Posts Tagged ‘wow guilds’

Curse.com Launches New Guild Hosting Site: WowStead

20 December 2010 | No Comments » | Mordil

With have launching a new guild myself, House Hlaalu, I know having everything established guilds have can be difficult.

Well, Curse.com has done it again.  With its endless supply of resources the company’s “new” hosting service, WowStead, has finally gone into public beta. Read their description below.

Wowstead has been in development for a while and the project is now polished to enter a phase of public beta! Try it, it’s free! The site will remain free in the future but some of the features will be part of the premium package, including the Raid Tracker, more freedom on the Calendar, and a custom domain name instead of the .wowstead.com subdomain.

What is WowStead?

  • The Curse team has been hard at work forging the premier World of Warcraft guild hosting site and deliver the best guild experience on the web.
  • We want to invite all MMO-Champion users to check it out. In order to give everyone a preview of the site’s full potential, all premium features will be free throughout the Cataclysm launch period.

Why Try WowStead?

  • WowStead’s guild sites are simple to set up and easy to manage
    • Automatically update your roster, guild ranks, progression and more
  • WowStead’s compelling features and customization options
    • Select from a variety of site themes or create your own with full CSS control
    • Ability to use custom domains
    • Curse Raid Tracker (beta) – a DKP system with a custom addon that automatically syncs in-game data using the Curse Client
    • Powerful calendar event management to help you plan your guild events
  • WowStead’s social tools keep you connected
    • Custom forums that are intuitive to manage
    • Use the Shoutbox for live chats
    • Find the right guild for you or recruit the exact players you need utilizing WowStead’s Guild Recruitment Tool
    • Create alliances with other guilds – share calendars and forums

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Blizzard Offers Free Authenticators to Large Guild

27 October 2010 | 2 Comments » | Heartbourne

Many large guilds have been abuzz with the guild changes in Cataclysm for over a year. With features like guild experience, leveling, reputation, currency, and more, many plus-sized guilds had a lot to look forward to.

However, Blizzard announced that a cap of 300 members would be placed on all guilds. This would preclude guilds like Alea Iacta Est (AIE), <Taint>, and Goon Squad which each have upwards of 5,000 characters, from adding new members. There was lots of discussion on the official WoW forums and the officers of these guilds met to discuss possible solutions. Blizzard announced that the cap is largely for technical reasons, but that the developers were able to raise it to 1,000. Existing guilds would keep all current characters, but be unable to add more until they fell below the cap. All characters would be eligible for guild benefits.

The Goon Squad urged members of <Taint> to send letters directly to Mike Morhaime, CEO of Blizzard, to ask him to take action in assisting the large player base that their decision affected. Many players pointed to the good press that <Taint> generates as a safe haven for LGBT players.

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