Just a quick note today — and it’s not even TOR-specific, although it was certainly inspired by something I saw on the TOR forums. Basically, I’m seeing an increasing number of people in the guild section of the TOR forums with some rather selfish concepts. Here’s an example, word for word (so spelling mistakes and crappy grammar included), from the forums:

I am looking for partners to establish a strong and powerful Sith guild that will retain its strength and loyalties into SWTOR. I shall need a site technician to basically create our site, an ambassabor for our guild to create immediate support from the other Sith. A military strategist, a 2IC (or possilbe apprentice) and any one else who can help establish the foundations for our new guild. Your efforts will be rewarded with a united Sith front under a new council that will lead the Sith who join me to victory over the Jedi and the Republic.

So if I have this right… the guy wants someone to build him a site; someone else to recruit members; and someone to drive the members in game… but he will be in charge, LOL.

What planet does this guy live on?

The whole point of being a guild leader is:

1. To have the overall vision
2. To build the site and forums you want to offer people
3. To recruit the kind of members you want
4. To maintain all of the above, going forward

Anyone who doesn’t get that concept has no business trying to start a guild or, worse, calling themselves a guild leader. It’s embarrassing, frankly, that there are people arrogant enough to suggest that others can do all the “heavy lifting” and “leg work”, but they should be in charge of the result without contributing anything. The only thing worse is that there might actually be people out there who’d reply to such a post and actually do all the hard work for someone like this!