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Hosting Hunts and Events

One of the great parts about being involved in a large, active guild like Marrach Faol is the diversity of events and hunts that we offer our membership.  And all of these are provided by members who choose to volunteer their time and effort for the benefit of their guildmates.  This guide will explain the rules on hosting events and hunts, and provide helpful information to get you started.

Quick Guide

  • Other than specific shard-wide events, our events and Hunts are for our members only!
  • Senior Members can lead hunts to Easy/Standard venues.
  • Command Rank Members can lead hunts to any venue
  • Command Rank Members can volunteer to lead one of our weekly scheduled hunts
  • Any member can lead Feluccan champ spawns or host events
  • Is your idea a Hunt or an Event?
  • Use the Calendar to post your Hunt or Event
  • 100,000 gold in prize money available!
  • Events are approved by the GM or the Event Coordinator (Kielia)

Detailed Hunt and Event Guide

Who can come on a hunt?
Our events and hunts, whether a Bear Romp, a traditional hunt, or one of our guild events, are for our guilded members of M^F, M*F, B-C, and our cleared candidates only!  Guests simply are not allowed.  Also, if you wish to bring an alt they need to be guilded, or be one you intend to guild when the GM is available.  Bottom line is that a lot of folks work hard to make our events and our hunts happen, and this work is done for the benefit of our membership.  If you have friends that wish to participate, then they can proceed through the membership process.  And if they are unwilling to do so, then they should not be enjoying the benefit of our organization and events, etc.

Who can Lead Hunts?
Hunt Leaders are members that have proven their leadership capabilities and are prepared for bigger roles on the guild hunts. In addition to the responsibilities of being lance leader for their command lance, they also have to ensure the safety of the entire hunting party.  They also have to be responsible for all of the candidate interviews, resolving any issues in the lances, and filing a hunt report.  Leading a hunt is not something that should be taken lightly – and this is why we have rules in place to ensure people with the right experience are placed in these critical leadership roles.

  • Any member can host a non-hunt event, or lead a Champ Spawn.*
  • Senior Members can lead any unscheduled hunt to an Easy or Standard venue.
  • Command Rank members and above can lead hunts to any Venue – including Veteran venues.
  • Command Rank members are asked to volunteer for our scheduled weekly guild hunts.

* Feluccan Champ spawns are specifically exempt because they do not follow normal hunting procedures, nor are interviews and reports done at the end of one.  Ilshenar Champ Spawns are treated like any other Veteran PvM venue (Command and up only)

Examples of Hunts vs. Events:
Generally, any activity who’s primary task is organized PvM to a venue is considered a Hunt – and as such, needs to be led by a Senior or Command member.  Examples of hunts would be:

  • Hunts to dungeons
  • Hunts to the Doom Gauntlet
  • Hunts to Ilshenar Champ Spawns
  • Treasure Hunts

There are also some events that – while they include elements of PvM – are not classified as hunts.  Some examples include:

  • Fishing trips
  • Net Tosses
  • Ore Elemental Summoning
  • Some Quests

And of course there are ‘pure’ events, such as:

  • PvP Tourneys
  • Contests
  • Crafting competitions
  • Fox Hunts
  • etc.

If in doubt, contact the GM or Event Coordinator for approval.

What if me and a few friends just want to get together and kill stuff?
If you and a couple of friends want to go out and kill stuff on your own – that’s great!  And great that you’re meeting new people and making new friends in the guild.  The problem is when people try to use the idea of ‘gathering a few friends’ to circumvent the hunt rules or rank requirements.

These rules are in place for very good reasons.  They ensure candidates get proper reports and interviews.  And they ensure our members know what to expect when showing up for a hunt or event.  They also help us ensure that bad habits are not reinforced or passed along to newer members or candidates.

So, while it’s cool for you and a couple of friends to get together (and by friends we do not mean every single member on your ICQ list) – once that turns into a larger gathering of several members, it’s time to start following the hunt rules.  A good rule of thumb is that groups totaling lance size (2-4 total)  are generally fine – happens all the time, and you sometimes see them in Teamspeak going off and killing stuff.  Start getting groups larger than that and it’s time to stick to our hunting rules.

In other words, asking your friend to go kill some bloods is fine – but sending out ICQs to gather up a group to go hunting means you’ve stepped over the line, and now it’s a hunt.

These rules are not here because the HC wants to be the bad guy.  They’re here to make sure that all of our members have consistent and enjoyable group hunts, led by members with the experience and seasoning to be successful.  It also ensures we have the visibility we need to identify negative trends and bad habits early on so they can be corrected.  The net result is a better experience for all of our members.

Why the exception for Feluccan champs?
While a champ spawn itself is – by nature – a PvM venue, the reality is that in Fel, it becomes and exercise in PvP.  And as a result, our normal hunting rules just don’t fit in that model.  Tools like Teamspeak and UOAM for all participants, party sizes, and group and individual tactics are completely different.

Since we saw no reason to enforce hunt rules on Feluccan champ spawns, we also saw no reason for reports or interviews, nor any need for hunt rule enforcement – and due to the high demand and relatively low number of experienced champ hunters, we kept these unique events open to any who wish to lead one, regardless of rank.

Using the Calendar:
Once you’re ready to host your event or hunt, you can do so using the ‘Add Calendar Event’ option on the menu button.

Note!  As a general guideline, events and hunts need to be scheduled three hours apart.  So if a hunt is scheduled at four, you could host your event/hunt at one or seven.  If you need a variance to this, contact the GM or Event Coordinator for approval.

Prize Money
The guild will provide up to 100,000 gold for any guild event to use as prize money.