One of the most important vehicles for social interaction in MMOGs is
found in the form of the guild. Guilds are as varied as the players
that inhabit them, and no two players will have the exact same
expectations from a guild, but long gone are the days of guilds being a
passive entity. While the idea of allowing guilds to level up and
progress with their members is a relatively new one, it has spread
through the gaming community like wildfire and
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new breeds of MMOG that has embraced it.
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In
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up by earning experience points, similar
to the way that players do. As levels are gained points are earned,
these
points can then be spent on various upgrades known as perks. The only
way to earn guild experience is through various quests that high
ranking guild officials can accept on behalf of the members.
Perks
are divided into two categories; active and passive. Active perks can
require a reagent to use and most have a cooldown timer. Passive perks
are constant additions that help improve various aspects of gameplay
for members.
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style="color: white;">Perk
style="color: white;">Description
style="color: white;">Passive or Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Able
Bodied
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
endurance by 3% while active.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Awakened
Power
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
attack power and spell power by 2% while active
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bloody
Thirsty
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Killing
a player heals you for 25% of your
maximum health over 5 seconds while active.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Earthly
Ties
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reduces
the cooldown on soulwalk by 5 minutes.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Efficient
Consumption
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
the gains from healing potions by
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">10%
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Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Enduring
Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reduces
the cooldown of all guild banner summons
by 15 seconds.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Faking
It
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
all tradeskills by 5 points.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Favored
Student
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reduces
the purchase price of skills at trainers
by 10%.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Foe
Hunter
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
favor rewards by 5% while active
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gift
of the Rifts
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
all attributes by 2% while active.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">High
Visibility
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
guild banner radius by 10 meters.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Journeyman
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">10%
increase
in chance of getting a second skill point from successful tradeskill
attempts.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Killing
Spree
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Killing
a player results in 5% damage increase
per application, up to 5 applications, for 8 seconds while active.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lucky
Penny
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
coin gained from loot and quest
rewards by 5%.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Planar
Protection
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Increases
resistances by 5 while active.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shrewd
Negotiator
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reduces
the purchase price of items at vendors
by 5%. Mounts are excluded.
Passive
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Camp
Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that doubles all out of combat
recovery rates for nearby party or raid members for 5 minutes.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Defender's Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases the armor of
nearby party or raid members by 5% for 5 minutes.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Field Medic Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases the healing
effects on nearby party or raid members by 5% for 5 minutes.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
General's Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases the attributes
of nearby party or raid members by 5% for 5 minutes
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Guild Rally Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that allows all guild members
to teleport to it's location using guild rally tokens.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Rift Energy Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases mana regeneration of
nearby party or raid members by 10% and reduces energy cost of
abilities by 5
for 5 minutes.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Skirmisher's Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases the damage of
nearby party or raid members by 5% for 5 minutes.
Active
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summon
Stalwart Banner
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Summons
a banner that increases the endurance of
nearby party or raid members by 5% for 5 minutes.
Active