It seems to me that at present, this game is very limited in regards to Guild Play, I only started playing Spiral Knights 3 days ago, I fell in love with it instantly, bought a starter park and have formed a guild with 6-7 friends.
While I am not fully aware (and am trying to discover) the development status of this game, It seems like it is very much in it's infancy as an MMO. There is no pvp, limited co-op play (max 4 players in a group) and little to no point to having a guild other than having a private chat channel.
I would suggest allowing guilds to customize their guild halls, allowing them to hire npc's (for energy or crowns) that sell items to guild members at a discounted price, or guild storage/treasure chests.
Adding to that, something that would bring a guild together, larger scale events, where maybe up to 8 or 12 members of a guild could co-operatively enter into a much larger scale boss raid. Another non combat based idea might be mini games playable between guild members in the guild hall or group crafting.
Guild vs Guild play should be implemented to encourage loyalty to a guild, people should be proud of their guild due to their acheivements (thwarting a rival guild in pvp for example).
If there is a development blog/resource somewhere which updates users on the current plans or roadmap for this game I would very much like to see it.
Thanks
Bongeh
hmm, seem's that the only threads on this forum that actually get replied too are one's written in capital letters by children whining about how the game isn't free. Fabulous.