Regular Alliance Bazaar - Kickoff Mo 20:00 CET

[Clarice Stormcrow]

Well, we already talked about it several times. I think we should just get things going now! Date is just a guess - I think Euro players should be online about this time. Monday is as good a day as any, let us see what happens, and if need be move the day.
Probably we should chose a second time for US players; make a suggestion.

Idea is to meet in one Guild Hall, inviting our alliance members and trade/ swap/ donate stuff for some time, then hopefully start some joint activities.

Maybe Thalion can get part of his PCs done; I'd like to start the Beacon's Perch expedition afterwards tonight.

[Zalis]

I don't get home until 23:00 CET, since that's GMT +2 right now... right? (6PM EDT here) Having one time for all is trickier on weekdays than it is on weekends.

[Dante Reims]

Won't be able to make it tonight as I have band practice.

[Clarice Stormcrow]

ok, we did the quick bazaar last night on short notice (30min).
About half a dozen turned up. There was a problem, as at least two groups were in mission as we started. Two allies came, some more were intrigued but were busy. A few deals were made.

Not bad. With better preparation I think we can make this work. I'll check if they have an alliance webpage where I can announce this.

Timing was bad for groups though; some logged off afterwards and we dispersed except for a joint venture with Mazz and a [sear] member, who had to log off close to the end of mission. So maybe Zalis is right and we have to do this on weekends (which hits me because I'm mostly off then).

[Anomander]

Clarice,

I already talked about an Alliance Forum with Sierra. They don't have one and the common opinion seems to be that GW can best be played in the game itself. There is a good contact between the guild leaders and whenever something needs to be announced they ask the leaders to put it up in the in game Guild Announcements. It looks as if only one guild (SHIN) has its own site:

s13.invisionfree.com/shinigamikeys

I think we should offer to host the Alliance site, since we are by far the largest guild and we already have allmost everything in place. If we could add a forum for each of the guilds themselves, like we have our Sanctuary, then I think that could very well work out.
But before we do that we need a formal decision (2 weeks from now?) that we will stay in this Alliance.

Anomander

[Clarice Stormcrow]

anomander said:

I already talked about an Alliance Forum with Sierra. They don't have one and the common opinion seems to be that GW can best be played in the game itself.

Ah, too bad. Then I think we should agree on a repeat date quickly here in the thread! After that lets spread the news. I don't mind weekends, I can only not participate that often then.

Can we contact the other guild leaders as well, so they can give input on their time preferences and maybe announce it in their guild message? Maybe one guild volunteers to offer their hall for the visit.
I think the most difficult moment is to set it up against initial inertia. After we did it two or three times and it was ok things will take less effort.

btw - I had trouble to leave GH with a joint group. Problems were (1) my starting outpost had too small party size; important for Tyria and Elona as you can't map there with 8, and (2) when leaving for guild hall I was in common, not international. So a party starter must eventually leave and reenter hall from the proper int outpost.

[Clarice Stormcrow]

Enthusiasm is somewhat underwhelming, but I refuse to feel daunted ;D

I don't know how much time I will be on tonight, then I'm gone until sunday evening. So unless someone (Ano, Zalis?) contacts the other guild officers I shall do my carnival barker act again on monday evening

[Dante Reims]

Again I have band practice on Monday so I won't be able to make it

[Zalis]

I think trying to swing it on Monday would be a harder sell than a weekend. But there's no harm in promoting the first one for a Monday. Weekdays get tough for cross-continent scheduling, due to that nasty thing called work and real life. Having the Festival this weekend could be good to have more folks on and hearing about it, or it may get our little plans lost in the shuffle.

Regardless, I think the idea of this kind of event is great. It's at least one last shot at giving away/trading items before you dump them on a merchant.

[Clarice Stormcrow]

As I said, we already had our first (small) bazaar last monday, it's just that I'm the wrong person to shift it to the weekend ingame - not being there is a real hindrance .

To promote it ingame (if that is the other guilds' preference) I dream about a short notice in every guild's welcome screen, but for this we'd have to contact the guilds' officers.

Hm, problem here because I don't know them - can we hit [sear] for a list of alliance officers/ contacts? Or is there a way to find out that I don't know about?

[Clarice Stormcrow]

ok, this week I'm there for the weekend, so I can do my Bazaar Carnival Barker act on sunday . Any special requests for a time?

[Dante Reims]

I can make it on Sunday

Just let me know when as i'll be free all day barring any intrusions lol.

[Clarice Stormcrow]

With me turning up so late last monday the date more or less imploded - ok, Vanity's vices got sponsored, but that was it.

I'll skip next week and suggest we go for the weekend/ monday after GWEN released. With new loot, new armor and a score of heros to equip, there is either demand for the bazaar, or the idea is dead. I'm open for other time suggestions.

Does someone have a free character slot and can help me mule a few char bags to post? We can do a raffle or otherwise play for them.

[Anomander]

I have one or two mules available that may stock some stuff.
Bring it on!
Just make sure that you'll get it back in time

[bobrath]

I have an extra slot to make a quick run from pre to post if its needed - just let me know.

[Radicc Tyranntt]

So when is this event going to be now?

I'm hoping to get my hands on some elite skill tomes if anybody has some they want to unload. I'm looking for everything but warrior tomes.

[Dela Darklodina]

I have a bunch of junk. Some elite tomes for you Rad (not sure which, but I know I have now Warrior ones),some regular Tomes, some greens, some golds, some mods, which I'm wanting to trade or get rid of. I just haven't been able to attend the function. Plus, I have three mules full of stuff and I get confused as to who has what. Hmmm, now that I'm thinking about it, I should type up a little inventory list for each toon.....I am looking for a +30 hp inscription for a gold shield my nub para is using.

[Christian Veritas]

I have some stuff that I could stand to give away or get rid of. I also have some things that I'd like to trade. I'm trying to build up money for the Primeval Dervish armor that I want (barring me liking anything from GWEN better), so I've been farming mostly and not participating in team efforts a whole lot, for which I apologize. Dela, if you have an elite Monk tome, I'll be happy to swap whatever I have to get it . Unfortunately, I have so many characters in development right now that I have a negative tome flow and if I could get the SoJ elite, then I wouldn't have to worry as much about leveling my monk.

[Radicc Tyranntt]

christian said:

I have some stuff that I could stand to give away or get rid of. I also have some things that I'd like to trade. I'm trying to build up money for the Primeval Dervish armor that I want (barring me liking anything from GWEN better)

From what I've seen the GWEN armor for dervishes is a lot better than the nightfall stuff. The derv armor I saw actually had different art instead of just different stuff hanging off of your skirt.

[Dela Darklodina]

From what I've seen the GWEN armor for dervishes is a lot better than the nightfall stuff. The derv armor I saw actually had different art instead of just different stuff hanging off of your skirt.

Oh noes. Just what I need....More armor. Not sure I have an elite monk tome though. I'd have to check.