What happened to all of the guilds on Blue, and what is Fuse?

[Ennewi]

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

In my experience it takes precisely 1 raid, and more specifically less than 1 hour of 1 raid to have a very good sense of the culture of a guild. Just like a business or a sports team, culture is pervasive in how the organization operates and what it values. There is a reason people place high regard on first impressions and there is a reason why you can easily link winning and losing organizations back to their culture.

Blizzard would have had the reputation it has now much earlier if that was the case. Same with the catholic church. Boeing too. List goes on. Culture is a big word that houses numerous communities or groups, all with fluctuating nuances that aren't immediately apparent, often because trust has to be gained within those communities first in order to learn anything meaningful.

It isn't always this straightforward...



But even on a more direct level, marriages end in divorce, that otherwise reasonable neighbor also bought all the toilet paper during covid, etc. First impressions aren't that reliable.

Anthropology and journalism wouldn't exist otherwise. Perception and Deception rolls wouldn't either.

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

I have yet to have an experience in raiding, sports, or business where my initial impression of the culture of an organization was proven wrong and I don't think I'm special. I view it as a gross undervaluing of the human race to assert that people are incapable of assessing the environment they are in, and do it in short order.

People are incapable of more than that but also much less. They can't be civil on the roads and yet they put on their best clothes and smiles for Sunday service. They follow societal norms/expectations based on the setting and it has a significant influence. Even if their first impressions are spot on, often other conflicting needs/wants will lead them to ignore their intuition/instincts. We lose touch with our primitive in the name of progress, at times to our own detriment, short- and/or long-term.

[shovelquest]

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

People are incapable of more than that but also much less. They can't be civil on the roads and yet they put on their best clothes and smiles for Sunday service. They follow societal norms/expectations based on the setting and it has a significant influence. Even if their first impressions are spot on, often other conflicting needs/wants will lead them to ignore their intuition/instincts. We lose touch with our primitive in the name of progress, at times to our own detriment, short- and/or long-term.

And the sun both provides life, while its radiation eradicates it at the same time.