Comments on: Build Your Own Guild From the Ground Up: Part 1 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/ Where healers come first Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: World of Matticus: 2008 Retrospective and Highlights : World of Matticus http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-14170 World of Matticus: 2008 Retrospective and Highlights : World of Matticus Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:03:14 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-14170 [...] out the World of Matticus editorial team. Sydera, SYTYCB winner, continues to lend her wisdom in building a guild. Saresa attempts to seduce Matticus with reasons why Warlocks make the best lovers after he aptly [...] [...] out the World of Matticus editorial team. Sydera, SYTYCB winner, continues to lend her wisdom in building a guild. Saresa attempts to seduce Matticus with reasons why Warlocks make the best lovers after he aptly [...]

]]> By: Galoheart http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11594 Galoheart Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:22:03 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11594 Matt for President sounds great. I just want to be one of the few helping pull the strings behind the scene. But really I'm looking forward to reading this entire series and for many reasons. My view being a GM of a guild can be a real challenge in WoW the way the game is itself. I'm a top officer in my guild and have being one in all the guilds I've been in which is not many either. I've never asked to be a officer either ever. I've got a lot of leadership skills from numerous sources and experience. I've always though of starting a guild from the ground up as a challenge but to run it the way I feel is best effective to progress from my view. Not because I would want to be a GM because quite frankly being a GM can really suck in WoW. All I really want to do is effectively lead my way to the goal with the work ethic I know I have with whatever the goal is in mind with good people. So far I just rather stay a officer, less headache and overall responsibility. I guess I'm somewhat the reluctant leader. Galohearts last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ArdentDefender/~3/395408809/wotlk-beta-almost-there.html" rel="nofollow">WotLK Beta: Almost There..</a> Matt for President sounds great. I just want to be one of the few helping pull the strings behind the scene.

But really I’m looking forward to reading this entire series and for many reasons. My view being a GM of a guild can be a real challenge in WoW the way the game is itself. I’m a top officer in my guild and have being one in all the guilds I’ve been in which is not many either. I’ve never asked to be a officer either ever.

I’ve got a lot of leadership skills from numerous sources and experience. I’ve always though of starting a guild from the ground up as a challenge but to run it the way I feel is best effective to progress from my view. Not because I would want to be a GM because quite frankly being a GM can really suck in WoW. All I really want to do is effectively lead my way to the goal with the work ethic I know I have with whatever the goal is in mind with good people.

So far I just rather stay a officer, less headache and overall responsibility. I guess I’m somewhat the reluctant leader.

Galohearts last blog post..WotLK Beta: Almost There..

]]> By: Bonkers http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11549 Bonkers Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:38:12 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11549 Don't forget to include the 20 minutes a week it takes to write a pair of blog posts! (j/k, I know it is more like 30.) Don’t forget to include the 20 minutes a week it takes to write a pair of blog posts! (j/k, I know it is more like 30.)

]]> By: Sydera http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11540 Sydera Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:20:08 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11540 @bearcat--Initially that was what I thought too, but when I wrote down what one needs to do, I decided to subtract out the raiding or running instances and count only management and strategy-related tasks. Of course, if you're not sure what you should be or have to be doing, you could go far over 15 hours. A lot of it depends on how well responsibility is distributed among officers! Be sure to read my upcoming entry on distribution of labor. @bearcat–Initially that was what I thought too, but when I wrote down what one needs to do, I decided to subtract out the raiding or running instances and count only management and strategy-related tasks. Of course, if you’re not sure what you should be or have to be doing, you could go far over 15 hours. A lot of it depends on how well responsibility is distributed among officers! Be sure to read my upcoming entry on distribution of labor.

]]> By: bearcat http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11537 bearcat Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:33:38 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11537 Question # 2 is the most important in my mind. I'd even argue that 15 hours a week is a little light, whether just starting up, all the way through managing 25 man raids. Even if you have a raid leader you will be burning a lot of midnight oil. I have been in four guilds and have either been an officer, GM, or RL in all but my current one, where I refuse to accept any of those roles. I assume parts 2-4 will cover many of the challenges of leading a guild and if not check out Chick GM. Between posting and replying to guild website entries at work, handling issues prior to raiding, or doing post mortems after raids I was easily putting 20 hours a week. In addition I felt I was never online enough to be as effective as I would like. The only difference between leading a guild and managing a department in real life, with the guild I can remove people faster but I dont have the carrot and stick of performance reviews to encourage people to do what was best for the guild. I do agree that if you are in it for the right reasons and do a good job of selling your vision and finding like minded people, it can be very rewarding. Just be careful to not become a cynical burnout like me. Question # 2 is the most important in my mind. I’d even argue that 15 hours a week is a little light, whether just starting up, all the way through managing 25 man raids. Even if you have a raid leader you will be burning a lot of midnight oil.

I have been in four guilds and have either been an officer, GM, or RL in all but my current one, where I refuse to accept any of those roles. I assume parts 2-4 will cover many of the challenges of leading a guild and if not check out Chick GM. Between posting and replying to guild website entries at work, handling issues prior to raiding, or doing post mortems after raids I was easily putting 20 hours a week. In addition I felt I was never online enough to be as effective as I would like. The only difference between leading a guild and managing a department in real life, with the guild I can remove people faster but I dont have the carrot and stick of performance reviews to encourage people to do what was best for the guild.

I do agree that if you are in it for the right reasons and do a good job of selling your vision and finding like minded people, it can be very rewarding. Just be careful to not become a cynical burnout like me.

]]> By: Matticus http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11534 Matticus Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:34:50 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11534 I'm announcing my candidacy for 2012. I'm selecting Sydera as my running mate and VP nominee. I’m announcing my candidacy for 2012. I’m selecting Sydera as my running mate and VP nominee.

]]> By: Sydera http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11531 Sydera Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:55:35 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11531 @honorshammer: What a great idea! That's something I've dealt with myself, and there are certainly right and wrong ways to have that conversation with your friend. Being a GM is all about making tough decisions and respectfully defending them. I'll cover this topic in one of the posts, for sure, though you may have to make it to the "QQ post" at the end of the series, in which I teach you how to handle complaints of all flavors and varieties. @honorshammer: What a great idea! That’s something I’ve dealt with myself, and there are certainly right and wrong ways to have that conversation with your friend.

Being a GM is all about making tough decisions and respectfully defending them. I’ll cover this topic in one of the posts, for sure, though you may have to make it to the “QQ post” at the end of the series, in which I teach you how to handle complaints of all flavors and varieties.

]]> By: honorshammer http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2008/09/17/build-your-own-guild-from-the-ground-up-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11529 honorshammer Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:49:12 +0000 http://www.worldofmatticus.com/?p=1832#comment-11529 Wow. Very timely subject. I can't wait to read more. Suggestion: Talk about what to do if you determine your best bud wouldn't make a great officer but would not be understanding of not being an officer in your guild. honorshammers last blog post..<a href="http://honorscode.blogspot.com/2008/09/tank-gear-in-30.html" rel="nofollow">Tank Gear in 3.0</a> Wow. Very timely subject. I can’t wait to read more.

Suggestion: Talk about what to do if you determine your best bud wouldn’t make a great officer but would not be understanding of not being an officer in your guild.

honorshammers last blog post..Tank Gear in 3.0

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