| World of Warcraft is, in many ways, a completely | | | | policies, such as stealing from the guild bank; or |
| virtual world, and a lot of things work the same | | | | begging from other players; or "needing" things in |
| way there as they do in the real world. Picture | | | | a dungeon that everybody has the same right to |
| this: You've just became a leader at your work, | | | | use. |
| but you have no clue about how to lead people. | | | | How do you deal with things like that? In real life, |
| Well, guess what? You can test it in WoW | | | | you might be forced to fire such an employee, |
| without suffering any devastating consequences. | | | | and that's not the easiest task to handle. You |
| Groups and Guilds | | | | might think that it doesn't really matter in WoW, |
| Of course, there's many things you can do on | | | | but then you would be wrong. Some guild |
| your own in WoW, but many quests can only be | | | | members get really distressed if you throw them |
| done in groups. You can form a group from quest | | | | out of the guild, so you'd better be prepared to |
| to quest, or dungeon to dungeon, or from | | | | take care of that, too. |
| battleground to battleground. Every time you'll | | | | What behavior do you wish from your guild |
| meet new members, and face new leadership | | | | members? Should they at least say "hello", when |
| demands. People also form larger, more | | | | they enter, and "goodbye" when they leave - or |
| permanent groups which are called guilds. | | | | doesn't that matter to you? This is, perhaps, a |
| Anybody can create a guild, but it takes a lot of | | | | small thing, but it's important for the group morale |
| leadership and knowledge to run it the correct | | | | that people know and matter to each other, |
| way. | | | | therefore a minimum of politeness should be |
| Challenges for a Guild Master | | | | obligatory. Are you able to make your guild |
| You can compare a guild master to a leader in | | | | members live up to your policies? If not, then |
| many ways. A guild master has the overall | | | | don't expect to be able to lead a department. |
| responsibility of running the guild. That means, | | | | It's Not All Bad, of Course! |
| everything from striking up a conversation in the | | | | If you only had bad experiences from being a |
| guild, to making sure of the members morale and | | | | guild master, I guess there would be a lot fewer |
| behavior - even to "firing" guild members for | | | | guilds in WoW. The good news is that this isn't the |
| conducting themselves in ways that go against | | | | case. Many members will look up to you as the |
| the betterment of the guild. | | | | leader, and learn from what you do, and how you |
| Sometimes, you'll face challenges that take all | | | | behave. You have a great responsibility here, but |
| your knowledge and leadership to handle | | | | you will also receive great rewards. Just like you |
| competently. One of the trusted members of the | | | | would by being a leader in the real world. |
| guild might do something that is against your | | | | |