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Harnessing the power of us, lending a hand
I believe the greatest advantages that this game has over other games are its ability to evolve and the community that it has around it willing to contribute to the evolution process.
I have seen so many efforts and ideas that have amazed me in their creativity, skill, and hard work. It sometimes make me feel like I am just a lurker who's been around too long without really bringing anything of substance to the mix.
When I saw the news about Waylon leaving, all I could think about was 'how can I help?' The answer I kept coming up with is I really can't. I am not a programmer or an artist or a webdesigner. I am a poli-sci major and apparently that doesn't help pilot a ship very well.
But what I am good at is blinding idealism and the ability to spot a good idea when I see one. I'd like to think that I can come up with ideas as well. Therefore I have one lofty and complicated idea that I am throwing out there for you guys to tear apart.
Guild Software is made up of now just three very dedicated individuals who can only do so much. There also is a larger group that as far as I can tell donate their own time and resources to more periphery activities such as the original wiki, creating trailers and advertising ideas, and flooding the suggestion board with ideas. This flood of ideas must be deafening to Guild and the few forum moderators that police the boards. The constant repetition of ideas can drown out a gem of an idea in the blink of an eye. In my opinion, the Suggestions Board isn't enough to be as helpful as it could be with a little more organization. There are several game trailers out there and all of them have very good qualities but think how powerful and effective one collaborative and polished trailer could be to attract new players. Gathering that talent together would require time and effort that I don't know Guild has to offer. What I also know is that it may not be time and effort that you as individuals have either. I know a lot of us are in school or have jobs or have families or have girlfriends or a combination of some or all those things we so casually call RL. But I also know that some of us want to help in anyway possible. I am sure that many of you have approached the devs personally asking the same question I ask myself, "how can I help?" Answering and coordinating all of those requests is a task in itself.
What I am offering is my ability to help organize some sort of committee to facilitate this process. I want to volunteer by helping organize the volunteer effort, to take some of that burden off of the company, so they can do what they do best, innovate.
I want to form some sort of group of veteran and dedicated players, who know all of the ideas and suggestions, who know all of the history of the game and its successes and failures. I want the people who have the skills and knowledge I lack to talk to each other and come up with a better trailer, a better banner, a better concept. I want to use this community to help Guild build a better game, a successful game. I want to use our collective desire to help in the most helful way possible, by organizing it.
Or am I just dreaming again?
I have seen so many efforts and ideas that have amazed me in their creativity, skill, and hard work. It sometimes make me feel like I am just a lurker who's been around too long without really bringing anything of substance to the mix.
When I saw the news about Waylon leaving, all I could think about was 'how can I help?' The answer I kept coming up with is I really can't. I am not a programmer or an artist or a webdesigner. I am a poli-sci major and apparently that doesn't help pilot a ship very well.
But what I am good at is blinding idealism and the ability to spot a good idea when I see one. I'd like to think that I can come up with ideas as well. Therefore I have one lofty and complicated idea that I am throwing out there for you guys to tear apart.
Guild Software is made up of now just three very dedicated individuals who can only do so much. There also is a larger group that as far as I can tell donate their own time and resources to more periphery activities such as the original wiki, creating trailers and advertising ideas, and flooding the suggestion board with ideas. This flood of ideas must be deafening to Guild and the few forum moderators that police the boards. The constant repetition of ideas can drown out a gem of an idea in the blink of an eye. In my opinion, the Suggestions Board isn't enough to be as helpful as it could be with a little more organization. There are several game trailers out there and all of them have very good qualities but think how powerful and effective one collaborative and polished trailer could be to attract new players. Gathering that talent together would require time and effort that I don't know Guild has to offer. What I also know is that it may not be time and effort that you as individuals have either. I know a lot of us are in school or have jobs or have families or have girlfriends or a combination of some or all those things we so casually call RL. But I also know that some of us want to help in anyway possible. I am sure that many of you have approached the devs personally asking the same question I ask myself, "how can I help?" Answering and coordinating all of those requests is a task in itself.
What I am offering is my ability to help organize some sort of committee to facilitate this process. I want to volunteer by helping organize the volunteer effort, to take some of that burden off of the company, so they can do what they do best, innovate.
I want to form some sort of group of veteran and dedicated players, who know all of the ideas and suggestions, who know all of the history of the game and its successes and failures. I want the people who have the skills and knowledge I lack to talk to each other and come up with a better trailer, a better banner, a better concept. I want to use this community to help Guild build a better game, a successful game. I want to use our collective desire to help in the most helful way possible, by organizing it.
Or am I just dreaming again?
Are you running for President?
No, this is not a power play, I simply want to help.
count me in nuthou5e.
I am a graphic designer with 10 years xp in the field. I also work in a print shop, so I can most likely get Guild some good pricing if they need any printing done. We do sheetfed offset lithography, and some box printing on occasion, though I'm not sure about retail game boxes, they are usually cheaper in china.
LeberMac is a designer too and I am sure has been beggin to help, though I will not speak for him.
I think that right now the best thing Guild needs is our patients and our continued support. I personally will not take the multi-month discount, and keep giving them $10 a month. I can afford the larger sums, but would prefer to let Guild get more money. Hell this game is worth more than $10 a month to me.
Also, tell your friends about the game, I'm sure everyone does, but it's a good reminder. Send emails to people you know. And above all, be nice to n00bs! I've seen quite a few newbies on lately, lets go out of our way to welcome them. I know we all try to help!
kernel.panic
I am a graphic designer with 10 years xp in the field. I also work in a print shop, so I can most likely get Guild some good pricing if they need any printing done. We do sheetfed offset lithography, and some box printing on occasion, though I'm not sure about retail game boxes, they are usually cheaper in china.
LeberMac is a designer too and I am sure has been beggin to help, though I will not speak for him.
I think that right now the best thing Guild needs is our patients and our continued support. I personally will not take the multi-month discount, and keep giving them $10 a month. I can afford the larger sums, but would prefer to let Guild get more money. Hell this game is worth more than $10 a month to me.
Also, tell your friends about the game, I'm sure everyone does, but it's a good reminder. Send emails to people you know. And above all, be nice to n00bs! I've seen quite a few newbies on lately, lets go out of our way to welcome them. I know we all try to help!
kernel.panic
I a newb and peeps keep killing me. But i can help. Im 13 Pretty good at doing 2D stuff in Photoshop (been doing it for 3 years.) Would LOVE to help the game. The only reason i dont pay for the game now is cause i dont have the money.
Maybe I should have posted this on the general board.