The Guild Alliance - A Co-Op Association of Guild Leaders

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FusionReactor wrote:

We also want to try and help GGG make a ton of money so they can keep improving this awesome game for us ;-p

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HeavyMetalGear wrote:

the team working on Path of Exile are some of the coolest individuals I ever met, and the game they are working on has the potential to be one of the greatest ARPGs of all time more than it already is (in my opinion).

P.S. Anyone else with me on that one?

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HeavyMetalGear wrote:

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FusionReactor wrote:

We also want to try and help GGG make a ton of money so they can keep improving this awesome game for us ;-p

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What GGG needs is a lottery winner, because I know if I won the lotto --- after helping family and donating to a few organizations --- I would donate a $5,000,000 portion of my winnings (packed in suit cases) to the development of Path of Exile in person at GGG's front door, and that's no $h!t.

Why? Because the team working on Path of Exile are some of the coolest individuals I ever met, and the game they are working on has the potential to be one of the greatest ARPGs of all time more than it already is (in my opinion).

P.S. Anyone else with me on that one?

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FusionReactor wrote:

I think it's more that we want to help improve the guild system, with little to no GGG support or Dev if possible, to show them that the guild system, here, has the potential to help with player retention, thus build the game's population, and increase profits, for GGG, so they can have more capital to play around with, as far as dev stuff. Then, maybe we'll get something, from them, in return, as far as guild system improvements. I can't speak for them, but as I keep saying, if it were me, I'd want to see something before I poured capital into development. I'm more than happy to give, first, and hopefully we come up with something impressive enough for GGG to smile at.

I've found this retention to be absolutely true, with my guild, which caters to newer players. A lot of new players will play this game for a day or two and get frustrated because it's not a simple game to grasp, at first. So, they leave and find something not so initially complicated. With a guild, who is willing to take on newer players, and help them get through that initial "wow this is a complicated game" part, we would retain players who would otherwise left.

If this underused guild system, we have here, is promoted and used more, especially by newer players, there would be more additional support, for players who might have quit and moved on, out of not getting the support they need to learn and progress, here. The players who've been here a while know that this game is very good. Once you start getting into it, you discover that, if you aren't already convinced coming out the gate, like I was.

Also, in the case of the more veteran players, it's a matter of having friends and players to party up with easier. Being in a guild provides a lot more positive social interaction, than global chat, too. If the leadership keeps guild chat as drama free, as possible, then it creates a great community with which to make friends, have questions answered, share or trade gear, etc.

I understand guilds aren't for everyone. Some players like to solo and whatnot. However, I feel the guild system, here, isn't even close to the potential it has to offer players, here. I, for one, would love to see that change, for the sake of the community. Plus, I think it would be very cool for us to help GGG, as fans.

Merry Christmas, everyone.