June 28th, 2010
Every Monday, Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters, a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership. He is the author of The Guild Leader’s Handbook, available this spring from No Starch Press.
Two weeks ago, Blizzard revealed all the latest updates concerning their game plan for Cataclysm. Among them were a host of changes to the new guild systems and a guild UI overhaul, which were originally announced at BlizzCon 2009. Last week, I discussed Blizzard’s decision to axe guild talent trees in favor of automatic perks at each level. Most of you disagreed with me on the issue, and I wasn’t surprised. Most people would rather have all the perks, and I understand that. I still believe that offering guilds a way to define themselves using in-game elements would be incredibly useful, but we’ll have to keep waiting for that.
Moving on to another part of Blizzard’s plan for guilds, I’d like to talk about guild reputation and where I’d like to see Blizzard go with it.
No more guild currency
Part of the announcement in mid-June was that guild currency as an idea has been scrapped. Instead, players will be able to purchase rewards with gold. I don’t think anyone is mourning the loss of yet another type of currency.
Continue reading Officers’ Quarters: Guild reputation in Cataclysm
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