Why Build A Guild?

[silverthorne]

I've gotten several invites to different guilds while I've been playing my main, which is cool, but I'll be honest in being reluctant to randomly accept an invite, especially from folks I don't 'know'. That, and I already know that how I play and how you're expected to play in the context of a guild doesn't jive. I don't mind helping out other players in a group when we meet on the field or in a quest area where there's lots of baddies and plenty of time when you just need that helping hand to keep from getting over-run by mobs. And what I do as a hunter solo just won't cut it within the context of a group, either because of how you're expected to play, or because my skills in certain areas (such as PvP) just downright suck--mostly due to reflexes, etc.

I'm also sporadic about play (which is true of any game I play). I have to follow a close knit schedule at work to ensure I get everything done, every day, no matter the load, in a timely manner. So when I get home on any given day, I like the choice of whether I want to play for a few minutes, a few hours, all night, or not at all. I really don't like tying myself into a group that wants to do raids Monday, instances Wednesday, Harassing The Other Side on Saturdays, etc. Not because I don't think it would be fun...but because I don't want to be that guildie that you have to toss a coin on to see if you can depend on them on any given day. I know it would annoy me if someone you depend on for raids or whatever has a good chance of not showing up on a whim, so I wouldn't want to do that to someone else.

By the same token, although most people are very gracious when I say 'Thank you, but I'm not interested', I feel bad telling the nice ones that...and irritated when I get some bork who won't accept 'no', keeps pressing for reasons, and/or gets a snotty attitude about it. :P

So...I'm half thinking of creating a vanity guild for my toon. Not because I need the bank space, but so that I can avoid those awkward moments.

Has anyone else done this, and for this reason?