Over the years, PC games have offered me a lot of great things: graphical and audio pleasure, creative thinking, visceral and intense action, and of course, pure fun. I've probably been spending too much time gaming already, I've seen a lot of entertaining and innovative ideas across different genres, but I've never felt how I feel right now. I'll call that feeling "allegiance". Allegiance to other players. Allegiance to my friends. Allegiance to my Guild. Yes, being part of a bigger whole is the most striking thing I've yet seen in gaming. And I'm hooked! :P

It all started last week. I had just completed a quest with a random party when one of its members invited me to his Guild, namely, The Illini Tribe. Being a complete newbie in this MMO business, I wasn't sure what being in a Guild implied. Right off the bat, let me state that The Illini Tribe is a "friends" oriented group. These guys are nice and they play Guild Wars to have fun, in a truly social way. Members are quite talkative (like me, if that blog is any indication), and each do his/her best to help others in time of need. After all, Guild Wars does offer its share of challenging missions and quests, which quickly become overboard for a lone wolf. So now I log in not just to play the game anymore, but to play the game with my Guild. And to me, this is what renders an RPG like, say, Dungeon Siege or Neverwinter Nights, completely obsolete. Period.

Let me also point out that had I been invited into a less friendly group might just have killed my interest for the game altogether. Now, on the contrary, this Guild gave me great new reasons to play the game. The Illini Tribe is part of an even bigger whole, called EveR, which is an Alliance of Guilds. All of that combine to give you, the lone player, so much more options for joining people than simply browsing a town or outpost. If you're into Guild Wars and would like to join us, then look up Almighty Wolf, The Illini Tribe Guild Master.

And you'll definitely see me there also. From the look of things, I'll be hanging around for quite some time. Goodie! :)