Where does one even start when it comes to this guild?
I began my GW2 journey many moons ago and joined a guild (let's just call them MoG for My old Guild since that is not the focus of this post) and that guild helped me figure out what kind of gamer I really was. It was a great group, I got excited to log in and play, and we did a lot of content together. Sadly MoG broke up due to childish drama and some bad eggs weaseled their way into leadership. Since then I looked and looked to find another guild like MoG and nothing came close. Guilds just wanted members so they could see big numbers, or they'd invite but then never talk to you again, and the same old story over and over. This actually made me loose interest in the game completely and I left to play other games. I found myself coming back to GW2 in hopes of finding that magical guild again but still had no luck. I played until I got bored of never having friends and then stopped once more.
I am not sure what made me decide to download GW2 again but I did, and I started searching for the magical guild that at this point I didn't think would actually exist. I then found RoH. At first I looked at the application and checked at the date to make sure it wasn't 2004 again; I was taken back at the amount of questions required to join a guild and how much detail they wanted me to provide. I mean who still uses forums? I almost moved on but something made me decide to go ahead and send over an application. I am so glad I did! I was amazed by the amount of feedback I got from folks on the application right away. I dived into the forums and saw just how active it actually was and how the guild spread into a lot more than I imagined.
Quickly I was given a trial period which had all these tasks that seemed silly, but once I dove into the reason behind the why I am so glad that they are implemented. I started to learn about the other members of the guilds and almost instantly starting to feel welcomed by these folks. I joined the discord and due to the silly applications of forums people already knew a little bit about me which helped start conversation. Each day had a new event and I was so excited to see the people doing these events, talking in discord, and the willingness folks provided to help people with each type of content in the game. The leadership actually took the time to reach out and say hello and make me feel accepted in this new group of people. By the end of my trial I felt like I finally found it, I finally found the place to call home.
Now I am excited to log on and play the game! I am excited to help people learn this game that I enjoy. I have fun reading the forums to learn about others who are excited to join and help folks with questions. The discord usually had someone in it to hang out with, there are always conversations going, people willing to help, and a lot of laughter along the way. I am so glad I applied and I am excited to see what new adventures awaits me in this guild.
(This post is long, but I promise nobody forced me to write it; they would have probably asked me to make a smaller post if they did.)