This week we'll explore the nuances of the Guild Interface,
which is your tool for managing your guild and keeping in touch with fellow
guildies. Our Guild Interface is really comprehensive and user-friendly,
containing all the tools you need as a guild leader, guild member, or alliance
member. The guild interface contains six different windows: Profile, Calendar,
Roster, Standard, Rewards, and Admin.
The profile tab
contains the guild summary, the guild description, message of the day, guild
website, guild email, statistics, and news. In addition, guild members
can set up a guild profile to tell other players about the guild and leave
notes within the guild interface.
The Calendar is a guild reward that is
granted once the guild reaches the appropriate guild level. With this tab, the
guild can view, set up, and manage guild events. The Calendar can be viewed by
month, date, and year, and summaries and details can be added to each event.
Additionally, there is a sign-up list which allows guild members to sign up for
specific events, and provides an option to allow guild members with the
appropriate permissions to Accept and Decline sign ups.
The Calendar provides a unified interface to organize and participate in large and small activities and events.
It allows players to quickly overview what's happening with the guild and alliance to facilitate a more cohesive and active membership.
It allows organizers to specify the requirements for participation as well as the ability to choose who will participate among the people who have shown interest.
It allows people to sign up for activities they want to participate in.
The Roster provides a listing of all of the guild's
members. From this window, each guild member can view the each guild member's
name, rank, career, title within the guild, and Status (when the member last
logged in or where they are currently located inside the game). The Roster tab
also includes a note function that allows members to set notes for public
display, and officer notes that allows guild members with the appropriate
permission to set and view an additional set of notes. From the Roster Tab,
players can also access the Alliance
window.
Alliance access is a reward that is unlocked through guild rank. Alliances are
formed when a leader from one guild invites a leader of another guild to form
an Alliance from within the Alliance window. Alliances can contain up to
10 guilds, with each Guild Leader being an Alliance
leader, and the Alliance
can have up to 50 Alliance Officers (5 per guild). The Alliance Roster displays
the Alliance name, each Guild in the Alliance, Leave,
Invite/Remove options, and Promote/Demote options.
The Standard window is
where the Guild's standard is displayed. Standards are granted as a guild
reward and are two handed items that are usable by Standard Bearer's on the
battlefield to grant bonuses to the party (more on Standards below under Guild
Standards). From this tab, Guild's can view their Standard, Edit their
Heraldry, set the Standard post, and modify Tactics for the Standard. The
Heraldry Editor is accessed from this window,
The Edit
Heraldry display allows guilds to choose a unique Heraldry configuration that
is displayed on their Guild Standard. Heraldry reservation costs a fee and is
granted as a guild reward, though the display of the Heraldry on the Standard
is unlocked gradually through the guild rank progression. Heraldry
customization options include a shape, base color, pattern, pattern color,
emblem, and emblem color (there are 1-10 color variations per emblem).
The Reward tab lists each reward the guild can receives at each
rank, and mouse-over information detailing each reward type. Members with the
appropriate permission can also access the tactic purchase window from this tab
(more on tactics below under Guild Tactics).
The Admin window is the tab
where Leaders and members with the appropriate permissions can set access to
certain guild privileges such as enabling and editing guild titles,
promotion/demotion guild/Alliance chat privileges, and calendar management
privileges, etc.
Xen of Onslaught first made its presence felt in WAR during
the Empire vs. Chaos focus test in February 08'. They quickly earned
the respect of some of their fellow players and joined the Retribution
Alliance during the next focus. It wasn't long before many players were
flocking to the XoO banner. The guild now has over 100 members in beta
with many more waiting for Open Beta / Live. The XoO Community
has participated in many Betas and is honored to have the opportunity
to help test one of this year's most anticipated MMOs.
From the Guild Leader:
XoO was founded around the central pillar of adult gaming.
Since its inception, the guild has maintained a strict 18+ age requirement as
the basis for membership. Keen to avoid the pitfalls of immaturity and
the associated e-drama, XoO's adult-only policy allows members to focus
positively on the games they enjoy without needless distraction. While
XoO is by no means an elitist clan, the quality of our community and superb
organization of resources often results in our members emerging as the best and
most respected gamers around. Our broad community encompasses every play
style from the full-on power gamer to the casual social player. Xen of
Onslaught has it all and Xen of Onslaught does it all.
