I love Adobo! - A Filipino/GMT+8 Guild on Orien

[yodino]

WARNING!

I've been mulling for the past few weeks about our guild name. Although Adobo was distinctly Filipino and recognizable, it didn't connect with people from other nationalities that were playing during our primetimes. So I've decided to change the guild name to something more universal. Still distinctly Asian, but with a vibe that everyone in Asia and Australia can relate to.

Welcome to the Far East Movement (http://fareastguild.webs.com).

Along with the guild name change and web address, I've upgraded the look and of our website. The changes are subtle but noticeable. This is a step towards the guild's vision as a tightly-knit guild of active, talented players doing end-game content during GMT+8 primetimes.

Adobo is the most popular Filipino dish enjoyed by all classes, and is usually served with steamed white rice. Like the dish, our aim is to make Adobo known to Orien as not just a GMT+8 guild that's comprised mostly of Filipinos. Rather, we aim to show the unique blend of hard work, perseverance, camaraderie, and friendship that exists in our guild just like the spices in our favorite dish.

Are we a raiding guild? Yes and no. We're not after swelling our guild's ranks with as many level 20's as possible and going after all the server firsts. We realize that taking a game too seriously has dangerous real life consequences. The point of playing is to have fun. With that in mind, once it stops being fun for you or your actions cause someone to stop having fun, then that's when the game stops looking like a hobby and more like a job. A crummy job that has no salary and no dental plan.

Does that mean that we're a social guild? Yes and no. Just like everyone else, it's fun to get to level 20 fast. It's fun to dress your character up in the best loot possible. It's fun to TR till your head explodes and you unlock the mysteries of the universe (hence the +2 to all stats/skills). We wish our members only the best when it comes to what makes them happy: endgame raiding, multiple TR's, Epic grinding, etc. But not at the expense of a broken eardrum from getting yelled at because they didn't know what to do or emotional distress resulting from guild leaders and officers stroking their e-peens at the cost of others.


The Recipe:

Estimated cooking time: about 2 weeks.

Adobo Ingredients:

* 1 senile guild leader with a peculiar affinity to miniature giant space hamsters
* 1 cleric that always gets mistaken as a chick even though he's a dude, minced
* 2 sorcerers that activates their wonder twin powers at will, diced
* 1 rickety airship (yes it flies, no it's not the Ritz)
* 1 cup of raiding stuff on elite every week. Astronomical repair bills are secondary to good times on voice chat.
* 2 cups of determination that F2P players can buy all the required packs in the game if they stop spending it on stuff like hair dyes and +1 full plates.
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
* 4 tablespoons of grease (as long as it doesn't hurt the quest and its done in good taste)
* 2 tablespoons of keeping our feet on the ground and head from blowing up from too much ego.
* Salt and pepper to taste
* And last, but certainly not least. Anyone who appreciates what we stand for, who we are, and actively plays during on GMT+8 prime time.

There are a few good guilds out there. Unfortunately, they operate on US prime times. This is our shot at making an active, close-knit guild that loves the game on a GMT+8 timezone, without being ****s.

Thanks for reading this and if your interested, feel free to check out our website at http://adobo.webs.com/ or chat up any of our members in game. We all understand English, contrary to what people might think.

[yodino]

bumping for all the GMT+8 people out there!

[Tinrae]

I totally opened this just because you had 'Adobo' in the title. Yummmm....

I don't play on your server, but here's a free bump and a thumbs up on a great ad.

[MajinSensei]

too bad you are on a different server

[yodino]

Just a little update:

We usually do guild raids on Sundays at around 8 PM GMT. We've already completed the Shroud on Elite and VoD/HoX on Hard (We shortmanned VoD on Hard with just 11 people - plus our tank DCed at the start. Who'd thunk it? XD). I realize it's nothing compared to the more established guilds out there, but it's a step in the right direction.

I totally opened this just because you had 'Adobo' in the title. Yummmm....

I don't play on your server, but here's a free bump and a thumbs up on a great ad.

Thank you very much! A little creativity goes a long way when your trying to get a point across.

too bad you are on a different server

You can always make a new toon on the Orien server and hang out with us when you've got the time. I promise we won't bite!

We're almost guild level 27 and growing steadily. Looking forward to hearing from you guys soon!

[yodino]

We've hit guild level 28 and added a steady stream of quality players. If your playing on GMT+8 prime time and you hate not having anything to do but reroll lowbie alts because there's not high level grouping going on at that time, hit us up and give us a try. We don't bit unless you ask us to.

[yodino]

bumping for greater justice and tastier adobo! Let me just add that we have a few Singaporeans and Malaysians as well, since we're basically neighbors and we play on the same timezone anyways. Now if we could get a few Aussies and Kiwis...

[AltheaSteelrain]

bumping for greater justice and tastier adobo! Let me just add that we have a few Singaporeans and Malaysians as well, since we're basically neighbors and we play on the same timezone anyways. Now if we could get a few Aussies and Kiwis...

Aussies? aus!~

[yodino]

Aus? Strange, always figured people from the land down under liked being referred to as Aussies. It's Aus now?

[soultekk]

Greetings mga dre. 10 thumbs up for the recipe and even more so for your guild (bump de bump). I'll probably drop by Orien one of these days since sa Thelasin pa ang hangout ko, trying to look for a "decent" rp guild. Medyo nakakamiss na kasi mag PnP. (15 years total DnD O.O)

Anyhoo, more power to your guild and to all Pinoy guilds everywhere. PEACE!!!!

~~ Zaknrysn vyr'Ryldirahc d'Chath Orrl, Drow Warlock ~~
bwael tah'entil (Good Hunting)

[zex95966]

I'm Half filipino but was born and raised here in america. anyways I play at around 12 noon so if you guys are on at I think 8 your time I can be on pretty consistently. also since atm I'm jobless it's easy enough to change my sleeping schedule... I'm not on the orien server but you guys sound fun and I like creating new toons.

[yodino]

Drop by our website zex! (http://fareastguild.webs.com) Fill up a short application so we can get to know you.