Originally Posted by Amera
Well, inadvertently that really comes to the topic of the thread. Do you prize success or fun? Efficiency or friendship? Either you learn to deal with poor players or you learn to deal with poor progression. It is very difficult to have both. You need to have a clear purpose and have everyone on the same page (read the EJ recruitment post as a clear example to make sure everyone who would app knows what they are getting into). The number one thing I would go back and change in my own personal experience would be to do just that - set a path and stick with it, don't try to mix and match different types of players.
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But I'd argue it's far more of a spectrum than you're making it out to be, and given that there are 9 million odd accounts, it's probably not unrealistic to think that you can find a guild that fits your ratio, especially when you consider server transfers as an option. My guild is neither super-efficient, nor super-friendly (I've read of guilds having get-togethers in RL before), but a mix of both.
Disclaimer: I'm not a guild leader, nor even an officer. I don't want to deal with people bitching at me, I don't want to have to set and enforce rules. I just want to show up and have fun. My guild might not be the most enjoyable and stress-free thing in the world to run, but it's awesome to participate in. I'm also good buddies with one of the officers, so I'm fairly certain the guild leaders as a whole are enjoying themselves as well.