Ok then... Well, this idea is possible, although it would be considered a very minor patch, because chances are it would be barely used, but it still would be useful to two guilds who r very close

+1 to this idea!
I like visiting some friends (who sometimes have very new guilds, not newb just with t1/2 players mostly). They can't afford to run vana, or JK sometimes so 30k per 7 days is near impossible for them.
It'd be nice if I could deposit 20k crowns or so in their treasury. 20k is not much for longtime players, but for a new player in wolver gear, it's 1-2 weeks work.
Giving it to the GM is ok...but it would be much nicer if we could deposit it direct into the treasury, so we know it'll be used for GH stuff, instead of the GM or member just pocketing the money. We don't need to see how much is in the treasury, just a blank 1 way button would be lovely :)

I agree with severage, those were my primary concerns about this idea

As always, your arguments are beyond what I typically see.

However, I find it more likely that a newbie would be like "Oh, the GM can only use this for the guild? Why not donate before I get invited?" unbeknownst to him that the GM won't invite him, than to be like "No, you won't spend it on the guild", still ignorant of the fact that he wouldn't get invited.

Just saying. Many newbies (Even me way back when) try to be money-smart on games and end up getting burned by a simple overlook anyway. This just opens up another opportunity.

Also, if you trust another guild enough to donate to it aside from your own, or are giving a Guild Master of a jazzy GH, who clearly has enough money, just 1K as a gesture, I think you can trust him to put it in the Vault himself.

~Sev

^ could be a solution, but honestly I just don't see it as a problem. I could be wrong entirely, but I just can't see it as something that'll be a wide issue in game. Large guilds won't even notice small token donations from single people and requesting 1k donations for invites will do virtually nothing to aid in the form of upkeep; you'd need to scam countless people for it to make any difference, by which point you'd surely make a name for yourself as a guild that's not to be trusted or joined.

Perhaps small guilds will do it, but even with a 50k upkeep, small donations won't count for much, and I don't see anyone willingly making substantial donations just to get an invite. Why allow yourself to be extorted of 50k for an invite to a guild that clearly has little respect for potential recruits, when you could simply apply to another guild that treats people better? Donations and upkeep should be paid willingly, and visitor donations would be mainly a token gesture; less about helping actually pay for upkeep and more for just showing their appreciation to the guild, or even just as a thanks for allowing them to visit and spend time within the GH.

Like I say, they could implement this and it could turn into a huge problem, I could be completely wrong. But looking at it now, I just can't see that as likely, is all I'm saying. Who knows, though~

Perhaps an option would be to just limit how much visitors are able to donate? Even a modest 10k cap with an hourlong cooldown would prevent any meaningful loss from potential scam victims. If they want to donate over and over and over, then that's really as much their fault as someone putting all their cr into an empty trade window~

You can implement it as a sort of "tip jar", an option that non-members can access from that guild's command console so they can anonymously leave some cr if they want to.

I'm confused; isn't that just....exactly the same as the original suggestion?

And you all know what that means...

Bam.

~Sev