Circle of Myths

In-game contact info: If you need to get in touch with us in-game, look for the following players online: Nitwit, Milde, Shishio, Xathlon, Tari. If you can't find any of those online, please ask a random member to direct you to an officer.

Intro

This is an attempt to describe our guild to outsiders, particularly for potential members so that they can make an educated choice when considering to join the guild.

What kind of guild we are

There are several types of guilds in World of Warcraft (as well as other MMO's). There are raid guilds that focus on doing the big instances. There are PvP guilds that live on the battlegrounds. There are familiy guilds that can have any focus. And then we suspect there are quite a few guilds that just are, with no particular focus except for being a collection of players.

Circle of Myths fits best in the family category. We are a guild of friends that has grown together over the years. Some of us has played several MMO's, kept in touch and ended up in WoW. From there we've continued to accumulate new friends.

We are a guild of grown-ups that happen to like computer games and MMO's in particular. In other words: adults only, but not quite X-rated.

We mainly engage in PvE activity, though some of us do PvP too. We do instances together, we quest together and we help each other out with leveling our smaller alts. Naturally, eventually we end up at maximum level and because of that a lot of the activity is oriented around and towards max level PvE content, with some exceptions.

We are helpful, will share equipment and build for free or for cost if it requires expensive bits. And ninja looting isn't even in our vocabulary. If we can't agree on who should have an item, we roll for it. In raids loot distribution tend to become complicated, but we normally agree very easily on who should get what.

Hard rules

There's basically only two rules that are absolute in the guild.

The first one is that we do not recruit anyone younger than 20 years.

The second rule is that members are expected to behave. In game we run around tagged with our guild name and bad behaviour will reflect upon us all. So the rule of thumb is: "Be nice".

Softer rules

These aren't so hard, but they are still important. We do expect members to:

• ... participate in guild activities.
  
• ... to visit the website regularly.
  
• ... participate in the online guild meetings.
  

Recruitment

We do want new members. But we don't just want anybody. We want people that fit in with us, who will like us and our company and who will grow into new friends. To that end it is kind of essential that people who join are open and sharing. We can't get to know each other if we don't talk.

Other qualities that we think will help members fit in:

• a sense of humour, sometimes warped.
  
• a casual attitude to the game, considering it a hobby, using it for for relaxation and fun.
  
• a willingness to share, both of yourself (through chat) and your resources.
  
• a helpful attitude and willingness to spend time helping out guild mates without personal gain.
  
• a high tolerance for chit-chat.
  
• a fair command of English.
  

We have to limit our growth to some extent and we will do this by limiting the number of concurrent recruits we allow ourselves to have. There will at no time be more than four recruits in the guild. Each recruit will be assigned two guild-contacts (mentors) to help integrate and introduce recruits to the guild.

Applications will be filtered. We will reject applicants that obviously doesn't fit in the social setting that the guild is, or have values, goals or behaviour that doesn't mesh with the established guild culture.

We are always looking for people willing and able to take active part in the guild, who are willing to take on a little extra work to arrange events, maintain information or otherwise help coordinate and make things happen.

We don't recruit characters, we recruit players.

Guild chat

The official language is English. Guild chat is easy going. We do discuss real life issues and whatever we feel like. It can turn silly at times, but never crude. Intoxicating substances has been known to be consumed while playing. Be warned that it can be catching. And for some yet undiscovered reason, we often end up talking about food.

Dos and don'ts

We do:

• ... say hi when we log in and we say bye when we log out.
  
• ... try to be polite to everyone. Yes, even beggars, though that can be very difficult.
  
• ... respect each others time. So we plan ahead, show up on time and prepared.
  
• ... care about our reputation on the server. You're judged by the company you keep.
  

We don't:

• ... bug each others for help. There's is nothing urgent in this game. Plan ahead.
  
• ... accept abuse of any kind.
  
• ... make fools of ourselves. And particularly we don't make fools of others.
  
• ... speak l33t.
  

Focus

The guilds main focus is having fun in the game. As long as it is fun, people will keep logging in. If it is not, we will tire of it. The game should never feel like a chore or work. We can all contribute to keeping the game fun by making the guild a good and fun place to stay.

To make the game fun, we try to arrange guild "outings" on a fairly regular basis. This is often in the form of instance runs, but can really be anything. It's just a question of what our members is interested in.

In short, our focus is friendship.

So far, so good?

If you've read this far, chances are you've not lost interest yet. So what's next? If you fulfill our short list of requirements and think your goals and attitude are similar to ours , here's what you do.

• Sign up on the website (registration button to the left, see NOTE below).
  
• Verify your signup (a verification mail will be sent to the email address you spesify).
  
• Log in and go to the Applications forums. You'll find more information on the application process there.
  
• Post your application in the Applications forums. This is free form, you choose what to include.
  

Keep in mind that your application will remain in the forum for the future, so you will probably wish to make it a good one. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Be aware that there will be a trial period of minimum one month (depending on play time) if the board accepts your application. If it becomes apparent that applicants don't fit in, the trial can be terminated at any time.

NOTE on website registration: Due to the number of spam bots and malicious cretins on the net, all verification email is triggered manually. Hence it may take some time (up to a day) before you receive your verification mail. To make this process as smooth as possible, please leave enough information about yourself so that it is possible for us to identify you as a genuine WoW player (character name and realm if that differs from Runetotem).