Well guys, another one has come and gone, unfortunately i wasn't there because of being at work and all. But from what i can tell, nobody else was there either.
To sheik...i think calling them off is good for the time being. As yours is the only currently active branch, i would hope that most of you know whats going on as a general rule. if not, im sure setting up a small meeting wouldn't be out of the question. As far as us drifting apart, hopefully if we find a more permanent fixture (IE Aion), we will start to see some of us come back together. I am really excited about the game, and hope i enjoy it as much as i anticipate. I am certainly going to put my all into the faction there.
To everyone else, i know that we (the leaders) should be leading by example, and im sorry i couldn't be there today, but we REALLY need to start showing that we care about our faction. There are several ways we need to do this.
1) we MUST get more active members. Invite people you PUG with, invite friends from other guilds, help ANYONE in guild or not whenever you are not busy, and then give them an invite. We REALLY need more active members.
2) those who are active need to be told regularly about vent. When people are on vent talking to each other, there is going to be a stronger bond. This will hopefully make them less likely to leave, and less likely to go inactive.
3) the forums NEED to be pushed on everyone. In an environment where everyone lives on different sides of the globe, there are going to be people you simply don't see online. The forums are essential for contact outside of game. It is where we will post alliances, enemies, wars, events, and vital support.
Now some of you may be reading this and saying that you can't invite people, so what does it matter. Or that getting people on the forums isn't your responsibility. Im telling you now, you are wrong. You are in BoE, and are a member of this family. Keeping the family alive and well is most certainly in your best interest. The more active people, the more instance runs, the more help, the more gear, the more everything. If you can't invite, then tell those who can the name of the person who needs the invite.
BoE is soo much better than what we have been seeing lately, and it is on us (everyone) to change it back to the way it should be.