Da`Kor - what we are

[Vendrix]

With all these new posts it’s very apparent that the Da`Kor recruiting process is about to kick into high gear, if it hasn’t already. I just wanted to take a few minutes to remind everyone what brought a lot of us together 9-ish years ago.

Da`Kor was formed when two groups of the highest level people on the Emarr EQ server decided that they wanted /gu to be more than a chat channel (they had been using another guild temporarily). They wanted a real guild, one with goals such as slaying Dragons and raiding The Planes. So Naru/Ogmuk took the initiative to create Da`Kor and recruit other people who they knew from leveling up mains and/or twinks. The first wave of people included Onyyn, Elwyn, Cattie, Sudo, Pad, Luden, Nazeth and myself.

Everquest, for a lack of a better word, was ‘hard’ back then. It was completely new to most of us, to almost everyone as a matter of fact. The learning curve was somewhat steep and failure to come up to speed by the time you were level 35ish could cost you/group/raid hours in corpse recovery and what not. Because it was ‘hard’ the people who could play well really stuck out as exceptional, on a server of 1600 people I could name all the level 50’s for many months.

When it came time to bolster the ranks we went through a similar process to what I’m reading now. We knew we needed certain classes to get the job done, but that’s definitely not all of it. Was I concerned with how well someone played, oh, hell yea, but there was another factor that was just as, if not more important to me – personality.

I really don’t care that some guy can triple-box two Priests and a Mage if he’s a flaming asshole to other people in the guild or he bitches/whines about loot after every boss kill. I don’t want him. I know the end result when those type of people come into play, it turns ugly, tons of drama, people pick sides and ultimately there is a guild removal, either voluntarily or by someone like me. I don’t want another Aurore, not now, not ever.

What I’m saying is (since I’m going to be far removed from the voting process being that I’m level 30) don’t compromise integrity and invite some asshole or known speed looter just because we need one more Mage or Warrior or Priest. It’s not worth it, not at all. In EQ members have dropped their main character of 2 years to level up a new Priest (Tzird) or Warrior (Kuzic) or Priest (me) because the guild needed another.

All I’m asking is that this guild try to hold onto what it started as, a group of tightly knit people who not only felled Dragons/Gods, but enjoyed logging in just to see what was going on in each other’s lives. One weekend I met nine members of Da`Kor in Minneapolis, MN and I would like to do that again, someday, hopefully with twice as many.

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[Nato]

Woah, Im orgianly from Blaine MN
What a small world

[Evilzealot]

Vendrix, this is exactly why i want to join the guild. I knew you guys had a good sense of friendship as well as enjoyable playtime! I have been in groups with your guild members and I was impressed with their skills and their personality. I used to be in Tindi but some people i couldn't stand so i left the guild. I played with my priest there in Tindi and now play with my Warlock, Bcrich. If you have any room at all for a warlock i would be honored to join you guys and raid/pvp/enjoy this game.

I do however need to get attuned to instances and that is my only downfall right now because my work schedule fits perfectly with your raid schedule.

Good luck in the future and enjoy yourselves. See you on Executus!!