subject: Gaining a Guild Position For WoW Raiding [print this page] Everyone knows that there are a multitude of benefits from raiding in world of warcraft. However, to raid you need to be part of a raiding party and to do that you need a guild. A mistake many new players make is to petition the tops warcraft guilds for admission. This is never going to happen. You must first find a lower level guild that better suits the level and proficiency of your character.
It is true that all the glory lies in joining a top guild. Before you can ever gain notoriety or fame in the Warcraft world and be an important member of a top ranked guild you must be prepared to spend some time learning your craft in a smaller guild.
Even in a lower ranked guild you can learn a lot. By raiding in groups within your guild and gaining experience form PvP with guild members you can level up much more quickly than you would otherwise.
Making yourself a valuable and desired member of a raiding party or PvP group will bring you to the attention of higher ranked groups.
It is a waste of time applying to one of the top 3 guilds. It is necessary to spend time in "lesser" guilds to prove your worth and learn necessary skills before you can progress to higher ranked guilds. The highest ranked guilds are run like sports teams. They regularly rate and monitor their members. In fact, some of the PvP groups within the top guilds can earn as much as $10,000 from competitions every year!
A good guild will help you grow by keeping an eye on your progress. So you can see that the very best guilds want players who are already established and skilful.
It is always a good idea to search for a guild that would benefit from the skills you have but which can help you power up and level up faster than you could on your own.
Be sure to seek a good PvP or raiding group as soon as you are accepted into a guild. A Pick-up Group (PuG) is a great way to develop the skills you need in PvP and raiding. Once you develop your skills to a higher level you can join a better guild and continue building your skills.
Do not settle for second best. Even though you should so for guilds that are closer to your level don't let that stop you from going for guilds that are above your level. Try to get a place in a solid and well established raiding party or PvP group. You can learn a lot from the members of that group and all parties involved can benefit greatly from the co-operation.
