I was sitting around this morning, talking to a friend of mine who used to be in the same big raid guild as me when I used to play Lysix as my main, and he has since moved all his toons back to his own private guild. We were watching the chaotic havoc ensue in trade chat and it was like watching a train wreck...people sniping and bitching at one another...it was one big raid guild against the other. Okay, so whoo hoo...you down shit that I can't. You have better gear than me. You know what? I don't give a shit. I'd rather stay in For the Alliance with my friends, who are more like my family than my actual family is. I know that I don't raid on the same schedule as them, but I have it pretty nice here.

I'm a raid leader, I have the whole weekend to schedule stuff at my times and I can usually take whoever I like. That doesn't mean I'm elitist and I take the people with the best gear or the highest gearscore...I take the people I know have the talent and can follow directions. Ever tried to lead a raid where people don't listen? It's the most frustrating shit. And skill > gearscore any day of the week for me. I'm also an officer, so I usually get a say in important matters and I find that pretty cool. Not that I feel like I deserve it, because I really don't do a whole lot other than lead raids...but I'll take it.

We don't back bite, bitch, or scream at each other. Well, not to each others faces, lol. I like my guild, I know we're not the best and I'm pretty comfortable with my guildies...I like how they can come to me and talk to me anytime...I've always made myself pretty accessible no matter the time of day. I'll probably always threaten to leave and go to bigger guilds when I'm having a bad day or week...and people have probably stopped listening to my empty threats at this point, mainly because I really don't mean them and I'd regret it if I did end up leaving.

I love you guys, each and everyone of you.