Guilds and Clans in MMORPGs: 5 Ways They Enhance the Online Community

Guilds, clans, free companies, cabals. Whatever your favorite MMORPG calls them, they are a central part of a game for many players. It's nice to have somewhere to call home and some folks that get you. Here are five ways guilds enhance the online community in MMOs.

Make New Friends

Making new friends can be tough, especially in a game where few people seem to speak to each other. Guilds can help bridge that gap and create a safe space for you to get to know new folks and make new friends. Joining the right guild will get you into the conversation quickly, helping you spread your glorious social butterfly wings.

Share A Common Goal

Guilds often have a specific goal within their group, whether it be raiding, socializing, or what have you. Finding a guild or clan with the same goals as you can really be a boost to your morale, and often ends up making that goal more fun in the end when you have folks to celebrate with once you accomplish something.

Special Guild Events

Many guilds host special events that can often be the most fun there is to be had. Whether it's doing something like in-game content as a group, or something out of the ordinary like running naked from a starting zone to a max-level zone. Some guilds are so good at events that they can fill the waiting gaps between official content in your favorite game.

Help With Content

Want to see everything there is to see in an MMORPG? You'll eventually have to group up. You can find groups via different means in different games, but there's rarely anything as simple as just asking in guild chat if anyone wants to help out. If you've joined a good guild it will likely be full of volunteers willing to jump in and help you out with whatever group content you're having trouble with.

There's A Guild For Everything

I'm serious here. In a well-populated MMO there is literally a guild for everything. There are leveling guilds, raiding guilds, guilds for older folks, social guilds, lifestyle guilds, super casual guilds, and so many more it would be impossible to list them all here. Whatever you're looking for in a guild or clan, it's out there. Whether it's weird or more traditional, you can find a guild that centers itself around it.

And that's our list. What's your favorite thing about guilds, clans, cabals, whatever your game calls them? Let us know in the comments.