So, You Want to be Guilded

School is in session. (CMON, a little summer school won’t kill ya!)

People ask me all the time, “Foton, can I have your stuff?”

Obviously, no. They also ask, if they know what’s good for ’em, “Foton, how do I choose a good guild?”

Many times, I’ll say, “hell if I know,” but that’s because I’m busy and don’t have time to explain every little thing. In the interest of helping the community, and I’m all about the community, here’s my short list of things to look for in a guild:

1. What’s in it for you? What are you, a gaming philanthropist? Of course not! You’re just like me and Skippy, my gaming teenaged neighbor. You’d like a little something, y’know, for the effort.

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I’d Rather be in Norrath

tombstone

I just can’t get enough of sign fakery. (make your own tombstone)

I have a couple of e-friends with real gaming-themed license plates. Ya, twisted and weird … and, it’s a bitch when max level is raised and they have to change the plates to reflect their uberness.

One of the e-thugs tried to get “FUEQ” approved from his DMV, but was turned down — probably the DMV thought it was a clever misspelling of fuck, but you and I know better, don’t we?

Fake plate

(make your own fake plate)

I think I’ve almost won Guild Wars. I dunno, I’m guessing here.

Big problem though: one of the guild dudes made the call this week … he’s had it, he’s formulating his exit plan and will be returning to some other virtual world, although which one he hasn’t decided yet.

He has been tossing around the “E” word alot. You know the one I mean. EverQuest.

I’ve been down this road before. It always starts out like this. A joke, a taunt, a throwaway idea. Next thing I know, I’m back on duty in Norrath.

And I’ll need a new license plate.