Guild Leader?

[pharmakos]

a guild leader's main purpose imo should be to facilitate communication between other members of the guild

Cid has a good point about the difference between a raid leader and a guild leader

[s1ckness]

supreme still talking about holocaust 2 years later?

whats new

[NotKringe]

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

People seem to have confused the role of a guild leader and raid leader. Too often they are the same person but this is usually a terrible decision. One person having total control over a guild almost always leads to that person becoming corrupted or abusing the power for the personal gain of themself and their friends.

The leader should play a role similar to oil in an engine. They keep everything running smoothly and not tearing each other apart or locking up. A raid leader MUST be a dick at times, it is a requirement for success. The guild leader is supposed to be the person preventing that dick from taking over the guild.

There are several types of "guildleaders" per se..
2 Totally different leaders Furor (dictatorship)
Thott (Core group comes first) were very successful guildleaders.

A good guild leader is a huge proponent of team, but at the same time can and will be a dick to those who deserve it. He doesn't demand respect from anyone it is earned by his effort put towards the "team" (guild) and usually a person who has a plethora of knowledge of the game and if he doesn't knows how to reach out to others who do in correcting situations he isn't aware of. He/She is usually motivated and doesn't allow to much stagnant in the guild... A constant reminder of how to make the team better as a whole... IE: in Lull time hey man go farm this or that, lock it down as it will help us 10fold in our next huge battle, which essentially what we all are here for.

These guys/gals are few inbetween and are sometimes often misunderstood as dick heads or tyrants... Those people do not see the bigger picture..

[Andis]

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

People seem to have confused the role of a guild leader and raid leader. Too often they are the same person but this is usually a terrible decision. One person having total control over a guild almost always leads to that person becoming corrupted or abusing the power for the personal gain of themself and their friends.

The leader should play a role similar to oil in an engine. They keep everything running smoothly and not tearing each other apart or locking up. A raid leader MUST be a dick at times, it is a requirement for success. The guild leader is supposed to be the person preventing that dick from taking over the guild.

[Taboo]

For the old eq 2 players look up Havoc cockblocking or havoc vs Onyx 4 on 4 on you tube. Real pvp at its finest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] old i know but nostolgic for sure. there is another of the server pvp first of the ante chamber turtle basterd but cannot find it.

[Taboo]

And to touch on the difference between guild leader and raid leader def should not be the same person. But who do you follow the general or the president ?

[Greegon]

lol

[Knuckle]

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

whats it take? what makes people follow you?

lots of hours of playtime, a willingness to do raids that have zero benefit for yourself beyond gearing your pals. to be a great guildleader you need social skills and be funny and shit. thats about it.

[Knuckle]

oh yeah and know the game inside and out.

[pharmakos]

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

oh yeah and know the game inside and out.

even this doesn't matter that much as long as you

1. don't pretend you know more than you do

2. can communicate quickly and efficiently

and 3. know which guildies will know the answers in which situations