Morning all,
As most of you will be aware over the last week we have seen quite a bit of growth in numbers and this, while good for grouping, brings several issues with it. One of which is the ranking system, I am not always going to be on to organise things so we will need a group of people who can take the initiative to do so and, at the moment, I do not feel that the rank system we currently have is adequate for the numbers we have, especially if we keep growing at a similar rate.
Currently the rank system is:-
Me
Heralds
WvW Commander
Blood Reaper
Blood Letter
And there are two special ranks, Annoying Ally for our allied guild which has no actual power and Mad Willy who is equivalent to a Reaper.
The names were partly an in joke which about 5 people will get in the guild.
So I now propose a rank system on the following lines:-
Guild Leaders (probably 3 people working as a pseudo-commitee, or I may keep it as a dictatorship)
Lord Commanders: This is where WvW / PvP commanders will live. Will have all the same rights as Lords as well. I will also expect them to undertake the Lord role as well.
Lords: Those players who are reliable and willing to organize events and run dungeons etc... when I or the other leaders are absent. Will have full access to guild resources to do this.
Knights: A minor lord. This will be a rank for those who have represented the guild for a period of time and have proven themselves an active member. Eg speaking in guild chat and taking part in guild activities. These will be promoted when a number of squires has been met.
Squire: A new member who has taken an interest in guild activities. This is in reality where most members will be. Will also be the first rank that can recruit and gain access to the guild treasure trove.
Peasant (need a less deeming name): Newbies! Will have next to no power.
The Annoying Ally rank and Mad Willy rank will remain.
This will hopefully stratify the ranking system a bit more and make it easier to understand as it follows the old feudal system.
Any thoughts?