09-17-2014, 08:36 AM
Sounds like a pain in the ass.
Now I spend gaming time managing a friends list rather than just joining a guild and having the guild pages do it all for me. Plus not all people are equal when it comes to socializing. Especially gamers who might be the most socially awkward people in the US. With the current system everyone can find a home. With a facebook system not everyone will.
Plus I don't equate guilds as the work place. Sure not everyone gets along but that is not a bad thing. Friction and competition make people better gamers which as a result makes gaming better not worse. Diggles and I fight constantly but my gaming experience is better with him than without him.
In order for a guild to work properly everyone needs to play different roles. Some of those roles are unpopular. You need enforcers, you need game detailist (yes I made that word up) and you need people who drive other people to do events. The games most enjoyable aspects requires these roles and they are not only unpopular but no one likes doing them.
With your facebook style in the future none of these roles will be played by anyone. Everyone will just hang out with people just like themselves and the gaming experience will be worse not better for it. It certainly would lead to dumbed down games which is already an issue in the industry.
Now I spend gaming time managing a friends list rather than just joining a guild and having the guild pages do it all for me. Plus not all people are equal when it comes to socializing. Especially gamers who might be the most socially awkward people in the US. With the current system everyone can find a home. With a facebook system not everyone will.
Plus I don't equate guilds as the work place. Sure not everyone gets along but that is not a bad thing. Friction and competition make people better gamers which as a result makes gaming better not worse. Diggles and I fight constantly but my gaming experience is better with him than without him.
In order for a guild to work properly everyone needs to play different roles. Some of those roles are unpopular. You need enforcers, you need game detailist (yes I made that word up) and you need people who drive other people to do events. The games most enjoyable aspects requires these roles and they are not only unpopular but no one likes doing them.
With your facebook style in the future none of these roles will be played by anyone. Everyone will just hang out with people just like themselves and the gaming experience will be worse not better for it. It certainly would lead to dumbed down games which is already an issue in the industry.