Hello all,
To most of you I am just another voice. I accept that. As well as what I'm about to say will be cast aside just as easily. However I wish to share our perspective in WarSong with you all. Merely to offer food for thought.
For starters this is a game, and so many take it light heartedly. Some play at their own pace, some push to be the best, and of course there are many in the middle. In the heart of WarSong we have spent countless hours dealing with diplomatics and communications between us and other guild relations. We spend that same amount of time inside the guild trying to keep the peace and create unity between our players. Like all guilds we have had our fall outs. We have had our fights, and made poor decisions. However we are still very strong. Are we the best? Absolutely not. We have our on challenges that we face to become one.
How many of you believe in honor, respect, and loyalty? Does that pertain to the flags that you pick up? The people you fight for, or stand next to? How many of you have to say you've been in 3+ guilds in the last 4 months. Shifting like the sands of time.
I can't speak for all guilds, I can't speak for all players on league side. However to some of us we are not willing to forsake ourselves for the sake of power. Were not willing to jump ship at the sign of struggle and spend months in regret.
You speak of merging like its easy. For you it may be, everybody is different. Who knows perhaps every other league guild wants to come together and make some power guild. That's not what we are pushing for within WarSong though.
We wish to improve, absolutely. We wish to be the best, absolutely. However we want to stand tall when we get there. We know what it feels liketo do such. Especially the old members of WarSong. With us still or not they knew the pride we all shared together when we were the first NA guild to take down Yasker on our server. We were not the strongest, we never have been. However we have always been able to stand tall. To us that is what is most important. To us that is power. We stand next to so many wonderful people. People that we will gladly give our all for. Never would we forsake them for greed or power.
You talk about merging being the only option, and you speak like its easy. That's fine, that's your right. Change needs to happen on league side.I do not deny that. the guilds have way to much isolation from each other. Some of it is language barriers, and some of it is choice. I know I'm always thanked and told how rare it is that someone helped another outside their own guild.
The attitudes need to change. However that takes time for trust and respect to build. It takes time and effort to slowly break down the walls that other guilds put in place. We were on the right path near the end of the NA server. We have a long ways to go once again. However WarSong as I said has never been about being the best. We are who we are and we spend our time trying to BETTER ourselves and our standing in the community.
I thank you for your time, and wish you all the best.