Savage Arms

Who are the Savage Arms and why should I want to join?

As a Guild we have been around forever. Savage Arms was among the earliest Guilds formed on this server as a Guild whos roots were only on this server. Many of our early members, myself included, did come from other servers but we brought no great followings with us. As a Guild we have had an incredidle run from the fields of Greater Feydark to the Frozen Wastes of Velious and on to the moon of Luclin and beyond. As a Guild, we have had 1 Guild Leader for almost all of the time we have been around. The original GL left so long ago as to be unknown to the current member base. Our Officers have been Officers with the Guild for over 1 real year each, several have been Officers for longer then that. Before that, most were with the Guild as members for a similar length of time. Most have been in no other Guild then Savage Arms. This alone sets us apart as our leadership is commited to makeing this Guild grow where many of our competitors are not. We are a Guild that values stability and the ability to progress though this game as it was meant to be, 1 expansion at a time.

We favor strategy and skill over bloated numbers. In the era of Planes of Power where top Guilds were throwing wide the doors to anyone and some Guilds were using 100+ people to drop the Gods, we chose instead on developing our member base. My focus has been to make sure that we fully mine an encounter before moving on. While not everyone will get every item they want, most people will get a fair shot at the loot tables of the mobs we kill before we move on. Our Goal has always been to keep the disparity from the top raiders to the bottom raiders as small as possible, we value the idea that everyone should have the same opportunities to upgrade regardless of amount of time dedicated to the game. A well geared raid force of smaller numbers will prevail over bulk forces that have a few exceptionally geared toons.

We have choosen the path for progression though content rather then skip around. We could double our numbers, forsake tactics, and go after Random_God01 but instead we choose to gear our members up as it was written, Citidel of Anguish, Vishimtar + DoN dragons, Demi-Plane of Blood / Theater of Blood and on to Deathknell/Mayong.

For loot handeling we use a form of a DKP point system to make sure loot is handled fairly. We dont favor officers and senior members to the expense of newer members that also make contributions to the ability to progress. After you have passed your trial membership, you are able to bid on drops the same as members that have been with us for awhile. The system favors those that are able to attend. Points acrue fast enough if your able to attend 3+ nights of raiding. The only thing Ive ever asked of people is to do their best to attend and this system is just an extension of that request.

The people we want in our ranks are those that want to spend the time to go up the content chain. If your looking to skip content and go straight into TBS content, you dont want to be here. If you want to learn encounters as we learn them and do them in a Guild where you can actually know most of the Guild, then we are where you want to be. If you joined a swarm Guild and now find yourself lost in the numbers or you are in a small social Guild that has under 10 members on daily and want more, we are where you should look. If your looking for a long term Guild to join to see much of the game, drop us a line. We are commited to doing everything in due time, one enounter at a time, setting our own goals and defining progression as a guild.

Aditunnas Trokmoi
Guild Leader