If WoW is social media, what function do guilds serve?

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2-28-2012 @ 8:40AM

DarkWalker said...

Not everyone wants that kind of commitment. In fact, I believe the majority of players don't want to actually feel committed to their guilds in any way; thus, the number of guilds that sprung up just for the perks, and that don't actually do anything together.

BTW, given that a character can only be part of a single guild, I end up having a similar commitment, but it comes with a heavy drawback: I take more than a year to actually join a guild. I first need to find a guild that looks nice, spend a lot of time with guild members, and be absolutely sure I like the way that guild works before thinking about joining.
(In fact, I believe I spent almost 4 years playing WoW before joining a guild for the first time.)

Also, in WoW, I draw my line at PvP and traveling. I won't, ever, help my guild with PvP matters, and will refrain from helping with PvE matters if I would have to travel too much in order to do so. Otherwise, as long as I have the time to help, I will help with almost anything.

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