http://www.kabalseed.com/forum_threads/989615

It has been over a month since we made our last announcement and after the release of Chapter 4 and the subsequent changes to the game, the reaction from many of our players and officers in the guild has lead us to re evaluate our stance on our guild in ROM. Chapter 4 has done little to restore the confidence in the game as a whole and many of our members have decided to take a break from ROM.


This combination of events has made it difficult to recruit players to fill the gaps that have been created, both in stat levels as well as in what defines kabal as a guild. Because of these changes and the lack of ability to really control them in the guild's current state, the officers of Kabal have decided that we will be changing the way we treat the ROM branch of our community. As of right now we hold the ROM branch active within a roster and maintain the guild accordingly. We would like to break the mold and allow people to be a part of our community without being forced into the roster if they don’t want to be. With this announcement we would like to clarify a few points:

1. We are not closing the ROM branch. We are simply going to treat it as we treat all other games our community plays.

2. We will not be closing the Kabal guild in ROM. Kabal will always remain open to those who wish to stay in guild - no one will be asked to leave. We know it's an island in a sea of madness for many of you and we would never take that away.

3. If you feel like you want to leave the guild in ROM or leave ROM in general, do not worry. As you have probably heard many times - Once you are Kabal, you are Kabal for life. Regardless of where you are; you are member of Kabal. All our resources are still available to anyone wherever you end up. We have evolved into a community that exists outside of games. Please continue to hang out with us on steam, vent, forums, and in-game (if you need help registering for any of these let us know!). Keep the officers informed in your respective game when problems arise so we can work through them and don’t hesitate to ask for help. Participate in our events and whatever other craziness we get ourselves into. We are always looking into new games to play and other activities outside of ROM and we really want to see you all there. We are also actively looking to make a contact list of email addresses for when GW2 comes out so that we can make sure we're all on the same page when it releases.

4. Before you do anything crazy, make sure you get invites to join the official guild channels in ROM (kabal_united and kabal) so that the community in ROM can remain a close family.

5. The above being said, we will cease active recruitment in ROM. While we wish for players in the guild to keep playing, we feel that at this time we cannot fully support new members in the guild through tutoring them and helping them get statted. Kabal is known for its teaching and helping of new members and if we cannot keep to those standards, we don't want to let down anyone who may be new to the game and wish to join us. However, if you feel like you find someone who you think would really love our community, please direct them to our forums to fill out an application.

This was not an easy decision for any of the officers and we hope that many of you understand why we did this. If you have any questions, suggestions, ideas, etc. please reply to this post or contact an officer in private so we can throw them in the mix and find new and fun ways to keep the Kabal community the way it has always been – amazing!

We'll be holding a Q&A session this Thursday at 9pm cst to answer any extra questions you may have, you can also contact any of the officers at anytime with questions and comments.


Thank you all for being the best guildies ever!