Not too long ago I joined my Guild in the on-line equivalent of an off-site team building event. Rather than cross imaginary rivers by tying different coloured thinking hats together we ran around Orgrimar in our underwear.
“To lose one Guildie is unfortunate,
lose the whole Guild and you might
want to bathe more often”
—Oskar Wildemane
It was a game of hide'n'seek that brought us together in a spirit of fun and camaraderie. This time, however, I think they've gone too far.

Now that we've all got to know each other a couple of people have had a spat. Somebody had a hissy-fit and took all the money and loot from the bank and the Guild has been dissolved.


Now I'm alone
And I'm in Desolace.
Which, let's face it, is not named for it's serotonin enhancing properties.

I tried finding other hide'n'seek partners but they tried to eat my soul. Which was awkward to say the least.

Actually I'm not that bothered. I still feel out of my depth whenever I group up so I tend to spend most of my time soloing and trying to figure out the game. From what I hear on things like The Instance or Twisted Nether it seems like people are doing that all the way up to the quasi-mythical 'endgame'.

The other impression I get is that this kind of Guild drama is pretty common. I'm looking on it as yet another unforeseen and and unexpected part of the great WoW learning curve. Finding a Guild that clicks seems to be that rarest drop of all.
(As in 'who do I have to kill?')

Anyway I never figured out how to use the Guild Bank...
And I've already made a new friend.

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On Saturday I participated in my first official Guild event.
Was it a raid? It was not.

Instead the Angels of Darkness took to the streets of Orgrimmar to play naked hide and seek.

It was about as disorderly and disreputable as it looks. Here's Wesker sneaking up on a Boomkin.

Quite a few people attended although I don't know exactly how many. Ranging from those who could give and receive cryptic clues to their location with ease to people like me who learnt that if you type /roll that you get a dice roll.

The other thing I learnt was that if you roll the lowest number and have to be the first seeker then it's really, really hard. I mean partly because I suck, no denying that, but also because Orgrimmar's really big and has lots of places to hide.

Eventually I found Branthos first.
To tell the truth he took pity on me and added me to a group as I charged past oblivious. Then he was relatively easy to find.

Gratifyingly other people also found it difficult to be the seeker. Here's me hiding behind the cooking trainer's door...

Even in naked hide and seek I think it's okay to keep your hat on if the hat is a) new and b) rockin'.Anyway I had fun and I definitely have a greater awareness of my fellow guildies. Thanks guys, see you ingame.

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This is Fredricko and his minion Jhomnagma.

Clearly Fredricko had more choice in the matter. He's an undead warlock of around 18th level.
They were good enough to sit still for a portrait when I found them this morning in the Barrens.

One down 129-ish to go.

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