Attention all Clerics, Mincers and Sorcs

[Strondor_New]

FIRST COHORT is currently recruiting players who have lvl 50 Clerics , Minstrels and Sorcs (these classes only for the time being).

FC is an R V R guild that prefers to avoid the zerg where possible.

What we're looking for in you:
1) Easy going, pleasant attitude to gaming (sense of humour sometimes essential hehe).
2) Regular playing, eg at least 3-4 times / week.
3) Team spirit.
4) Experience not essential, but willingness to learn rapidly in single fg R V R tactics (training provided on the job ).
5) Ablity to communcate (although many of our members do not have english as their 1st language).

Salary & Benefits Package:
1) Oodles of rps / week if thats what ur into
2) Oodles of witty banter in guild / grp chat hehe.
3) Poo coloured guld cloak.
4) The opportunity to bring new life and dimension to ur DAOC playing, by avoiding the zerg and roaming as a killer fg.
5) Grouping available at nearly all times of day with little or no waiting.
6) Friendly and very competent alliance members (HB).

If your interested, pm me in confidence for a chat, or post here.
If i'm not in game then you may also contact:
Gawain / Arthwyr
Parlain
Konah
Quicksilver.


Please remeber that this invitation is limited to Sorcs, Minstrels and Clerics for the time being.

 

[Eggy]

Here here, more clerics so they don't have to fight over me every time I pop online

Great people, great fun - give it a go.

 

[Tigerius]

Mitts off our support! I mean mitts of me!

 

[Apathy]

Pffft. Have you tried just inviting people into your fabulous groups? Or do you just stand at ATK saying "Sheesh! Only 9 FC in Emain! This place is dead!" as you ignore the other 500 Albs?

I'd be willing to wear a brown cloak if I can stay in my own guild. I'd like to group with more sorcerer worshippers.

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[old.Wildfire]

:sleeping: well done Apathy, j00 pwned us g00d. FC makes best effort to form groups using the members we have - that way we know each other's capabilities, and are immune to "joining guild group cya" syndrome. Obviously though if we don't have what we need (the last time we had a cleric minstrel sorc and slam tanks in the same group was... well, a long time ago) we will ask around. Additionally... the only sorcs that are worth worshipping are the really good ones, which I have to say are in very short supply in albion. We have plenty that fall asleep and have never got in the first mezz in their life though... go alb

 

[Apathy]

Originally posted by old.Wildfire
(the last time we had a cleric minstrel sorc and slam tanks in the same group was... well, a long time ago)

Pffft. Been in a few of those lately. Personal slambot makes all the difference. Glory be!

There are a few good sorcerers out there, I'm sure. Quib rocks! Love grouping with ickle Quiblet. And, if it's not too vain, I don't think I'm THAT bad compared to some. I can do my job well, given the proper backup. Most times it's just me trying to make the best of it that I can. ~weeps~

"They're all debuffed AND mezzed in the gates! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO SOMETHING!" is going to have to go on my QB.

Anyway. I suppose what I'm really saying is...take me into your groups because I love RvR and with a decent group I'd like it even more. I have a cloak ready and EVERYTHING!

I'm also channelling the spirit of Sorusi, if that helps.

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[50-Warlock-50]

ewwo

I have to say i have grouped with Fc at one point in their roaming tactics and they know what theyre doing. very rarely do i get a group who can actually mezz and take out other groups without running away. Thanks to FC for recruiting me and i look forward to grouping as much as possible with them

 

[The Dragon]

coudnt resist.

I admit first of the FC are good at RVR, some guildies and my self have been in your groups, very good indeed.

However, I completely disagree with your poaching tactics. Its underhanded and divides guilds that are trying to establish themselves.

I, myself, and my guild have not fallen prey to this, if your level 50 join us, crap. But Friends of mine have. Most guilds help each other level to 50, and I (probably others) spend a lot of time helping our guildies to level 50. So im imagine the betrayal if they just used you to get to level 50 and then joined FC, who actively recruits them.

Why not just work together the way we are rather than abandon our mates and the guilds that helped get us to where we are.

Shame on the ppl who leave, and shame on the ppl who poach.

Before you come back say they leave on their own free will, I have heard that some of these are continually harassed until they do.

This is not the only way to make a better alb, just a way to ruin the guild system.

FC play better with others and you got a whole realm of minstrels/clerics and Sorcerors to group with and share your experienced knowledge with.

 

[)nick(]

I doubt they actively bully people into joining them

Asking someone if they might be interested in joining your guild isn't a offensive towards his current guild leader imo. I had some level 50 guys leave from a guild I helped start and could totally understand the reasoning behind them joining FC.

 

[Duryn]

I'd prolly guess that 99% if not 100% of people in FC weren't poached, its not possible to 'make' someone join a guild as it all comes down to the person leaving their old guild first.
When you hit 50 there's basically 2 things you can do, RVR and mob hunts. Majority of guilds have players who hit 50 and then level alts but some people want to play rvr and FC is a good option to do so.

 

[kinadold]

Well FC suffers from, we only invite usefull people into our rvr
groups. Let talk about my friend Sewen from RC. He is like
Lukas and Regtur. They protect,slam,intercept and use fh for the ones they are guarding. Good players who are an assert to any group, but selvdom invited. Ask Cullyn how much dam a scout like
mine do when buffed, but im newer invited. That leaves the impression that some people in certain guilds thinks they are better than the rest of us.

 

[Apathy]

Lukas rocks. It is true.

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[--Eraser--]

well FC forcing people to join them i cant imagine.

but one thing i have to say against these kind of guilds:

several times i got asked from ppl to help them with their epic, also some from FC for example.
they where totally allone and had noone, and when i asked
"where is your guild to help you with that?"
the answer was always similar:
"we are a rvr guild, they dont help"

....??? well, if that is the way these things are handled in such a guild then i will never understand who people can join there.

 

[Jiggs]

if you cant find these new recruits from the people out there in emain every evening i somehow doubt posting here will get anyone except people who play rarely...

 

[Treniel-]

anybody who says we don't help alb is bullshitting. Fact.
we arn't trying to poach other players from other guilds where did stron once say that?
Its a recruiting thread we're short on sorcs mins and clerics nothing else.
we have 3-4 active tanks so why would we want more kinad ?
Oh and ask the all the people we have grpd with over the past few days that are out of guild? Apollo (note tank) Georgie, Warlock (before he joined) Lightspeed etc etc loads of them if theres only 6 FC online we won't tell other realmies to piss of...

get your facts right before you start slagging us off please

 

[Apathy]

So you'll be inviting me to your group at ATK in around 1 hour when I get home from work?

Superb!

I'll make a special FC QB bar for you.

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[alithiel50]

Originally posted by The Dragon
However, I completely disagree with your poaching tactics.

It's hardly 'poaching' to advertise a vacant position.... All businesses in RL do it when they require people with particular skills!

Originally posted by Kinadold
Well FC suffers from, we only invite usefull people into our rvr
groups

We try to make our groups up from the guild members we have online. It's not always possible, however, and you'll see people from other guilds in our groups. Usually its for one of the following reasons:

1. We were lacking an essential class (ie Cleric or Mincer)
2. The person in question is trying out to join
3. There weren't enough guild members online to make a group, so we invited a friend or 2 we happened to meet on the pad.

We don't go out of our way to invite people from outside the guild, but if people ask and theres a space going chances are you'll get an invite - particularly if you know someone in the group. But it's not very often that we have a space going spare!

Originally posted by --Eraser--
but one thing i have to say against these kind of guilds:

several times i got asked from ppl to help them with their epic, also some from FC for example.
they where totally allone and had noone, and when i asked
"where is your guild to help you with that?"
the answer was always similar:
"we are a rvr guild, they dont help"

....??? well, if that is the way these things are handled in such a guild then i will never understand who people can join there.

Most of the people joining FC are level 50 and already have their Epic armour. Indeed, it's been a long time since we had a guildmember who was below level 50 - we currently have 2 characters in the guild who fall into this group, and both are alts.

 

[Kagato.]

I don't belive he is refering to this thread and poaching but rather your habit of poaching other guilds level 50ies soon as they ding in the game.

And to be quite frank I agree for the most part with Draven here however I don't blame FC for this, if thats how they want to be then fair enough, I just thing its pretty low of the players themselves ditching their old guilds that have got them to 50 the moment they ding.

I quite agree also though that the Realm in general would benefit much more from guilds banding together and sharing small group tactics rather then simply snatching required classes to hog the action.

 

[Flimgoblin]

yeah, if they ding 50, get the epic, ditch the guild and join FC - it's not FC's fault, it's the player.

Of course if FC has a lot of those players in it.... I hope you're better at gaining their loyalty than their old guild.

 

[Danya]

I'd be interested, if I still played alb/excal.
After all, Wiffle = meh biatch.

 

[kestral]

I don't think there is anything wrong with FC advertizing for members, what bothers me most is the members that leave their guilds to join them. Seems like something must be lacking in the guilds to fail to build up the loyalty that I for one, feel to my guild. I think that, is what's sad. Of course, on the other hand, as Fingoniel said, "yeah, if they ding 50, get the epic, ditch the guild and join FC - it's not FC's fault, it's the player." and maybe it is a flaw of the individual that they leave once they reach fifty to join FC. I don't know, I realize it is an individuals choice, no one can make you leave your guild for a new one, and I know some people have to guild hop for quite a while till they find one that fits, and maybe, First Cohorts fit is what suits many, if so, more power to them.

 

[old.Wildfire]

So anyway, we're looking for ~50 sorcs minstrels and clerics, anyone with a willingness to learn and enthusiasm to play looking for an RvR guild?

 

[- Pathfinder -]

Laff

 

[Apathy]

I already said I would and you just ignored me.

A no would be nice. I need closure dammit!

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[appollo creed]

been in a few FC RvR grps.

Had much fun, rp's and bad jokes

hoping 4 more

 

[K0nah]

no such thing as poaching. what this "ad" is asking is "are u a mincer/cleric/sorc who wants to rvr more? if so come give us a try". if a player is happy with the guild hes in and that guild is giving him what he wants, i.e. organized, regular, effective & fun rvr then he wont want to leave and no harm done. FC is NOT a place to park your lvl50 while u lvl three alts. regular RvR activity is required to remain a member

you wont find any xp guild chat, our guild chan is our rvr cg complete with lfg's etc. its a different focus, its not for everyone certainly, but if its for u then we're here.

re: giving grp spots to randoms, guildies always come first as stated above and if your a non-essential class then your chances are slim of finding a vacant slot in an FC grp, its really that simple.

essential: cleric/mincer/cc
desirable: slam tank/hybrids
non-essential: all others

 

[Tigerius]

Correct Konah, but it does voulentary or less voulentary paint an image of greener grass.

Also the notion of L50 support classes having gone through all of that unguilded is very unlikely, a handful might have found themselves unguilded at 50 but thats the odd occasion and in which they most likely need not look far for offers, so when you ARE asking for the above classes you are directing your advertisements towards mostly people who are guilded.

Bit like having another bloke hitting on your GF, "if she likes you she will stay"...

 

[sorusi]

Albion seem to have shortage of sorcs?

Well cant blame ppl for not playing the worst class in albion.. (or allmost )

Hope you manage to get hold on some new good players...

And why join FC? .. cos FC go with their own grps, they dont zerg like rest of the headless chickens.. ive seen it from both hibb and midd pov, ooh and alb

PS: miss you guys few more lvls and ill be out searching for you in the frontiers

 

[Arthwyr]

Oooooooh sorusi you better lvl that Runie and keep the big bad zerker away from me you hear !

As for recruiting and guild grouping. First of all we frequently get membership requests from lvl 50 players but unfortunately we can not accept all of them. Most of the ppl who asked lately were tanks and I was really sorry to disapoint them that we can not use tanks atm and for those of you who applied and read this I hope you understand. In order to make effective RvR groups within the guild we need, as ody said, a certain mixture of classes and some of them are hard to come by. Taking in an overdose of tanks for example would in the long run make the entire guild unhappy as we would not be able to provide the ppl with the reason they joined for: Good RvR.

As a GM I understand its hard to see people leave and jump ship to join someone else but if their motivations are right why bug them about it ? Alot of ppl asking me to join come up with the following reasons: my guild doesn't RvR at all or how about all thet lvl 50s in my guild are playing alts or stopped playing alltogether. The reason for FC was to give ppl a reason to be lvl 50 and not just to end up being another parking place for the high lvls cause you are bored. Sure we craft too, sure we play alts and hunt for items but most of the time we will be found in RvR with guildies and making good rpoints in the process. So if you are a gm and feel your guild is becoming a parking place for 50s or an "alt" guild try to do something about it and don't be angry at your members if they dont feel at ease in it. If you are a member of such a guild and want a change feel free to check us out but make sure your old guild is informed of why you leave, its the least you can do. Its a limited offer because class requirements change all the time but for now it stands and with pvp coming I am sure tehre will be more openings.

 

[The Dragon]

interesting very interesting.

My post was meant to help FC with their current PR. Which as potentially a powerful guild, a lot of great things can come from their guild. However except for diversionary threads, denials and ignoring the fact, you continue....shame real shame.

Poaching, didnt want to focus on this much, I am not into flame wars amongst ourselves. I know ppl have said that 'those FC guys are still bugging me to join them' is going on. Deny it or not, i dont care, i believe my IRL friends over some denial posts. Its in the past it may still continue, you can do something about it now if you wish. You have a large portion of 50's in your guild enough to lead a successful relic raid. Build on what you got and the rest of us have got and lets defeat our enemies.

Theres a lot we can all learn from each other, but its the old horde knowledge crap.

You consider yourselfs the masters of RVR then start More posts about what works and what doesnt. I have plenty of sorcerors and Clerics in my guild, and in the alliance. IF we can work together we can accomplish much more than on our own.