What on earth makes you think that I joined my guild for "the sole rason of
getting nice itmes for free"? You seem to think that I expect the guild to
work for me, and I suppose in a way that is true, just as they expect me to
work for the guild. My bard has worked hard for every piece she has, which
includes a complete set of planer weapons and a near-complete set of
Imbrued. I've helped my guild on many, many raids and planer trips and died
countless times helping my guildmates retrieve corpses and overcome
obstacles for fun and for loot. If those had been Cobalt boots I would have
offered them to a guild warrior rather than /auction'ing them off for 5k. I
would *never* sell an item that a guildmate could use, and in fact have
given away fbss's, Exe Axes, etc. on more than one occassion.
I earned those boots through my deeds while in the guild, just because I
wasn't on when they were dropped is irrelevant.
[51 Minstrel] Crier (Half Elf) <Seekers of Norrath> ZONE: work
> Crier wrote:
> > Geez you guys... Try and get into a cooperative, team-spirited
> guild. I logged on last night and had two different guildmates send
> me tells saying they had some Singing Steel boots for me if I still
> needed them.
>
> I would never join a guild for the sole reason of getting nice items
> for free. I have nothing against people helping other people out,
> but I believe there's a lot to be said for being able to acquire my
> equipment by my own means. Singing Steel Boots aside (which I
> mentioned I received as a gift), the only other item I have which I
> did not a) loot, b) buy, or c) trade for myself is an EB BP and I
> feel I've been pretty well equipped throughout the life of my Bard.
> When I received the BP as a wedding present, I was capable of gaining
> it myself by a), b) or c).
>
> I see my guild more as a means to help me get to the places to
> acquire equipment rather than a guild that will take all of the work
> out of it. I don't mind twinking (my level 10 Shaman has almost full
> Totemic), but I still take some pride in having acquired that
> equipment myself in another character.
>
> I have seen and heard of far too many guilds, for my taste, where
> people join for the sole purpose of getting twinked. Level 10
> characters join and demand "phat lewt" or they threaten to quit.
>
> Maybe I'm more of a "loner" or maybe, even tho I have given away many
> items to people, I don't want to feel obligated to reciprocate every
> time I get something of value on my own. But, whichever reason, I'd
> definitely prefer to purchase, trade, or loot the Singing Steel
> Gaunts on my own.
>
> Darkfox Reven'tsol
> Xegony