Expectations

We don't have very many hard and fast rules here in Aegis, in fact, the only one we really cleave to is simple: Don't be an asshole. Admittedly, this is a little bit open-ended, so this page is intended as guidelines for guild expectations, ours of you, and yours of us.

 

The guild expects:

No discussion of politics in guild chat.
This isn't intended to stifle anyone's opinions or censor anyone's views, but rather, to foster an environment where people with vastly different and often conflictiing world views can come together and have fun away from the "real world."
No discrimination based on, well, anything.
Except being a gnome. Obviously. We are open to all adults, regardless of age, creed, race, orientation, gender, nationality, disabilty or favorite band. Our members are expected to treat everyone with the respect they would expect in return. Ok, fine, even the gnomes.
Participation.
Sure, you can play the game however you like, but it is, by nature, a social beast, and we hope you'll be involved in chat and look to other members to round out your groups!
Represent the guild with honor.
Be aware that when you wear the Aegis tag, you ARE the guild to the people you meet in the world. While we're understanding of some lighthearted troll baiting in trade (who isn't?) we do expect you to be pleasant and courteous in pugs and the world at large.
No begging.
This is a pro forma rule, we don't have a problem with this now, and we don't anticipate it becoming a problem, but the guild frowns on begging for gold, mats, runs or assistance. Requesting aid is great! Begging is not.
Be helpful!
The flip side of the no begging rule, don't make people have to beg! We have a lot of experienced players, if that's you, please answer questions, port people places, be a nice guy/gal/gender to be named later!
Let leadership know of any other persons who have access to your account.
This isn't a deal breaker, even if it is a technical violation of the ToS - spouses often have access to each other's toons, for example. We just want to know if there is a chance the person we're talking to isn't the person we expected. We are an adult guild, so please have care in sharing an account with your minor children.
Bring problems to leadership.
Last but very not least, please bring any problems you're having, with the game, guild or mates, to the officers. We're here to help, and we can't fix problems we don't know about.

 

The members should expect:

A welcoming and inclusive environment.
We're glad you're here, we want you to feel that way too! Aegis is intended to be a safe and open place and you should feel comfortable here.
Evenhanded and fair treatment from the officers and from other guild members.
We understand that people tend to play with their particular friends, that's a natural effect of being in a medium to large organization, and raid teams are and always will be entirely at the discretion of the raid leader, but we expect everyone to treat their guildmates with respect and include people (within the limits of their ability/gear requirements.)
Open communication and transparent decision making.
We will post any changes to the guild here on the website and open them for discussion in Discord, if you have any question about how anything is run, please ask!
Support for member-led activities.
All full members are encouraged to schedule and lead guild-wide events. Officers are delighted to support these with promotion on the website, the google calendar and in Discord. Do you need specific materials? We'll try to help supply them. Let us know how we can support your events.
Leadership that listens and is open to suggestion.
Do you want to impact the guild's direction? Do you have suggestions for events the guild could host? Please let us know, there are suggestion boxes around the guild website, and you can always send Rajia an in-game mail.

 

Guild Bank Policies:

Tab one is a free-for-all.
All members have access to tab one, and we hope you'll find something useful or amusing at our White Elephant. No, really, please take it...
Consumables are available to any member at cost.
As available. Cost is determined by the Strategos, who have graciously been spending the time to stock materials and coordinate crafting, and will vary based on donations of materials to the guild bank and cost of needed supplies on the open market. Any officer can retrieve these supplies upon request. Cost should be posted in the information section of the bank tab.
Raid specific guild bank tabs.
Specific regularly scheduled raids can request a designated bank tab, if they want to supply their raid differently than above. This is at the discretion of the officers and dependent on space available. If you want designated space for your run, speak with a Strategos officer. Please be respectful of raid specific supplies!
Donations are welcome, and will be used at the discretion of the Strategos.
Some things dontated to the guild bank will be retained for member use, some will be used to craft consumables for members and some, eventually, are liquidated. Atrise, Daozi, Aunyx and Tyrik handle this organization. If you deposit something to the bank by accident, please let someone know soonest!

 

 
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