Nihilum was called a zerg when we were barely recruiting, and running around with 20-25 people killing things, and were outnumbered. Add to that the numerous debates 'well x person doesn't want to join another guild' so the choices are to turn away people and have them quit, or give them a shot.
My opinion from what I've seen, and the people I know that have started the server, is that Azrael is less appealing because of all the trash they talk in ooc, on boards, and in at least a few cases Sickpuppy and whoever else's epic fungi rogues 'cleansing' unrest.
I play alts when I get bored, I never tell people who I am until I'm 50+ and the experience is always the same. Twinked Azrael alts attacking me, shit talking, Nihilum offering buffs and binds and being friendly.
Not trying to troll, but you need to consider the image your guild has. I had two friends start the server and see ooc and just quit saying it brought back memories of all the worst shit in everquest. Personally I keep it off 95% of the time, but new people coming to the server that last aren't going to be attracted to a guild shitting on them with endgame twinks, and talking shit to everyone constantly.
I realize the futility of trying to explain this on a message board, but you may want to consider it, even just for a few seconds.
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