Your Tools

A guild can operate smoothly with the tools provided by your game's user interface. MMOs today have bells and whistles that will help you manage your guild, from roster notes to message boards to community banks, rankings, calendars, voice chat, and so on. Some games even provide special guild halls, accessible only to your members, where you can meet up to plan events, share rewards, and plan your next victory. Sounds great, doesn't it? Depending on the game, it can be, but I highly recommend that you ask around or read blogs and forums to gauge the usefulness of these features. Even better, try them before you decide that all your needs are met.

Odds are you're going to find one feature or another that is lacking. For example, you ...

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