Guild War - Finding a Balance Between Community and Progression

Communities can often make or break a MMOG, making a marginal game
tolerable or even dragging a good game into the depths of the
unplayable. From providing social structure to facilitating events that
can transcend the standard gameplay experience, guilds can create
long-term memories and player bonds that often persist over many years
and many games. Join Medawky this week as he tackles this question -
are guilds still a viable community builder or just a means to an end?

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or progression-minded guilds have existed almost as long as MMOGs,
usually binding highly competitive and focused individuals together in
pursuit of a common goal. While older games had a clear delineation
between the raiding haves and have-nots in terms of gearing, zone
accessibility and skill level, those lines have been blurred in the
newer generation of games.

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