So, after what turned into a lengthy chit chat on guild chat this afternoon, several of us got it into our heads that we could GvG out of RB again. To be more ambitious, however, I threw out the idea that if we actually worked for it, we could probably get our rating back over 1000 and start competing in daily tournaments, getting ourselves some reward points. That's actually what sparked the interest; getting some form of reward for it. In any case, we figured that since now that we have SF back...ish, and with Courin turning into a GvG addict, we'd have enough people available to build an actual team.
Now, I know we've done GvG groupings in the past, but that's mostly been bring whatever you can (not even really byob) and has sometimes included builds that really should not have been taken out of a PvE setting. Well, this time I'm going to be working out a build with Fox (did I forget to mention that part on guild chat, Fox?) and we'll be running said build. Moreover, we're actually going to be working on team co-ordination and communication. We might even be able to pull some players that know what they're doing in (i.e. borrow kisu mentors) to help out. Maybe.
So, now you've seen my idea. What am I asking of you? Well, without intending to scare people away, I want commitment. I don't mean a daily time commitment (though that would be nice). What I mean is, I want people to be commited to improving themselves as players, not just brushing losses off with an "oh well" and not giving them a second thought. I want people to actually learn and become better players. One of the easiest ways of doing that without actual match practice is to observe the top guilds. Watch the way they play, see how they execute spikes, how they move around the field and where they position themselves, who they pressure, etc.; and also be aware that we will never be them. We need to play to our own strengths, not theirs.
You should have noticed by now that I've avoided the issue of time. I'm going to keep avoiding that issue as long as possible.
One other thing that needs considering is the guild hall. Solitude is not very beginner friendly. It'd be nice to change the hall to something a bit easier to work with, but I'll be making a new topic about that to avoid the fiasco we had the last time the idea of changing the hall came around.
Ok, I don't want this to get too long so I'm going to stop here.
Now, I know we've done GvG groupings in the past, but that's mostly been bring whatever you can (not even really byob) and has sometimes included builds that really should not have been taken out of a PvE setting. Well, this time I'm going to be working out a build with Fox (did I forget to mention that part on guild chat, Fox?) and we'll be running said build. Moreover, we're actually going to be working on team co-ordination and communication. We might even be able to pull some players that know what they're doing in (i.e. borrow kisu mentors) to help out. Maybe.
So, now you've seen my idea. What am I asking of you? Well, without intending to scare people away, I want commitment. I don't mean a daily time commitment (though that would be nice). What I mean is, I want people to be commited to improving themselves as players, not just brushing losses off with an "oh well" and not giving them a second thought. I want people to actually learn and become better players. One of the easiest ways of doing that without actual match practice is to observe the top guilds. Watch the way they play, see how they execute spikes, how they move around the field and where they position themselves, who they pressure, etc.; and also be aware that we will never be them. We need to play to our own strengths, not theirs.
You should have noticed by now that I've avoided the issue of time. I'm going to keep avoiding that issue as long as possible.
One other thing that needs considering is the guild hall. Solitude is not very beginner friendly. It'd be nice to change the hall to something a bit easier to work with, but I'll be making a new topic about that to avoid the fiasco we had the last time the idea of changing the hall came around.
Ok, I don't want this to get too long so I'm going to stop here.
Alea Jacta Est - Caesar
I live my life by Murphy's Law.
I live my life by Murphy's Law.
