Elder Guilds

[Zwenze]

Not totally sure, but looking around the oldest post i can find from Apis about the guilöd is from 6th october 2005. And the hammer is pretty active.

but the orginal guild was disbanded and recreated in the summer of 2006? or so

Yes, was disbanded and remade. So from db point of view, twh is make at 2006-07-14.

[Dajoji]

The Protectors are still around too. Not as active as they once were but I've seen some old friends here and there "representing".

[Zan]

The Dark Empire was founded early in 2002 by Aelya.

That's the only reference I found to the Dark Empire's creation. Seems to be the oldest survivor so far.

[zorbels]

The Protectors

Much older than 2.5, but I don't know for sure since when, semi-active.

Thanks for mentioning us. I believe the Protectors guild is coming on four and a half years now, if not five. I have been playing for about three years and the Protectors were going strong before I even came into the picture. We fall into the category of semi-active unfortantly.

[Ralleyon]

I met Ollo in game only a few days ago and I remembered Proglin's round-up for training together with the Protectors in the wilderness towards the Bronze doors. Good times. One of the last time I saw Ogu though.

Saaaay, if the GM's can check in game for creation data, wouldn't it be a better idea to have a list made by them? And where some other case applies, like The Way of the Hammer which got recreated in the mean time, they can just correct.

As others have suggested already, this thread should be only for guilds which still have active players (non-visitors). For example, I started to play regularly, and Gaian comes in around the weekend as well, so we're surely not out of the picture.

[Ayshe]

You can't take database creation date as the indicator of how old a guild is. During the switch from MB every guild was wiped, and since Xenia was a playtester she created FL before the public launch. DB date means nothing... The three oldest guilds are DE, XG and FL. All three are active as defined by the members. What other definition is there? I am willing to bet that there has been continuity of personnel, forums or whatever since day one for all of the guilds that call themselves active.

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

[Nikodemus]

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

Would be intersting idea to change it and add another guild to the three. I wonder if that will be possible.

[Tuxide]

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

Would be intersting idea to change it and add another guild to the three. I wonder if that will be possible.

Good idea.  I nominate cmhitman for this task.

[Draklar]

Thanks for mentioning us. I believe the Protectors guild is coming on four and a half years now, if not five.

That's not quite possible :x
I founded the Defenders guild nearly 5 years ago and all the way until the end of Cabal, the only good guilds around were Defenders, Mirth and Rangers. Of cource, later all three guilds went into decline;
Defenders having lost their oh-so-awesome leader,
Mirth turning out not-so-mirthful
And Rangers... Well, Seperot was the leader (and Grakrim with Monketh too, but everyone knows they were only Sep's puppets)... So much for the guild being "good" aligned.

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

Me and Seperot should revive the Legendary Warriors guild *nod*
We'd be like the oldest non-original guildleaders then (or rather me alone, as he became the leader only upon my abdication)

[Quq Leque]

The Warriors since September 2006, before that a faction within the Lair so I've heard from Proteous

[Kaityra]

You can't take database creation date as the indicator of how old a guild is. During the switch from MB every guild was wiped, and since Xenia was a playtester she created FL before the public launch. DB date means nothing... The three oldest guilds are DE, XG and FL. All three are active as defined by the members. What other definition is there? I am willing to bet that there has been continuity of personnel, forums or whatever since day one for all of the guilds that call themselves active.

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

I really like Felines Lair and most of it members. I had been even part of it. And that's why it pains me to see in which state this guild is. Felines Lair maybe a very old guild but I think being active as a guild looks a little bit different. Yes, there are single players from that guild that are online from time to time but I think it needs much more to form an active guild. This guild has a great potential but with an inactive leadership and with inactive people in high positions, who are blocking any change just to keep their positions within the guild, this guild will remain dormant as it has been for quite a long time now.
I'm sorry if I stepped on one toes once again but I felt obliged to write something. You can believe me, if I didn't care for this guild I wouldn't have written it. I really hope that the neccessary changes are done soon so that this guild can return to its former glory.
And now I wait for certain FL members to oppose me once again.

[hitancrias]

The guildlist of the old website of Kada-El's Tavern might be interesting.
Note that the dates mentioned on Kada's list are the days the guild were were added to the list, which does not have to be the same as the dates they were founded.

[Mordraugion]

actually the db guild list only goes back to the wipe of summer 2005 and those guilds that were recreated when the server came back up

[Ralleyon]

You can't take database creation date as the indicator of how old a guild is. During the switch from MB every guild was wiped, and since Xenia was a playtester she created FL before the public launch. DB date means nothing... The three oldest guilds are DE, XG and FL. All three are active as defined by the members. What other definition is there? I am willing to bet that there has been continuity of personnel, forums or whatever since day one for all of the guilds that call themselves active.

I will claim a small (very small) trophy as being the oldest original guildleader. Now git off mah lawn!

It's a start, not set in stone. I never claimed to be in an elder guild, just stated the age and that we're still kickin'

[zorbels]

Thanks for mentioning us. I believe the Protectors guild is coming on four and a half years now, if not five.

That's not quite possible :x

  I know it is at least hitting the full four year mark and no younger. I do know it was founded after the Explores Guild had been around for abit. Tell you what, I will contact my guild leader and ask so that we are all clear when the guild was founded.