Few questions from an outsider

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Danth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Earlier this year a player from a middle tier guild--Anonymous in that case--complained to me that he was hardly ever "allowed" to play his Shadow Knight on raids because they always made him play a Cleric instead.

I think the Anon and uber guild cases are very different, but the point still remains.

To be clear, Anon (and I think most guilds of that level) never force anyone to play any character. It was never "play your damn cleric or you're out of the guild" or anything.

Instead, smaller guilds just have a limited force. If you only have one cleric and need two for whatever you're doing, Bob's choice of Cleric vs. Shadow Knight may mean the difference between the raid happening and the raid not happening.

Under such circumstances an individual may very much feel "forced to play a Cleric", but it's because they want their guild to be able to raid ... not because there's some asshole guild leader telling them what to do.