Hi all!

I hope you're all having a good day.

Today I would like to talk about the guild system in ESO and present some of my suggestions for improving and updating this integral part of the game.

Here is a video for those of you who'd like to listen, and below that is a short written format if you'd rather have a quick look and go into discussion straight away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ-z2aypZD8

Grouping & Calendar Tools

- See active groups and create groups for any content. PVP groups would take into account alliances and CPs (if it's no-cp for example).
- Calendar would be used to set up events (trial runs, pvp events etc.) and everything else of interest.

Both of these would be closely integrated with the notifications system. If you do not qualify for any groups (technical reasons), you do not get notified about it.

For example, a notification could show up when a PVE group has been made, or a PVP group (if alliance is matched with your character) and so on. You could then just drop in and go into action straight away.

Social Tools

- Muting options, ban list & custom roles such as Guild Hall Steward (more on this below).

- Auto inactive members removal along with a in-game mail notification that does not expire.

- Options to merge two guilds, where one absorbs the members of the other(s).

- Ability to rename a guild.

Recruiting Tools

- Pre-approved messages from the GM or officers, where players can opt-in to become recruiters to automatically post them into zone chats once every 2-3 hours or so. Limit to few recruiters so there's no chat SPAM.

Mailing Tools

- Mails can be sent to specific or all ranks, maybe even include attachments if you've got enough copies of the item in the inventory.

Guild Hall System

- Players can finance a guild hall together via gold or maybe even crowns that can be deposited into the guild bank and used only for that.

- Alternatively, an option to set a player's home as a guild hall (ex: Psijic Villa).

Stewards & GM will have classic housing editing options and other members can even donate stuff like mundus stones, attunable crafting stations, furnishings etc.

- An ability to see who's in the guild hall at the moment.

Guild Wars & Rivalry

- A tab where you can schedule a GvG (4v4, 8v8?) with another guild in a special arena and let players que in and go fight for their guild.

Alternatively, some kind of a sub-BGs system where guilds can que up with their pre-made (or not!) groups and just go duke it out with other guilds in the special arena. No rewards, nothing. Just good old PVP.

Thank you for your time.
Alex