User:N00kie/Arkangels

About the guild
The Arkangels were founded in early June of 2005 with the vision of building up a stable guild community that stretches beyond just in-game interactions, that would do well both in PvE, PvP as well as hybrid modes and would last a long time after Prophecies came out. With the dawning of Nightfall, we have at least reached the goal of a stable guild community that shows no signs of weakening. Our new goal is to prosper well into the day when Guild Wars II comes out and to move to it together as a guild. So we are here for the long run!

Most of our guild members are in the American time zones and spread between PST and EST and being most active during the evening hours as most members in our guild are (or will shortly be) in college and/or working. We do have a few members from Europe. Of the 50 members, we have between 12-13 active PvP players, with a few more people moving from PvE to PvP. We are serious about the PvP side but rather than focusing on results (i.e. rank), we would just like to have fun by learning to play as a team - not as elite individuals.

As time passes, our recruitment needs change. We are currently expanding our time zone activity. Our traditional peak times have been


 * during the week between 7-10 PM PST [= 10PM-1AM EST = 3-6AM GMT]
 * and most of the day on the weekends

We would like to expand our times of activity to

and 10AM-2PM PST [= 1-5PM EST = 6-10PM GMT]
 * during the week between 5-12PM PST [= 8PM-1AM EST = 3-6AM GMT]
 * and most of the day on the weekends

For this reason, we are looking for players who play on these time zones. We are particularly looking for the rare diamond in the see of players - PvPers, PvEers or balanced players who are friendly, social, chatty (we both have an active forum and a well-used Vent server), community-minded, loyal, patient, and don't mind showing initiative to move the guild forwards. Although we do not have a strict age criteria, we very much value respect, maturity, and responsibility. For this reason, most members in our guild are 21 years old and upwards. We also have a number of couples who play the game together in our guild.

Our guild would like to expand on the international component and are therefore particularly looking for people on GMT zones. Our guild consists of American, British, Canadian, Dutch, German, Romanian, and Swedish players. If you are looking for an American guild with an international flavor, and enjoy broadening your horizon by talking to people from other places, we'll make sure you will feel comfortable in our extended family. Come, apply and help make the ARK better and better!

How to apply:

We only take applications through our website @ www.eternitylost.com. To apply:


 * 1) Go to our web page, and read our guild code as well as applicant criteria.
 * 2) If you have questions, ask one of our officers or the guild leader.
 * 3) Create an account and answer the questions that are part of the applicant criteria thread. An officer will talk to you in-game to answer any last-minute questions you may have, and to go over expectations again.

We look forward to seeing you on our page! ~Erasmus Thornhale - Guild Leader

About the alliance
About 6 months ago, we decided that in order for us to further a larger community on an alliance level according to the values of our guild we needed to form our own alliance. The values of the alliance which are also the values of the guild are:


 * 1) Balance. Our guild does not see PvE and PvP as opposing paradigms, but complementing dynamic halves. We, therefore, look for players who, if they don't do both, at least have the tolerance for the other half.
 * 2) Understanding. For the above reason and many more, we are looking for members who are understanding of the PvE and PvP side in us. But this also applies to tolerance and understanding towards members who are learning an aspect of the game they are not familiar with.
 * 3) Maturity. We like having fun together, but we believe that it is possible to do so while being respectful to each other. This means that our guild does not tolerate cursing and bashing especially if it is continuous and/or repeated.
 * 4) Community. Our guild is not a random group of people who never interact. The Arkangels [ARK] are a community of groups of friends that have joined the guild to be part of a larger entity. For you this will mean having little trouble finding a group of friendly gamers to join you on a mission or quest.
 * 5) Activity. We do not expect that you will be on everyday, however a reasonable level of in-game activity is desired. We also value forum participation. As a member in our guild, you will be expected to check the forums regularly and participate in them reasonably as this is part of the community feel also. Being fortunate with having an alliance-wide Vent server, we also encourage our members to use this server more when they are on or off the game. Everything happens within the reasonable because we are understanding of limitations set by real life. Many of our members are also busy professionals, parents or students with hectic schedules of their own.
 * 6) Initiative. To maintain an active and fun guild, we need members to be guild-builders, that is, active, dedicated, loyal and interested in making the guild experience an enjoyable one by helping others (see Guild Conduct Guidelines). We believe that a bad situation can be made better by taking initiative rather than crossing your hands and complaining. For this and many other reasons, we strive to be a people's guild rather than an officer's only guild where officers do all the work and members only sometimes participate. We have members who are willing to take charge and responsibility for whatever task that needs to be done (within reason of course). The result is synergistic as this means that when you want to do something, other members will be there to help you as well. But in turn, you will be expected to do the same. So in other words, in addition to asking what the guild can do for you, ask what you can do for the guild.

Our alliance currently consists of:


 * Arkangels (the main ARK guild - a balanced guild)
 * Guardians of Arkangels (the PvP-oriented sister of Arkangels)
 * Angelic Warriors (a family oriented PvE guild)
 * Mayors of Awkward (an HA/PvE guild of medium size)
 * Never Enough (PvE oriented)
 * The Seraphim Knights (balanced)

~Erasmus Thornhale - Guild Leader