Journeys with Jaye

A View From the Top!

A while back, I had a vision in my head for a podcast that was devoted to the topic of guild leadership.  I wanted to hear from guild leaders of all types, to learn their philosophy of running a guild and dealing with the many issues that come up.  But I also wanted to have them don a developer hat for a bit, and share their views on what makes their game of choice tick, and what they’d want to see added that would meet the needs of their guild better.

I did a couple of episodes, and then, for a number of reasons, I podfaded.

However, I met up with Adam, from Epic Slant, and I’m happy to say that we’ve jump started the show.  We’ve changed up the show a bit, and we focused on giving our advice on common issues and pitfalls that every guildleader has to deal with at some point.  Thanks to Vagary.tv, our “relaunch” episode is now live!

Show can be found here.
Topics:

-Introductions about what we’ve been up to as of late. We discuss our characters, guilds and the general activities that keep us entertained.

-Five “Dos and Donts” of building a successful guild. What should a guild leader do when they first form a guild? What should they avoid. Adam and Karen give five examples each that should help anyone getting into the guild business.

-Exploiting in MMOs. More players and guilds than ever are using dubious tactics and exploits these days. Should a new guild do as everyone else does or stand firm. Karen and Adam weigh in on the topic.

-You Make the Call! In our direct advice portion of the show we create hypothetical situations or answer fan questions about guild leadership. Each host explains how they would handle the given situation and why.

This episode, we look at guild websites and give our views on whether it’s still a necessary part of running a guild.
If you’d like to submit a question for A View From The Top you can either email us, comment, or use the “Ask A Guild Leader” form on Epic Slant.

I welcome any feedback, so please feel free to let me know what you think!

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