MMO old-timer (48) seeks mature guild for PVE. PVP, and Crafting

Sabbatus

Hi folks, my name is Terence and I'm looking for a guild.

I'm 48 years old, irl a composer of electronic music and a systems administrator. I've been involved in MMOGs since CompuServe and INN back in the early 90's (anyone remember Shadows of Yserbius or The Imagination Network?) I was playing EverQuest at launch (Ogre Shadowknight) and I've not stopped tanking since.

I've played just about every MMO (other than the final fantasy series, and Guild Wars I) and I've really enjoyed many of them, but as anyone who plays MMOs knows the community you play with heavily influences your experience in the game. Since leaving EQ, I've not found a guild/game combination that can compare (or that has the ability to endure). Some are too casual, others too hardcore. Some guilds are staffed by drama queens, some staffed by those who are far too uptight. Some talk politics and religion (one guild had a teabagger Obama-basher jesus freak who would not shut up, ever) and others are nothing but non-stop teen angst and drama. One told me that "MMOs aren't games they are a lifestyle choice" and although I rebelled against that at first, I kind of see the point, now.

To be honest, I'm very picky about guilds. I want to find people who are like me: game-focused, liberal, tolerant, friendly, and knowledgeable - the online equivalent of the folks I used to play pen-and-paper RPGs with back in the day. Freaks and geeks, as my wife would say. The folks that hang out at renaissance fairs, steampunk conventions and comic-book shops, the ones who devour fantasy books and film as if they are the only thing that can sustain them.

ESO is the first game in a long, long time that has me completely captivated, that ignites my passion for the small-group game (and crafting!). I want to dive in to the game the way I dived in to EQ back in the day. To that end, I'm trying to find a guild of old-school MMO veterans, people who are team-oriented, conscientious, mature, and drama free. People with an abiding love of the genre. If this describes you or your guild, contact me in game. I'm not really looking to start a guild, I'm looking to join one.

If you have big plans for your guild in ESO, and a spot for a middle-aged fantasy freak, send me a PM. Thanks for reading!

You can PM me here on the forums, or you'll likely find me in-game on my Orc Dragonknight Voidus Insidious, or his Templar counterpart Sabbatus Insidious. Or, you can mail me in game @Sabbatus. I hope to hear from you soon.

rob_rochonb16_ESO

Hi what alliance are you looking for? We are old hands in the gaming community as well and share your views. Aldmeri Dominion guild here great bunch, mature easy going officers. This guild dates back to ultima online and eq...

Send me a tell in game

Holeshot

@drugan101

Lordballak69

My guild is also "Adult" and is about what your looking for.. Pm me ingame @Lord_Ballak or check out our page and give a shout.

http://thenakedgamers.enjin.com/

Sabbatus

I guess I should have posted that my level 12 Orc is currently Aldmieri Dominion, but I'm not married to any particular faction at this point (although AD does seem to be owning PVP in the Dawnbreaker campaign I've been playing in.)

Wylde70

Hey Terence, I'm a Gemini, I like long walks on the beach and nights in front of a fire.

KIDDING!!

My fellow geek husband and I are also in our early 40's, have been gamers since the inception of the 'Big Red Box' - yes, you know the one - and have MMORPGs since EQ1.

I applaud your philosophy and game attitude - though we do not typically hang out at ren faires, I LARP and both of us are in the SCA - so it's kinda ren-faireish?

Though we both have the 'end game' mentality, regretfully with the inception of RL jobs and a mortgage, we no longer have the 8+ hours a day to devote to the game that 'hard core' guilds require, or to be honest the prep that that 'end game' raiding takes. Still, it'd be nice to see the odd 'green text' run across one's screen, or a good group to go dungeon-diving with.

If you do find a home that fits your criteria, I'd love to hear about it. And although I'm perfectly content to run around with just my beloved to keep me company, if you find that perfect guild of 'old school thinkers', we may just put in an application ourselves.

Good Hunting!
@Wylde

Deluged

Ahhh, feels like home. I'm basically sailing in the same boat. Except I'm a tad older, 60 in June. My wife says I don't look or act like it. And that's just fine by me. I'm a retired Canadian Military man. I have 3 children, grown with families of their own. Youngest boy followed my footsteps and is a bombardier in the Canadian Artillery.

I find joining a good guild a major chore in most MMO's I've played. I'm a really easy going guy so I don't believe its my personality that is the problem...I'm not perfect but Im also not a sh*t disturber either.

I've been flip flopping around since the 5 day head start on what class-race to play. At the moment Im using a Red-Guard, dragon night.

I plan on keeping up on Blacksmithing and maybe one or two others crafts.
I would love an invite from a quild that wants people like the OP and myself.

@‌deluged

Alobar

Hey Terence
Our guild Righteous Fury is a small one at the moment. Our core founders have been playing MMOs since EQ. Most of us are in or around the 40s mark in life as well. We don't put restrictions on age we do ask that people are mature.
Check out our site that we literally just put up: http://righteousfury1.enjin.com/
or shoot my a tell in-game @Alobar

darksidedunc

Sabbatus, I wish you luck on finding a guild and share most of your points when it comes to "today's Guilds". I'd blame WoW for most of the problems, but it also has to do with who's playing these games now. When a person of no special and real importance in the real world can make a completely new persona, basically a huge lie about what they really are, then it's harder to find an actual good and decent group.

I started off playing Earth & Beyond as my first MMO, then going over to Star Wars, which to me had the best crafting/collecting system in the beginning. After fighting the urge to follow the herd for almost a year, I finally played WoW. After 9 years, and plenty of other games in the middle trying to find that one WoW killer, I gave up on MMO's. I haven't touched one since, and only because I enjoyed the beta of ESO so much have I returned to the fold.

If you find a guild that contains "old school" players who actually give a crap about their fellow members, not just a clique of top players who keep everyone not in the top 20 under their boot-heels, let me know.

Makarion

All you fellow older gamers, consider popping in for a message @makarion . I've started a guild called "In Dulce Decorum", currently just for my love and I. We are pve players (zero interest in pvp), and we like exploring, crafting and dungeons in about equal measure. Hands are getting a bit too old for raiding (more's the pity), but that doesn't mean we need to slow down in doing what we enjoy: experience the game with friends old and new. We're mostly Aldmeri Dominion, by the way, and based in the US.
We've been around the block, and we've got the scars. No reason to get up in arms about stuff, since we've all been there. Share the memories and the gaming hours with fellow veterans. Couples very welcome: we're family people.

PS. Too old to take crap from people who think that foul language is "edgy". We're not the right place for you if you need to vent frequently and can't stick to being considerate. That includes us being liberal regarding lifestyle choices, and reticent when it comes to religion and politics in guild chat.

guenfang6b14_ESO

Wow, I clicked on the right thread. Like all of you I've been looking for a guild that is the right fit since the one I was in in wow imploded. In my 40's as well, I started out in EverQuest which is where I found my wife. Most of the guilds we have found are as has been observed--clicks that don't want to work together for the greater guild or they just want to play in that click, throwing up a 'wall' to any who would like to join their hunting; or ranters/gripers/drama queens. Though my wife has found new life in RP in Rift, that is not really my bag, as it were. I would very much like to find a group to hunt, level, explore, dungeon delve with in this game.
Though I have 3 characters my focus atm is my nightblade furball in the Aldmeri Dominion named Nyssia Wyvar. (I have no idea what my '@name' is in game.)

Deidriana

[Sanguine Addiction] Aldmeri Dominion
Casual PVE guild with some pvp interest.

love that so many people in this game feel the same way I do! No matter what guild you join it was nice to read your post. My guild has a lot of my RL table top gaming friends in it and other people we have met through MMO's and their friends and few people we just recruited who seem pretty cool. We love faire and rp although we don't really do that stuff in MMO's. I can't promise that no one will ever bring up religion or politics but when it does come up it generally is a comment on some leader being stupid and we move on. I can speak for the people I am friends with personally in this guild. None are extremists. Different backgrounds, different beliefs but none of those things affect how we game together or how well we get along. PM me if you want in our guild!

[Sanguine Addiction] Aldmeri Dominion
Casual PVE guild with some pvp interest.

points if you know what our name is referring to!

Thanks for posting!

anthemik

I'm right there with you all, though maybe on the younger side. I'll turn 32 this summer. Ebonheart, but willing to make a jump. I've had a few successful guild experiences and always found that the older the average population, the more relaxed, friendly, and fun. I think the distinction between hardcore and casual is more about a different set of priorities than it is about achievement in-game; I'm more focused on enjoying the guild as a mutually-beneficial, social structure than as a ladder to climb. I'll be following this thread to see where we "compatibles" end up--or maybe we start out own!

Gizmaul

43 here. Have made Avatars of Discord in the Daggerfall Covenant. Looking for "experienced" gamers:) OK a place for all us old guys and gals to have a home. Created AoD back in the early days of EQ. Have used the name in many games since. Not looking for the Uber, first, most fell. Just a group that can do whatever they want whenever they want. I like PVP and want to have a presence there. But I also like to craft and troll chat in cities:) PVE is the core of any game. If you would like to talk send me a tell in game on Gizmaul or Gordoil.

ConquerorDromtar

37 here. Legion of the Hydra, NA PC Ebonheart, www.legionofthehydra.guildlaunch.com is a rapidly growing community of working adults coming together for fun and social stuff while supporting each other in game as well. We're currently mostly leveling but are starting to do more dungeons and PVP as people level up. Some of our members, myself included, are interested in doing some RP activities as well so we'll be getting active in that aspect of the game too. We've got Vent and a guild bank up and running. Please visit the website above if you're interested.

I can be reached in game at (at)ConquerorDromtar

bullerwjb16_ESO

Old timer? Bah Humbug! I'll be 61 on April 15; been into computers sense the late 70s (Crystal Caves anyone?). I've been playing Elder Scrolls since Bloodmoon and have been waiting for TESO. Partook of the beta testing and love what they have developed. I'm in the game as 'drtyoman' so say hi if we bump.

BloodEagleb14a_ESO

I will contact you in game, but thought I might leave this here as well....

Crimson Wing might be able to offer you what you are seeking...

• We are on the NA server, Aldmeri Dominion
• We have been around since 1996, and our members are loyal to one another
• Our rules are very simple and common sense
• We understand people have significant others and lives, and therefor everything is optional
• Many of the people in our guild are married or gaming couples
• We are what we jokingly refer to as casual hardcore, and are here to have fun

If you think this fits your criteria of a good guild, please check out...

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/64629/crimson-wing-multi-national-pvevp-rp-aldmeri-dominion-na-server-is-recruiting#latest

Psychotius

Sabbatus, keep us updated as to where you land! I've been looking for a guild myself and your post pretty much nailed exactly what I'm looking for. Good for you might just be good for me as well!

Sabbatus

I'm still getting to know people, feeling them out and testing the waters. Since we have 5 slots, I can see folks having 1 crafting/trade guild, one pve guild, one pvp guild, one personal guild (for extra bank space, since it is so necessary) and for the last slot I envision an over-arching pvp alliance guild.

I'm beginning to entertain the idea of starting my own guild, since so many folks seem interested in what I had to say.

HolyDragon

EDM! Nice man. I DJ that stuff!!! We should chat one day. Friend me @holydragon in game. Maybe I can mix some of your music Oh and BTW, I am starting a Guild if you haven't found 5 already. I am 44 so don't call us OLD TIMERS! We are as young as we want to be! Our skin may not agree but hey...

DJ_Pandatripp

If anyone is interested in a laid back guild, we do both PvP and PvE. The majority of us are ages 20+ with some older folks. If you are interested feel free to check us out.

ABOUT US
The Remnants guild is comprised of a Dominion chapter of agents, warriors, and spellslingers for Queen Aryenn. We act as both adventurers, observers, questers, and agents of the Summerset Isles, Valenwood and Elsweyras well as crusaders and warriors for the Dominion in Cyrodiil!

We are the official MMO Division of the Delta Fighter Wing Gaming Community which is a multi-platform, multi-gaming community first established in 2005.


RECRUITING INFO
Players of all classes, levels, and races are welcome to our guild. We only restrict global application to our community to those ages 16+ but may make exceptions for in-game invites. We are a casual guild currently focusing on learning, progressing, leveling, and exploring but progressing to organized PvP, sieging, and veteran runs.


CONTACT US
You are free to visit our website at deltafighterwing.com/remnants at anytime. Voice communication is encouraged and you are welcome to drop into our Ventrilo, our information can be found on the site. If you would like a direct in-game invite to the guild as an initiate and without global application, mail or PST your UserID to @AcidLips93, @Iv4n, or @SynthSy in-game.

jopsomer

Look at all those geezers coming out of the woodwork

I am within spitting range of 50 and also looking for a semi-casual group somewhere in AD(NA), so it's nice to see lots of good leads in this thread. I look forward to meeting some of you in-game!

Jayel

/wave Old people! I'm a card carrying member - 65 and still love to raid. And I don't even stand in fire...usually. /wink Been gaming since Colecovision came out with Zaxxon. And I'm a grandma with three little grandgamers - I know what grandparenting is all about. So great to see other elder gamers playing ESO.

chermainesamphireb16_ESO

Hey there,

We are growing guild on AD (EU), I'll just pop our recruitment message below so it is quick and straight to the point

"We are a guild who pride themselves on being different to the rest. As a home to parents, have-to-leave-all-of-a-sudden-kind-of-folk, social people and old farts.

We have a strict "No children" policy because most of us have them at home.

We hope to provide a fun environment for everyone to explore Tamriel the way they please, whether it be PvE, PvP, RP etc

We understand that real life is more important than a game and are using that to form the foundation of what we hope to be a great guild.

Visit http://www.blackratsociety.enjin.com for more information/apply."

Or give me (@Chammy84) or our GM (@thunderpile) /w in game @Chammy84

Hope you all find what you are looking for soon.

Best of luck

Chammy - Officer - Black Rats Society

coachmike63

Wayfarers of the Realms may be what you seek, we are a mature (21+) relaxed, family oriented, PvE guild with a number of husband/wife players. We are on the NA server, Aldmeri Dominion. Drop us a tell ingame to @coachmike63 or @brandye976 or checkout our website at OTD.clangroups.com

Wolfwing

Hello Sabbatus,

You may like to check out my guild, the Fangs of Ironglaive. We're still a fairly small guild (17 members as of right now), however we have high aspirations for the future. We are a PvE, trading, social, and crafting guild that plans on eventually branching off into PvP. Like you, we believe that a gamer's community is everything. Therefore, we created this guild in the hopes of creating a solid community of mature friendly players. We are looking for respectful yet fun-loving individuals who come from all walks of life. Based on your description my guild seems like a perfect fit for you; both philosophy wise and playstyle wise. Since you stated you prefer to be messaged in game, I will message you there as well. Hope to hear from you soon!

habs10

Looks like I found the perfect thread. My husband would debate my age sometimes although my ID says I'm 43. With two grown children and four beautiful grandchildren I have a very full life. However with being unable to work, I have lots of time to game.

My first online game was NWN, from there I discovered I wasn't too keen on rp. I've spent many, many hours playing LOTRO, SWTOR, and Rift. Questing, crafting and exploring are the ideal ways to spend my time in game. Typically I prefer to support my guild behind the scenes, ie supplying what crafting items I can. Once I can get over my extreme shyness, time permitting too, I try to participate in some group outings as well.

I'm looking for a group on the NA server that can put up with my weird self. Right now I have one character in DC, eventually I will spread to the other two alliances as well.

Send me a tell in game or a message here. I look forward to meeting you!

@odie1970

Saidar

weellll.. I looked in the mirror this morning and there was an old lady there, I swear I don't know where she came from but she wouldn't leave so I said hi

I am mostly into PvE and gathering/crafting but the PvP in this game looks fun so I'll probably at least give it a shot. I don't care If I'm among the first to be top level and top geared but I absolutely DO want to be in a guild that plays regularly and who's goal is to enjoy ALL the content, including helping all members get geared up, get the group practice they need and the opportunities to take on the endgame content.

So.. Sabbatus, while no one is going to call me a geek for sure I've been playing MMO's for 10 years, this is my 4th (6th if you count Diablo's 2 and 3), and I too would be very interested in talking to you should you decide to form a guild or if not, to find out where you end up. I currently have a lvl 10 Templar that was supposed to be a healer but is looking more like a mage than healer atm in Daggerfall but I would not be adverse to rolling a new Templar (healer for real this time) in a different area. Her name is Amara Zhi.

Sabbatus

How wonderful to hear from you all. Please, send a tell to @sabbatus in-game if you'd like to join my new guild Ancestral Indulgence. Hope I hear from all of you!

anthemik

Hi @Sabbatus -- I'm so glad you decided to start your own guild! I would like to join up. I think you've struck a chord here! I'll message you in-game as well. Rather than join up with one of the current guilds here, I thought it might be more interesting to join up with a guild "starting" from the needs/wants you explained here. Bravo! Looking forward to playing together.

Sabbatus

Please send me a message in game, usually on after 3pm CST US.

djabelek

Well I see all the old farts have come out, myself pushing over mid 50's ben around since Meridian59, UO and more. Ben gaming since the old bbs games (if anyone remembers those). Good luck because it looks like I picked the wrong faction Dagger Fall but I am actively looking for a guild that is mature
and likes to have fun. @djabelek if any guilds are recruiting for that faction.