Mature Adventures Club Recruitment

[Shal]

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This guild was featured in the August 27th, 2008 (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Stormreach_Chronicle_4_%288-27-08%29) Stormreach Chronicle!




Guild Website

The Mature Adventures Club Forums (http://www.themacguild.com/)


Compendium Guild Listing (http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Mature_Adventures_Club)


Leadership

Guild Leader




Ghalder (AKA Holdifled (http://www.themacguild.com/forums/member.php?u=5))



First Usurper




Anstrum (AKA Tony (http://www.themacguild.com/forums/member.php?u=8))


Recruitment

Status




General open recruitment is CLOSED.

Recruitment is by invitation only solely at the discretion of officers. MAC members can recommend players to the officer corps but the decision is solely up to officers. If someone wants to join the guild they are encouraged to join the MAC forums and try to set up times running with members and get to know them. As a person gets to know the guild and an officer or two then they maybe considered for membership. An officer can invite anyone they see fit at any time. Applications are now closed.



Prerequisites




Must be 21 or older, 18-20 with interview with Featherstone
Must behave in a mature adult and tolerant fashion



How To Join




Open recruitment is closed.



Statistics

Established




Established July 8, 2006



DDO Server




Khyber Server



Guild Size




Active player base is large, and includes users from several countries and time zones.



Time Zone




Varies. US nights peak, 6-12 online during off peak usually.



Raids We Do




All of them, whenever we feel like it.



Raid Loot System




Who cares. We do not stress on loot envy. We roll d100 sometimes to see who has to take the junk.



External Communications




MAC's Ventrilo (Vent) Server




The Mature Adventures Club Forums (http://www.themacguild.com/)


Description

We are a group of like minded players who have banded together to form a guild of mature players. We are tolerant of all sorts of builds/style of play, and go out of our way to cater to the inexperianced or new players. Our theme is how we conduct ourselves in a mature manner. We offer Perma-Death and Role Playing opportunities, with new groups and themes forming for the launch of Mod 9. Our mains all play on Khyber. Our playerbase run the Gambit of styles of play. Some small groups raid solely, while others run Water Works over and over with rerolls. We in the MAC believe you play your character how you want ... see our forums for more info and a chance to get to know us better.


Summary

We provide a home for a cornucopia of players from all aspects of the game. This is what gives MAC a unique personality and ensures good times and a great experience. When we are in the thick of battle the guildie standing next to you can be trusted to, at the very least, do their best for the group win.

[Shal]

a message from ghalder, reposted here for any that may be looking for a better description of MAC ...



... I am not the guild leader, just a humble officer. After struggling with how to represent the MAC best in a quick fashion I have decided to post something from our guild forum...something I posted back in Dec of 06, so it is dated.....but I feel very valid..../drum roll


From the MAC forums:


While reading another thread about growing concerns about recruitment I came to a conclusion/thought/epiphany (yes I know big words) that some people come to these forums to look at and possibly join our band of merry adventurers.......and might want something more then our standard response about who and what we are. Anyway I created this guide for prospective members in mind, but may have use for all of us in MAC. Note: I used a FAQ kinda format to make my point.....all though I haven't had a lot of these questions....but it is still fun.


What is MAC?
MAC is the Mature adventurers club. We are a group of mature like minded players who enjoy questing with other mature players. We are disciples of Stoney(our fearless leader).

Do you need to be 40 to be in our group?
Hell NO! but you better not act 12 or spoiled or be a "Richard Cranium" Folks under 20 do need to talk to featherstone himself

What is the MAC style of play?
Generally speaking we advocate a slow approach and try to maximize planning and group work...team win sorta stuff.....of course at times we will burn through Water works.....if it is your first time with a quest you should let folks know it so they can adjust their playstyle to make sure they do not ruin your expereince. Mostly I think we stand for TEAM and completing the mission for the TEAM.

What is this concept of TEAM?
Basically you as a member of a group give of yourself all your abilities and resources so the team can win the day. For example I will use a classic DDO situation:

Typical PUG
Arcane: "I dont want to heal war forged...i am a pure DPS machine meant to do nothing but kill, I can not be bothered with loading a repair spell."

Group: " We need some help keeping our WF tank alive so we can defeat this Big Bad Meanie!"

Arcane: "Im out find another tool to heal your WF" drop group

This is an example of what we do in MAC:

Arcane: Oh we need repair for our WF...np let me load that one minute while i run back to pub.

group: Thanks bro appreciate.

30 mins later-----

Group: "Cheers we win!!!"


I see people running around all looking for loot...does MAC have "loot *****s"?
Yes Hajo :lol:

On a serious note we all like nice gear....typically we all share gear with those who would best be able to use it. This varies from person to person but the norm i would say is goes something like:

Ghaldar: I just pulled a +23 Tome of Utter ownaged I wont use it....anyone want before I sell?

Keramos: "Yes!"

Ghaldar: "here you go"

Keramos: "Thanx!"

Ghaldar: "no Prob"

Then if noone wants it we sell/auction etc. Usually when i pass gear down I just hope it is used and then passed on to someone else who might need it later.....I think most feel that way

If I die who do I blame?
BabbyDaddy for taking you into invaders
If it was a trap blame Torrentt or Bangum for springing the trap.
If the party wiped as soon as you entered the Dungeon blame Ghaldar for setting the difficulty on Elite.
Party wipe at the Titan will be Surrin's fault.
Beyond the grave runs go poorly....then Belthor forgot to use heal scrolls to keep you alive....
Your party wiped at the end fight in Prison of the Planes........Yup Kinkaid's fault for casting Solid Fog.

Other things that can happen and who to blame:
Your shield melted from bashing rust monsters......your own **** fault for pulling an Astargras!
Are you Lost? If yes you should not have followed Bangum.
Did your car get towed while playing DDO? If yes you can party with Meadbelly
Chains of Flame take 5 hours? If so you must have been in a group with Silvermayne.(or the end boss fell into the Lava AGAIN)



Am I allowed to have fun and make jokes?
Yes as long as the joke is cliche and "SO last year" so we can keep up. Remember we Mature folks often do not keep up with the latest lingo.... http://forums.ddo.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Mac Offers Role playing groups. Perma death groups perma death RP etc....Just use forums to set up/find a group to get in. These groups come and go so if you interested post.

We do raids and high level content, we also are rerolling alot so will run through Kobold's Brothers as well with Alts (Ghaldar still needs muckbane so if anyone comes across another.....) http://forums.ddo.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

MAC is not a set bunch of rules, but rather a code of mature personal behavior (You know kinda Jedi like....errr more Ewok Jedi...than Yoda Jedi if you get what I am sayin). Respect those as you would like to be respected. Be respectful of people doing new to quests. TEAM before ME. Help others with gear and quest completion(the great thing about this is it usually comes back to you 10 fold).

In order to try to put the spirit and feeling into some sort of post I have tried to use some examples hope it worked. This of course is my vision and feelings about MAC. This by no means is complete I was hoping this would become something others would add too.

I love MAC I have loved it every minute I have been in this guild. Even in party wipe it has been fun. Well every minute accept when I did not have my jump skill high enough http://forums.ddo.com/images/smilies/wink.gif (inside joke)

[Shal]

dug up thid oldie, but goodie, from the ddo archives ... dated 08-08-07, inc doc writes ...



What is The Mature Adventures Club (MAC) and why should I join?
A few months after DDO came out I went and bought the game and set up an account. Being an old time D&D player from the early 80s I was looking for that magic feeling I got from playing D&D. I missed the suspense of what behind that door. The thrill of building up my character (now called a toon) and finding that perfect item for him/her to use. Also of outsmarting the DM and his evil twist and turns of an adventure lol.
So I eagerly started playing DDO. Sadly my experience was not at all satisfactory. The groups I joined were nothing more than a bunch of smash and grab teenaged vandals who ran through a dungeon smashing and killing everything in sight giving no thought to the enjoyment or consideration of others. I quit playing for a few months and was going to cancel my account but I decided to give it one more try by finding people who enjoyed the “Old School” style of D&D play.
I made a post looking for old school players who enjoy playing D&D for the excitement of the game and low and behold there were replies to my post. We, the founders of MAC, met the 1st weekend after the 4th of July 2006. After introducing ourselves we started doing the harbor quest and we never looked back. We currently have over 100 members with about 30 hardcore players who are on almost every night. The vision of MAC is to get as close to pen and paper D&D as possible and most importantly, to have fun. Most of us have families and jobs and this is our way of having fun and unwinding from the stress of everyday life.
Who can join MAC?
MAC has very few “rules” so to speak. One is that members must be at least 20 years of age. Yes, some of us are old and cranky (cough Bangum cough). But this is not a hard and fast rule. We do have members who are younger than 20 but they are the exception. If you are 18ish but still want to join us you must interview with the guild leader (Featherstone) and be placed on a probation membership. We also let the older children of members join but the parent member is responsible for them. Also if you’re a 40 year old adolescent you need not apply (Hint the “Mature” part of our guild name). Also you must keep your toons active, by this I mean you should log on your toon at least every few weeks. Toons that are inactive for 2 months will be removed from the guild list unless you inform an officer that your going to be away (we currently have members in Iraq). Any toon removed from the guild list is not booted from the guild; you are welcome to come back anytime just reapply with an officer. We want to try and keep the guild members list as short as possible with mostly active toons.
These are not “Rules” but are keeping with the spirit of MAC:
Play your toon anyway you want to play him/her.
You can sell items to other members and no one will say anything, but if you give items away you will receive it back ten fold, I guarantee it.
Act like an adult, because we all are.
Guys, leave the “locker room” talk in the locker room. We have many ladies in the guild and one of the few things I will come down hard on is language that would make them uncomfortable. In other words, don’t say anything you would not say in front of your mother or sister. (But I also understand when a $#@!^* slips out, no ones perfect :>)
We will help out people who are new to DDO. No one will call you a noob if you have questions or you do something dumb during an adventure that get everyone killed. That’s what makes it fun.
HAVE FUN!
There are many others that you will discover after joining us, to many to mention here.
So is MAC the guild for you? If you took the time to read all this it just might be. To join just go to your social panel, click the Who tab, sort by guild name, find a member and send them a tell and they will put you in contact with an officer who will give you a short interview and a guild invite.
If you have question or want more information you can find us at our web site here:
http://www.TheMACGuild.com
note: forum address updated

[Shal]

DDO is my first and only experience with a MMOG. After discovering the game and leveling a character thru the 3rd level via solo questing, I started to see the necessity of having a team of players to quest with. After doing some research on the DDO forums, I determined that the MAC guild was the way to go. Joining was simple. I was a bit nervous about my first contact with a member, but I found a member in the Wayward Lobster and struck up a conversation. I’m sure it was as awkward for him as it was for me, as I would send a tell, and then forget to put my cursor in the box and my character would start jumping and running from hitting all the hot keys. lol. I was trying to be all formal and he had enough patience with me to realize that I was trying to get into the guild. He directed me to Kat, and it was she that inducted me into the guild nearly without question. I think that I was asked my age, but that was it. I was guilded from that point on. The conversation that ensued was something along the lines of …

Run with us for a while, and if you think that MAC is something that fits your style, then you’re welcome to stick around. If turns out to not be what you had in mind, then no hard feelings.

There was hardly a wait before my mailbox started filling up. Even though there was skepticism about the purpose of my build, and the mechanics behind it, that didn’t stop any of them from stocking me up with goodies. I tried to turn a few of the donations down, and explained that I had no way of repaying such generosity, but that just seemed to make them send more. lol.

My work schedule varies dramatically, (who am I kidding … I don’t have a work schedule), so questing with the guildies has been sporadic and few and far in between. There always there for me though, answering what has now been labeled as “Shal’s question of the day.” Popping me into their group to answer questions to help me out. Always helpful … and when questing with them they would always give a thurough explanation as to what’s going on. Sometimes even slowing the whole group down to a crawl to let me do my own discovering. It’s always been a fun experience that you rarely find in a PUG.

Anyway … their generosity and comrodery over the past few months have enlightened me. While I don’t have a lot to offer the guild, I have taken from there examples and allowed them to make me a better person to the game. I give back to the guild by being presentable and I’ve taken the experience from MAC and have gone out of my way to make available my help, equipment, and even plat to users that seemed distressed or in need. Their concern for my characters, equipment, and even my funds are genuine … and for that I’m grateful to MAC.

So the name of the guild is fitting, in my opinion. I’ve met some fourteen and fifteen year olds that are more mature than some of the thirty or forty year olds that I know. I don’t think mature is an age, more like a state of mind.

[Shal]

i was recently asked this question ...


Hi, I'm currently on the F2P beta, but intend to play F2P when it goes live on the Khyber server. Are F2P players eligible to join your Guild, or do you have to be a VIP?
i didnt know the answer to the question because F2P is a new concept with the game and had yet to be addressed by the guild, so i asked a MAC officer and was given this responce ...

f2p are welcome as long as they meet our usual requirements. Be of age and conduct themselves well.

[Celestrata]

Recreated post at the behest of MAC to separate out chat thread from recruitment.

[stainer]

redacted original post

Good luck on the recruiting MAC!

[Shal]

Recreated post at the behest of MAC to separate out chat thread from recruitment.
much thanks celestrata :salute:

[Danmor]

redacted original post

Good luck on the recruiting MAC!

Who's recruiting anyone?

[Ghaldar]

Hey Shal can we get the first post updated?

[Shal]

updated first post. recruitment is now closed.