These Guild Recruitment Posts......
Xrael
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Why do so many of these guild recruitment posts ask you to be saints?
They expect you to not trash talk AT ALL.
If I was a guild leader, and someone insulted one of me mateys, I would expect them to fight back, not shut up and pretend that they're Jesus Christ. I would want my guild to be filled with people that resort to roasts to trash talk, not the ones that swear. I would also only want them to trash talk those that trash talked them first.
Obviously some level of formality is required. But no trash talk AT ALL? In a video game? C'mon man, where's the fun in that?
They expect you to not trash talk AT ALL.
If I was a guild leader, and someone insulted one of me mateys, I would expect them to fight back, not shut up and pretend that they're Jesus Christ. I would want my guild to be filled with people that resort to roasts to trash talk, not the ones that swear. I would also only want them to trash talk those that trash talked them first.
Obviously some level of formality is required. But no trash talk AT ALL? In a video game? C'mon man, where's the fun in that?
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And here I thought this was going to be about recruiting people 2 year in advance who might not even get the game and you have never played with
I said i'm only ok with trash talking back when someone trash talks to you first. It doesn't have to be swear words, they can be roasts as well.
But isn't that hella fun? Imagine two guilds fighting each other over 1 person's comments. Man that would be super entertaining to watch.
Oh that changes once you become a real member ^^
Again, I don't like people who trash talk constantly. Just occasionally, and without swearing. More roast oriented if you will.
That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die.
In the end, we lost too many levellers and had to make alliances to fill Raid Groups. So I'm not a massive believer or supporter of Trash Talk.
Shoulda kicked him out. Also, once again, that's not the kind of person I am referring to. I'm referring to the kind of people that ONLY trash talk when they're trash talked TO, and avoid excessive swearing while doing so.
Ah the memories. Excellent days.
Edit: War in that game meant Kill on Sight.
Exactly what I'm talking about. Its super fun, both to watch from an outsider's perspective, and from a guildie's perspective as you wonder why the entire server hates your guild over 1 guy's comments.
Here is a worthy player. Great organizations equally require good followers.
Virtue is the only good.
It is a good policy to make sure new guildies follow no trash talk rules. Once you get to know them and trust them to engage in a way that isn't going to cause political issues you can be more lenient.
The way you mention "trash-talking" looks as if you're going out of your way to seek problems. Actions, that can put all of your guild-mates in trouble. So most leaders say they don't want this particular type of behavior. Conflict is inevitable. And even the most mannered people can lash out at times.
Nobody is stopping you from getting into genuine fight over a legitimate reason. And most guild leaders will never berate you for it, in fact they'll most likely stand by you.
But if you go around looking for trouble for your own amusement, while ignoring the fact that you can put your guild-mates in unnecessary trouble, maybe you should be looking for a specific guild that deals in raiding or pk'ing.
When I played games in PvP or competed in sports in real life, I've been trash talked and I dished some out too. I ain't gonna let that guy make me his bitch. So I'll do my best to beat him. But at the end of the competition or the end of the fight ingame, we all say GG or good fights. Trash talking never felt personal to me because I don't even know the other person.
But others can take it personally, in fact, a lot do or to some notable degree depending on what's been said. So it creates problems for the guild as a whole due to one person or a small group of them.
As long as what's being said isn't outright vile, I am in favor of trash-talking; however, I am also in favor of guilds carefully selecting who they want for their community.
The difference between guilds in those games and this one is that behavior has minimal consequences. If your guild gets 90% of the server to hate them in Ashes, good luck getting anything done.
That is entirely false. Pro players trash talk all the time while they are winning.
I doubt your statement is entirely correct. There is more fear when silent players stomp someone than when someone goads someone into a fight. If you goad someone into a fight they are prepared, if you just wipe them without trash talk they fear when the next wipe will come.
I love to kill trash talkers, I don't have to trash talk back to a trash talker. If they can trash talk and fight at the same time the game isn't hard enough.
Some do, most don't.
To say behavior has minimal consequences seems too far out there. You also contradict yourself saying it's minimal and yet providing a hypothetical where it's very detrimental. You may want to evaluate what you wrote here.
Not all consequences are bad. A consequence is a result of an action. It can be good or bad. Obviously, if you get most of the server to hate you, the guild will have trouble lasting. That is why I said the guild is responsible for who they accept and also how they manage them.