“Not all are born leaders”
In an online game, they are basically called the guild leader/master. These people are the one’s who qualify themselves to create their own guild. The basic requirement for this role is that you should have the resources, decent level and respectable items. Anyone qualified for this is now set for building their own guild.
But as I quoted above, not all are born leaders. From the moment you press those “create a guild” button, you are putting yourself to a deep responsibility. Forming the best guild requires your full dedication, responsibility and time.
So, if you are wondering how you can be a good leader, here are some tips that you can do:
1. Understand your role – You should understand that a Guild Leader is basically, the leader. Keep in mind that being a guild leader is like a leader in real life wherein you must “lead” your members for the better. Guild leaders are the core of the guild, never forget that
2. Have a goal – Since you have already created your guild, the next thing you should do is to have a goal for your guild. You must ask yourself why you created this guild in the first place. Is it for fun? Is it for PVP purpose? To be called the best? For tournaments? Whatever your goals are, make sure you and your members remember it well. You must make sure that every member shares the same goal as you. Otherwise, it will lead to an ugly disbandment of guild
3. Create your rules – Well, just like in real life, Guild leaders should enforce your own set of guild rules. Without these rules, guilds will be in turmoil. Create a set of rules that everyone must follow. In accordance to this rule, you should also be clear and firm in giving sanctions to those who violated the guild rules. You don’t want your guild to be painted with criticism right? Remember, an organized guild can win against numerous guilds in chaos.
4. Attendance – Since you are the guild leader, you are required to be always there for the guild. You can’t make excuses like “I need to sleep cause I still got exams tomorrow” or “I fell asleep”. Since you are their leader, you should be the most active fellow in the guild. I’m not telling you to forget your real life, but it is really the prerequisite of being a GL. You can appoint sub Guild Leaders to have someone in second command. But be sure these sub Guild Leaders are as competent as you are.
5. Understand the game – A guild leader is expected to have the best knowledge of the game. You are required to understand the game well upon becoming a guild leader. Expect numerous PMs from players or members since they look up to you as their leader. Either play the game more or read more stuffs in the net to understand your game. Its all up to you
6. Lead by example – It is the duty of the guild leader to lead a good example to his members. If you don’t want your members to be late for wars, or any guild program, better be earlier than your members. You shouldn’t tolerate illegal things such as third party programs that will destroy the game you love. Remember, what you are in the game reflects on who you are in real life
7. Treat Everyone fairly – for guild leaders, this will be the toughest thing to do. You can’t just show your favoritism to a certain player because it will stir a lot of problems for your guild. People will see it if they see that you are just giving items to a certain player. That will be the biggest problem. Learn to see all your members equally, and for sure you will be loved by your members.
There, hope some aspiring guild leaders here learned a thing or two in this article
