I wanted to thank everyone for their feedback from the previous post! I've been really busy with work and school these days so I apologize for the big gaps and shortness of my posts.
The Constitution
The liberation from our first corrupt leader made us realize that we required a set of rules to prevent another dictator and ensure fairness in our guild. The cabinet gathered and worked on a constitution to keep limitations on the leaders and formed a currency system to help distribute loot and trade amongst the members. We were no longer savages but civilized people who respected and followed law.
The Rise to Power
To my surprise, I was elected as the next person to take the throne to lead our guild. With the help of my cabinet, our reputation began to grow through our achievements and conquers of dangerous mythical beasts. In a blink of an eye, our guild had become the #1 nation in our land and we were suddenly busy reading resumes and doing interviews for all the people applying to join our ranks. The guild as a whole would vote on an applicant based on their performance and attitude after a two week trial period.
I began to experience the power and influence of being the leader of a top nation as strangers would approach me with respect and try to befriend me out of the blue. I began receiving random presents from females and no one dared to question me. Managing relations with other guild leaders were also important to establish trade and prevent any conflicts in territory.
This whole process was a strange experience for me because I was 17 during my reign in power and was the youngest in the guild. The guild at this stage was composed of 60 players whom were all older than me. Having everyone's obedience and respect was very eye opening on how strong power is and its influence on other people.
The Bitterness of Power
As time went on, I realized the downsides of being in a state of power. I slowly became stressed and bitter from resolving all the drama and problems amongst guild members.The game I had once loved had become a job and I was no longer having fun but too busy managing adults who were all older than me.
The rise to power had become the cause of my death.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
.: The Story of a Guild
I want to share a past experience on how certain video game communities evolve to form its own societies with structures and regulations just like a government. It's interesting how a lawless virtual world ends up becoming civilized where reputation and power becomes a great value and its influences on other players. I have witnessed corruption, espionage, marriages, break ups, and great friendships being born in my adventure.
The Colonization Era
The story begins when a game was newly released and a couple of friends and I wanted to have some fun. Rumor was that 20,000 people had already set sail to the new world and we followed suit. Once we arrived, we ignored the other colonizers and took care of each other but as we began to explore further, we realized that our numbers had to grow in order to survive this fiery world where dragons ruled the lands.
Our group slowly began to interact with different players and eventually formed a guild. We were a small guild exploring an unknown territory and accepted anyone who wished to join our new found colony. These were dark times because there was no enforcement on who we invited and how we interacted amongst each other until our first leader.
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
The first elected leader of the new found colony was a man named Bishop. Bishop was not a clergyman but a 22 year old electrician who liked to sing the B-A-N-A-N-A-S part in Holla Back Girl by Gwen Stefani. Finally having stability and rules to follow, the colony began thriving with new members and we were up to 40 members and I was invited to become one of the 5 officer cabinet members.
The Revolution
As time passed, we no longer heard the joyful
lyrics that would spread laughter through the fields but the angry, crazed voice from Bishop when we failed to return with the hidden treasures from the enemies we had slain. How can I say it, Bishop was going bananas and began abusing his power to use the colony for his greedy personal interests.
Our home had become desolate and we began to lose members left and right so something had to be done.
* To be Continued..
* I realized as I was writing this experience, that everything I wanted to express would make this post way too long. So I was wondering if everyone would like a follow-up post or I should just blog a new subject. Thanks for your feedback!
The Colonization Era
The story begins when a game was newly released and a couple of friends and I wanted to have some fun. Rumor was that 20,000 people had already set sail to the new world and we followed suit. Once we arrived, we ignored the other colonizers and took care of each other but as we began to explore further, we realized that our numbers had to grow in order to survive this fiery world where dragons ruled the lands.
Our group slowly began to interact with different players and eventually formed a guild. We were a small guild exploring an unknown territory and accepted anyone who wished to join our new found colony. These were dark times because there was no enforcement on who we invited and how we interacted amongst each other until our first leader.
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
The first elected leader of the new found colony was a man named Bishop. Bishop was not a clergyman but a 22 year old electrician who liked to sing the B-A-N-A-N-A-S part in Holla Back Girl by Gwen Stefani. Finally having stability and rules to follow, the colony began thriving with new members and we were up to 40 members and I was invited to become one of the 5 officer cabinet members.
The Revolution
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
- Lord Acton
As time passed, we no longer heard the joyful
lyrics that would spread laughter through the fields but the angry, crazed voice from Bishop when we failed to return with the hidden treasures from the enemies we had slain. How can I say it, Bishop was going bananas and began abusing his power to use the colony for his greedy personal interests.* To be Continued..
* I realized as I was writing this experience, that everything I wanted to express would make this post way too long. So I was wondering if everyone would like a follow-up post or I should just blog a new subject. Thanks for your feedback!
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