This is a topic that I empathize with quite a bit.
I've only played two other MMOs other than FFXIV (both of them of the superhero genre), but pretty much every RP guild I've been in for an extended period of time in either of those games have had strict core themes, no-nonsense rules and expectations, and/or some sort of screening process (such as applications or interviews).
At face value, it is elitist-- but there's a difference between this and what's connotative as elitism. Remember that when you're putting together a guild of any kind, you're looking for people who share your interests and values. If someone doesn't share in this, they aren't going to mesh well with you or the rest of your community. And in the case of an RP group, even a well-presented character might just not work in context you might be going for in a guild (a berserker in a group of white mages, anyone?).Â
You'll get people who think poorly on this in any community, but there's just as many that see "strict" guilds as something worth looking into because they're so discerning.
I've only played two other MMOs other than FFXIV (both of them of the superhero genre), but pretty much every RP guild I've been in for an extended period of time in either of those games have had strict core themes, no-nonsense rules and expectations, and/or some sort of screening process (such as applications or interviews).
At face value, it is elitist-- but there's a difference between this and what's connotative as elitism. Remember that when you're putting together a guild of any kind, you're looking for people who share your interests and values. If someone doesn't share in this, they aren't going to mesh well with you or the rest of your community. And in the case of an RP group, even a well-presented character might just not work in context you might be going for in a guild (a berserker in a group of white mages, anyone?).Â
You'll get people who think poorly on this in any community, but there's just as many that see "strict" guilds as something worth looking into because they're so discerning.
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