The GM Thread

[Sparkle_DPA]

Are u talking about MY contribution, cause u might wanna speak to the GC u contacted earlier about that :P. If you meant something else, my mistake. btw did i mention pony's are better than unicorns. P-O-N-Y

[shukai84]

woot! my GM prays for SLABS for us

[Sarn]

In our guild a good gm is one who listens to the members, mind you our members tend to be pretty decent folk who look after one another for the most part.

We Arnt top 10, although have been top 50 in every war. I was invited at one point to a top ranking guild (interestingly enough after I posted that I spend gems - apparently that got me pretty much an auto invite). Anyway, I said no, simply because I like the people I play with, enjoy their company.

Hell with the way guild wars work, there is zero point in spending hundreds to get number 1, because the next chest reward (or in some case the current one) will beat the crap out of it anyway.

I would rather spend my time with people i enjoy the company of.

[iH8t2lose2]

Are u talking about MY contribution, cause u might wanna speak to the GC u contacted earlier about that :P. If you meant something else, my mistake. btw did i mention pony's are better than unicorns. P-O-N-Y

Obviously you have never grown a horn... otherwise you would understand that unicorns are better.

[gnolaum]

Our GM bakes us muffins.

But doesn't let you touch them.

[Necromancers]

My previous guild's GM and Sentinel lied to us saying they were going to set up a second guild, but actually just deserted us and joined BondBeyondTime. Worst thing was, the GM made his level 28 alternate account GM instead and didn't appoint a new Sentinel lmao.

So yeah I realised it would be a good time to change guild, and I did.

[Eunuchorn]

A good GM inspires & rallies his troops to Victory, leading from the front.

[Bearsuo]

What makes a good GM? Do people stay in guilds where they don't like the GM? Why/Why not? Should a GM be one of the higher point scorers in each war? Are you carrying your GM, or even your entire guild? I hope not.

I get the impression you're asking in the context of K&D, and that your experience is primarily mobile games. I'm obviously my guild's GM, but I've been around the block for awhile in many guilds in many games. First question that precludes your questions is - what sort of guild is it? Obviously, any idiot can claim to be leading a competitive ultrahardcore guild pew pew, so let's discard that. There are affinity guilds - family, friends, gaming group, they have some factor that brings them together and they stick around for that factor. Maybe they're all local MENSA chapter members, like Majestic. Their GM is rarely judged, unless they go outside of social norms, or are extremely unresponsive to inviting members (ie., getting affinity members in - "WHY HAVEN'T YOU INVITED MY COUSIN VINNY?")

The other two, IMO, are on a spectrum - hardcore to zerg. Zerg is a little limited in KND and probably most mobile games, but they basically invite anyone and everyone to get as many members as possible. Based on some outside communication I've received, I believe KND's weaker equivelent would be zerg alliances. Note that a competitive guild recruiting heavily is not (sin qua non) zerging, although it can have the knock-on effect of reducing the hardcore quotient especially under subsequent management; zerging is recruiting for the sake of recruiting. These GMs are, again, rarely judged outside of extremes.

The other end would be hardcore, clearly defined with pruning inactive/inadequate members (didn't spend enough gems to meet mandatory spend limits? didn't farm enough consumables for the raid? ... et cet). The more strict the criteria and pruning, the more hardcore. There's not a 1:1 correlation for rank and hardcore, but it's certainly a strong correlation. The more hardcore a guild, the more strictly the GM him/herself is judged, in terms of the guild/GM bringing home the bacon. #1 guilds with top 5 performing GMs in most games can say or do just about anything and their members may gripe, but as long as those two criteria are met, it's just talk.

On the other hand, if this is a subtly disguised recruiting thread for those one spender monsters in mid-tier guilds, bravo.

[Sparkle_DPA]

This is starting to piss me off. HOW CAN ANYONE THINK UNICORNS ARE BETTER THAN PONY'S? I dont even see the logic behind that. I can write you a 50 page essay that philosophically explains why the following statement is true: Pony> Unicorn > Horse

[Lifesavorz]

Unicorns and ponys... now there is a real battle. Hmm...

[KOA]

A good GM inspires & rallies his troops to Victory, leading from the front.

By far your funniest post.

[NickkyDC]

This is starting to piss me off. HOW CAN ANYONE THINK UNICORNS ARE BETTER THAN PONY'S? I dont even see the logic behind that. I can write you a 50 page essay that philosophically explains why the following statement is true: Pony> Unicorn > Horse

BULL, i refuse until proven.

Second off, Ponies suck no offense, just never was a brony, but more power to you,
Second the only unicorns that are cool, would be unicorn stampede.

Rainbow Room? why did the top guild have to sound so gay....

Vote goes for untouchables as my favorite top ios guild

[gnolaum]

Would you rather play leapfrog with Ponys or Unicorns?

Pony > Unicorn.

[leale]

BULL, i refuse until proven.

Second off, Ponies suck no offense, just never was a brony, but more power to you,
Second the only unicorns that are cool, would be unicorn stampede

When you were a kid did your mother tell you that everyone who wasn't first comes second because you always came last?

[shukai84]

i like bears...