Why does no one use the Guild Recruitment in game?

[Willtyat.7629]

In title.

[Bananaaaaaaa.7035]

First, you need to be online. That's the biggest drawback

Second, very few people actually figure out there is a guild recruitment tab

Third, there is no "ctrl+f"-like research tool. Imagine if all the guilds advertised there O.o!

[Stark.1350]

What Banana said. I don't think a lot of people know it exists. People check different places too. I also have an ad up on reddit.

[duiepyle.3154]

Stark, can you tell me where this "reddit" place can be found?😎

[Willtyat.7629]

So where do I go to find guilds?  I know there is this forum but scrolling through post, some of them years old, doesn't seem to be efficient. I fear everyone's going to say Discord as Discord and I are not friends.

[HnRkLnXqZ.1870]

On the EU servers, the Looking for Guild LFG tab is frequently used.

Where to find a guild:
Guildex  
reddit GW2 guild-recruitment
GW2 Mists

These pages share in common that you can check which adverts/entries have been recently edited/added. Same as with this forum. So as long as you are searching within the first pages, you will only find active guilds.

You can also look for a guild ingame. Either by actively asking in map-chat or responding to guild-advertisements in map-chat. Recruiters who use this method usually visit active maps like cities (all races + LA), hubs (Eye of the North and Arborstone) as well as maps with active/populated meta-activity such as Dragonfall, Drizzlewood Coast, Bjora Marches, Sparkfly Fen, ... etc.

You can use the "/wiki et" chat command ingame and just travel from event to event. You will find all kinds of advertisements. And if you ask for a guild, you will get people pming you.

Just keep in mind to have an idea what you are looking for:
- what content you prefer
- what online-times you have
- average age
- special rules like active representation or participation in certain events