nobody is setting themselves up for disappointment.
We also have a lot of the battle pet seekers stick around as socials because they like the interactions they’ve had. Some have even transitioned into raiders after a while.
It makes more sense for Mythic guilds than it does most others these days.
Perhaps, I have always found the amount of success I want in a guild when in a guild. I can play with other people and be anti social: I tend not to like listening to other people talk when I am playing the game, Perfect example I was in a guild where the GMS brother - Co GM was a raging drunk and kept talking, saying stupid stuff, singing, or saying the most offensive jokes ever: And if you check my history I have said some offensive stuff so the fact even he went to far is telling.
I honestly mute my discord sever when playing (well it was Ventrillo back then) and just do my thing and like said, found and have the success I wanted with the guilds I ran and we all had fun. I also never went into any guild with the mega focused need to progress and be the 1% top of the top mind set we just…killed what we could and if we cleared awesome, if not it was whatever. Mostly chilled guilds: aside the interview process
