New players do not join MERC. Hello and Goodbye?

[Poppy]

Merc always, since before i joined the guild, had a rule that hunter class (lowest leadership position) gets all card gifting. This rule was made because members from hunter class and up are expected to give their voodoo and turns for the guild use to protect, fight and run contracts and their relative new to the game position doesn't brings them with enough firepower at that stage. This tradition brought the game powerful powerhouses and kept the guild in ready position though time.

Merc is also a training guild, we do our best for our new members and we grew up some of the strongest players in the game, myself included. Kanu made his decision and we respect that and wish him the best where ever he go in Avonmora. But accusing Merc to be a pyramid scheme is a joke. I guess Kanu got to that conclusion after 5 days of one of the oldest guilds in the game. The community is welcome to judge us but I'm guessing there are enough players to this game with Merc experience to know better.

PP

[Dmanwuzhere]

lol so if milking or pushing makes powerhouses its ok lol nice to know guess i need to gather up some newbs and make a guild and rob them of their cards

[Lil Lola]

I do not need to know if it is against the rules or not to create a rule in a guild that does not allow me the full benefit of the gifting mechanic the game is designed for. I know that the math of it is designed to benefit certain players and to do so for long periods of time. One new player complained they had not received a promotion and they had been there several months, so I will utilize that for my math.

Several months, is in my mind, 3 months. So if I gain the promotion (you need more than 1 to be added to the rotation that is not listed in the guild rules but I am using just 1) in 3 months I will have sent 90 voodoo gifts in exchange for 6.
Now I am added to the rotation, but to be fair, I am behind any others who have ranked up before me as well as the other older members and thats lets say 20 people. Madhi has been in that spot 3 weeks according to Caladan so its at least a month.
I am now in a queue and it will be 21 months before I receive this supposed rotational perk. Add the 3 months of waiting for a promotion and thats 2 years.

2 years equals 730 gifts in exchange for 48 (2 a month I rounded down, with 20 people it would be less) gifts if that is not bending the mechanics in favor of the older players I must be blind.
Caladan said it was to benefit the whole group, but 20 players with voodoo partners in two years would bring the guild more cards.
To state otherwise would be foolish.
Caladan told me he has one of the best voodoo chests in the game and Merc is the strongest guild in the game.
He stated he had no problem with giving his gifts up and I tried to explain that with 57 cards the loss has a different impact for me.
I think he understood that but did not care. It is designed to benefit the older players who have history together.

I captured the image of the rules as they were stated and I have the discussion of the buying back of ships captured as well.
Proof that this game treats new players in a manner that is biased and the impact is felt by newer players.

Stan, no one asked for your voodoo to be removed, I would have happily removed my ships from all 12 fleets.
I utilized the voodoo mechanic for the card as it was intended, I read the card twice when I received it 1 minute before seeing you had over 100 million on hand. You utilized the return voodoo as it was intended. If you had demanded your 3 million back you would have been sorely disappointed because I had utilized the mechanics as they were intended. Your response would be utilizing the mechanics of the voodoo you sent as intended. All that I am saying is that the gifting of cards should be utilized as the mechanics intended.
If you don't comprehend that I can understand why this game is under populated.

To those who have written me I am on a schedule and my time is short. I will respond as I can. Those who have sent guild invites, until I decide my future here I will not waste your time.

Mime yori kokoro
Kanu

I just wanted to talk to you directly and from what I am understanding from the members of your guild. This system they have had in place for years is what created the powerhouses you play with right now. I am hearing you would have been reaping a lot of benefits as well. And quite honestly as a newb you will not be flinging voodoo for awhile anyway. You would be under someone’s tutelage and I am guessing that person would be Caladan. The person you mainly spoke to in your guild. Seems like maybe he didn’t know how to explain everything to you in layman’s terms? A lot of people here are interested in the gossip of it all. Lol. It really is a fun game but with all the players come the politics of gameplay lol. But Honestly if their way of doing things isn’t something you like please reconsider leaving just consider joining a new guild you may mesh well with.

[A.a.]

As your card partner Kanu if you decide you are leaving I will bump this topic weekly so that other new players are at least aware of the guild that seeks to scam the unwary. I turned down their invite to me. I hope you stay.

[Sheila]

If you quit I quit. If it's not against the rules it's still disgusting.

[Dmanwuzhere]

I am curious kanu what were the ships that were involved in the sale its been said they were cutters by some newb abusing folks lol

[Kando Kanu]

I am curious kanu what were the ships that were involved in the sale its been said they were cutters by some newb abusing folks lol

Posting private information, is a rule violation, though I do recommend you send this screen shot to CJ/Administrator in game and report this action. Verbal warning given -Mel.

Edit- so after talking things out to a couple people, and after some very good points, I have to admit I was mistaken in that the post was private info. Unoffical warning rescinded, and since I don't have the original post thing, I'll just borrow Dman's. Apologies for the inconvenience- Mel

Fixed Image - Dez

[Mack]

sounds like a way around some kind of rule

[Lil Lola]

I guess she hasn’t been lit up by SS yet. Probably just not worth his voodoo yet?

Mmm Flags they were. Damn. I missed an opportunity. Should pay attention to market.

[Dmanwuzhere]

seems the only thing worth voodoo around here is newbs
anyone needing the screenshot of the removed content let me know lol i still have the pic i took of his post for slack
10 weeks of sent cards and it can be yours lol jk its free