Spiral Knights - I have a bit of a sad story for you all.

I have a bit of a sad story for you all.

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Fri, 09/27/2013 - 15:04

Etharaes

Today I left my guild.

I joined this guild ages ago, give or take a year. I joined back when there was 14 people in it, and half of that was alts. I joined this guild not because I wanted to be in a pro guild or anything, it was just a small unique guild that seemed like it would already be home. It was a guild where people who chose fun over functionality were welcomed with open arms. Before I saw this guild, I had no interest of joining one. This was the first guild I wanted to be a part of.

In my time in this guild, I have seen it grow. I met and made many friends. I eventually became a guildmaster. This guild was loose when it came to it's ranks; you didn't have to pass some elite test to go up in the ranks. This guild was a great thing about my spiral knights experience. I had a bunch of friends. It was what kept me playing this game so much. Eventually, it was the only thing that kept me coming back to this game. I couldn't quit this game simply because of the friends I had in the guild that I wouldn't see anymore.

And then one of the old guildmasters became active again. I had only met him once before he went inactive shortly after the creation of this guild.

When I quit today, there was 81 people in this guild.

Today, I found out that he demoted me. I quit minutes after finding this out. It was back to just the people he knew well being guildmasters, and their alts.

As a result, I probably will quit this game. Half the friends I made in this guild are gone, and since I am so unfamiliar to the rest of this guild, there is no more reason for me to play this game anymore.

I know most of you will just say something about how I am some random nobody and can't care less if I play or not, but I am leaving this for the friends I made in this guild.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 15:07

Quaquonfaes

Who are you again? There are

Who are you again?
There are so many theads of people quiting lately I have lost track of names.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 15:55

Writhes

Overreact much?

You said yourself that the only reason you played this game was for your guild member friends yet you chose to leave over a silly rank? Sorry, something doesn't smell right.

The saddest thing about this post is that you chose to leave your guild over something very pointless just to turn around and attempt to make your guild leader look like the bad guy. He has every right to demote and promote whoever he wants because its his guild.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 15:58

Traevelliath

@Writhes: At the same time, if he long ago abandoned the guild, you can debate that he has no right to make dramatic changes. A good GM would merely adapt to the new guild, instead of forcing it back to what he's used to. In addition, GMs should see each other as equals, not as someone to casually demote when you get back from vacation (Especially without talking to them about it).

As someone who has been one of several GMs in a VERY large guild, I would of been FURIOUS if I was randomly demoted because someone else had been GM longer and didn't feel like having me around. Even if I had several close friends in the guild, I would be pissed enough to leave. Being GM is more than just words under your name. There's a lot of pride, responsibility, respect and power linked to your rank. It is not something to be casually dismissed on a whim.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 16:00

Heavy-Dragon

I agree with writhes.

According to you, he allowed you to stay in the guild but demoted you. you quit of your own volition.

If you remained in the guild for your friends as you claimed, rank shouldn't have been grounds for quitting.

Im having an issue seeing the sadness in this story. it seems more like a tantrum.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 16:13

Diamondshreddie

my plea for forgiveness.

I'm sorry this happened. I was there when it happened, but I was not in charge of what happened that day. A few of the guild masters decided that there were too many GMs around, and so here's what happened:

EVERYONE was demoted except Ragecraft. (apparently, was technically the account on which the guild was initially formed)

Yes everyone, even Zeddy, even Aiden, even Darkbrady. We decided we were going to start anew, not to establish a new ground of leadership because someone didn't like the way it was. Additionally, Zeddy was about to re-promote you to your deserving rank, but you left before we could even explain. So please, please consider coming back. The last thing I want to see is the guild fall apart.

Sincerely,

Diamond

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 16:17

Ustrinaferalthorn

Cry me a riveeeer!

@Traev While I feel compelled to agree because I know I'd be infuriated too, there's nothing OP can do at this point EXCEPT...

@OP Did you not have those guildmates on your friend's list? If so, just create your own guild so you can have your cake and eat it too. All you're doing is wallowing in your own pathetic puddle of woes. Seriously, get over yourself and stop whining like a lil' 5-y-o who just broke their toy.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 16:27

Zeddy

I have an amusing anecdote for you all

Last month or so Darkbrady and Echoez returned to the guild. Brady was probably high or something, like he tends to be. He and Aiden-Curry-Puff demoted basically everyone, myself and eachother included, and then logged off. (I got recruit rank, yay!)

After that, I got on my GM alt and promoted myself and Echoez back up so we could do officer-stuff again. Didn't really know what else got demoted in the chaos, but I figured the affected would pipe up when they saw something. Most of the GMs gone officer said they were fine with the demotion, as it was a bit embarrasing to have more GMs online than other members at some points anyways.

I don't really bother with guild-administrative stuff as much as I care about making bombing videos and science, so I'd let the other GMs go do their thing and suddenly we had about a dozen GMs running around. After the demotion spree, it's back to being just me, Darkbrady and Echoez, the three founders. Seemed cleaner. I don't even know what GMs can do that Officers can't.

Anyways, Etha logged on about an hour ago and ragequit. Happened so fast with pretty much no discussion I figure he had half a mind to leave in the first place. Shame to see him ago, he was one of our earliest members.

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 16:30

Grimranger

You're just some random nobody and I couldn't care less whether you play or not.

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