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Guardians of Ethereal Night (GOEN)Guardians of Ethereal Night, a guild created specifically for Guild Wars, recently reached its half-year anniversary. In that span of time, the guild's roster has swelled to a total of eighty-six members, and there are plans to expand into a second guild. Those who bear the banner of GOEN are a diverse group, which stands as a point of pride for the guild. Membership ages range from ten to over forty-five, and the guild has many members who share a relationship in real life. For example, GOEN has some members who are friends, some who are family members, and some who are dating or married.
GOEN was founded upon the idea of providing a place for all gamers, regardless of their skill level, age, rank, or any other factor that would disqualify them or cause them to be removed from another guild. The guild leader wanted to focus on creating a strong community, and then on helping the members of this community develop their gaming skills, rather than focusing on a good ranking score or fame points. And while the guild is made up of a serious group of gamers who play to win, ultimately, GOEN members never lose sight of their goal: to have fun with the game.
Guardians of Ethereal Night caters to players who enjoy all aspects of the game, rather than focusing on only one type of gameplay. While the roleplaying aspect of the game remains a constant that all of the members enjoy, there are also two teams dedicated to guild-versus-guild battles, as well as players who are active in both the team and random arenas. Forays onto guild battlefields have previously resulted in GOEN entering the top five-hundred on the ladder, which has only steeled their resolve for further improvement. As the guild continues to solidify with each passing day, its members are confident that they can become successful in all aspects of the game.
All of the activities in which GOEN participates tend to become social events unto themselves, although it does hold more organized events. These events include guild meetings and holiday parties, wherein all of GOEN's members come to the guild hall and use voice-chat to catch up with one another and to discuss what they are doing well as a guild and what they feel they need to focus on more. During GvG battles, all GOEN members are welcome to join the guild's voice-chat room to listen in on their team. Whether the guild achieved a triumphant victory, or fought a valiant effort in a losing battle-the guild is there to support its members in all aspects of play.
For Guardians of Ethereal Night members, the guild's crowning achievement is also what they view as their most unique feature. To them, it is not the battles that they have won, the missions they have accomplished, or the size of the guild that is their greatest accomplishment. Instead, it is simply that their guild is a team, one whose members are prepared at any point to help each other with anything that they can.