tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post1004904501605418992..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Are guilds communist collectives?Klepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-52708347523099531622010-05-07T22:19:37.639-05:002010-05-07T22:19:37.639-05:00@anonymous who thinks Gevlon is a communist:
Don&...@anonymous who thinks Gevlon is a communist:<br /><br />Don't worry dude, it sounds communist at first, the whole removing time from your life and giving it to Gevlon so he can live to be 300 thing seemed really iffy to me too. But, here's the kicker: with the extra wisdom he gains from living that long, he's tooottally going to figure out how to get us into heaven! It's like whoa! It ends up being all Gobliny Capitol-ism in the end man. Way chill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-48955948993577467592010-05-07T18:23:22.514-05:002010-05-07T18:23:22.514-05:00The only communist guilds I know of is Gevlon'...The only communist guilds I know of is Gevlon's Gankers. <br /><br />The diarist of "The Greedy Goblin" asks people to freely give up their time (a goblin's greatest resource) to HIM, for no payment. Nothing other than Gevlon's pride as Chairman (Horde, or "capitalism" is dominating that server.), and a collective warm feeling for the guild collective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-81481047246930771132010-05-07T16:46:59.692-05:002010-05-07T16:46:59.692-05:00Unless you are (one of) the guild founders, or are...Unless you are (one of) the guild founders, or are in amongst the upper most leadership, chances are the guild social mores have been imposed in some fashion.<br /><br />As a guild member, you chose to join (if it was that way before you joined) or you chose to stay (if it changed after)<br /><br />Guilds are quite often private little oligarchies (to borrow Klep's political bent) that serve the guild leadership first, and the rank & file membership second.<br /><br />True, there are numerous exceptions, but with my exposure, the egalitatian ones seem to be the exception. <br /><br />Actually, I would be surprised if *some* level of collectivism weren't *required* in top level guilds. Maybe it's in the form of free enchants & gem cuts, or maybe it's in the form of a required "tithe" (gold fees, or keeps shards/etc) to ensure adequate supplies of flasks/etc, or gold for repairs.SlikRXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385000304830840202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-44186893115280513912010-05-07T15:03:14.077-05:002010-05-07T15:03:14.077-05:00PS: you gave my alt gold and you're never gett...PS: you gave my alt gold and you're never getting it back! inc chapter on how you're a hypocrit.Iapeteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093402423461845675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-59915592222878861222010-05-07T14:59:55.538-05:002010-05-07T14:59:55.538-05:00Choosing to operate a guild with a collectivist mi...Choosing to operate a guild with a collectivist mindset is perfectly acceptable to me. The key word in that statement: "choosing".<br /><br />When that choice ceases to (or never did) exist and collective imposes its methodology upon the rest who do not wish to live that way, either by expulsion from the collective or by forcible adherence to the collective's whims - then we have a problem.<br /><br />Color me surprised... OK, not really... that a guild based on collectivism does not rise to the top. (/stare Anonymous)Heywood Djiblomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424315448841746864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-1043051953161660692010-05-07T14:58:39.630-05:002010-05-07T14:58:39.630-05:00I dunno why you approach this stuff politically. G...I dunno why you approach this stuff politically. Guilds are clubs, or just groups of friends. And you help friends out, even if you don't stand to gain for it. Why try to make it more complicated than it is?Iapeteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093402423461845675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-33224258663640685572010-05-07T08:30:29.937-05:002010-05-07T08:30:29.937-05:00I belong to a guild that started from some folks w...I belong to a guild that started from some folks who met on a socialist website, and it's wonderful, comrade. We're not the top guild on our server, but we are the most populous, perform decently in raids, and we rarely lose people. We've already planned out our races to crafting server firsts for all professions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com