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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: Shadow Sith

November 30, 2011 by

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Name of guild

Shadow Sith

Guild website

http://www.shadowsith.com

History of your guild’s name

‘Shadow Sith’ makes us sound a little evil and mysterious, giving the impression we will be lurking in the shadows waiting. We also refer to ourselves as being a ‘Clan’ before being a ‘Guild’ – we think this represents our Sith-Cartel organisation more accurately. Having the ‘SS’ initials for our guild name is also a bonus.

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

Focus on three main fronts: PvE Progression Operations, Competitive PvP Warzones and PvP Open-World Server. So we will cater for the casual and hardcore players and those in-between, giving our membership several participation options.

We also have several Clan sub-groups called ‘Terror Cells’, which will be made up of groups of members from similar time zones, these groups may also have their own events and we also intend on holding internal events where Cell groups can compete with a view to improving our teamwork and game skills. We will also allow for some light RP.

Why did you choose to be Sith?

The bad guys are always more interesting characters and it can be way more fun to be evil!

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

“Release your anger and join what will become one of the meanest and most focused Sith groups in the Oceanic SWTOR community and together we will
hunt the Republic scum to the end of the galaxy.”

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

Establishing an experienced close-knit group of members on all fronts of the game, with a view to building up quality operative and warzone teams.

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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: Remnants

November 23, 2011 by

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Name of guild

Remnants

Guild website

http://www.remnantsgaming.com

History of your guild’s name?

The guild name spawned from the ashes of Dark Dominion which dissolved when the (World of Warcraft) US-Dreadmaul server opened in April 2008. Whilst some of Dark Dominion pre-emptively transferred to Dreadmaul, some stayed on Thaurissan and the guild was broken into two. The Remnants of this fragmentation banded together, under the leadership of Discryptor, to rebuild and return to their former glory. We have since evolved from a single WoW guild to a strong, player-focused gaming community with representation across a number of titles.

What sort of guild do you intend on being?

We intend on being a multifaceted guild, but one that is part of a greater community.

What do we mean by this?

Basically put, and as mentioned before, SWTOR isn’t the first game that Remnants has been a part of. It won’t be our last, either. We are a group of like-minded people who come together to play games and enjoy each others company. We always aim high with our progression and intentions, no matter the game, and generally achieve this position.

We also have our less hardcore side, and invite any who wish to be a part of this community to come along and join us. In doing this though, you aren’t just applying to be a part of our SWTOR guild, but a part of the Remnants Gaming community.

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

We have always been on the “bad guy” side. For some reason we always seem to gravitate towards it. This doesn’t mean that we will only ever have players with characters on this side of the fence, as our guild members may well create characters on the Republic’s side, but we will only actively look at maintaining the guild on the side of the Empire. It’s just the way we roll.

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

It doesn’t matter what you are looking for in a guild. You want hardcore progression? You want to cruise along and see all of the Empire’s characters in depth, taking your time with each storyline? You want a great group of people to game with? You want it? You’ll find it as a part of Remnants Gaming.

We are an adult guild, and as such the conversations can go beyond PG levels. We like a laugh as much as the next person, and as such this guild is one where you need to bring your personality along with you. In saying this, we are not interested in people who need to express the size of their epeen. We like to act as an individual team, not as a team of individuals, and as such we are not interested in having anyone who does not have the interests of this guild at heart.

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

There is no doubt that the first 6 months of this game will see all sorts of things going on. People may not like the game, people may level quickly and get bored, people may level slowly thus perpetuating the quick levelling people’s feeling of boredom, the content of the game may not captivate those who are coming from other games.

As always, Remnants will persist through the ups and downs. We will make things work. We will be evaluating how our team is going, we will identify those who wish to progress further than just the storyline (ie. move into the raiding scene), we will accept those who are casuals, and even accept that there are those who wish to move on.

It is intangible to predict what will happen with a game that has not yet been released. But we KNOW that we will be there, we will persist, we will achieve, and we will be.

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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: The Harlequin

November 18, 2011 by

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Name of guild

The Harlequin

Guild website

http://www.theharlequin.com.au

History of your guild’s name?

A clan of mischievous masked-faced combatants fighting to protect their own and wreak havoc and revenge upon the evil wrong-doers of the world by any means necessary.

 

 

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

Hardcore 16 man raids with casual and hardcore 8 man raids (depending on numbers). Organised PvP

Why did you choose to be a Republic guild?

With 25+ highly experience MMO members playing, in our experience most people go with “The Good Guys” but have a lesser talent pool….we decided to take this path so our years of knowledge can be bestowed upon them (plus trooper gets a REALLY big gun!)

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

With so many players from top oceanic (and world) guilds in games like WoW, Aion, Darkfall and Mortal Online…the potential recruit has a minute to convince us!

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

 We will be known as a well organised, friendly and helpful group of players that people would want to be a part of. We aim for recruits that want more then just high end raiding…..we want team mates.

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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: Ex Votos

November 14, 2011 by

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Name of guild

Ex Votos

Guild website

http://www.exvotos.com

History of your guild’s name?

ex-vo·to/eks ˈvōtō/

Noun:
A religious offering given in order to fulfill a vow. ie, I Swear to go

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

Hardcore PvE Raiding – Organised PvP – And above all a theorycrafting website for the Oceanic community

Why did you choose to be a Republic guild?

We intend on playing both, as we feel we will cruise through Tier. We will have both Sith and Republic classes.

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

If they are interested in playing with international pro-gamers who are fond of min-maxing and are serious but above all are very friendly, laid back and simple people aged 20+

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

Have 2 Main Teams Red and Gold for both AEST and AWST and possibley a USA Timezone Team. Cleared all HM and leveling alts for our 6th Team of alts. (Generally 3 teams, and if each member has a alt, that’s another 3 teams).

Please also note, we are also a theorycrafting community looking for theory crafters, who do not have to join the guild. Thankyou

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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: KOALA

November 10, 2011 by

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Name of guild

KOALA

Guild website

http://forums.koala-guild.com/

History of your guild’s name?

Back when KOALA was first formed in SWG (a brief yet guild-shattering bout of lunacy erupted in MPGM’s leadership, leading to 99% of the guild being /kicked for reasons unknown, and thus inheriting most of the remnants of the original Aussie/NZ player base from ASIO and AuS) the name stood for “Coalition of Aussie Players”. Given the name, it was evident to everyone around that we were an Aussie (and NZer) guild filled with awesome people, though in other games we’ve sometimes gone by other names, such as “Drop Bears of Bria” and “KSF” (KOALA Special Forces).However, we have always come back to this name due to what it signifies in our history.

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

Casual, a mix of everything but we’ll be on a PvP server.

Why did you choose to be a Republic guild?

The main reason is because most of the classes that the guild members wanted to play fell on the Republic side of things. Most of us will be trying a lot of the classes from both sides and welcome anyone that is keen to do the same on the Sith side to say hi. We’ll be more than happy to help out…but no spying!

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

We are very welcoming and very relaxed guild, with no strict playing rules or structures, but sometimes you need to have a thick skin with us. Jokes are a-plenty and if you have no sense of humour or take things way too seriously, then this guild isn’t for you.

If you are a knob, this guild isn’t for you either. We welcome any type of gamer into this guild as long you don’t bring the group into disrepute. We have been known on servers as the guild that everyone likes to play with/against as we are always up for the fight and, at the same time, respectful and very helpful. We have built this reputation over many games and many servers and expect anyone that is a part of this group to continue to build this reputation. If you like what you hear and feel you would fit in with our group then the door is open, come and introduce yourself to us. And face it, why wouldn’t you want to be a feral drop bear?

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

Depending on the success of the game, we are expecting huge things from the guild in SWTOR. We’re not the type of guild that makes a big point of who we are on a server but we are well respected within all communities that we are involved in. We expect this to continue and to hopefully get our ranks to a level where we will remain constantly active and have a visible presence within the community as much as possible….without ruining people’s real lives with stupid hardcore rules.

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Oceanic Guild Spotlight: The Red Zone (TRZ)

November 2, 2011 by

With the recent milestone of our guild listing reaching more than 50 entries, we thought it time to start spotlighting some guilds.

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Anyway, first cab off the rank is The Red Zone. Enjoy!

Name of guild

The Red Zone (TRZ)

Guild website

http://www.theredzoneguild.com.au

History of your guild’s name

The Red Zone was formed during the period that followed the announcement (or lack thereof) that TOR would not be released in all areas of the globe come launch. Those that took to the forums to express their disappointment and ask questions found themselves herded into a single thread. There became a split in the community at this time, with those regions included at launch being termed the Green Zone, and those regions outside of the launch territories being termed the Red Zone. So when it came to naming a guild whose initial members stemmed from that thread and the community at that time, The Red Zone kinda fit.

What sort of guild so you intend on being?

We have a wealth of experience from our members. Some are raid leaders from other MMOs, some were into hard mode content, some are avid PVPers, and we have a few who have never played an MMO before. Given the broad range of skills, we are sure we can offer something for all players. Well, maybe not RP. RP’ers are weird 😉

The terms Casual and Hardcore get bandied around quite a bit, with often little room for a middle ground. Sure, we want to progress through endgame raiding, but we won’t be raiding every single night. We’ll certainly try to play smart and maximise what time we have. Most our players are 25+, so we don’t expect our members to be able to play 8+ hours a day.

Why did you choose to be Republic / Sith?

Given the history of The Red Zone, choosing to play Sith Empire seemed a bit of a no-brainer. It’s fair to say that a number of us in Red Zone regions were a little angry to find that TOR wasn’t going to be released in our countries at launch (and at that stage we still weren’t sure whether we could play the games we were importing!) So with the exclusion and the rage and the coming together, Sith seemed a much better fit. Not to mention the whole red thing.

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

If you’re an Oceanic player (or you don’t mind time zone differences) and want to join a laid back guild with all the perks of being organised and dedicated, then you’ve found your new home. All we ask is that you respect other members/players of the TRZ/SWTOR community and, most importantly, enjoy yourself!

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

It’s really hard to predict where we will be in 6 months. Given the game launches during the holiday period, we anticipate many members will start levelling very quickly. We’ll start gauging player strength and preferred roles, and start running Flashpoints with as many full guild groups as we can manage. We’ll organise times for PvP sessions, including World and Instanced PvP events. We want to do plenty of ‘fun’ guild things like this.

We anticipate losing some members along the way – as with any new MMO, some people won’t subscribe past the free 30 days, and some people might find that The Red Zone is not the best fit for them after all.

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Guild testing program announced: Oceanic access possible?

August 17, 2011 by

In what seems like good news even from an Oceanic viewpoint, Bioware have announced a guild testing program for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Already underway, further eligible guilds have the opportunity to take part. It’s another step in the progression toward launch, and it’d be an understatement the say the announcement has garnered some attention from the SWTOR community.

The geography question has raised its ugly head again, but I think it’s worth reading the initial announcement first before getting too concerned. Here’s David Bass’ announcement:

We are very pleased to announce the start of Guild Testing for STAR WARS: The Old Republic! This program will allow guilds to be considered as a whole for inclusion in the Game Testing Program, allowing us to gather important data regarding how guilds play The Old Republic, as well as how organized groups deal with various mechanics and systems in the game. The program is already underway, as we’ve invited the first wave of guilds into testing, however we’ll be adding more over the coming weeks alongside the general Game Testing invites.

How do I sign my guild up for Guild Testing?

All you need to do in order to have your guild considered for Guild Testing is to have an active guild with at least 10 members registered in our Guild Headquarters. We also recommend creating a recruitment thread on our forums, but please make sure you are following the Recruitment Guidelines we’ve set forward. Guilds that spam recruitment messages after multiple warnings, for example, will not be considered for Guild Testing.

How are guilds selected for Guild Testing?

In general, guild testing is done randomly from all eligible guilds (that is, those with at least 10 registered members in the Guild Headquarters). Throughout the program, we will be looking to let in both large and small guilds, so as long as your guild meets the minimum requirement, you have an equal chance of being invited to testing. In addition, we may, at our discretion, choose a few select guilds that are active and helpful in the community, since we could use that sort of helpfulness in-game and on the Testing Forums. Note that this will be done in rare circumstances, in order to reward our dedicated community members. Please do not contact any BioWare staff requesting access to Guild Testing, or else your guild may be removed from consideration.

How do I know if my guild has been selected for Guild Testing?

Guild leaders will be contacted directly with detailed instructions when their guild gets selected for testing. It’ll be their job to pass the appropriate information to the rest of their guild in order for everyone to be sent testing invites.

What is involved in Guild Testing?

Guild Testing works the same way as Game Testing does, however by being invited as a guild, you gain the advantage of being in the same testing group and being on the same server, allowing for more coordination amongst the guild for testing group content. You’ll still be a part of the general Game Testing population as well, and will have access to the general testing forums as everyone else does.

Are European guilds eligible for Guild Testing?

European Guild Testing will begin at the same time the European Testing Program begins in the near future.

If you have any other questions about the program, feel free to post in this thread or email us at guilds@swtor.com. Again, please do not contact us asking for Guild Testing consideration or your guild may not be considered for testing.

My take (and it’s not one confirmed by Bioware) is that if you have an Oceanic guild of ten members registered on the official guild headquarters on a US server then you have an equal chance of being selected. There’s certainly no mention of restrictions based on pre-orders and the like so if you’re keen, you could do worse than start with our own Oceanic Guild listing.

Over to you: anyone excited about taking part?

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