As we have 2 recent additions to the guild bank maintenance team, I decided now would be the perfect time to review the particulars of the position so that the people doing the job have something to refer to other than the brief overview already posted on the job descriptions part of the website. This will also offer an insight to the rest of the guild as to what the guys are doing and what work goes in to managing the guild bank on a daily basis by these dedicated and trustworthy individuals.
Make no mistake, the guild bank is one of the most thankless tasks performed by any member of the guild and therefore I am very thankful and grateful to them for taking the time to carry out the mundane tasks of moving items around so regularly that it becomes clockwork. Tabs must be kept free of clutter and uncategorised mess by constant shifting and clearing old unwanted stock to create space for new and desirable deposits and that takes up valuable gameplay time.
I expect our guild bank managers to use the ‘mobile banking’ perk on cooldown while they are not busy in group activities or in otherwise taxing content so that they can cover as much uptime of bank activities as possible within reason. Rarely do we see a packed Grand Slam tab but at times when we have officers offline for longer periods and if people have left the task to others then it does happen but these days it’s pretty rare.
It’s also worth noting that certain comedian guild members might try trolling the bank staff by depositing a lot of stuff at once but in all honesty, I am never going to discourage anyone from depositing even the most worthless of grey items because it all just adds up since it can all be vendored and the guild can always benefit from the gold it generates.
Another point I wanted to mention is from a question asked by Gainnward last night. He asked about what he is required to deposit in the guild bank, if people are expected to drop gold in etc. and it gave me an opportunity to explain that although we encourage deposits of items and gold if you feel generous and I would always welcome the attitude that looks to support the guild first, it is nobody’s duty to actually do that. There have been times when certain guild members have ploughed in thousands out of sheer generosity and other guys have deposited valuable items such as a bunch of living steel belt buckles recently dropped into Gibson tab by Sidney. That kind of generosity is very welcome but it is in no way a requirement. Much kudos to the generous guild members.
Most guild members will be expected to use the guild bank wherever they need for items if they are available to them but I expect people to treat the bank with its due respect. There is no need to deposit gold to ‘pay for’ standard items in the general category tabs but on occasion Wenya will request that players withdrawing items like Spirits of War from Gibson (Raiding) tab be traded with a token payment to the guild bank since the items are viewed very desirable and could indeed be sold to the auction house for good profit. Ideally, raid teams in the guild take priority for these items of course.
Repairs are set per rank by myself according to the overall cash flow and capital balance in the bank at any one time. We subsidise our competitions using the bank balance, pay our weekly activity winner and also hold an annual meltdown birthday celebration using the guild bank. I don’t expect any member to pay their own repairs but I am aware that some do so and that’s their choice. I will try to tweak the allowances to a fair level wherever possible and hope that players get a sufficient allowance while I am aware that at times if you are dying a lot and at relatively junior ranks then your daily allowance won’t always last too long, under which circumstances you are ofcourse forced to foot the extra gear repair cost yourself.
Sîdney and Shethehunter are your current guild bank maintenance staff so if you have any queries regarding the guild bank and it’s operations then feel free to ask them. If they cannot respond then you are welcome to speak to me anytime.
/Salute
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