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| WoW Guild Level 25 |
DING! - Random Guild Level 25
The All Random Invite Guild Experiment
The random invite guild has just achieved the goal I set out to attain within the World of Warcraft Cataclysm experiment. I didn't get my guild of all random invites rolling until a month or two into the Cataclysm expansion. The premise for this experiment was simple. Could I level a guild to the maximum Guild Level 25 from only random invites and just how viable would it be to have a guild earning a passive income? The notion of earning a passive income with a guild was a new possibility with the addition of the Cataclysm introduced guild leveling and guild perks systems. So I started on my quest to build a guild full of random invitees and see just how successful it would become.
Taking time to be direct within the guild information was one of the main objectives that helped me fulfill my goal without misleading any of the guild members. The guild charter showed that the guild was never intended to be an end game guild. The basic understanding was that the guild was there as a symbiotic relationship. The guild provides the great guild perks for it's members while they level and in return, the guild earns a small commission through the passive income guild perks. I also would receive the benefit of having others level the guild for me without performing any real guild master duties. The guild was pitched as a home to park your alts or to use just for free guild perks. It was also pitched as the perfect guild for non-social players and soloers who wanted guild perks, but wanted to avoid the drama associated with most guilds.
The Controversy
The experiment did not come without it's own share of controversy. I was questioned for this type of experiment, notably all from other bloggers, commentors, and forum dwellers. Not a single complaint from a single member in the random invite guild. Sure some players would gripe about getting a random invite, but once in they were cool. We are now Guild Level 25 and I still have yet to hear a complaint about my guild system from anyone who was or is in the guild itself. NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT IN A YEAR. I have actually been thanked by many players for offering a guild up for solo-ers and non-socials to have a place to get guild perks too without the drama. Yet, the ignorant outsiders looking in have called me:
- an amoral bastard
- rude
- a blood sucking leech
- a dirty rat
- dodgy
- desperate
Questions arose over keeping the guild perk earned gold, but most attacks came from me offering up the 7th guild tab as an exchange tab for member use. This allowed me to not only collect the Cash Flow perk earned gold, but to also find needed materials on occasion hiding within that 7th guild tab. Sometimes I would hunt an item on the auction house only to find it bare. On occasion I would be lucky enough to find the item deposited into the designated guild exchange tab. In this area, guild members could deposit unwanted items or take items for their own use. The downside to this exchange tab was the constant maintenance to clear out the garbage just to make space for new items. It was the earlier guild members that had requested that a guild bank tab be unlocked for guild exchange use. I would keep it clear of garbage items by doing occasional maintenance on the tabs contents.
The Results
Let's take a look at the final numbers.
Total Liquid Gold In Guild Bank: 11,765 gold.
Total Guild Gold Spent On Self Repairs: 5,223 gold.
(only I have access for repairs)
Total Gold Earned From Guild: 16,988 gold.
Current Guild Roster: 960 Members
Level 85s: 88
Total Guild Challenges Completed: 17
So I made almost 17k from the passive income guild perks and members forming their own guild dungeon groups for guild challenges. I haven't paid out of pocket for repairs since the random invite guild hit guild level 5. The random invite guild has been a rather easy undertaking and would have been even easier had I started earlier in the expansion or prior to Cataclysm's launch. An interesting finding has been the number of max level players that stick with the guild once hitting level 85. I guess they don't want to lose their guild perks and start grinding guild reputation over again. I am going to keep the members in the guild and continue to let them earn gold for me, as opposed to kicking them all now that the guild is maxed. Why not let them earn for me into the Mists of Pandaria expansion. This is a symbiotic relationship worth keeping.
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Total Liquid Gold In Guild Bank: 11,765 gold.
Total Guild Gold Spent On Self Repairs: 5,223 gold.
(only I have access for repairs)
Total Gold Earned From Guild: 16,988 gold.
Current Guild Roster: 960 Members
Level 85s: 88
Total Guild Challenges Completed: 17
So I made almost 17k from the passive income guild perks and members forming their own guild dungeon groups for guild challenges. I haven't paid out of pocket for repairs since the random invite guild hit guild level 5. The random invite guild has been a rather easy undertaking and would have been even easier had I started earlier in the expansion or prior to Cataclysm's launch. An interesting finding has been the number of max level players that stick with the guild once hitting level 85. I guess they don't want to lose their guild perks and start grinding guild reputation over again. I am going to keep the members in the guild and continue to let them earn gold for me, as opposed to kicking them all now that the guild is maxed. Why not let them earn for me into the Mists of Pandaria expansion. This is a symbiotic relationship worth keeping.
Enjoy The Posts Here at Cold's Gold Factory? Check Out Cold's Mysterious Fortune Card Mastery Gold Making Guide. Also Check Out My New Favorite All Around WoW Gold Making Guide and J!inx - Clothing For Gamers And Geeks.
