a guild of my very own? - Pirates of the Caribbean Online Fansite & Forums

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #1 01-30-2011, 11:43 PM

hello mates it's me the friendly forum dog! I am wanting to create my own guild with my lower level pirate Dog O'fury and would like ideas and advice on how to run it so it is successful and help me with ideas for names. I have been a GM before but it didn't work out for various reasons mainly because I had to stop playing for a long time. but I have learned now what I did wrong and I believe I know now how to run it better than before. anyway please comment and give me ideas! thanks in advance =)

ps give me some rum and a milk bone plz!!!

Tiberius Fireskull · #2 01-30-2011, 11:54 PM

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ad.php?t=18115

There's a guide I made. Should be a lot of help Doggy!

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #3 01-30-2011, 11:57 PM

thanks mate!
that is very helpful!

Captain Del · #4 01-31-2011, 02:20 AM

First off, kudos to you for deciding to take on the challenge of becoming a Guildmaster

To prevent myself from writing an extremely long and complex, and to prevent you from potentially getting lost in my words, I'll direct you to a post I made on my blog, describing how I run my guild - located right, here.

Again, best of luck to you in your upcoming Guildmastership. If you have more specific questions to ask, feel free to send me a PM.

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #5 01-31-2011, 03:55 AM

thanks Del! that is quite helpful I believe I am ready to start it but I need a name and I'm having trouble thinking of one... I would like to have it be like a sister guild to SS and maybe even have the other pirates of some of the SS members to be my senior staff so to speak that way I know they are loyal and are going to be respectful and stuff like that. please help me brainstorm names everyone! I would like to create it sometime in the next week or so.

Machazzard · #6 01-31-2011, 04:05 AM

Night Hounds.
Shadow Stalkers.
Night Prowlers.
Dog's of Fury
Who Let the Dogs Out

hahaha just a few ideas based on your name.

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #7 01-31-2011, 04:13 AM

lol thanks I will consider those. anybody else? NOTE: the pirate I will be creating the guild with is Dog o'fury not Dog gunmorgan

Countainer7b · #8 01-31-2011, 04:18 AM

well i have a bit of experience in the early guild (i wrote a guide (that you can read here http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ad.php?t=17964) and have one additional pice of advise don't build a guild based on your presence. that is if every one depends on you being there constantly. Create a guild that is dependent on interaction between members because if you leave for even a few days the whole thing can collapse. in my experience it is the number one reason that a guild with a good GM fails.

P.S. you might want to change the name of the S.S. (it might be confuse with the Schutzstaffel (who were in charge of the concentration camps during WWII)

Captain Sharktooth · #9 01-31-2011, 04:19 AM

First off good luck with your guild Dog! I have been GM twice and I have failed miserably.... Mostly all noobs, but now my brother started Elite Ones and we are on the leaderboards daily. I have some tips that might work depending on from how you take it. Some may like it some will not.

First, quality over quantity is very important. But first, we usually guilded every guild less person we saw, no matter what.

By doing this, it allows some higher levels to join because some people like guilds that are huge, so it makes them happy that they have a guild with a lot of people in it. But when our guild gets active members, the GM will do a guild sweep. (This is just my opinion, and so far, it is working great.) Also, it is great to have rules and rank because it starts to stabilize your guild. Also, having some meetings and events help make your guild members active and friendly.

Last, best of luck puppy!

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #10 01-31-2011, 04:22 AM

thank you Sharky and I know what it is to fail I've tried it once before.

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #11 01-31-2011, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Countainer7b

well i have a bit of experience in the early guild (i wrote a guide (that you can read here http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ad.php?t=17964) and have one additional pice of advise don't build a guild based on your presence. that is if every one depends on you being there constantly. Create a guild that is dependent on interaction between members because if you leave for even a few days the whole thing can collapse. in my experience it is the number one reason that a guild with a good GM fails.

P.S. you might want to change the name of the S.S. (it might be confuse with the Schutzstaffel (who were in charge of the concentration camps during WWII)

the SS stand for shadow sorcerers not Schutzstaffel lol and thanks for the tips =)

Countainer7b · #12 01-31-2011, 05:11 AM

first i thought it stood for senior staff second if you need help i know how to requite members that are willing to leave there guild and are active.

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #13 01-31-2011, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Countainer7b

first i thought it stood for senior staff second if you need help i know how to requite members that are willing to leave there guild and are active.

thanks mate I don't really want to take people out of their guilds... but maybe we could meet up in game and recruit some.

Countainer7b · #14 01-31-2011, 05:34 AM

i currently don't have a guild (the last one i started died and am currently looking for a new one)

**Dog Gunmorgan** · #15 01-31-2011, 07:03 PM

I just thought of something... in SS we all refer to O'fury as the puppy so for the guild name I was thinking of somthing to do with puppy... maybe puppy's pirates or something like that what do you all think about that name?