Some of you may be wondering what’s going on with the guild, so I’ll update you as best I can.
Clan Destined is heading into yet another rebuilding phase. 😉
Due to member inactivity and lack of interest in guild activities, Seumas elected to move Clan Destined over to Dragonblight, where he does the majority of his playing these days. Unfortunately, I was unaware of his motives, along with the repercussions of this move. I’d been one of the many players who’d been less active over the past several months. However, that’s not to say I hadn’t been around at all… just not enough to be privy to the latest guild rumblings, gossip and so forth. Plus, I tend to keep to myself quite a bit, as some of you may know.
At any rate… upon realizing that Clan Destined had now become a 180 member, level 1 perk-less guild with no bank tabs, I grew a little concerned. Then, when I became aware of Seumas’ level 25 Clan Destined on Dragonblight, loaded with guild perks for its 2 member roster, my concern grew to alarm.
…And I may have called Seumas a few names. 😉
I wasn’t “freaking out” over this whole incident, but it really seemed a shame to watch the guild go down in flames like this – especially when it wasn’t really necessary. Sure, many players had been, and still are inactive, but that’s not to say they won’t ever come back. If some of these inactive players decide to return for Mists of Pandaria, I certainly woud like to maintain a welcome home for them in Clan Destined… ON KUL TIRAS.
You just don’t move a guild, FFS..! unless a majority of the core group decides that’s what’s best. This whole guild transfer system is fucked, and I certainly made a point to let Blizzard know just how flawed (i.e., fucked) it is in my support ticket.
Anyway… Seumas and I have had a chance to chat a few times and all is well. It’s unfortunate what’s happened with the guild on KT, but it wasn’t really anyone’s fault. Seumas mistakenly thought no one cared, and I was partly to blame for being probably the only semi-active player left who could have prevented it, and didn’t. The players that did know about the planned transfer were likely either naive to the whole transfer fallout, or maybe just felt apathetic about the guild, and the game in general, I dunno.
I do know this, though. I give a shit.
I’ve been a part of Clan Destined since day one, and in fact, I was the first signature on the guild charter. I may not be the most active player these days, but there’s a good chance I’ll be playing WoW until Blizzard shuts down the severs. That said, I want to “retire” as a member of Clan Destined. CD has been a great guild, and has attracted many quality people over the years. Many of these people have gone on to other guilds, become dirty hordies, or left the game entirely, but I feel that as long as I am still around I can at least keep the spirit of the guild alive and the lights on. 😉
Misty water-colored memories…of the way we were.
It’s unknown whether the guild will ever regroup and build up steam after all of this, but regardless… I’ll be here manning the fort and doing what I’ve always done, which is simply enjoying the game. If Clan Destined’s roster dwindles down to a few dozen players, then so be it. I’d prefer to not see that happen, but more important than anything to me is just keeping the guild alive.
In closing, I hope that many of you will decide to stick around. I’ll do my best to try and facilitate the growth, prosperity and progression of the guild, but I’m gonna need some help. 😉 My intention is to rule this guild by committee, which means I am definitely looking for officers who wish to assist with the guild administration and day-to-day. I am all for scheduling events, crushing raid content, and especially… organized guild PvP outings, but I don’t have the time to spare for all of this.
My intention is to be GM in name only, having absolute power over the guild solely for the sake of preserving its best interests. I’ll also provide us with a kickass website and some type of voice server, if we get back to raiding again or start organizing rated BGs.
In the meantime… until the guild’s back on Kul Tiras next month – and I’ve had a chance to assess member loyalty and interest – I’ll be posting occasional updates here and on our facebook group page (which I just found out about days ago). Seems I’ve been a little out of the loop.
The Guildlaunch site has been dead for months and months, and I’d just assume nail the coffin shut on that era and begin anew. I’ll improve and maintain this site as a hub for updates, news and events, unless we start becoming more active, then I’ll consider going with a premium paid guild portal service if necessary.
If people are motivated to recruit new players and get us back on track, then I’ll certainly provide the tools and leadership to make that happen.
So who’s with me..?! 😀
I’m inspired! Where do I sign (re-sign) up?
Blaq! I was hoping I might swoon you into rejoining. 😉
You do know that if you come back you’ll be one of my go-to people. Alright then.
The guild (re)transfer can’t happen for another few weeks, which means the existing CD on KT will have to disband, then reform. So… I guess you could come on over anytime between now and then. I suppose it would help if you were here sooner than later, as it would serve to boost morale a bit.
Send me a note on KT with your Real ID (if that’s cool), and we can start chatting about things.
Done and done. Things move pretty fast these days, gotta give Blizz props for the toon transfers. I’m up and running.
Oh damn…that was quick. You’re already back on KT..?! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.
That makes two of us founding members at the core. 🙂
*sniffle* I agree with Gar…this makes me want to come back…. We’ll see though…once Pandas come back…. But like I said on Facebook…I’d like to stay an honorary member at least and come visit on the site and check in on what’s going on.
Go Gar!
Woops…I can’t go back and edit my post….I meant I agree with Blaque about coming back…though I agree with Gar on a lot of other things too 🙂
No ‘honorary’ about it…you’ll always remain a member as long as you wish to be.
I’ll have to disband the current guild before CD can return, so it’s possible some of you may get orphaned since you won’t have a way to accept a re-invite, but if you ever re-activate your sub, you’ll get an instant invite and promotion.
If I come back to the game it will be with Clan Destined. No worries and props to Garwulf, he is super busy as it is.
You bet your ass it will be with Clan Destined. 😉
I wouldn’t want to see Drackmire, Champion of < Lexington > running around in Mists of Pandaria.
I have been following HML for along time and have used GARUI for a short while too. I am on Stormreaver. What is this guild going to be about? Raiding, PvP, where are you focused. Im willing to possibly transfer. Im in a 7/7reg 6/7 HM guild and not seeing alot of raid time so i have been PvPing abit. So tell me about the guild if you can?
Tyson
If you’re looking for raid time in a guild, I’d suggest holding off on the transfer for awhile. 😉 In fact, I’d hold off regardless. I’m not sure exactly what sort of form the guild is going to take once the dust settles.
Clan Destined is pretty much in a ‘from-the-ground-up’ rebuilding phase, so I highly doubt we’ll be diving into raid content anytime soon – especially heroic mode raids. Not to mention, I am not really going to be actively recruiting for raid roles, either. If we get back to raiding it will be because of a few returning players, or recruited players, who are motivated to make that happen.
My best guess is that we’ll start out slow like we did way back when, then eventually maybe start hitting up 10 mans again. In the meantime, those of us still around will probably group up for arena, rated BGs, and some 5-mans, but I don’t have plans for us to become a powerhouse guild in any capacity.
I’ll have a new post on this today that will elaborate on the plans for the guild. You’ll be able to decide if you think Clan Destined KT is a good fit for you after you read it.
Cool. Im just looking for a place to be wanted . the guild im in now im kinda second string. Raiding is my priority but it is a bonus. id rather be in a place where im active and needed not just sitting on the bench. Thanks for the reply. Ill keep my eyes open
I dont play much but I will always want CD to be my home. Thanks for fighting for us Gar, seriously. I got teary when I saw the guild was hijacked and I’m glad you were there to handle things.
Xoxo
Glad to be able to help, Viss. Someone’s gotta look out for us old-timers. 🙂
Watch out for that Garwulf guy!
Oh wait, maybe I should have taken my own advice before I married his hunter-fixated butt! Heh heh. So nice to see some of the old (5 years now!!!) CD names showing up. I’ll be showing up again here and there… welcome back CD!
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Hail Clan Destined! A heart felt tip of the hat to Gar for fighting for the good of things and restoring us to where we needed to be. I am back and Matt (after having his mind blow at seeing me) is trying to spread a little word to get peeps to come back if nothing else to get back on the roster. Lich aka Landron followed me back easy so he has been enfolded as well. When I heard what happened I have to say I was more than a little surprised at the reaction I felt. Being gone over a year and it being at least two and a half past since I had handed the guild over to Gert, I found myself stricken that everything had been allowed to weedle down and then ultimatly almost lost. In short I was shocked to know I cared so much still. The point I am dancing around being, I know it is a tall order to fill, and these days $15 seems to come so dearly. But if we can at least get the core to log back on if for nothing else other than to be back under the fold again I know I would personaly feel a lot better. It was sad/enraging to see something we all cared about almost casually ended when we all “owned” a piece of it. The game always was and always will be what it is, a game. Its the people and the guild that made me dump hundreds of dollars and countless hours in front of this glowing box. Its the people that I missed that made me curious enough to come pokin around to find out this happened in the first place. So in short people, if for nothing else I am back for a term, so that when I do get tired of the game again and take my leave. I know that my name is on a list of friends to serve as a memorioum of what we have done and will do.
Hail the Old guard!
Hail the victorious dead!
Hail Clan Destined!
Caslir