Guild Leveling

[Thulcondar]

IgoMir is Russia's largest gaming convention -- sort of an Eastern European Electronic Entertainment Expo (E5?) -- and Blizzard made an appearance there this week, showing off World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Starcraft II. Besides the demo booths, visitors could look forward to panels with J. Allen Brack (the current WoW head honcho) and Chris Sigaty (SC2 grand poobah), trivia contests with the Russian Blizzard CMs, and goblin/worgen leveling contests.nnBut, of course, here at WoW.com we're mostly interested in Cataclysm news, so let's get right to it, shall we?nnIn his Cataclysm panel, Brack touched on two subjects -- Tol Barad, the new outdoor PVP zone/quest hub, and the new guild leveling system. The Tol Barad talk was apparently nothing new, but the guild leveling talk had some good information in it. Not everything discussed here is new, but some of it is, so I'll just reiterate what he said.nnAfter the jump, of course.nnYour guild will get experience for players earning rep, killing bosses, doing dailies, getting achievements, Arena and BG wins, crafting, leveling up, and more. The top 20 earners in the guild each week will have their contributions turned into XP. Previous contributions won't factor into a particular week's XP, so every member of the guild has the chance to be a top earner each week.nnGuild experience, once accrued at the end of each week, will be converted into guild currency, which can be used to buy a myriad of items, including reagents, tabards, pets, profession recipes, heirlooms, and Guild Talent points.nnGuild Talents will be things like a Mass Resurrection spell on a 30-minute cooldown, removal of reagents for buff spells, and increased gold drops in the world and instances. Guild leaders can respec guild talents, though the method and cost (if any) is currently unknown.nnAs your guild levels up, the amount of ingredients necessary for your guild recipes will get cheaper. An example would be lowering the number of Frozen Orbs (or the equivalent) necessary to craft a weapon by your guild blacksmith. The guild interface will also allow you to browse through any and all recipes available in your guild.nnGuild-crafted heirlooms will cover every gear slot, according to Brack, and, like any guild-crafted item, will remain bound to the guild. If you leave the guild, your Guild-Bound items will automatically deposit themselves back into the guild bank.nnGuild achievements are also in the works, such as an achievement for crafting a legendary, or for getting a certain number of players to the maximum profession level. A guild can also get an achievement automatically if a certain percentage of players in the guild have it too. It's unknown if guild achievements will provide XP or currency.nnBrack also noted new Armory improvements for Cataclysm, like RSS feeds for guild news and lists of all available guild recipes.nnLastly, it'll be possible to set up a guild tax so that an adjustable portion of all looted gold goes straight to the guild bank for every member. Further details on the feature are unknown.nnnShall we start the debate now?nnhttp://www.wow.com/2009/11/09/igomir-2009-more-cataclysm-guild-leveling-details

[Asarelah]

Oh, by all means, do start it. I shall make the popcorn and have Wiindriider sell the tickets. IF the guild tax doesn't add to our Lady's coffers, then at least we shall have proceeds from the concession stand. *grins*

[Thulcondar]

Oh, by all means, do start it. I shall make the popcorn and have Wiindriider sell the tickets. IF the guild tax doesn't add to our Lady's coffers, then at least we shall have proceeds from the concession stand. *grins*

nnWell if you insist....nnI guess it depends on the actual mechanics of this tax. I assume it would be a percentage of the loot. For an 80, that is not a big deal, probably. I know many who, like myself, don't do dailies or farm much (I cannot stand repetition).nnThen there are the younglings. While many "rob Peter to pay Paul" with their toons, I prefer not to. I view them as acquaintances not kin. It could produce financial hardship for those who tend not to save their hard earned money.nnOn the other side, it will allow a cash flow to support guild events. I have no idea how much money the guild has, I know Sleeper Cartel on Perenolde has a bunch-one example our 3k gold give away to first place in our Gnome race. How much does a guild really need?nnThere you go, how much do I owe for the popcorn (extra butter please)?

[Asarelah]

*grins*nWhat kinda fish are in the bucket ? Might work a swap. Maybe...

[Warburn]

I am really looking forward to guild leveling!nI am sure the tax will have all sorts of options to set such as what level toons would have to be and what percentage the tax would be and even max daily contribution per character.