Since TOROZ launched back in May 2009, we’ve tried to keep some sort of guild listing for local guilds. Since SWTOR launched last December, guilds have sprung up everywhere and our old system of one listing has been pretty time-consuming to update.

So – as of today we’ve discontinued the big table listing guilds, instead inviting people to pimp their guilds on our server-specific forums.

For all the info, just go here. Hopefully that makes it easier for individual guilds to keep their info up to date.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing. The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild

Aftermath (Mirror Guild: MDK) [Dalborra]

Guild website

http://aftermath-mdk.enjin.com/

History of your guild’s name?

There were a group of 8 of us who were pugging Ops together on Saturday afternoons. We’d laugh and joke and pull some more mobs and suddenly hours would have passed and almost everything on Ziost Shadow would be dead – including EC SM. When most of our respective guildies got lost in D3 we decided to form our own. Honestly, I wanted to call the guild Colin or Steven or something really banal just so we wouldn’t get stuck on the name. Aftermath was on a list of truly terrible names Takayo came up with – Cool Whip, Wheels of Steel, Walk the Earth (lolololol) – but when he got to Aftermath I said, ‘Yea, no one will be embarassed by that one”.

What sort of guild are you? 

We’re a progression raiding guild in the sense that we love the strategy, challenge and teamwork required to raid at level, and we all chase that “woot” feeling you get from downing a boss that was a little bit hard, but we’re not hard-core. There’s no raid meters or guild hierarchies or anyone pushing you to gear up or be better. We’re more a collection of individuals that take personal pride in the way we play. We love SWTOR and get together a couple of times a week to accomplish something and have a laugh along the way. We have our share of PvPers, alt-o-holics, crafters etc but raiding is our core.

What are the achievements that your guild is most proud of?

I think that we’ve accidentally managed to assemble a group of really fantastic players that are lively, fun and so far from elitist it’s scary, yet we still manage to clear whatever raid we set our mind to within a lock-out.

I mean, Mayce yells “Allah Ayakabah” every time he wails on Kephess’ Strider because he believes you do more dps that way, the list of things Selk blames Jet for (right before a boss pull) now includes childhood obesity, Spencer Pratt, One Nation and the failure of the Treaty of Coruscant! And despite the jokes and frivolity the team cleared EC SM in half-Columi the first week they went in there. I think having fun makes you a better player.

Why did you choose to be Empire?

I’m sure if you asked everyone individually they’d give you a very intelligent and articulate rationale for why they chose to play Imperial, but secretly I suspect it’s the fashion. After all who’d choose tights over a long, black, dastardly cape and rocket shoes?

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

If you’re sick of sitting on the sidelines or your raid getting called due to no-shows and looking for a permanent place in regular as clockwork raids on a slightly zany, but highly skilled and very friendly raiding team, then please consider us. We’re a skilled, reliable, democratic, no-fuss team that really gets things done without taking ourselves too seriously.

Are you recruiting at the moment and if so what classes / type of players are you looking for?

Always! At the moment we’re looking for a few more people to complete our 16-man team so we can get everyone geared up through 8 man EC HMs, 16 mans and move onto Nightmare Pilgrim. I’d sell my mother for a couple more tanks but, honestly, anyone who loves raiding, progressing, achievements and loves getting together with a friendly, down-to-earth crew a couple of nights a week, but doesn’t take themselves too seriously while they do it, is going to love it in Aftermath.

What are your predictions for the next 6 months for the guild?

I imagine we’ll stay relatively small and keep doing what we’re doing. We don’t want to do the things large guilds have to do to keep everyone happy – rotate people out, continue farming old content indefinitely to gear up a never-ending stream of new recruits, constantly jostle and tweak the raids to suit too many varied tastes, styles and schedules.

I think for this reason, there’s a lot of recruitment competition and guild shuffling on Dalborra right now. Quite a few guilds are able to mount a half a team or a team and half – us included and are scooping up anyone with a view to sorting it out later. We’re going to stay focussed on keeping 4 tanks, 4 healers and 8 dps happy for now.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing. The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild

Fated Destiny (Republic) & Corrupted Destiny (Empire)

Guild website

www.sss.guildlaunch.com

History of your guild’s name?

Destiny has been a guild name through a few MMOs, recognising a shared enjoyment of gaming amongst a few core friends with many other players along the way.

What sort of guild are you? 

Casual + PvP + semi-serious Operations and Hardmodes

What are the achievements that your guild is most proud of?

As a casual guild we work well together to still complete raids. We may wipe a few more times than the HC guilds but I bet we laugh more too.

Why did you choose to be Republic / Sith?

We actually have twin guilds on both sides to recognise that players enjoy all that SWTOR has to offer.

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

We have Oreos!

Are you recruiting at the moment and if so what classes / type of players are you looking for?

Long term the need often changes so we welcome all classes but new members need to understand they may be on standby if their class has an active player already. As we progress raiders will step aside on SM Ops for newer players to gear up and get experience.

What are your predictions for the next 6 months for the guild?

Many guildies are exploring alt storylines while we continue to work through Ops at various levels on both sides (allowing players to experience Ops with different classes) and enjoying any new SWTOR content.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing. The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild

Reverence

Guild website 

www.reverence.co

History of your guild’s name

Reverence was launched early 2012 as an Oceanic Guild for Australians and New Zealanders. We launched on the Wall of Light Server however have the intention of expanding the guild onto several other servers in the future.

The guild’s leadership team are all experienced MMO gamers with previous guild leadership experience and an aligned vision for the guild’s future!

Reverence is a people focused guild created to provide an environment where members can interact, share knowledge and work together on quests.

Just 2 weeks after launch the guild has sky-rocketed to over 200 active members and growing fast with an average of 30 members online at any one time.

What sort of guild do you intend on being?

Reverence is a guild aimed at steady progression through to end-game content. We are a tight-knit team that enjoys challenging ourselves, and pushing the boundaries to meet our goals and objectives.

The guild is not one person, or the officers, but rather the team of members as a whole. Members should conduct themselves with maturity and respect both inside and outside of guild affairs, as the actions reflect on the entire guild.

Every member is important, and helps to shape the future of the guild, and its success.

Why did you choose to be a part of the Republic? 

After careful consideration we decided that your typical republic member in general seemed to be more active and mature than the Sith. In essence we wanted the core membership base to be experienced gamers who are regularly online. This gives us a better opportunity to deliver on our long-term goals.

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

Reverence offers a friendly and social environment for members to share items, group together and achieve common goals. Being involved in our guild provides a greater level of emersion in the game and will be particularly useful when players require assistance completing some of the more challenging quests.

We have a high caliber of mature members that are always willing to lend a hand and a great leadership structure to ensure our standards and values are maintained and the guild’s community reputation remains strong.

What are your predictions for the first 6 months of the guild’s existence post-launch?

Initially we intend on establishing a cohesive and tight-knit membership base providing our core members an opportunity to get to know each other through our Mumble server and website.

Once the core guild foundations have been established we want to share our experience with the wider community by developing video and audio resources stored on our website. These resources will be designed to assist new players or guilds work through the different elements of SWTOR gameplay.

Our intention is to establish a strong reputation in the wider community and stand out as a recognised guild, which attracts like-minded individuals from outside the servers in which the guild resides.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing.

The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild
Kangaroos With Frickin Lightsabers (KWFL)

Guild website 

http://www.kwfl.com.au

History of your guild’s name

Originally we were known as Kangaroos with Frickin Lazerbeams as a corp in Eve Online. If anyone has played it they will probably have heard of us at one point or another. We participated in two annual alliance tournaments there and had lots of fun. A lot of us are looking for something fresh and it seemed only fitting to change it from Lazerbeams to Lightsabers.

What sort of guild do you intend on being?

We are pretty casual but are keen on end game content, PvP and mainly just like having a laugh. We all enjoy our beer so there’s plenty of good times on Teamspeak. We have been known to occasionally crack out the old rhythm augmentation droid and spontaneously break into all out raving.

Why did you choose to be a part of the Empire? 

Being evil is loads of fun. Down to the little things like the interrogation droid pet, the dark side is just plain better!

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

If you’re keen to chill on TS and play with a casual bunch of guys, then this would be for you. We would love to have some more diversity and more classes in the guild and we’re always happy to help newer players with class missions and leveling that can otherwise get a little frustrating.

What are your predictions for the first 6 months of the guild’s existence post-launch?

We don’t really have any specific aims in the Guild as of yet other than hit lvl 50 and smash out some hard dungeons and whatnot. Definately some PvP is gonna happen as well, we are all keen as mustard for that. And if we get enough people we would love to start an in-guild PvP tournament with some good old 2v2’s and 4v4’s.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing.

The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild

Semi Serious Sith

Guild website

http://sss.guildlaunch.com/

History of your guild’s name

Some of the founding members are long time MMO friends, starting in Neverwinter Nights, then on to WoW where we stayed for many years with various side projects in to Rift and others. We brainstormed several names, had a vote, and this one was the winner as it best represented what we stand for.

What sort of guild do you intend on being

We are a friendly, relaxed and slightly crazy group of people that enjoy each other’s company and the unity and camaraderie that comes from playing a game we all enjoy together. We’ll start off quest grinding, enjoying the breadth of all levels and working towards one day conquering the Republic……..Muh Ha Ha

Why did you choose to be a part of the Empire?

Clearly the dark side is the fun side, who doesn’t want to be naughty and evil ?!!

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

We are a guild of 18+ friends and family who will play Star Wars The Old Republic to RELAX and have FUN. We understand that people live REAL lives and have priorities outside the game.

Remember when playing games was something you did for enjoyment?

If your previous MMO experience turned into a Job with constant pressure, instead of a Game where you can relax and chill with friendly like-minded people, and you want to get back to playing a game for recreation then look no further.

We are primarily an Oceanic Region Guild, based in Australia, however we do have members from all over the world, so please do not let your physical location dissuade you from applying.

What are your predictions for the first 6 months of the guild’s existence post-launch?

Normally by 6 months in a new MMO, we’ll have a bunch of us (old and new friends) max levelled and gearing up for end game content. We’ll have done a heap of stuff together already and have made some great new friends. We’ll have worked out various goals and have a bunch of master crafters, and have achieved various questing guild milestones along the way. There will have been lots of laughing and the normal trials & tribulations of a guild in a new game.

If you’d like your guild spotlighted, just use our contact form to let us know. Or if you like, respond to the questions shown below and send them in – we love to profile guilds and the work they’re doing.

The only requirement is that you’re an active oceanic guild. Please be patient if you don’t hear back from us immediately – we will only be spotlighting a guild every week or so.

Name of guild

The Emperor’s Reach

Guild website

http://www.swtor.com/guilds/32522/emperors-reach

History of your guild’s name?

We wanted a name that could represent a possible elite and shadowy unit within the Sith Empire, similar to “The Emperor’s Hand” from Star Wars novels. We aren’t a role-playing guild, but the name is cool.

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

Mostly PVE based with a focus on endgame raiding. We welcome both regular raiders and people who may not necessarily be able to attend every raid such as shift workers. Adjustable raid difficulty means that we can tune the difficulty to the group, which will hopefully mean turning it to 11 for our main team. Experienced WoW raiders who are focused on optimising their class will provide guidance to others. We are a mature and friendly guild that does not tolerate harassment of other players.

Why did you choose to be a Sith guild?

As we will primarily be focussed on PvE, it will be nice to play against a faction of noobs for our organised PvP sessions.

You have one minute to convince someone they should be in your guild – what would you say to them?

Grownups with real lives and real commitments that enjoy working as a team to topple progressively more difficult content are welcome. If you enjoy a laugh on vent without hearing screaming rage children and like a group focus, come along.

What are your predictions for the first 6 months of the guild’s existence post-launch?

Different players will enjoy different playstyles and foci. I predict that we will have full clears of current content on lower difficulty levels and be progressing to harder difficulty levels. I also predict that we will have dedicated PvP players and even social players who contribute to the guild through sharing of crafted items and expertise.