I don't have a lot of time right now, so I'll just say a few things and let someone far wiser than I continue.
I think our first year as a faction has gone pretty well. (not that it's been quite a year yet)
We started off with about three people, we're quite a lot larger now while still being a friendly group. I really like the atmosphere of the place, there's a lot of generosity there (either with advice, spending time to help someone else or contributing items) and I nearly always have fun when there's a group of DoAs online.
When the Guild started, I was one of the slightly more experienced people there. We were all pretty much newbs at the game, but I'd had it slightly longer and was generally slightly ahead. Time restrictions and going inactive for quite a while meant that was not the case for very long, I always feel a little young and foolish when people who have had the game half as long as me are making heaps of money farming the UW.
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After about three attempts to save up and get a hall, we finally got one when Tan just went ahead and bought it himself. We may no longer have good old Nomads Isle, but that wasteland will always be special to me after all the fun we had messing around there. That's not to say I don't like our new hall though, and it's cool that we can hang out with OoA members. Even if their hall is emo.
With Factions released and the Alliance system now out, I can see the future being quite bright. I look forward to expanding our alliance a little, and having a larger group of people to hang out with and to quest/mission with. I've already gotten to chat with a few OoA officers I hadn't met before, and I think it will make it much easier for us to organise inter-guild events now we can announce things to the entire alliance at once.
That's probably enough rambling for now, so I'll head off now. I'll finish with my current characters and levels, just off the top of my head.
Goto The Destroyer: Level 20 W/Mo- Ascended Tyrian in 15k Gladiators Armour
Goto Novaburst: Level 16 E/Me- Tyrian in Droknars Aeromancer Armour
Goto Bonedancer: Level 15 N/R- Tyrian in Kaineng Cabalist's and Revenant's Armour
Goto Dawnblade: Level 15 A/W- Canthan in Shing Jea Nightstalker's Armour