New gay friendly guild!Follow

I'd ask you why you're bothering since basicly all the guilds in the game are filled with mostly heterosexual people.

Let me ask, do you complain this much about the great many female oriented guilds in game? There's a lot of guilds based solely on player gender which has as much bearing on the game as sexuality does. Are they necessary? Not in the grand scheme of things, though I assume the people in them find value in it. Do they hurt anything? No, not really.

i agree they arent hurting anything.i also agree they arent necessary. the point i am trying to make is the necessity of this at all. i just think this will be the start of something rediculous. look at this post alone.

you think in game will be any better when they recruit in pok?



PST to Kumael.

Reading the guild's website it has been around since 2003 on the Luclin server. This isn't a brand new guild, but has been around for some time (assuming that 5 years in games-terms is ancient history). For those actively on the Luclin server for 2+ years...have you actually seen this guild before? Have you ever grouped with them before?

On a side note I would 100% with Josette that a good guild always monitors the actions of their members, with even more attention being given to younger guild members. My main guild on the Mith Marr server is strongly considering requiring all members 16 and younger to register the name of their parent's characters (noting that quite a few families play the game) as part of acceptance. This gives the guild officers a chance to address any behavioral problems with the parent - in lieu of outright banning. The concept is to work with the younger members and help them understand good EQ etiquette, and part of this is stripping the anonymity by being able to work with the parents. So far this “beta-policy” has worked extremely well.

While far removed from the world of EQ, MLK's marches and demonstrations were seen by many as just a way to start trouble and incite riots. Obviously now, we realize that these demonstrations were necessary; not only to make the uninformed people, but the bigots and racists aware of something they had chose to ignore for many years.

While not the giant leap that MLK's marches were, this new LGBT-friendly guild has the same spirit. To hopefully open the eyes of closeminded people who have long ignored the LGBT lifestyle, either through non-exposure or their own choice, and tell them that homosexual's DO exist and that they are PEOPLE with the same likes and dislikes of heterosexual people; be that foods, work, love and yes....even Everquest.

I applaud all those involved with this guild and wish you the best.

Hey Val...

My son moved to MM...he is in a great guild even if I did have to explain the EQ marriage. From all I have seen good people and extremely respectful of him and his age. Not sure which guild your in but the one he is in so far meets what I would expect if I were with him.

Necessary? I guess that would go along the lines of what exactly is a guild, and why do we as players feel we need to organize ourselves. The basic reasons most people join a guild are mostly designed around the tenants of the game:

1) EQ is a MMPORG. VI has designed the game around gaining more experience through group activity over solo activity. Many classes can not function at all without grouping, while other classes can effectively solo in the beginning but are forced to group later on down the road.

2) Many quests can only be achieved via the assistance of other members.

3) Players join a guild in order to assist in the process of forming groups. Guilds offer a charter of known members in which to select group members from.

4) A well organized guild will develop a knowledge repository (written or oral) of which new members can take advantage of. This game knowledge via mentors becomes crucial for efficient leveling.


Ancillary to these core points I would also add:

1)Guilds offer people a sense of familiarity and belonging. After being in a guild for a while you begin to know the other members and foster friendships. We seek to group with people we know well (and know their play style) over people we’ve just met.

2) Guilds offer the opportunity to take on high level challenges (raids) that can only be accomplished through coordinated efforts of several groups.

3) Guilds allow social interaction with people across the globe, with behavior confined to guild defined rules. These guild defined rules and charter help formulate the character of a guild. No two guilds are alike, simply because their by-laws and charters are different.

Although the formation of this guild would not be necessary from the core requirements that define guilds, I believe the ancillary requirements would be easily met.

The guild my main (and 2 alts) are in is Knights of Marr. It is one of the oldest and most respected guilds on the server. The guild takes great pride in its reputation and how other people on the server percieve its members.

What is the name of this new guild?

The Teabaging Wagon?

Yes, ma'am...

Just as a Luclinite to answer a couple of the comments...



Been on Luclin for almost 3 years now. I do remember when they first started and were recruiting in PoK. Comments were quite unexpectedly mild. Only a couple of the known idiots around were saying anything, but wasn't any sort of flame fest.

They are just like any other guild around. Small family type that you don't particularly notice (much like my own). Seemingly good people (from the little contact I've had with them). Nothing too special really. They don't announce their preferences or anything, so it's not something you see or think of at all. They're just another guild of friends. /shrug

Wow, you obviously haven't been playing EQ very long then >;)

Either that, or you lead a sad, sad game life.

In other news, I just drank the rest of my Route 44 cherry limeaid :(

Edit -- Woot for me replying to an old-*** post, and not seeing the link for the next page! C'mon Mr. Slave, we're outta here.


Edited, Tue Jul 13 15:51:12 2004 by emperorjeremy