So, I seem to be in a bit of a spot, here. I used to play Shards many years ago along with a friend of mine; too long to have retained a lot of specific information, but recently enough that I'm not completely new to the way Shards works. Because of that, I was able to work a newly created Wizard up to level 60 in a relatively short amount of time. It was great getting back into the swing of things, but now I'm starting to experience some issues.
While there are definitely benefits to having such a small community, it often forced me to solo, which I've been doing for a long time now. Because of this and my rapid leveling, I haven't been able to experience many of the zones SoD has to offer, simply because I wasn't able to handle them alone. Now that I'm level 60, I'm worried that I'm going to be stuck AAing on my own for lack of a committed group of folks. This in and of itself is bad enough, but to top it off, it also means I'm not gaining any practical SoD experience that I could be learning from people who know more.
So now I'm looking for a guild, but another problem seems to be rearing it's ugly head - while I do pride myself in being able to learn and adapt quickly, I have very little to offer in the way of actual game mechanics. I have no AA's (I'm waiting 'till 65), and Kaezan, my wizard, is currently my only character.
I do enjoy raiding, as well as role playing (though to my knowledge, there isn't a dedicated RP guild around here) and casual hunting. I'm currently living on the East Coast, so that would be the timezone I use for reference; at the moment, I have plenty of free time available, though my hours at work tend to be a bit sporadic, so daytime playing hours may vary. That being said, I'll never be working past 9:30 PM eastern, which means that I'd be free from 10 PM and onward at the very latest.
I don't know what guilds on SoD typically look for in a candidate other than AA's and gear, neither of which I really excel at currently, so I'm not sure what else to offer other than my charming enthusiasm and rugged good looks.
Any tips and / or advice would be most welcome.
While there are definitely benefits to having such a small community, it often forced me to solo, which I've been doing for a long time now. Because of this and my rapid leveling, I haven't been able to experience many of the zones SoD has to offer, simply because I wasn't able to handle them alone. Now that I'm level 60, I'm worried that I'm going to be stuck AAing on my own for lack of a committed group of folks. This in and of itself is bad enough, but to top it off, it also means I'm not gaining any practical SoD experience that I could be learning from people who know more.
So now I'm looking for a guild, but another problem seems to be rearing it's ugly head - while I do pride myself in being able to learn and adapt quickly, I have very little to offer in the way of actual game mechanics. I have no AA's (I'm waiting 'till 65), and Kaezan, my wizard, is currently my only character.
I do enjoy raiding, as well as role playing (though to my knowledge, there isn't a dedicated RP guild around here) and casual hunting. I'm currently living on the East Coast, so that would be the timezone I use for reference; at the moment, I have plenty of free time available, though my hours at work tend to be a bit sporadic, so daytime playing hours may vary. That being said, I'll never be working past 9:30 PM eastern, which means that I'd be free from 10 PM and onward at the very latest.
I don't know what guilds on SoD typically look for in a candidate other than AA's and gear, neither of which I really excel at currently, so I'm not sure what else to offer other than my charming enthusiasm and rugged good looks.
Any tips and / or advice would be most welcome.
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