State of the Guild, <Archangel> as of 29 May, 2009

I decided to do something different this time and I made my "address" in video!

This message can be seen in VIDEO on YouTube here:

State of the Guild VIDEO on YouTube.com

Here's the outline I used -- it covers the main sentiment of what I feel and said. 8^)

The State of the Guild

29 May, 2009

 

My life since we’ve been in Germany:

n  First got here

o   Noticed immediately that I was saying goodnight to you guys just as you were logging in for the evening.

o   Stayed up late, kept having a good time, but my family and my work suffered.

o   Focused on spending as much time in-game as possible, but of course, always missed “prime time”

o   Kept up with forums, vent, etc… continued to occasionally neglect my family due to my focus on the guild.

n  At some point, I realized that actually going in-game and playing WoW was a real challenge

o   As most of you do, I also play primarily for the social interaction

o   Between my family needs and the significant time-zone difference, one of two things seemed to always happen

§  1 – I was free to play for a while but most of the guild was still asleep

§  2 – Our guildies were online, but I couldn’t commit to anything because I knew a family commitment was going to make me have to leave the group.

o   This obvious lack of social interaction was a big link in the chain that has pulled me out of my in-game WoW time.

n  Last few months

o   Computer Died – I think this is where things really started to evolve in our guild.

o   With only one functional machine, it was not practical to use it – the kids became a nightmare when I was on there.

§  Waited for Tax Return (which was delayed)

§  Waited for overseas computer shipping

§  Finally got the computer

o   New computers

§  I had hoped and assumed that once we all had computers we’d all get actively involved in WoW again.

§  Somewhere during the time when I was mostly offline waiting for the new computers, I began to allow myself to focus on other things:

·         My family

·         Reading (two weeks for a full re-read of the 7 Harry Potter Books)

·         Work – this also became more involved with my promotion.   Go figure :P

n  Today   

o   Ever since we picked up the Wii and Rockband 2, WoW simply hasn’t been  a priority for me.

o   I still enjoy keeping in touch with the guild though the forums, vent, facebook, etc…. but WoW just doesn’t draw me in as strongly as it used to.

n  SO….  Where are we going from here??

o   We’ve “lost” a few guildies – ie:  Thai, Sin in particular --- is say QUOTE “Lost” because most of us still consider them friends, and this is another reason I believe it’s time for us evolve our focus.

o   I know I’m not the only one here that has made many good friends over the years in Archangel.  Even though my WoW time is not nearly what it used to be, the ties I’ve made with many of you are ones that I plan to continue beyond the limited scope of WoW.

o   It’s time for us to evolve our focus beyond WoW and reinforce what has always been the main strength of our guild – Social ties and Friendships.

o   To this end, I’ve created a Facebook group that everyone is welcome to join.

o   Also, Seldrin is working on a new website for us that will encompass this new focus.  Please take a look at it here:   http://archangel.questlords.com and give us some feedback about what you’d like to see to make it better!

o   If you didn’t know already, Seld and Grim have established an presence in Lord of the Rings Online, and they’re looking for more guildies there if you wanna check that out.  J

o   You can also expect to see some changes to our forums, as the bulk of what we have created here will be consolidated to a “WoW” section, and new games that we are playing will have their sections added as needed.

I have thoroughly enjoyed being the GM of and building friendships with all of you.  I’m still here, I’m not going anywhere.  J  Even though you may not see me in WoW much these days, I want to make sure you know that I’m still doing what I can to move us forward and continue to do what is best for this “online family” so many of us have grown to love.

Please tell me your thoughts on these changes!!  

And of course, there are still many guildies that are regular players in WoW – and I’m looking for some help in that regard.  If you are, or know of, guilides that are still active in WoW and would be appropriate for an in-game officer position, let me know!  I want to make sure we keep our in-game leadership as strong as possible.

Thank you again for your friendship and loyalty over the years.  I look forward to many more good times with all of you in a variety of games over the coming months and years -- (including WoW, because I’m certainly not done there)

Take care!  I’ll see ya’ online!

-joftinac

Lemme be the first to say very well. We always keep ties. As long as you bring me my eggs. I second this posting and give my full support.

Video off Youtube.com is now imbedded in main page of the website. Nice vid boss.

:tank:

Thanks, Seld :) I just wish I wasn't fighting a nasty bought of allergies+cold. :frantic:

Well said sarge. I wish I had more to add but you really nailed it. I love the idea of the new website Seldrin is working on and am looking forward to visiting it regularly. :thai:

Alright, now added the link to the Archangel group on Facebook to the navigation on the website.